Library News
Check below for a listing of new resources, facilities, events and displays at the Library.
Please also visit the New Titles and Bookworms pages for a list of new acquisitions and updates on the reader's discussion group.
HUMOR IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE DISPLAY
Slapstick, nonsense, parody, word play, puns.... Visit our display of books showcasing humor in children's literature and let them put a smile on your face! The display is located in the back of the Reference Room next to the coffee machine.
CELL PHONE COLLECTION
The Jenks Library, in cooperation with the Advocates For A Sustainable Future (ASF) student group, will be collecting used cell phones in January. If you have old cell phones in a drawer at home, bring them back to campus when you return after the break. The cell phones will be reused or recycled. We don't need the chargers, only the telephone with batteries. Funds raised will be used to purchase DVD's on environmental topics for the library.
NEW AUDIOBOOKS FROM OVERDRIVE
If you like listening to audiobooks, take a look at this new library service! You can browse through a collection of audiobooks including fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children, check them out with your ID card, and download them for two weeks. You can listen to the books on your PC, or transfer them to an MP3 player. Some titles can also be burned to a CD.
Download Audiobooks - Browse or search our collection, download the special software you need, check out some books, and enjoy listening!
LIBRARY HOURS DURING SEMESTER BREAK
January 5th - January 13th
8:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
CLOSED WEEKENDS
CHAT REFERENCE
Do you have a question about getting started on a research project, how to use the online catalog, or how to find journal articles? Now you can instant message with a librarian. From the library home page, choose "Ask Jenks", then select "Chat Reference". A librarian is online most of the time the library is open. You can also call us at extension 4878 or use the email form. We hope to hear from you soon!
TEXT MESSAGE A CALL NUMBER TO YOUR CELL PHONE
After finding a book in the online catalog, do you search for a pen and paper to write down the call number, in order to find the book in the stacks? Now you can text it to your phone! Look for the new "Send via Text Message" button at the bottom of the online catalog result pages. Click the button. If there are multiple copies, select the one you want, enter your cell phone number and provider and hit the send button. You will receive a text message containing the location, call number, and title of the item. But, be careful if you don't have a text messaging plan for your phone - carrier charges may apply.
NEXT READS
Are you looking for a few good books to read? Sign up for e-newsletters and receive great book suggestions by email, with links to our NOBLE online catalog. You can select topics such as biography, nature & science, historical fiction, and fitness. Each monthly list contains new books that may be of interest and also some older ones that you may have missed. You can see the list of 20 e-newsletters, preview them, and sign up at Next Reads.
DVD MOVIES MOVED
Some of the DVDs in the Jenks Library have moved. As our collection of DVDs has grown, we were running out of space. DVDs that begin with the call numbers PN 1997 (those are primarily the "movies") have been moved to new shelving on the wall opposite the New Books and other DVDs. Another hint: don't forget that in addition to the DVDs, we also have over 3,000 VHS videos in the Alumni Reading Room.