Renovation and Move Information
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Big Changes @ the OSU Libraries
- The William Oxley Thompson (Main) Memorial Library is closed.
- The temporary Ackerman Library is open.
- Free bus service to the Ackerman Library and the Book Depository is available.
- Rare Books and Manuscripts has been moved to the Book Depository.
- New study spaces are availabale at the Sullivant Library, the Science and Engineering Library, the Ohio Union and the former Long's Bookstore.
The Thompson (Main) Library, 1858 Neil Avenue, is closed for a three-year renovation.
The Library’s services, collections and staff are available at the Sullivant Library and the new Ackerman Library. Closing the library allows the renovation to be completed safely and in the shortest time possible. When it reopens in the fall of 2009, the Thompson Library will provide a dynamic environment for study, research and discovery. The building's unique architectural features will be restored.
A new temporary library, the Ackerman Library, 600 Ackerman Road, is open.
The Ackerman Library includes much of the Thompson Library’s collection and subject specialist librarians. Microforms, government documents, maps and international study materials are at the Ackerman Library; circulating books are at the Ackerman Library. The Ackerman Library will also offer computers and study space. Ackerman Library Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Saturday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
The Ackerman Library Phone: 292-6154
Free bus service to the Book Depository and the Ackerman Library begins September 18.
Service to the Book Depository and the Ackerman Library, (the Library/Buckeye Village bus) leaves from and returns to the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC):
- Monday through Friday: Every 15 minutes, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m., including service to the Kenny Road Book Depository (until 5 p.m.).
- Saturday: Every 30 minutes, from 8 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. (No service on Kenny Rd.)
- Sunday: Every 30 minutes, from 11 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. (No service on Kenny Rd.)
There is also parking available at the Ackerman Library. The Ackerman parking lots require at least a “CX” parking tag.
The Rare Books and Manuscripts Library has been moved to the Book Depository, 2700 Kenny Road.
Rare Books and Manuscripts hours:
- Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 1 - 4:30 p.m. (Appointments strongly encouraged; contact Geoffrey D. Smith at smith.1@osu.edu or (614) 292-5938)
- Saturday and Sunday: Closed
- Holidays Closed
The OSU Libraries will continue services at its other libraries during the Thompson Library renovation.
The other libraries in the OSU system are open, some with enhanced spaces and services:
- The Sullivant Library (formerly the EHS Library), 1813 N. High Street. The Sullivant Library, at 15th Avenue and High Street, offers the essential library services remaining on central campus that were previously provided by the Thompson (Main) Library, currently closed for renovation. (Materials previously stored in the “stacks tower” at Thompson have been relocated to the Ackerman Library.) Sullivant Library is the new home for current periodicals and newspapers, videos and DVDs, reference books and non-circulating bound journals in the humanities and social sciences. Librarians at Sullivant provide reference and research assistance. The library offers quiet study space for individual study, along with group work space for collaborative projects.
The Sullivant Learning Commons, on the second floor of the Sullivant Library, offers:
- Individual Computer Workstations, with more than 30 software programs.
- Group Workstations to accommodate small groups working together on projects.
- Practice Areas for groups to rehearse presentations using the readily-available equipment and software.
The Individual Space also includes Laptop Bars to accommodate laptops with wireless access. Sullivant Library hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. - Midnight
- Friday and Saturday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. - Midnight
Sullivant Library Phone: 292-2075
- The Science & Engineering Library, 175 West 18th Avenue.
The Science & Engineering Library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Science & Engineering Library Phone: 292-0211
More Study Spaces
A new study center at the former Long’s Book Store, 1836 N High St., will open September 21. Study space hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Additional study seats are also available in the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., and at both the Sullivant and Science & Engineering Libraries.
Where are the library materials going?
Library materials currently at the Main Library will be moved to the Sullivant Library, the new Ackerman Library, and the Libraries Book Depository. Here is the tentative schedule of indicating when materials are currently scheduled to be moved. Check here often to determine where particular sections of the collection are being kept.
| Material | Being Moved to | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Books and Manuscripts | Depository | Completed |
| Current Periodicals | Sullivant Library | Completed |
| ISD, BSL, HIS, WEL, WMN bound periodicals | Sullivant Library | Completed |
| ISD, BSL, ETC, HIS, LAT (Portuguese & Spanish), WEL, WMN reference books | Sullivant Library | Completed |
| Latin American Studies | Ackerman Library | Completed |
| VHS/DVD collections | Sullivant Library | Completed |
| Main stacks (books and journals) | Ackerman Library | August 21 - October 4 |
| Jewish Studies | Ackerman Library | September 15-19 |
| Middle East Studies | Ackerman Library | September 15-19 |
| Western European Studies | Ackerman and Sullivant Libraries | September 15-19 |
| Government Documents | Ackerman Library | September 15-19 |
| East European Studies | Ackerman Library | September 15-19 |
| Hilander Research Library | Ackerman Library | September 18-21 |
| East Asian Studies | Ackerman Library | September 15-19 |
| Microforms | Ackerman Library | Completed |
| Map Collection | Ackerman Library | September 21-22 |
