Reading Week 2017: which Concordia services are available?

No classes or other instructional activities will occur at Concordia during Reading Week, which takes place Monday, February 20 to Friday, February 24.

Concordia Library

Concordia Library sites will be open with regular operating hours, EXCEPT:

• Between 11 p.m. on February 19  and 9 a.m. on Feb. 22: Webster Library will be closed for renovations
• February 24 (President’s Holiday): Webster Library and Vanier Library  will be open for study only, and Grey Nuns Reading Room will close at 6 p.m.

The Hall Building

There will be a complete closure of the Hall Building on February 24 from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. the following day. A progressive exit from the building will begin at 9 p.m. and the elevators will be out of service at that time.
 

The Birks Student Service Centre is closed February 24

The Birks Student Service Centre will be open Monday, February 20 to Thursday, February 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be closed on Friday, February 24.

The Welcome Centre is open February 24

The Welcome Centre will remain open on Friday, February 24. Recruiters will be running an application clinic Monday, February 20 to Wednesday, March 1 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be available to respond to visitors’ questions. Visitors should go to the Bishop’s street entrance, LB-187.

Concordia President’s Holiday: February 24

The university is observing a holiday schedule on Friday, February 24, which is Concordia’s President’s Holiday.

Only staff, faculty and graduate students with appropriate Concordia-issued identification will have access to offices, studios and laboratories; undergraduate students needing access will require a letter from their respective departments.

February 24 closures

• Le Gym (Sir George Williams Campus)
• Centre de la Petite Enfance Les P’tits Profs (Loyola Campus)
• Campus Retail Stores (both campuses)
• Heath Services (both campuses)
• Shuttle Bus

Other relevant information

Campus Retail Stores

All campus retail stores will be closed on Friday, February 24.

Health Services

Sir George Williams and Loyola campuses: open Monday, February 20 to Thursday, February 23 with regular operating hours.

Athletic Facilities

The Loyola Campus gymnasium, Stinger Dome and Ed Meagher Arena will remain open with regular operating hours for the duration of Reading Week.

Le Gym on Sir George Williams Campus will operate with regular hours from Monday, February 20 to Thursday, February 23 and will be closed on Friday, February 24.

Food and Beverage Services

Food Service operations will be closed February 24 with the exception of the Grey Nuns and Buzz Dining Halls.

In the LB Café, Tim Horton’s will be open Monday, February 20 to Thursday, February 23 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed from February 24 to 26.

In the SP Café, Tim Horton’s will be open February 20 to 23 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed from February 24 to 26. The Market will be open February 20 to 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed from February 24 to 26.

All other Food Service locations will be closed during Reading Week.

Daycares

• CPE Les P’tits Profs on Loyola Campus will remain open from Monday, February 20 to Thursday, February 23 and will close on Friday, February 24.
• CPE Concordia on Sir George Williams Campus will remain open all week, including February 24.

Parking

• All parking sites will remain open for the duration of Reading Week.



Shuttle bus

• The shuttle bus will be on a reduced schedule from Monday, February 20, to Thursday, February 23. There will be no shuttle service on Friday, February 24.


Tunnel access

• Tunnels on the Sir George Williams Campus will be closed from 11 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, until 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 25.




Going away during Reading Week? Visit Concordia’s travel safety webpage.