In the Know @ the Bentley Library

September 26 - October 2, 2021 is Banned Books Week!
Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.

Have you heard the news about study room reservations? The library's study spaces can now be booked by students through Bentley's campus-wide Event Management System (EMS)! You can either login to EMS online or use the newly available EMS app to reserve study rooms up to two weeks in advance for two hours per day. For step-by-step EMS instructions, and for a link to download the mobile app to your device, please visit our room reservation how-to guide.

The Back2Bentley concert is being held on the library quad this Saturday, and we think it might get a bit too noisy around here for studying! To make way for the fun, the library will close at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 11. We will reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Enjoy the show, Falcons!

Visit the online hours calendar to view our hours for entire semester.

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

Welcome back, Falcons! Ready or not, it's time to hit the books again. The library's regular fall semester hours are:

Sunday
10:00 a.m. - midnight

Monday - Thursday
7:30 a.m. - midnight

Friday
7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Welcome, new Falcons! We are excited to meet you and want you to feel at home at the Bentley Library. We invite you to visit the Library Welcome Tent on the library quad on Friday, September 3, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Stop by to grab a goodie bag and meet some of the staff!   

The library’s new display is all about us humans and the animals in our lives. The collection of nonfiction, fiction, and film focuses on the special relationship between humans and animals: exploring how animals affect us and what we can learn from them. Come by the library to make a new animal friend!

Just in time for the long holiday weekend, the new acquisitions lists have been posted! Visit the New Books & DVDs page to begin browsing the 185 new books, DVDs, and audiobooks we added to our collection in August. 

In observance of Labor Day, the library will be closed Saturday, September 4 through Monday, September 6. We will start our regular fall semester hours at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7. View the online calendar for complete information about building and reference hours.

Summer session is drawing to a close and we hope all of you get to enjoy a couple of weeks of rest and relaxation before the fall semester begins! 

The library will be closed nights and weekends while classes are not in session - Saturday, August 21 through Sunday, September 5.  We will also be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day. Regular semester hours will resume with the start of classes on Tuesday, September 7.