Proctor Library’s “Extended Hours for Finals” coincides with the celebration of National Library Week

This week the Proctor Library begins a period of two weeks of extended operating hours in order to provide students with more time and more access to library resources in preparation for final exams and for the completion of final projects. It is only fitting that this same week is also “National Library Week” a period of time for the celebration of the many contributions of libraries, librarians, and library workers in communities, schools and academic campuses nationwide. The week’s theme this year is “Worlds Connect @ Your Library.”

As in all the many different types of libraries, the Proctor Library’s mission is to serve a variety of needs of our library users. During the next two weeks, students will use the Library for both individual and group study in preparation for exams, for completion of individual and group projects, for rehearsals of oral presentations, for last minute research for papers using resources inside the Library, for accessing licensed databases remotely, and for seeking assistance from the reference librarians to help in the completion of remaining portions of their work.

Also of note this week is that Tuesday April 14, has been designated “National Library Workers Day” as a day to remember the contributions of ALL those library workers, who make all the library services possible.

In the Proctor Library these workers include not only the librarians, but also the staff library assistants, the student library assistants, the housekeepers, and the security officers. Each and every one help ensure the service and learning environment that students and other members of the Flagler College community expect and enjoy from the Proctor Library. I hope all will recognize the contribution of all of these workers on National Library Workers Day and also during the next two weeks when the library workers are dedicating extra efforts and extra hours to help students during final projects and exams.