Fall 2025 Library Services

Aug. 18 – Dec. 20

 

Library Staff

  • Boatwright Library staff will be working remotely and from various locations on campus to assist users with material/collection access and reference assistance.

  • All staff contact information will remain the same. The library’s general email inboxes, live chat, and texts will be monitored as usual.

  • Research and Instruction Librarians will be in The Refectory and will be continue with instruction, research, and appointments with the campus community as usual. Reach them via the Ask a Librarian page.

 

Materials

All materials will still be available for checkout.

  • Items requested by faculty and staff will be delivered by campus mail to campus departments.

  • Items requested by students will be available for pick up by appointment.

  • Recreational reading is available in Parsons Library.

  • Book returns can be made at the Boatwright Information & Assistance Desk, Parsons Music Library, or the book drop located at the tower entrance.

  • Interlibrary Loan (ILL) items will be available for pick up at the Boatwright Information & Assistance Desk. Email ill@richmond.edu with questions.

 

Building Access for Adjacent Units

Although the first and second floors of library itself will be closed, several adjacent units will remain open and accessible via the Boatwright Tower and Admin Wing entrances, including:

Please contact these units directly with any questions about access or services.

 

The elevator leading to the basement floor is currently non-operational through fall 2026. Patrons with disabilities can make a request online or in-person at the ground level Information & Assistance Desk to have a staff member retrieve materials while the elevator is down.

 

Parking lot R51 (behind the library) is closed.