Effective Monday September 24, the northeast stairwell in the library (nearest the service/freight elevator) will become an emergency exit only.
Library users can still access floors 2-4 through the southeast stairwell or the inner stairwell near the center of the library, as well as the internal library elevator on the west end.
Any library users attempting to leave the library through the northeast stairwell will trigger a brief but loud alarm that will be recorded in Central Security. More importantly, users pushing through the alarmed door will not be able to get back into the library because the door will lock behind them.
Any questions about this change should be directed to Paula Seeger (seege030@umn.edu), Circulation Librarian.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation with this change.
