Dimond Library is piloting extended hours for the remainder of spring semester in response to student demand. Beginning Monday, March 20, the library will be open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday.

Access to the main floor (Level 3) will be limited from midnight to 2 a.m. and all service desks will be closed. A UNH ID must be presented at the door after midnight. Patrons will have access to all study areas on the main floor, except the Addison Room.

This isn’t the first time Library staff responded to student needs. During the 2004 spring semester, the UNH Library, along with 203 other college, university and special libraries, participated in a survey that was designed to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users’ opinions of service quality. More than 1,445 members of the UNH community participated and more than a third requested longer hours. The library’s first step was to open three hours earlier on Sundays, at 10 a.m. instead of 1 p.m.

“This is a pilot program, and we will track usage over the next eight weeks,” said Claudia Morner, dean of the university library, “but we are committed to meeting the needs of our students and will continue the extended hours if the students come.”