Storage Policies

The Library supports Olin’s project-based curriculum by offering small storage areas for works-in-progress. Anyone using storage must abide by all policies listed below. Failure to label or remove your storage at the proper time will result in your project being discarded. We don’t want that!

All items left in the Library after the semester ends may be discarded, regardless of whether the storage area is labeled with a student name.

WE WILL NOT EMAIL YOU INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE DISCARDING YOUR ITEMS

This policy has grown out of necessity: individual coordination is a burden on staff time, and waits for responses delay important Library projects.

Label: Full name, contact information, and pickup date (no later than the semester move-out date). Items with only partial information, such as a label with just a first name, may be discarded.
Remove items by the end of each semester. This enables us to clean these areas and maintain them for community use and ensures projects will not be forgotten.
Note: we consider all requests for time extensions and accommodations. Get in touch. Exceptions are not granted without requests.
Consolidate: Use only as much space as you need.
Use designated storage bins
Read all emails from the Library – this is our main way of community communication. We will not email you individually about storage, due to staff time constraints.

Mid-semester cleanouts: If storage spaces become too crowded, or projects have been noticeably untouched, we may request a mid-semester cleanout to organize, pare down, or remove your project as appropriate. We will make every effort to reach students using storage with as much notice as possible.