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Mugar open 24 hours for finals, with overnight shuttle for students

May 3rd, 2023

in Mugar Memorial Library, Pickering Educational Resources Library, Science and Engineering Library

Mugar Memorial Library will be open 24 hours per day beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, through 11 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023.

The BU Libraries will provide a late-night campus shuttle for students between midnight – 6 a.m. beginning at 12 a.m. May 4.  The shuttle will depart from Mugar Memorial Library every 30 minutes and follow this route:

1. Mugar Library – 771 Commonwealth Ave.
2. StuVi 1 – 10 Buick Street
3. StuVi 2 – 33 Harry Agganis Way
4. Rich Hall – 277 Babcock Street
5. 1019 Comm Ave.
6. South Campus – Park Dr. & Beacon St.
7. Fenway Campus – 255 Brookline Ave.
8. Danielsen Hall – 512 Beacon St.
9. Myles Standish & Kilachand Hall – Bay State Road & Raleigh St.
10. The Towers – Bay State Road & Silber Way
11. Warren Towers- Commonwealth Ave. & Granby St.
12. [begin again at Mugar Library]

Students must show a BU ID to use the shuttle.

The Science & Engineering Library is also holding extended hours during exams. The Science & Engineering Library at 38 Cummington Mall will be open 9 a.m. – 9 p.m on Monday, May 1 through Thursday, May 4 and again on Monday, May 8 through Thursday, May 11. The Library will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday May, 5 and Friday, May 12. It is closed on weekends. 

BU Libraries other branches will operate on their regular hours during finals.