Example Script for Regular Semester Greeting

Hello! You have reached the reference desk of the Albin O. Kuhn Library at UMBC. The reference staff member you have called is either unavailable or the reference desk is closed. The hours for the reference department from January 5th 2009 through January 24th 2009 are as follows:
Monday through Friday the reference desk opens at 10 am and closes at 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday the reference desk is closed.
Exceptions to these hours are as follows: Monday, January 19th, the Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.

If you would like to leave a message press 1 or leave a message after the tone. To hear library hours or to reach other departments in the Library call 410/455-2232. For immediate updates and weather emergencies, call 410-455-2233

Example script for Emergency Closings

Hello! You have reached the reference desk of the Albin O. Kuhn Library at UMBC. The reference department will be closed today, Januray 29th 2006 because something horrible happened to us all! We shall resume reference services when our faces grow back. ttfn.