Beginning on Monday, August 20, 2018, the first day of the fall semester on the Springfield campus of Missouri State University, the lobby of Duane G. Meyer Library — newly renovated last January with great furniture and more power outlets — will remain open continuously.

To enter the building between midnight and 7:00 a.m. most days, users will need to swipe their BearPass card. Although occasionally the lobby will need to be closed for special events and for other reasons, in essence it will be open all the time.