The Office of People's Counsel produces community resource guides for every county in Maryland.  If you are experiencing troubles with utility bill issues, these guides should be helpful to you. The annually updated resource guides offer information on utilities, energy assistance programs, energy efficiency programs, tax credit programs, telephone assistance programs, housing and mortgage assistance programs, and more.  

There will be a tent in Parking Lot 7 past the Walker parking garage on Walker Avenue. Patrons should pull up at their designated time, and a staff member will bring materials to the car.

 

To reserve materials for pick-up, please see these instructions.

 

Contact the circulation department if you have questions or issues at: 410-455-2354.

 

Eligible Patrons:
UMBC library card holders, USM and LNDL faculty, staff, and students.

Eligible Items:
Available library materials are requests you have placed via the Catalog, ILLiad, or the Digital Media Lab (DML) and you have received an email message that the materials are available for pick-up at UMBC.

 

Eligible items include:

• Items in the Stacks, Media Stacks, FOLIO, or Leisure Reading collections at UMBC
• Circulating Laptops - equipment availability and loan terms (UMBC patrons only)
• Circulating AV equipment from the Digital Media Lab (UMBC patrons only)
• Items on loan or belonging to another USM-AI library (based on availability)
• Requests placed via ILLiad, the InterLibrary Loan site (based on availability)

Remember, for each of these options, you must first receive an email informing you of their availability.

Pick-up Limits:

• Books on shelf at UMBC (up to 10 items)
• CDs & DVDs on shelf at UMBC (up to 10 items per format)
• AV equipment from the DML (based on availability)
• Items on loan (based on availability)
• Items owned by another library (based on availability)

Pick-up Appointment Hours:

• Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (weekend)
• Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (mornings)
• Mon/Wed 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (evenings)

Scheduling a Pick-up Appointment:

1. Place a request for the item(s) in the Catalog, via ILLiad or the DML reservation form
2. Wait for the “Hold Available” email message
3. Schedule a pick-up time (below)
4. Arrive at Parking Lot 7 across from the library on Walker Avenue during your appointment timeframe
5. Call us at 410-455-2354 when you arrive
6. Pop your trunk or roll down your back window for the staff to deliver your items to you.

Curbside Returns

Patrons may drop off materials on campus 24 hours without physical contact. Click here for a campus map with drop off locations. To avoid damage, please DO NOT put AV equipment or laptops in these bins or leave items outside of the library.

You may return fragile materials during the curbside pick-up service hours. A bin will be located near the loading dock. No appointment is required, but please call us when you arrive.

Call us during curbside pick-up hours to return AV equipment & laptops: 410-455-2354.

UMBC’s first virtual Fall Career & Internship Fair will be taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. The UMBC Career Center wants to make sure you are registered, prepared, and comfortable with this new format prior to the day of the fair so you can make the most of your time connecting with employers over live group chat and video.

WHY SHOULD YOU PRE-REGISTER?

The pre-registration process will give you the opportunity to complete your profile and upload your resume. Employers will be able to search candidates based on the information provided on this registration form prior to and during the fair.

Pre-registered students will have early access to view attending organizations and review their job opportunities starting TODAY!

WHAT WILL I NEED TO COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROFILE?

You will want to have a current resume to upload to your profile.

A virtual resume review appointment can be made with a Career Center staff member by clicking the “Schedule Appointment” button on your UMBCworks home page. Next, select a 30 or 60 minute full resume review, OR a 15-minute Express Appointment (available Monday-Friday, 2-4 p.m., and Tuesday, 5-7 p.m.). All appointments are held via Webex, either screen share/video or phone. You will then receive a calendar invitation to the Webex appointment with directions on how to connect prior to your appointment time.

You will also have the opportunity to upload a profile picture and provide the link for your LinkedIn Profile.

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO PREPARE FOR THE FAIR?

See the UMBC Career Center's Preparing for the Virtual Fall Career & Internship Fair webpage including recorded micro learning topics and a full training session on the virtual fair platform.

Accessible Archives provides access to collections of 18th and 19th century primary sources. Collections include 19th c. African American newspapers, World War I camp newspapers, American county histories, a Women's Suffrage collection, and much more. 

Access is available until Sept. 29.  Students, faculty, and staff are strongly encouraged to explore the collections and provide feedback. Please use the comments section below to tell us what you think.