This year they will be in operation from Sept. 7 to Dec. 16, and from Jan. 17 to May 4. More information on the Virtual Information Desk is available here. You can also fill out a form and leave it at the Reference Desk. A librarian will get back to you as soon as possible. The Virtual Information Desk is actually based at Mansfield University.
Librarians work the night shift and are available to answer questions via e-mail or telephone.
This is not meant to replace your local library Information Desk. You can also reach the desk by calling 738-2641. The Virtual Information Desk is for those times when we are not available. Around Halloween 2000, the Butler Eagle published a story about a pair of ghostly eyes watching librarians through the stacks as they replaced books. This phenomenon was supposed to relate to a librarian who passed away in a nearby nursing home and the incidents lasted for about a year.