Interlibrary Loan Temporary Downtime

Our vendor will be performing an upgrade to our ILLiad hosted server scheduled between 2-4pm today, September 12, 2016.  However, this time frame is flexible and it could happen slightly outside of this time window. The interlibrary loan website will be down during this time. We anticipate that the system will be unavailable for 30 …

Get ready for our second annual Banned Books Read-Out!

Harry Potter…The Bluest Eye…The Holy Bible…Fun Home…  What do these books have in common?  They’ve all made the American Library Association’s list of frequently challenged books.  Chances are, many of your favorite books have made the list.  Banning and challenging books has a long and sordid history, and the practice continues today.  Every year, there …

New Computers in the Library

This summer, IT has been upgrading the lab computers in the library.  The Teaching Lab and Reference Lab have both received new machines, but for the purposes of this post, I’ll be focusing on the Reference Lab (or as it is affectionately known to some, “The Amoeba.”) The bank of computers in the lobby of …