Weather Emergency Plans

The following table lists the Library’s intended plans for weather and other emergencies. Please note that no Library staff are designated as Essential, and in the event of a closure, all staff must stay home.

Please note that public opening of the Library will be delayed 15 minutes to allow staff to prepare upon arrival (e.g., if the University opens at 10:00 AM, the Library will open at 10:15 AM).

Please ensure that you are also familiar with the following:

Category	Description	University	Firestone	Branches	693 Alexander	ReCAP	University Notice Timing	PUL Notice Timing

Category	Description	University	Firestone	Branches	693 Alexander	ReCAP	University Notice Timing	PUL Notice Timing
Category 1	Difficult/unsafe to traverse campus	Closed to non-essential staff with classes canceled	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Notice by 6am	Notice by 6:15am
Category 2	Campus is walkable but surrounding roads are hazardous	Closed to non-essential staff with classes held as scheduled	Open - with student workers, and limited services Special Collections Firestone Closed Cotsen Children’s Library Closed	Open - with student workers and limited services Special Collections Mudd Closed	Closed	Closed	Notice by 6am	Notice by 6:15am
Category 3	Roads are passable but with some snow/ice	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Typically no notice	Notice by 6:15am
Category 3A (Delayed Classes)	Roads are hazardous, but predicted to be passable later in the day	Delayed Opening for non-essential staff with classes delayed	Delayed open for staff. DPS staff open at typically scheduled time	Delayed Open	Delayed Open	Delayed Open	Notice by 6am	Notice by 6:15am
Category 3B (Delayed Opening)	Roads are hazardous, but predicted to be passable later in the day	Delayed Opening for non-essential staff with classes held as scheduled	Delayed opening for staff. DPS staff open at typically scheduled time	Delayed Open. Branches with Registrar classrooms are opened with student workers (EAL, Lewis, Mendel, and Marquand (2025))	Delayed Open	Delayed Open	Notice by 6am	Notice by 6:15am
Early Closures	Inclement weather forecasted for future time, but conditions change quickly	University may make a decision to close and will announce a particular time	Follow direction from University	Follow direction from University	Follow direction from University	Follow direction from University	Tiger Alert and TigerSafe app will provide up to date info	Will issue notice
Severe Weather Watches	Forecasted at a particular time	EH&S will watch weather and Emergency Weather Group will make a decision on sending staff home	Come into work as scheduled - monitor university announcements (Tiger Alert, Email, TigerSafe App)	Come into work as scheduled - monitor university announcements (Tiger Alert, Email, TigerSafe App)	Come into work as scheduled - monitor university announcements (Tiger Alert, Email, TigerSafe App)	Come into work as scheduled - monitor university announcements (Tiger Alert, Email, TigerSafe App)	Tiger Alert and TigerSafe app will provide up to date info	Will issue notice in the event of a closure
Severe Weather Warnings/Natural Disasters	Follow University announcements. Prepare for personal safety, know the EAPs, where they are posted, and plan.