Library resources during weather shutdown

While Van Wylen Library will be closed through Thursday morning, you can keep up with your research during the polar vortex. Many of our resources are available online through the library website. Remember, if you are off campus you may be prompted to log in with your 1Hope username and password to access online materials. …

Library closing 3pm Tuesday through 8 am Thursday

Along with the college, the Library is closing today, Tuesday January 29 at 3:00 pm. We will reopen on Thursday morning at 8:00 am. Please stay warm and safe! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday! Don’t forget: we have thousands of items available online! Searching HopePrimo is a good place to start!

(Re)Introducing MeLCat!

Welcome to spring semester 2019! After much anticipation and a lot of work by our technical services department, we are back in MeLCat! If you aren’t familiar with MeLCat, it is a centralized catalog with holdings from over 400 libraries of varying types across Michigan.  Calvin College, University of Michigan, Michigan State, Kalamazoo College, Kent …

Christmas Break Library Hours

Merry Christmas to all students, staff, faculty and friends from Van Wylen Library! Our post-exam week hours are as follows: Monday, December 17 8 am – 5 pm Tuesday, December 18 8 am – 5 pm Wednesday, December 19 8 am – 5 pm Thursday, December 20 8 am – 5 pm Friday, December 21 …

Exam Week Activities and Extended Library Hours

Extended exam week hours at the Library Friday December 7 8am – 6 pm Saturday December 8 10 am – midnight Sunday December 9 10 am – 2 am Monday December 10 8 am – 2 am Tuesday December 11 8 am – 2 am Wednesday December 12 8 am – 2 am Thursday December …

Community Action House donation drive at the Library

  The library is again collecting items for Community Action House through December 14. In addition to the most-needed items listed below, we would like to encourage monetary donations which can be made directly on the Community Action House website. While canned goods are great donations, bulk food purchases with donated funds can go further. When …

Senior Library Student Worker Purchases for the Collection 2018

In appreciation for all they do for the Library, every spring, graduating senior student workers are able to choose an item (book, CD, or DVD) to add to our collection. That item might be in the student’s discipline of study or from a different area of interest. The Class of 2018’s choices: technical services     …

Exam Week Activity Schedule!

You’re almost done – here are some activities and treats to help keep you going! SUNDAY 4/29 10 AM COFFEE AND DONUTS VAN WYLEN LIBRARY 8 PM ROPE OF HOPE DIMNENT CHAPEL 9 PM STUDY SNACK VAN WYLEN LIBRARY MONDAY 4/30 11A-1P CAPS BUBBLE WRAP STOMP (WEATHER PERMITTING) OUTSIDE BULTMAN STUDENT CENTER TUESDAY 5/1 11:30AM …