Library Information
Library Hours | Phone Numbers | Library Staff | Library Services
The Charles B. Phillips Library provides library materials and services to support the academic programs and instructional needs of Aurora University. It houses a collection of more than 99,000 books and 7,000 multimedia materials, as well as 210 current periodical subscriptions. Electronic resources include an online catalog networked with 70 academic libraries in the state and more than 80 indexes and online databases. Through our electronic indexes and databases, books are also available from libraries across the nation and worldwide to currently enrolled students, and current faculty and staff.
The library is open 102 hours a week, seven days a week when classes are in session, and offers a variety of services to the campus community:
- Circulation of books, multimedia materials and curriculum materials
- Reference books and indexes
- Instruction in the use of information resources and research assistance for individuals, small groups and classes
- Interlibrary loan of books and periodical articles from other libraries through membership in a series of networks: CARLI, SILC, I-SHARE, OCLC, LIBRAS and the DuPage Library System
- Audio-visual and instructional materials, listening and viewing facilities for course-related assignments
- Small-group study areas
The Library Code of Conduct is available to download as a pdf file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Library hours are based on the University's Academic Calendar.
| Spring Semester Hours 2010 | |
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First Week January 11-14, Monday - Thursday |
8:00am-12:00am |
| January 15, Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| January 16, Saturday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| January 17, Sunday, MLK weekend | 1:00pm-9:00pm |
| January 18, Monday, Martin Luther King Day | Closed |
| January 19 - May 8, 2010 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00am-2:00am |
| Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Sunday | 1:00pm-2:00am |
| Spring Semester Holidays & Breaks | |
| Spring Break: Closed March 6,7 & 13, Saturdays & Sunday | |
| Open: March 8, Monday thru March 12, Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Sunday March 14 | 1:00pm-2:00am |
| Easter Holiday: | |
| April 1, Thursday open | 8:00am-10:00pm |
| April 2, Friday - April 4, Sunday | Closed |
| April 5, Monday | 8:00am-2:00am |
| April 23 Close at 1:30PM for Convocation | |
| April 24, Saturday | 9:00am-9:00pm |
| April 30, Friday | 8:00am-9:00pm |
| May 1, Saturday | 9:00am-9:00pm |
| End of Semester Saturday, May 8 | Closed |
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May Term and Summer 2010 |
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| May 10 - 28 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00am-6:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
| May 29 - 31 Memorial Day Weekend | Closed |
| June 1 - 6 | |
| Tuesday - Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Saturday & Sunday | Closed |
| June 7 - August 14 | |
| Monday - Thursday | 8:00am-6:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am-1:00pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
| July 4th & 5th Independence Day | Closed |
| August 15 - 29 | |
| Monday - Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Saturday & Sunday | Closed |
| Reference Help Please Note: Reference Help is not available after 9:00 p.m. Sunday or 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday; second floor not available after midnight. |
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| General Information |
630-844-5437
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| Reference Questions |
630-844-7534
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| Interlibrary Loan |
630-844-5439
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| Circulation Desk |
630-844-7583
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| Fax |
630-844-3848
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| Ask a Librarian |
- Walter Bell, Information Services Librarian
- Kay Culhane, Access Services Manager
- Jewel Huggins, Library Secretary
- John Law, Director
- Lauren Jackson-Beck, Information Services Librarian
- Anne McKearn, Catalog/Reference Librarian
- Nancy Mactague, Research & Electronic Resources Librarian
- Susan Palmer, Curator, Jenks Collection of Adventual Materials
- Andi Seifrid, Acquisitions Manager
- Amy Schlumpf Manion, Information Services Librarian
Library Services
- Document Request Form
- Local patrons: Use this form to request interlibrary loan of materials not owned by the Aurora University library.
- Distance patrons: Use this form to request delivery of library materials from the Aurora University library, as well as material available from other libraries via interlibrary loan.
- Feedback Form
Send us your comments about AU library services. - Ask a Librarian
Send an e-mail question to a reference librarian. - Library Access Information
Information on accessing licensed materials from on and off campus. - DVD/Video Request Form for Faculty
A form to be used to request VHS and DVD materials for classroom use.
