About the Wellehan Library

Hours

Extended Hours before and during Final Exams – Fall 2019

Monday, December 2:  8:00 am – midnight
Tuesday, December 3:  8:00 am – midnight
Wednesday, December 4:  8:00 am – midnight
Thursday, December 5:  8:00 am – midnight
Friday, December 6:   8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday, December 7:  12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sunday, December 8:  1:00 pm – midnight
Monday, December 9:  8:00 am – midnight
Tuesday, December 10:  8:00 am – midnight
Wednesday, December 11:  8:00 am – midnight
Thursday, December 12:  8:00 am – midnight (or – 9:00 pm if no final exams on Friday, December 13)
Friday, December 13:  8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Winter Break 2019-2020

Saturday, December 14:  Closed
Sunday, December 15:  1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, December 16 – Thursday, December 19:  8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday, December 20:  8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Saturday, December 21- Wednesday, January 1:  Closed

Thursday, January 2:  8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday, January 3:  8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday, January 4:  Closed

Sunday, January 5:  1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, January 6 – Thursday, January 9:  8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday, January 10:  8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday, January 11:  Closed

Sunday, January 12:  1:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Regular semester hours resume on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Staff Directory

To contact a staff person by phone, dial 1-207-893 and then the extension listed below.

Mission

Saint Joseph’s Wellehan Library fosters academic success and personal growth by providing and facilitating use of library resources and services designed to meet the teaching, learning, and research needs of the College community in a manner consistent with its mission and core values.

To fulfill this mission, Wellehan Library:

• Provides free, open access to recorded knowledge, information, and creative expression for education and recreation.
• Develops and maintains a balanced collection of physical materials and online resources to support and enrich the curricula.
• Engages in cooperative relationships with other libraries to expand access to resources that fulfill scholarly research as well as personal needs.
• Provides timely, comprehensive assistance using library resources and locating information.
• Collaborates with faculty to facilitate students’ development of information literacy skills.
• Provides comprehensive patron services while ensuring the confidentiality of patron transactions.
• Employs skilled, service-oriented staff members who affirm the mission of the Wellehan Library within the mission of the College.

Policies

Food & Beverages

When consuming food and beverages in the library, please do so carefully and respectfully.  Properly dispose of waste and promptly report spills to staff.

Phones

If you need to make or take a phone call in the library, please be respectful of other patrons and staff.  Phone conversations are prohibited in the Quiet Study Room.

Inclement Weather

On days when the College is closed due to inclement weather, the library will be closed as well. In the evenings and on weekends, the library may be closed if the weather is severe. In instances of inclement weather, it is best to call to verify if the library is open: 207-893-7725 or 1-800-343-5498 (option #4).

Collection Development

Principles and guidelines upon which decisions are made when adding or withdrawing materials from the library’s collection.

Gifts

Policy regarding the acceptance of gifts.

Computer Use

While Wellehan Library computers are intended primarily for the use of College faculty, staff and students, use will be granted to visitors who acknowledge and abide by the computer use policy.

Children in the Library

In order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to research and study, this policy provides guidelines regarding the presence of children in the library.