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Lilly Library CLOSED for Renovation

Lilly Library will be CLOSED for renovation until summer 2026. Lilly Library staff and limited services are available at Bishop's House.

Status of ongoing updates to the Library Catalog

The library is making iterative corrections to how data is displayed in the Books & Media Catalog.

Access Services

Staff Person		Ask me about
	Nathaniel Brown Manager, Lilly Library Access & Delivery Services (919) 660-5991 nathaniel.brown@duke.edu	Student employment Circulation policies Requesting materials from other libraries
	Lauren Crowell Fines Coordinator, Access Services, and Facilities Liaison (919) 660-5921 lauren.crowell@duke.edu	Library fines and policies Support for Access Services Requesting material from other libraries
	David Felton Lilly Media and Reserves Coordinator 919-660-5954 david.felton@duke.edu	Placing books and films on Course Reserves Creating streaming video reserves Processing new films
	Carol Terry Communications & Social Media, Collection Services (919) 660-5993 carol.terry@duke.edu	Keeping up with East Campus Libraries news and events Student engagement with East Campus Libraries Serving on the First-Year Library Advisory Board

Research Support

Staff Person		Ask me about
	Kelley Lawton Head, East Campus Libraries (919) 660-5990 kelley.lawton@duke.edu	Researching U.S. History Recommending new books and Graphic Novels Searching online reference collections Meeting your Residence Hall Librarian
	Danette Pachtner Librarian for Cinematic Arts, Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, and Theater Studies (919) 660-5886 danettep@duke.edu	Purchasing films for the collection Requesting films for courses Researching topics in my subject areas
	Lee Sorensen Librarian for Visual Studies and Dance (919) 660-5994 lslilly@duke.edu	Selecting the best sources for visual images including art, photography, material culture and museology Using the scanners for images Finding dance resources
	Greta Boers Librarian for Classical Studies and the Duke Linguistics Program (919) 660-5864 greta.boers@duke.edu	Researching Classical Studies Researching Linguistics Support for First-Year Students as a Residence Hall Librarian
	Ira King First-Year Experience Librarian, Librarian for Disability Studies (919) 660-9465 ira.king@duke.edu	Using and finding resources in support of research Researching Disability Studies Serving on the First-Year Library Advisory Board
	Carson Holloway Librarian for History of Science & Technology, Military History, British & Irish Studies, General World History (919) 660-5997 carson.holloway@duke.edu	Using Web of Science Discovering local Durham history Citing with Endnote or Zotero
	Arianne Hartsell-Gundy Head, Humanities and Sciences and Librarian for Literature (919) 660-5881 arianne.hartsell.gundy@duke.edu	Resources for Humanities and Literature research Suggestions for the New and Noteworthy and the Overdrive collections Support for First-Year Students as a Residence Hall Librarian