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This weekend marks the end of Daylight Savings Time and after enjoying a little extra sleep, the reality will set in that we are destined for short days and long nights for the next several months.

Bentley Library is thrilled to announce a new offering in our Museum Pass Program! As you may have heard back in June, Harvard Art Museums changed their admission policies and became free to all. That change in policy allowed us to reallocate the money we had been using for our membership to another area attraction. We are excited to formally announce that Bentley students, staff, and faculty can now reserve passes to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. These passes will admit 2 people at 50% off the general admission price.

Welcome back from winter break! We are looking forward to seeing you in the library and ask for your help in keeping it a healthy and welcoming space for all members of our community.  

We are excited to welcome you back to the Bentley Library! Here are a few things we’d like you to know to help you have a successful start to the fall semester. 

Visiting the Library - Health & Safety

Are you ready for summer session? We are! Not much changes at the Bentley Library during the summer; library staff continue to provide services and resources both in-person and online. Here’s what we have planned for this summer:

The Bentley Library is following the University health and safety guidelines announced on March 11. The building is not currently accessible for browsing or studying, but library staff will continue to provide services and resources online to the Bentley community. We will continue to post updates here and on the Library Status and Services page.

Updated February 1 at 7:00 a.m.

We are excited to re-open our doors for Spring 2021! Any member of the Bentley community who is enrolled in the University’s COVID-19 testing program is welcome to visit the library starting Monday, February 1, 2021 Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Please be prepared to show your Bentley ID and display a current COVID testing program wristband to enter.

Happy New Year! Like all of you, the Library has been busy preparing for the start of online classes on January 19th. During the first two weeks of the trimester library staff will continue to provide services and resources online to the Bentley community. We plan to reopen the building on February 1st, barring any changes to the University’s scheduled resumption of in-person operations. We will post updated information here when we reopen.

Libraries across America are caring for their patrons in so many ways. We are still very much a part of teaching, learning, scholarship and service during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we are just doing it remotely. Bentley librarians are providing research instruction to classes through Zoom, answering reference questions via chat, email and text services, and having virtual meetings with students and faculty.