Vending Machines
Light snacks and beverages.
Machines accept both cash and credit cards.
Vending Machine Locations:
Love Library South (Refunds available at the Love South ASKus desk.)
Adele Hall Learning Commons: Love North Level 1 (Refunds available at the Love South ASKus desk.)
Dinsdale Family Learning Commons: East campus (Refunds available at the Dinsdale ASKus desk.)
Relaxation & Mindfulness
Materials and environments that foster mindfulness practices, stress reduction, relaxation and mental well-being.
Study areas with natural light and/or plants
Open puzzle tables at Love & Dinsdale
Ongoing de-stress programming like Pawp-Ups
Popular Fiction, board game, video game collections
Resources available for a brain break:
- Relax with some crayons and coloring sheets, available freely at the ASKus desks in the Architecture and Music Libraries. Crayola also has hundreds of free coloring pages to print and enjoy.
- The Architecture Library offers Lego architecture sets. See what Legos says about mindfulness.
- Stream the great outdoors using a livestream such as Cornell Lab Bird Cams, Monterey Bay Aquarium Cams, or Smithsonian's Zoo Cams.
- Listen to a music playlist from NAXOS Music Library.
For additional resources at UNL, please visit Counseling and Psychological Services CAPS and Student Affair's Mental Health Resources.
Listening Stations
Viewing/Listening Stations
The University Libraries provides stations for the listening and viewing of CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, Audio Cassettes, and LPs. Some of our computers, not designated as part of our listening stations, also have existing CD/DVD drives.
Faculty, staff, and students also have the option to borrow the following equipment from the ASKus desk in the Adele Hall Learning Commons for use within or outside of the Libraries.
- external CD/DVD drives
- Blu-Ray players
- portable cassette players
Audio Editing/Digitizing Station
Located in the Love LINK, Computers area, the audio editing/digitizing station includes:
- a record turntable
- CD player
- Audio Cassette tape deck
You can request use of the audio editing/digitizing station at the ASKus desk in the Adele Hall Learning Commons.
To avoid disrupting others, headphones should be used at all times while using the stations. Headphones are available for checkout at the ASKus desk in the Adele Learning Commons.
Locker Rentals
Lockers are available to UNL students, faculty and staff with a valid NCard.
- Locations, access and fees:
- Love Library South, first floor stacks
- full-size lockers: $15 per semester
- half-size lockers: $7.50 per semester
- A required combination lock is provided at no additional cost
- Dinsdale Learning Commons, first floor (East campus)
- Free 4-hour checkout for anyone with a valid NCard
- A key is available at the Dinsdale ASKus desk
- Love Library South, first floor stacks
- Food and drink cannot be stored in the lockers.
- Library materials must be checked out before you keep them in a locker.
- The library is not responsible for personal belongings left in the locker.
- Library personnel may check the lockers periodically.
- Rent lockers at the ASKus desks located in:
- Love Library South, lobby
- Dinsdale Family Learning Commons, first floor (East campus)
Delivery Request Pickup
The Libraries Delivery Request service helps remove the barriers to accessing the materials you need.
Step 2
Our staff will pull the item from the shelf, and deliver it to the location you specified.
Step 3
When you are notified your item is ready, go to your delivery location to check out your materials.
Individuals unable to pick up the item themselves can designate someone to pick up their items.
