Starting with the spring term on January 7, 2019, all patrons will be required to swipe their ONE Cards to enter Sterne Library all the hours that the library is open. This includes the INTO entrance on the second level up the ramp.

At Lister Hill Library, access between the ground floor and the Library space on the first and second floors has been eliminated. Access the ground floor at street level and use the front elevator or stairwell in the lobby to access the Library on the first floor or plaza level.

Starting today, December 19, access between the ground floor of Lister Hill Library and the Library space on the first and second floors will be restricted as part of the ongoing effort to improve security. Access the ground floor at street level and use the front elevator or stairwell in the lobby to access the library on the first floor or plaza level.

Many libraries suspend ILL Borrowing and Document Delivery services during the holidays, making it difficult for us to fill UAB patrons’ requests.

Sterne Library will suspend ILL services for borrowing and document delivery between Saturday, December 15, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019.

See the full calendar of hours and closings for each library through July 2019:

UAB is implementing a building safety plan that will promote greater control over access to campus facilities and employ additional technologies to enhance security for faculty, staff and students. As a result, UAB Libraries (Lister Hill Library and Mervyn H. Sterne Library) will both transition to card access for UAB faculty, staff, and students, including HSF employees.

The 20th edition of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine has just been published by McGraw-Hill and is currently available through the UAB Libraries.

In order to better serve the student users and accommodate the high demand of the study room spaces at Lister Hill Library, changes will be made to the group and single study room reservation policy. The most prominent change will be beginning June 3, 2018, all rooms will be locked and students will have to report the HUB Service Desk to check out the room key.

Lister Hill Library

Lister Hill Library will be closed Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day, and on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

UAB Libraries now has a courier service to transport books and other library materials between Lister Hill Library, Lister Hill Library at University Hospital, Sterne Library, and the remote storage facility in the 801 Building. UAB students, staff, and faculty can select an item from our OneSearch PRIMO online catalog and have it delivered to the library location most convenient to them. Materials may be returned to Sterne, Lister Hill, or Lister Hill at University Hospital. Courier deliveries are usually completed within 2 days, Monday through Friday. The libraries’ OneSearch system will email the user when an item is ready for pick up. Remember to log in at the top right of the screen in OneSearch to see the request options.

In honor of National Library Week 2018, we will again observe Amnesty Days at UAB Libraries. Beginning Sunday, April 8th, and ending Saturday, April 14th, users can return overdue items and have their fines (up to $20 total) forgiven.