Category Archives: Borrowing

Borrowing, News and Announcements

It’s a Breeze! Contactless Pickup to Olin Now Available.

With Olin Library’s first floor renovations taking shape, we’re excited to introduce a new contactless pickup location. When requesting items from the catalog you can now choose to have them delivered to “Contactless Pickup – Olin Library”.

 How Does it Work? 

Once your item has been brought to Olin, it will be placed on the Contactless Pickup shelves on Olin’s first floor.  The Contactless Pickup shelves are located on the south wall just past the Walk-In Reference room.  


(View from the Information Desk)

When the item is ready, you’ll receive an email saying that you can pick it up off the shelves. Items are bound with a slip of paper that has your name on it for easy identification. 

Your orders are already checked out in your name, so it’s grab and go!    

Have questions about the process?  Stop by the Information Desk!  


(The contactless pickup shelves)

Borrowing, Buildings and Facilities, News and Announcements, Reference and Research Help

Olin Library Services During Winter Construction

The Arts Quad is covered in fresh snow for the first week of classes.

Olin Library will be closed to the public from December 18 to January 12 as construction on the basement and first floor begins. Although the building will be closed, many library services are still available during this time. You’ll find our updated hours here.

Borrowing and delivery services will be available in Uris Library near the McGraw Tower entrance, and research help will be offered remotely by chat, email, phone, and Zoom.

All campus libraries will be closed for the campus winter break from December 23 through January 1.  We are closed, but our chat partners are not.

Library services will resume on January 2, and we anticipate returning to regular building hours on January 13.

For regular updates on the Olin renovation project, please follow the Cornell University Library’s Space Projects blog.