Check out the Cameron Library

Cameron University's Eugene D. McMahon Library has undergone several changes in the past few years, with the University renovating, changing and upgrading the library.

Junior Business Administration major D’nae Turner has worked at the CU library for about two years and said she does several different things as the circulation desk assistant.

“I check out items for students, help them find books, reshelve,” she said.

Turner also said that she wishes that more people knew about what the CU library offers.

“They (the students) have access to check out cameras and digital equipment,” she said. “I feel like they’ve made some pretty good additions, like the coffee shop. I feel like not enough people utilize the library’s resources.

Circulation Supervisor and Cameron alumnus Brandon Barnes said he has worked at the library for a couple of years.

face-to-face than the other jobs I’ve had.”

Additionally, Barnes said there are a few things he wished people realized about the CU library.

“We do have plenty of resources, not just the databases,” he said. “We did recently rearrange the stacks upstairs, but there is tens of thousands of books said. “Then, you just let us know and show us, then you can check it out from the library for two hours. There are similar restrictions on stuff like headphones and calculators and stuff.”

Barnes said the library is a great place to study and that he hopes more people will come and take advantage of the resources it offers for Cameron students.

“We often have a lot of people around midterms and finals,” he said. “Be sure to make some time to get what you need. It’s first come, first served for a lot of that stuff. But, we have a lot of places to study.”

Students can make reservations for rooms and study carrels in advance, but you are not supposed to reserve the same space day after day out of respect for other

The CU library also has tutors who generally come in for a couple of hours around 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Students can go in and ask the tutors questions they have.

The library is open from 7:30 to 12 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 10 p.m. on

For more information about the library and its resources, email the librarians at ask@ cameron.libanswers.com, call the circulation desk at (580) 581-2956 or call the reference librarian at