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 Library Hours | Phone Numbers | Library Staff

  • Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Request Form
    • Local patrons: Use this form to request interlibrary loan of materials not owned by Phillips Library.
    • Distance patrons: Use this form to request delivery of library materials from Phillips Library, as well as material available from other libraries via interlibrary loan.
  • DVD/Video Request Form for Faculty
    Use this form to request VHS and DVD materials for classroom use.
  • Feedback Form
    Send us your comments about Phillips Library services.
  • Ask a Librarian
    Live chat instant message with a Phillips Library reference librarian.
  • Text a Librarian: 630-708-6135
    Text message a Phillips Library reference librarian. Standard rates apply. Check your wireless plan.
  • libref@aurora.edu
    Send an email message to a Phillips Library reference librarian.
  • Library Access Information
    Consult this chart for information on accessing licensed materials from on and off campus.

The Phillips Library provides library materials and services to support the academic programs and instructional needs of Aurora University. It houses a collection of more than 99,000 books and 7,000 multimedia materials, as well as 210 current periodical subscriptions. Electronic resources include an online catalog networked with 76 academic and research libraries in the state and more than 80 indexes and online databases. Through our electronic indexes and databases, books are also available from libraries across the nation and worldwide to currently enrolled students, and current faculty and staff.

Phillips Library is open 102 hours a week, seven days a week when classes are in session, and offers a variety of services to the campus community:

  • Circulation of books, multimedia materials and curriculum materials
  • Reference books and indexes
  • Instruction in the use of information resources and research assistance for individuals, small groups and classes
  • Interlibrary loan of books and periodical articles from other libraries through membership in a series of networks: CARLI, SILC, I-SHARE, OCLC, LIBRAS and the DuPage Library System
  • Audiovisual and instructional materials, listening and viewing facilities for course-related assignments
  • Small-group study areas

The Library Code of Conduct is available to download as a pdf file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Library hours are based on the University's Academic Calendar.

Spring Semester Hours 2012
January 9-12, Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 12:00am
January 13, Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
January 14, Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
January 15, Sunday, MLK weekend 1:00pm-9:00pm
January 16, Monday, Martin Luther King Day Closed

January 17 - May 4, 2012
Monday - Thursday 8:00am-2:00am
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm-2:00am
Spring Semester Holidays and Break
Spring Break:
March 3, 4 and 10, Saturdays & Sunday Closed
March 5 - 9, Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00am
Easter Holiday:
April 5, Thursday 8:00am-10:00pm
April 6-8, Friday - Sunday Closed

Extended Hours:
April 27, Friday 8:00am-9:00pm
April 28, Saturday 9:00am-9:00pm
End of Semester:
May 5, Saturday Closed
Reference Help
Please Note: Reference Help is not available after 9:00 p.m. Sunday or 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

General Information
630-844-5437
Reference Questions
630-844-7534 (phone)
630-708-6135 (text)   
Interlibrary Loan
630-844-5439
Circulation Desk
630-844-7583
Fax
630-844-3848
The Jenks Collection
630-844-5445