Good Luck on the Bar Exam!

The Mendik Library wishes the very best of luck to all New York Law School graduates who will be sitting for a bar exam next week.  It has been a long haul – but, you really are almost there. To better accommodate your study needs during the home stretch, the Mendik Library will stay open until midnight starting Wednesday, July 18th through Sunday, July 22nd .

We wish you every success and look forward to seeing you on the other side!


Library Closed for Independence Day

Just a reminder that the Mendik Library will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday July 4, 2012, in celebration of Independence Day.  The Library will be open on Thursday and Friday, July 5 and 6, from 10:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.  We will be open for regular summer weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8, 10:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.

Enjoy the fireworks!


Library Study Hall

Effective Monday April 23, all study areas and computer labs in the Mendik Library will remain open late night and early morning hours.  The late hours extend to 2 a.m. every day, and the Library space reopens at 7 a.m. every morning.  This Study Hall schedule will remain in effect through the end of the exams period.

During the Study Hall period all areas behind the Circulation Desk, including the Reserve Collection and the Reserve Reading Room, will close at 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Library opens for business at 8 a.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. on weekends.

During late night and early morning Study Hall hours there are no librarians on duty; security guards patrol Library rooms and study areas.  All Circulation transactions, including borrowing and return of books, as well as charge-out and charge-in of Reserve materials, must be completed by regular closing time. Policies regarding food, drink and quiet study remain in effect.

Late and early Study Hall is for NYLS students only; you’ll need your NYLS OneCard ID to stay at closing time, and to enter the Library after closing. Please have your ID ready to show the guard.

Students will be required to leave the Mendik Library when the facility closes at 2 a.m.  Study areas elsewhere on campus remain open 24 hours.


24-hour library study hall

Effective Monday November 7, study areas and computer labs in the Mendik Library at 185 West Broadway will remain open to NYLS students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This Study Hall schedule will remain in effect through the end of the exams period, except over Thanksgiving recess.

During the Study Hall period all areas behind the Circulation Desk, including the Reserve Collection and the Reserve Reading Room, will close at 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Library opens for business at 8 a.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. on weekends.

During overnight Study Hall hours there are no librarians on duty; security guards patrol Library rooms and study areas.  All Circulation transactions, including borrowing and return of books, as well as charge-out and charge-in of Reserve materials must be complete by regular closing time.  Policies regarding food, drink and quiet study remain in effect.

Overnight Study Hall is for NYLS students only; you’ll need your NYLS ID to stay at closing time, and to enter the Library after closing. Please have your ID ready to show the guard.

Extended Study Hall hours are suspended for Thanksgiving break, Wednesday November 23 through Sunday November 27.  24-hour Study Hall resumes at 8 a.m. on Monday November 28.

 



24-Hour Library Study Hall

Effective Monday April 12, study areas and computer labs in the Mendik Library at 185 West Broadway will remain open to NYLS students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This Study Hall schedule will remain in effect through the end of the exams period.

During the Study Hall period all areas behind the Circulation Desk, including the Reserve Collection and the Reserve Reading Room, will close at 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Library opens for business at 8 a.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. on weekends.

During overnight Study Hall hours there are no librarians on duty; security guards patrol Library rooms and study areas.  All Circulation transactions, including borrowing and return of books, as well as charge-out and charge-in of Reserve materials must be complete by regular closing time.  Policies regarding food, drink and quiet study remain in effect.

Overnight Study Hall is for NYLS students only; you’ll need your NYLS OneCard ID to stay at closing time, and to enter the Library after closing. Please have your ID ready to show the guard.


Library Closing Reminder, Unavailability of Online Access, and Intersession Schedule

As a reminder, the Mendik Library will be closed this weekend, December 19-20.  We will close on Friday December 18 at 9:00 p.m.  The Library’s full intersession schedule is set out below and also appears on the Library’s home page under Mendik Matters.

Important Notice about Online Access:  As a result of Con-Ed’s power shutdown at 185 West Broadway this weekend, you will not have access to any of our online network services, including the online catalog and all online databases.  You will, however, be able to access both Lexis and Westlaw at their respective websites.

The Office of Information Technology will begin working to restore access to the Library’s online resources on Sunday, December 20, and hopes to have some services restored by Sunday afternoon.  Barring any unforeseen issues, we should be fully operational on Monday morning.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

Intersession Hours:

December 19 – 20 (Saturday & Sunday) 
CLOSED

December 21 – 23 (Monday – Wednesday)
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

December  24 – 27 (Thursday – Sunday)   
CLOSED

December 28 – 30 (Monday – Wednesday)
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

December 31 – January 3  (Thursday – Sunday)
CLOSED

January 4 – 8 (Monday – Friday)
9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

January  9 – 10 (Saturday & Sunday)
12 Noon – 8:00 p.m.


24-Hour Library Study Hall

Effective Monday November 16, study areas and computer labs in the Mendik Library at 185 West Broadway will remain open to NYLS students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This Study Hall schedule will remain in effect through the end of the exams period, except over Thanksgiving recess.

During the Study Hall period all areas behind the Circulation Desk, including the Reserve Collection and the Reserve Reading Room, will close at 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Library opens for business at 8 a.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. on weekends.

During overnight Study Hall hours there are no librarians on duty; security guards patrol Library rooms and study areas.  All Circulation transactions, including borrowing and return of books, as well as charge-out and charge-in of Reserve materials must be complete by regular closing time.  Policies regarding food, drink and quiet study remain in effect.

Overnight Study Hall is for NYLS students only; you’ll need your NYLS OneCard ID to stay at closing time, and to enter the Library after closing. Please have your ID ready to show the guard.

Extended Study Hall hours are suspended for Thanksgiving break, Wednesday November 25 through Sunday November 29.  Study Hall resumes on Monday November 30.


Library to open at 12 noon this Sunday, Sept 13.

The NYC Fire Department will be here  this Sunday, Sept 13, to conduct  an extensive test of the fire alarm system throughout  185 West Broadway.

Because the fire alarm testing will be disruptive, the Library will be open from 12 noon to 10 p.m.

For additional study spaces, please use  any of the classrooms in the A, B, and C building or the conference room in the 5th floor of the C building.


Library to Open at 12 Noon on Sunday, August 30

This Sunday, August 30, the NYC Fire Department will be conducting mandatory and comprehensive tests of the fire alarm system in the new building at 185 West Broadway.  We have been advised that fire alarms will be sounding throughout the building between 9 am and 4 pm.  For safety sake, these alarms will naturally be loud and distracting.

Under these circumstances, the law school has decided to delay the opening of the 185 West Broadway building until 12 noon on Sunday.  When the building does open, the tests will still be in progress, and there will likely be noisy disruptions moving from floor to floor.  However, the Stiefel Reading Room, on the first floor of A Building will also be open, and will be a reliably quiet study space for the duration of the testing.  The tests will be over by 4 pm, and the Library will remain open until its regular closing time of 10 pm.

We apologize for this inconvenience, which is necessary if we are to keep the new building open under the NYC Fire Code.