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Library Renovations

This guide will host updates related to the Library's renovation.

Library Services Available: 2025

Renovation Status: General Services (Open)

Account Help

Students & faculty continue to have Library Accounts and Interlibrary Loan Accounts and the ability to use their LEA username and password to access databases and e-journals. For more information, including who to contact with issues for any of the accounts, please see our Account Information webpage (link opens to new window).

Physical & Electronic Materials

Students & faculty can continue to borrow physical materials. You can place holds using your MyLibrary Account (link opens to new window). Then, you can pick up the book at the Library Service Deck in the Old Student Health Center. If you have any difficulties or questions, contact the Circulation Desk at (409) 880-7257. 

All electronic books and databases will also remain available both on and off campus for students & faculty with their LEA username and password.

Interlibrary Loan

Students & faculty can continue to borrow materials from other libraries that are unavailable at Mary & John Gray Library via Interlibrary Loan. Please see our Interlibrary Loan webpage (link opens to new window) for further information.

Research Support

Students & faculty can continue to receive research support from our librarians. Please contact us via the information provided in the box labeled Need Help? Ask a Librarian on this guide or on the Library homepage (link opens to new window) in the section labeled Ask A Librarian.

Archives & Special Collections

Archives & Special Collections are located in the Biology building. The Library's microfiche machine has also been moved there.

Renovation Status: Instruction Services (Open)

Instructional Sessions

While the old library classrooms will be closed for the first stage of renovation, instructional services are still available.

We have several instruction options available for courses upon request, as listed below:

  • Face-to-face sessions in a computer lab on campus or in instructor's classroom
  • Synchronous, virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams or Blackboard
  • Asynchronous, virtual sessions delivered via Blackboard course via videos and/or interactive tutorials
  • Hybrid sessions, combining a virtual librarian with a library staff member in a computer lab on campus

Submit instruction requests via our library instruction request form (link opens to new window). See more about our instructional program on our information literacy research guide (link opens to new window).

Course Reserves & E-Reserves

Faculty can still request physical materials (Course Reserves) and/or electronic materials (E-Reserves) on reserve for students to access. Submit reserve requests via our Faculty Reserve Request form (link opens to new window). See more about course reserves on our course reserves webpage (link opens to new window).