Library Hours Update

Beginning Monday, August 1st, the following AU Library summer hours are in effect. Please note, the library is closed Sunday, July 31st.

• Monday through Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm


• Saturday - Closed


• Sunday - Closed

IRC summer hours remain the same with lunch time closing from 1 pm - 2 pm. The Library's Fall 2011 hours schedule will begin on Wednesday, August 24th.

IRC Hours Update

Please note the following updates to the IRC summer hours schedule; the IRC will be closed Wednesday, July 20th through Friday, July 22nd.

Color printing and general IRC services such as laminating and the Ellison Machine are not available when the IRC is closed. Collection items housed in the IRC remain available, please stop at the library circulation desk, main floor, and ask for assistance.

The regular summer hours schedule for the IRC will resume on Monday, July 25th. A calendar with IRC hours updates is available on the IRC Hours & Updates page.

OhioLINK Catalog Access

The OhioLINK catalog will be unavailable beginning at noon today for server migration.  The AU library catalog remains in use, but users will not be able to request OhioLINK books or use the OhioLINK catalog until server migration is complete.  If you have questions, please call the circulation desk at x5400.

From the OhioLINK Facebook page:

Just a reminder: the OhioLINK Central Catalog will be down for several hours starting at noon TOMORROW (7/7) for server migration. If you've got book requests on your to-do list, this might be the best time to do it!

Additional information is detailed on the OhioLINK web site:

Maintenance Alert: OhioLINK Library Catalog Unavailable Thursday, July 7

The OhioLINK Central Catalog will be unavailable while planned maintenance is performed beginning at noon on Thursday, July 7. We expect the migration to a new server will be completed by the evening of the 7th. During this time you will not be able to search the central catalog or request items. Local library catalogs will remain available for searching.

Juvenile Big Books

Juvenile big books are now easier than ever to locate in the stacks! Each title has a new call number beginning with BigBk and followed by a number; they are numerical on the hanging bar and each section labeled (BigBk 001 - BigBk 020) corresponding to the titles displayed.

The juvenile big book collection currently includes 137 titles, view the full collection using other call number and entering BigBk or search by title in the library catalog.

Library Hours Update: July 4th

In observance of Independence Day, Ashland University Library hours are as follows:

• Friday, July 1st: Close 5:00 p.m.


• Saturday, July 2nd: Closed


• Sunday, July 3rd: Closed


• Monday, July 4th: Closed

Summer hours for the library and IRC resume on Tuesday, July 5th.

Juvenile Books: Poetry

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Underwear Salesman: And Other Jobbs for Better or Verse
  PS3562.E9465 U58 2009
• Monumental Verses
  PS3562.E9465 M66 2005
• Skywriting: Poems to Fly
  PS3562.E9465 S54 2010
• Countdown to Summer: A Poem for Every Day of the School Year
  PS3562.E9465 C68 2009
• Vherses: A Celebration of Outstanding Women
  PS3562.E9465 V47 2005

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Quiet Book
  PZ7.U418 Qui 2010
• First Dog
  PZ7.L5853 Fir 2009
• Kindergarten Cat
  PZ8.3.L587 Kin 2010