WINTER BREAK (12/20/2021-1/3/2022)

Librarian assistance is unavailable until Tuesday, January 4th.  All services will be remote that week.  The learning commons space will close December 22nd and reopen on January 3rd.

Have a good and safe break!

Librarian Remote on Wednesday, December 15th and Thursday, December 16th

Library services will only be available remotely on Wednesday, December 15th and Thursday, December 16th.   The learning commons' space will be open as usual.

THANKSGIVING BREAK

The learning commons will be closed from noon on Wednesday, November 24th until Monday, November 29th at 9 am. The librarian will reply to all inquiries on Monday, November 29th. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Librarian Unavailable Until Noon Monday, November 22nd

Library assistance will be unavailable until noon on Monday, November 22nd. The librarian will reply to inquires and requests after noon.

Films on Demand Access is Restored

  Films on Demand is now working again. Please contact the library at library@baystate.edu if you are continuing to have issues.

Films on Demand Experiencing Issues (11/10/2021)

Films on Demand is experiencing intermittent outage issues. Their developers are working on the issue, and we'll post an update once we know more.

Librarian Assistance Available Virtually on Veterans Day (11/11)

 The librarian will provide virtual assistance from 9 am to 1:30 pm on Thursday, November 11th. If you have any research or citation questions, please contact the library at library@baystate.edu. The learning commons space will be closed that day and will reopen again with normal hours at 9 am on Friday, November 12th.

Librarian Assistance Available Virtually for Indigenous People's Day (10/11/2021)

The librarian will be available virtually from noon to 4 pm on Monday, October 11th for Indigenous People's Day. You can contact the librarian at library@baystate.edu. The learning commons space will be closed.

Normal operations will resume on October 12th.

Librarian Remote Monday, October 4th

 The librarian will be offering assistance virtually on Monday, October 4th and can be reached at library@baystate.edu.

Get Your Free Access to the New York Times!

Bay State College students, staff, and faculty can now access the New York Times for free thanks to the Bay State College Library's subscription.

Click on Activate Your Account to create your account. 

Please email the library at library@baystate.edu if you have any questions or run into any issues.

LEARNING COMMONS CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY (9/6)

 The learning commons will be closed on Monday, September 6th for Labor Day; the librarian will be unavailable for research support. Regular operations will resume at 9 am on Tuesday, September 7th.

Librarian Unavailable Wednesday, 8/25 through Sunday, 8/29

 The librarian will unavailable starting Wednesday, August 25th through Sunday, August 29th.  Regular availability will resume on Monday, August 30th.

LIBRARY CLOSED 7/5 (FOURTH OF JULY)

 The library will be closed on Monday July 5th for the Fourth of July holiday.  No virtual librarian assistance will be available. The learning commons will reopen with the librarian available at 9 am on Tuesday, July 6th.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY (5/31/2021)

 Librarian assistance will be unavailable on Monday, May 31st, due to Memorial Day. The librarian will be available again at 9 am on Tuesday, June 1st.

Librarian help available virtually after 11 am (5/27)

The librarian will be working off-site after 11 am tomorrow (Thursday, May 27th). If you need assistance, please email the library (library@baystate.edu).

LIBRARIAN SUMMER HOURS

 The librarian will be available to provide assistance during these hours:

Monday: 9 am-4:30 pm

Tuesday: 9 am-2:30 pm

Wednesday: 9 am-4:30 pm

Thursday: 9 am-2:30 pm

NO VIRTUAL HELP ON SUNDAY 5/23

 There will be no virtual help on Sunday, May 23rd. The librarian will be available again at 9 am on Monday, May 24th.  

NO VIRTUAL HELP ON SUNDAY, 5/6

 The library's virtual help will be unavailable on Sunday, May 9th. We will reopen at 8 am on Monday, May 10th.

LEARNING COMMONS CLOSED ON PATRIOT'S DAY

Bay State College, including the Learning Commons, is CLOSED on Patriot's Day (Monday, 4/19/21). Remote library assistance will be available on Sunday (4/18) as usual from 1pm-5pm.  

LEARNING COMMONS CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK

 The Learning Commons will be closed for spring break (March 8-12, 2021). Virtual librarian assistance (via library@baystate.edu) will be available on Sunday, March 14 from 1pm-5pm. We'll re-open on 3/15 at 8am!

VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE ON PRESIDENTS' DAY

The College is CLOSED on Monday, 2.15.21, in observance of Presidents' Day. Librarian assistance will be available REMOTELY from 1pm-7pm on that day. 

The BSC Library Collection has a new home!

To make more space for student collaboration, Bay State College recently donated its entire print library collection (over 11,000 books) to the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library with a stated mission to "provide Universal Access to All Knowledge." 
In the coming months, the Internet Archive will begin digitizing these donated books and the collection will become available to anyone in the world who signs up for a free Internet Archive account.
You can read more about Bay State's donation here: https://blog.archive.org/2021/01/27/bay-state-college-flips-to-digital-by-donating-entire-college-library-to-the-internet-archive/

VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE ON MLK DAY

On MLK Day (Monday, 1/18/21), library assistance will be remotely available from 1pm-7pm.