Hello everyone

A summary of the status of the physical spaces for the Library as at this point in time today, subject to possible changes –

Macmilllan Brown – open

Education – open

EPS – retreivals for restricted times and by restricted numbers of staff as from today, 5th April. 3 day loans and items from the pick list were retreived today and are being processed as I type this message. Work is contiuing on setting up a temporary space for EPS Library in the Engineering Common Room, slow progress at this point in time.

Law – remains closed (original estimate 6-8 weeks no dates available as yet), no retreivals

Central – access granted to Level 3 for packing up, very restricted access to Level 2. Working with Hawkins and the Project Office people today on getting staff areas packed up, awaiting confirmation which areas they want cleared first. This has been confirmed this evening as the Liaison and Interloan team areas. An induction will be held tomorrow for these staff, and the area will need to be cleared to allow the cracks to be injected. Joan and her team have started clearing and packing the Level 3 resources, they are waiting on cartons to come through from Crown (which should have eventuated this afternoon), and the mouldy items are being disposed of into a skip, I have asked that the skip area be fenced off. Some items were found from the requests list, and those items will be processed through to the people that sent in the requests. No retreivals from Levels 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 until the stairwells are accessible again and this could be sometime.

Curfew has been lifted – both libraries will operate 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9-5 pm Sat and 10 – 9 p.m. on Sunday as from 11th April.

The Liaison Librarians have a work space in the Wairarapa building and if I get a PC I will also be based there from tomorrow.

Please check with me if you require access into any of the Library physical spaces, apart from the two fully functioning libraries, the other areas are construction zones and only those inducted into the hazards are allowed to enter. I would prefer to keep access minimal as it is difficult to work where there are falling and tripping hazards.

A huge thank you to all those staff who volunteered to work in the Central Library doing the packing up, retreiving from EPS Library and those undertaking desk shifts, off-desk activities and working from home so that the libraries that are open can function “as per normal”. Those of you who have carried out PSRT duties have done a wonderful job and also deserve a huge thank you.