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Penrose Prepares for the Debate

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Penrose Library, like the rest of campus, is preparing for the Presidential Debate next Wednesday, October 3.  To maintain the greatest possible access for library users, we plan to remain open Tuesday October 2nd until midnight and to reopen at 8:00am on Thursday October 4th.  These hours are subject to change, so please refer to our website (library.du.edu) and hours page for the latest information.  More information about campus closures and transportation issues can be found on the DU Debate page.

To celebrate this momentous occasion for our campus, Penrose Library has created two displays.  The first is a book and DVD display in Penrose@Driscoll titled U.S. Elections 2012: The American Political Environment.  Read more about these materials on our blog and our display web page.   All materials on display can be checked out.

The second is a display of materials from the library’s Special Collections that centers around visits by former U.S. Presidents to the DU Campus.  The debate October 3rd marks the fourth time a sitting president has visited the University of Denver campus.  Eight presidents in all have visited DU at some point – either before, during, or after their presidency. These were Taft, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama.  The display of materials about these visits is in the Ritchie Center Concourse and will be up through early January.

Finally, we are posting Presidential trivia to our Facebook page.  Check it out today!

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Penrose@Driscoll Goes 24×7 for Finals

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Extended Hours

Penrose library, already open 24 hours a day 5 days a week will be expanding hours for the two weekends building up to finals.  Starting 10am on Sunday, November 13th and going through midnight on Tuesday, November 22nd, we will be open 24 hours a day.

We will also have extended hours Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th when the library will be open till midnight (instead of closing 8pm). Please check the two month calendar for more information.

Jazzman’s Cafe will remain open from 7:30am until midnight from November 14th through the 18th and on Monday the 21st.  They will also be open 10AM-midnight on the Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th.

Study spaces

  • There are many other places to study around campus besides the Driscoll Ballroom
  • We are adding “Overflow Study Space” in Driscoll for Finals!  Look for extra study rooms near Jazzman’s Cafe Thursday, November 17th through Wednesday November 23rd

Free Coffee

On November 18th through the 20th, Jazzman’s will provide free drip coffee from 6PM-midnight (compliments of Penrose).

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Extended Hours and 24 Hours

Monday, February 28th, 2011

UPDATE 3/4/11

Please note that the library will close at 2am Friday 3/4 and Saturday 3/5.  We will resume 24 hour access on Sunday 3/6 at 10am and continue through Sunday March 13th.

Good luck with finals!

UPDATE 3/1/10

Due to high traffic in the library Monday night and repeated requests from students, Penrose Library has decided to begin 24 hour access 5 DAYS EARLIER than scheduled.  24 hour access will begin tonight and (with the exception of Friday and Saturday nights this week*) run through Sunday March 13th.

* Please note that the library will close at 2am Friday March 4th and Saturday March 5th.

Attention Students: In support of your studies for finals, Penrose Library will begin 24 hour service on Sunday, March 6, at 10:00am and continue through midnight on Sunday, March 13th!

To help us in this endeavor, the BookDrop Café will be open till midnight from Sunday, March 6th through Saturday, March 12th.

For more information, please visit the hours page.

woman with coffee

Penrose Library will offer free drip coffee and cookies from 6pm to midnight Wednesday March 9th, Thursday the 10th, and Friday the 11th at the Bookdrop Café.

Best wishes for a successful finals week!

“Study invites study, idleness produces idleness.”  Famous Proverb

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Penrose Late Night

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Attention Students: In support of your studies for finals, Penrose Library will stay open 24 hours a day!

We will open at 10AM on Sunday, November 14th and not close again until Monday, November 22nd at midnight. That’s right!  We are open 24 hours a day November 14th through the 22nd.  To help us in this endeavor, the BookDrop Café will be open until midnight during this time.

The Café will offer free drip coffee and cookies from 6pm-midnight starting Thursday November 18 and ending Saturday November 20.  For more information, please visit the hours page.  Best wishes for a successful finals week.

“Study invites study, idleness produces idleness.”  Famous Proverb

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How did Extended Hours work for YOU?

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Right before finals, Penrose was the place to be. We have plenty of seats, which helped everyone find a favorite place to study — we had over 30% more students studying in the library before spring break than last year!

The printers were going strong: on the busiest day, the printers near the Research Center produced almost 17,000 pieces of paper.

We added electrical outlets on the first floor, so you can plug in your laptop.

UTS added wireless nodes so your laptop and your iPhone can get on the network.

Librarians were taking extra appointments in the Research Center so your papers could be turned in on time and with great quality. The Writing Center was really busy, but not too busy to help YOU!

All these reasons to study in Penrose created a dilemma on Wednesday, March 11 — when it was time to close, there were still 300 students working in the building! Zarin Xavier, the evening desk supervisor, made the call after consulting with the library administration, and the library staff stayed open all night for you! When Zarin made the announcement — there were actually CHEERS – out loud, no whispering! Students sitting on the upper level ran down to the desk to say thanks! We’d also like to say thanks to Zarin, and Jennifer Everson for losing sleep…

We quickly changed our schedules (this is not easy to do, by the way) and stayed open 24 hours for the rest of finals. We’d like to thank all the library staff who stayed up all night, and also the UTS lab staff for their part in helping us to stay open. We will be looking at our use numbers to figure out what we should do next quarter before finals.

In the meantime, come on in – it’s probably a great idea to avoid that pre-finals stress, and we can help you with that —

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Congrats to the scholar athletes

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Hope you are having a great spring break.

We would like to congratulate the Ski Team for winning their 21st NCAA skiing national championship.  We also wish the hockey team luck at the WCHA final five tournament.

During spring break, the library will be open from Monday through Thursday from 8:00am till 8:00pm, Friday from 8:00am till 5:00pm, Saturday from 1:00-5:00pm, and Sunday from 1:00pm till Midnight.

Don’t forget, classes begin bright and early on Monday morning, March 22nd.  The hours for Penrose will adjust accordingly.

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Penrose Library Extended Hours

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

You asked for it and now you’ve got it! Penrose Library will begin our extended hours one week early.

Beginning Monday February 22nd and ending Sunday March 14th at 5:00PM the library will be open:

  • 7:30AM – 2:00AM Monday–Friday
  • 9:00AM – 2:00AM Saturday and Sunday

For more information, take a look at the library hours and services at http://library.du.edu/hours.html.

Best wishes for a successful finals week.

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