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Bicentennial Talk on April 4
Please join us for a lively conversation on the origins of the state nickname, with Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Pat Furlong, on Monday, April 4, 5:30 p.m. in Wiekamp Hall, room 1001. This presentation is part of the Next Indiana Bookshelf grant the library received from the Indiana Humanities Council in celebration of the state's bicentennial and is free and open to the public.
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Veterans Book Club
The next meeting of the Veterans Book Club will be on
Monday, April 11, 5:30-7:00 pm in the University Grill, Fireside Room.
We'll be discussing
Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War, edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher, (Schurz Library - PS648.W34 F57 2013) with a focus on two stories:
o "Redeployment" by Phil Klay, 2014 National Book Award Winner in Fiction
o "Tips for a Smooth Transition" by Siobhan Fallon (providing a perspective of an Army wife)
We encourage you to bring family members, and to share this opportunity with veterans you may know. Supervised activities for children will be available. Please RSVP to Rhonda Culbertson at
rculbert@iusb.edu and mention the ages and any food allergies of children who may attend.
The Veterans Book Club
aims to better integrate veteran students into university life as well as enlighten the faculty, administrators, staff and other students about the challenges and strengths that these students bring to campus. It also is open to community members interested in veterans issues. It is made possible through a generous donation from Jerry and Dorene Hammes.
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Scholarship and Library Prize Winners Celebrated April 12
Congratulations to
Y-Binh Ngo, winner of the Michele C. Russo Library Student Worker Scholarship, and
Chelsea Ray-Dye, winner of the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research. Help us celebrate their awards at a reception on
Tuesday, April 12, at 10 a.m. in the Library's 5th floor atrium.
Ngo, who works for both library circulation and interlibrary loan, is majoring in education with a focus on French and English as a new language. She plans on graduating in 2018. "Her skill set and personality make her an essential part of the team," notes Circulation Supervisor Kathy Plodowski. "She seeks commonality with her colleagues, strives to understand and extend compassion to any struggling co-workers, and displays friendliness and helpfulness to patrons."
Ray-Dye, a history major and recent graduate, won the Library Prize for her paper '"Let Me Die in My Footsteps": South Bend, Indiana and the Fallout Shelter Problem during the Cold War Era.' She submitted the paper for Dr. Jonathan Nashel's course, HIST-J495: The Cold War At Home.
The Michele C. Russo Library Student Worker Scholarship (previously the Friends of the IU South Bend Libraries Student Employee Scholarship) recognizes the essential work the libraries' student workers provide to help maintain our services, collections and operations.
Learn more about the scholarship and previous winners here.
The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research rewards and celebrates excellence in undergraduate research projects. To learn more about the prize and past winners,
click here.
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Library Partnering with History Club on Used Book Sale
The Library is co-sponsoring a Used Book Sale on
Thursday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Library's 5th floor atrium.
Books will be sold for $1 each, with a 50 cent bargain table as well. Proceeds will be divided between the Library and its co-sponsor, the History Club.
There will also be a silent auction of unique materials.
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poetry and Spoken Word Performances from this year's
Analecta
Enjoy readings from IU South Bend students published in the 2016
Analecta
on Wednesday, April 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Library's 5th floor atrium. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
The
Analecta is "
published annually under the guidance of a student editor who selects the best poetry, fiction, drama, and visual artwork submitted by IUSB students."
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