The library’s summer session hours are in effect from May 22 – August 11:
Sunday
1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hours are subject to change on holidays, holiday weekends and when classes are not being held. The Deloitte Cafe/Einstein’s has closed for the summer. For more information about the library and help desk hours please view our online hours calendar.
Thursday, May 11 (last day of exams)
close at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 12 – Sunday, May 21
Monday – Thursday:
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m
Friday:
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 12)
Saturday & Sunday:
CLOSED
Please note that the Deloitte Café/Einstein’s closes for the summer at at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11.
Library hours will change again on Monday, May 22. For more information about summer hours at the library and help desk please view the online hours calendar.
What would we do without our student assistants? They are here when we open the doors at 7:30 a.m. and close at 2:00 a.m. During exams we leave the overnight operation of the library in their trusted hands. We rely on them to help library users, wrestle with temperamental equipment, shelve and retrieve books (over and over and over again), facilitate Interlibrary Loan requests, and assist with the processing of every book and DVD we purchase. There’s so much more we could list, but suffice it to say that the library could not run without them.
It is a Bentley Library tradition to show appreciation to our graduates with a book or film dedication. Each student is invited to select an item that is meaningful to them, which is then affixed with a special bookplate in their name. This year, dedications have been made on behalf of these Class of 2017 graduates:
A display of their selections will be available in the Popular Reading area. You can also view the photo album on Facebook and our Student Employee Dedications Pinterest board.
Congratulations and best wishes to our seniors, and thank you to all of our student employees for your hard work and commitment to the library.
Check out the new books, DVDs and audiobooks that were added to the shelves in April! Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the new arrivals by subject or format. When you see something you want, click the “Request” button to place a hold on it.
Interested in downloading or streaming ebooks and digital audiobooks? You can use the OverDrive app to download books to your computer or mobile device, or read/listen to books online in your browser via the library’s OverDrive site. For help using OverDrive, view their Getting Started page or visit the Reference Desk for personal assistance.
The staff of the Bentley Library invite you to three Reading Day stress relief activities on Wednesday, May 3rd. Please drop in to as many as you can throughout the day!
Coffee, tea and snacks will be available from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (or until supplies last) in the atrium in front of the art gallery. Take some time to refresh and refuel!
Take a break from studying to make-your-own final exams flair! The library has just purchased two button making machines and we are unveiling them for a little stress-relief session on Reading Day. We’ll have pre-made templates, magazines, and coloring books on-hand, or you can put Sharpie to paper and design your own.
We are happy to host another therapy dog stress-relief session at the library. Stop in to the art gallery to “Take a Paws” with two lovable Bernese Mountain Dogs, Kodiak and Echo.
The library’s 24-hour access for final exams begins at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 (the day before Reading Day) and ends at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 (the last day of exams), with one small weekend exception.* The library will close at 9:00 p.m. Saturday night and reopen at 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning, because everyone should take a little break from studying!
Tuesday, May 2 – Saturday, May 6:
24 hour access
Open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 and remain open until
9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6
*Saturday, May 6:
close at 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 7 – Thursday, May 11:
24 hour access
Open at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 7 and remain open until
6:00 p.m. on Thursday. May 11
What to expect during the extended hours:
For more information about the library, café or help desk hours please view our full hours calendar online. Good luck with your final exams, papers and presentations. Have a wonderful summer break!
Please note the changes to our hours for the Easter and Patriots’ Day holidays:
Saturday, April 15
[no changes]
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 16
[open late, close early]
1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Monday, April 17
[open late]
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
For more information about library, café or help desk hours, please view the online hours calendar.
Have a great long weekend!
Now on view in the RSM Art Gallery is an exposition of photographs by Bentley University student Malakhai Pearson titled My Brother’s Black Body.
An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Monday, April 10 at 4:00 p.m. in the gallery. Guests will have the opportunity to hear Malakhai speak about his photographs. Rev. Emmett Price and Professor Kiana Pierre-Louis will offer additional remarks reflecting on the artist’s work.
My Brother’s Black Body
“The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, of confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from ghosts and girded me against the sheer terror of disembodiment.”
— Ta Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me
The images in this exhibition are a celebration of the life and body of the young black male in America today and serve as a meditation on the public depiction of the black body. For me, these images are also a reflection of how I view my own blackness, touching on issues of masculinity and self-love.
My Brother’s Black Body was originally funded by and curated for the Boston College Libraries in collaboration with the Boston College Women’s Center as a part of Love Your Body Week in the fall of 2016.
Peace & blessings,
Malakhai Pearson, Bentley University ‘17
The library is very pleased to host this exhibit, which is co-sponsored by the Valente Center, the Office for Diversity & Inclusion, the Multicultural Center, and the Dean of Arts & Sciences. The exhibit will be on view until Friday, April 21.
