Email: ref@lamar.edu
Phone: 409-880-7264
Toll Free: 866-375-5565
Text: 409-209-9411
We will try to maintain normal library hours during construction. Any changes will be posted on the library's homepage as Today's Hours (link opens to new window). You can also check the link labeled Library Hours on this guide in the box labeled Need Help? Ask a Librarian.
One elevator will always be available, but access to some library elevators will be limited.
The Starbucks on the 1st floor remains open for the Fall 2024 semester. However, there are no longer any vending machines in the library.
As of October 2024, the parking lot directly behind the library is closed. The parking lot in front of the library (E-5) remains open.
The Tutoring Center has moved to Galloway Room 140. Check the Tutoring Center website (link opens to new window) for more information, including their contact information and how to make an appointment.
The Writing Center has moved to Maes Liberal Arts, Room 113. Check the Writing Center website (link opens to new window) for more information, including their contact information and how to make an appointment.
For the foreseeable future, the Mary & John Gray Library is not accepting most physical donations due to our ongoing Library Renovation.
However, if you have materials that specifically relate to Lamar University Archives or Special Collections that you would like to donate, please contact those departments via their information on the Library's Faculty/Staff Directory. (link opens to new window).
You can also donate money to support the Library via the Lamar University Foundation. (link opens to new window). In the Designation drop down menu, select Other and type Mary & John Gray Library in the box labeled Other Designation.
The Circulation Desk remains open on the 1st floor. Come here if you need help with locating a physical book. The library collections are being housed on the 3rd and 4th floors, which are not currently open to students. Also come here if you need to check out a table in the Whisper Zone or dry erase markers.
The 1st floor will continue to have printers and a limited number of computers and study tables for use. Due to construction noise, earbuds, headphones, or earplugs are strongly recommended.
The Whisper Zone is a quiet, communal study area on the 1st floor with 21 tables and dry erase boards. Tables can be checked out for 2 hour at a time; for every 30 minutes after that, there is a $1 charge. You can check out tables and dry erase markers at the Circulation Desk.
The IT Service Desk remains on the 1st floor of the library. You can come here for IT assistance as well as to borrow a laptop. Check the IT Help and Support website (link opens to new window) for their contact information.
The 2nd floor will continue to a limited number of study tables for use. Due to construction noise, earbuds, headphones, or earplugs are strongly recommended.
The 3rd & 4th floors are temporarily housing the library's physical collection. They are closed except to library workers. If you need help with a physical book, please go to the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor of the library.
The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th floors are all closed for the foreseeable future. These four floors are the start of a library wide renovation.