Fraser Library offers extensive services to Geneseo students
While the Milne Library is under construction until 2024, the SUNY Geneseo campus library is housed in Fraser Hall. Although the Fraser Library spent a year in transition, it is now fully operation and offers all of the services that were offered in the Milne Library despite its less obvious location.
According to the Fraser Library website, the library is open 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Fridays, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Via the Fraser Hall Library Website, students can access a variety of services, including the Education and Teacher Education Resource Center (TERC), history, arts, and science databases, as well as physical textbooks and encyclopedias pertaining to all majors. The library also houses the Writing Learning Center, where students can ask questions about any kind of writing assignment they need help with. Student tutors as well as library staff and librarians will be available to give advice on writing and research, as well as proof-read essays and assignments.
Library faculty and research librarians are also available to assist students in research. They can help students find information on the databases offered by the college, as well as any physical sources contained in the library’s extensive research collections. If a student is looking for a book or text that the Fraser Library does not have, students may request the texts be delivered via interlibrary loan or the Information Delivery Service.
The library’s motto is, “To provide access to information, expert support for scholarship, and a diverse and inclusive environment where patrons come to study, share ideas, and learn,” and while the library is not as large as the Milne Library, students are able to access all of the same services and are encouraged to utilize the new library as often as they have utilized the Milne Library.
According to the Geneseo website, the construction of the Milne Library is expected to be finished during the 2024-25 academic year. Until then, students are encouraged to use the Fraser Library to research, study, and relax. Information and upcoming events in the library can be found on the Geneseo library website or on the Fraser Library’s social media, @milne.geneseo.