General Policies
All library patrons are expected to follow Pace University’s Guiding Principles of Conduct, which is published in the Student Handbook.
Food and Beverages
Food and beverages are permitted in the Law Library. Please clean up after yourself and put food garbage in the receptacles outside the entrance to the library. Smoking is not permitted within the Library.
Animals
Service dogs are, of course, permitted in the Law Library. All other pets are prohibited.
Charging Stations
The Law Library has two charging stations. A charging locker is located on the second floor of Gerber Glass and a non-lockable charging station is on the third floor of Gerber Glass. The Circulation Desk also has common charging cables available for check out.
- Pace Law Library assumes no liability for lost/stolen/damaged devices left in any charging station.
- You are responsible for remembering your lock code.
- Lockers are only for use by affiliates of Haub Law.
- Lockers may only be used to store electronic devices while they are charging. Lockers will not lock if a device is not plugged in and other items in the locker may be removed by Library staff.
- We reserve the right to remove devices that have been in the lockers for more than 8 hours.
- Bring any issues or questions concerning the charging lockers to the attention of a Library staff member, or email reference@law.pace.edu. For any issues after the Library has closed, please contact security.
Fire Drills
Fire drills are held regularly. When the fire alarm sounds, all Library patrons are to leave the building immediately through the nearest emergency exit. Do not use the elevators. Fire exits are in the northwest corner of stack levels 1 through 5, and in the southeast corner of stack levels 1 and 5. The fire exits on levels 1 and 3 also provide emergency egress from the Lower and Main Reading Rooms, respectively. All fire exits are connected to the Law Library security alarm system and are to be used only in an emergency or during a fire drill.
Lost and Found
Personal items found in the Library will be sent to the campus Security Office, located on the first floor of Preston Hall. The Law Library is not responsible for the personal belongings of its patrons. We urge all Library users to take care to always keep items of value with them.
Misuse of Library Materials
The unavailability of Library materials is frustrating to all Library users. Therefore, please take a few seconds to make sure that you are correctly reshelving books that you have used. If you do not know where to reshelve a book, please return it to the Circulation Desk. Please do not hold on to books without checking them out first. Do not remove any non-circulating books from the library. Do not steal or cut pages from a book. Those who damage Library materials will be billed for the actual cost of replacement.
Security
The campus Security Office is located on the first floor of Preston Hall and may be reached by telephone at (914) 422-4111. There is a telephone at the Library entrance that can be used to contact Security. Security should be contacted in the event of any emergency.
Services for Persons with Disabilities
Parking: Handicapped spaces are available in several areas on campus. The closest spaces to the Library are in front of the Glass Building on the ground floor, in front of Preston Hall, and behind the Dannat Hall dorm.
Building Access: An automatic door on the ground level of the Glass Building enables wheelchair entry. An elevator from that point goes up to the building's lobby and all floors of the Glass Building, including the Library stacks located on the first floor. There is an automatic door from the lobby into the Library, and an additional automatic door aids access to the main floor (stack level 3). An interior elevator within the Library provides wheelchair access to all five stack levels.
Library Accommodations: Students with disabilities should direct their requests for accommodations to the Pace University Student Accessibility Services (914) 773-3710. Once proper documentation has been submitted, a Disability Coordinator will decide what accommodations will be made. The Library will provide the accommodations specified by the Coordinator for Disabled Students.
Subject to staffing constraints, a member of the Circulation Department will assist in retrieving Library materials for patrons with disabilities. Restrooms equipped for wheelchair access are located on the main floor (stack level 3).
Talking and Cell Phone Use
The Law Library is a place for quiet study, so please keep talking to as low a voice as possible. Please take all phone calls in the lobby outside of the Library entrance.