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Show The library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. It is closed Sundays and holidays. Museums—The Zoological Collection, a collection of vertebrate animals mostly from the Intermountain Region, is housed in the Department of Biology. Preserved amphibians and reptiles, as well as standard study skins of birds and mammals, form the nucleus of what is intended to become a survey collection of the vertebrates of the western United States. Several cases of mounted specimens and a synoptic survey of insects and other invertebrates are also available for study. The Weber State College Herbarium is housed in the Life Science Division. The herbarium is representative of the plants of Weber County and is being rapidly expanded to cover the flora of Utah and adjacent states. It also contains 500 sheets of South Pacific plants and several hundred plants from the Eastern States. The herbarium is open to Weber State College students and to others whose training enables them to profit by its use. The Geological Museum is located in the Department of Geology. The several collections of minerals, ores, rocks, and fossils add interest to geology classes. More than 150 species of fossils illustrate the development of life during geologic times. Part of the several hundred specimens are arranged according to Dana, and others are from important or interesting localities. The rock collections, consisting of more than 300 specimens, are arranged to show rock types and localities. College Bookstore—The College Bookstore, located on the ground floor of the Union Building, is the source for all college text books and supplies. The bookstore will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily Monday through Friday. The evening hours will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday of each week. During the first two weeks of the quarter the bookstore is open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Stores Department and Visual Aids—The Stores Department is located in the Stores Building on the upper campus. Service pertaining to visual aids not available in the several divisions is provided through the Stores Department. Campus Parking—Parking is available on or near the campus for faculty members and students. Faculty and students using campus parking facilities are required to pay a nominal fee, to register their vehicles with the college and appropriately display an official seal on the windshield of the vehicle. Detailed campus traffic regulations are distributed at the time of the college registration. 64 1 Education Field Trip Experience Teacher Training Experience |