Monthly Newsletter

January 2026

💻 Introducing OneSearch!

As announced in previous newsletters, the library has transitioned to a new Integrated Library System. This upgrade includes patron access to OneSearch -- your new tool for searching ALL of the library's resources in one place!

Using OneSearch, you can:

• Search for print books, e-books, journal articles, and more
• Access full-text electronic resources
• Place material requests
• Manage your research by creating favorites lists and exporting citations
• View items you currently have checked out and renew material

Signing in to OneSearch for the first time? Set your password at this link by entering the email address you supplied when applying for a library card. Don't have a library card yet? Apply for one today!

💸 RHEC Library No Longer Charging Overdue Fines

Beginning December 17, 2025, the RHEC library has gone overdue fine free! This means we will no longer charge fines for material returned past its due date, and past overdue fines have been waived.

Patrons will still be charged a Lost Item fee if an item is over 4 weeks overdue, however this fee will be removed once the item is returned.

📚 New professional development, study guide, and curriculum-focused titles:

• GED Test Prep Plus, 10th edition by Kaplan Publishing
• GRE All the Quant, 7th edition by Manhattan Prep
• Foundations in Becoming a Professional Counselor: Advocacy, Social Justice, and Intersectionality by Ana Puig, et al.
• Recipes from the American South by Michael Twitty

📚 Featured new additions to our popular fiction and non-fiction:

• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: A Novel by Kiran Desai
• Dead and Alive: Essays by Zadie Smith
• Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books by Po-rŭm Hwang
• It's Different This Time: A Novel by Richard Joss

🎨 Peaceful Paint Night

Thursday, January 15, 2026 | 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Room 418

This monthly art program is free and open to the community. Set your creativity free and paint whatever your heart desires. All supplies will be provided as well as drinks and snacks!

More info and registration.

☕ Coffee, Tea, & Poetry

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 pm. | Library (Suite 216)

Attendees are invited to share their work (or work they admire) in a safe, judgment-free space. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided.

More info and registration.

♟️ Casual Gaming Night

Friday, February 6, 2026 | 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Room 418

Join our community program all about tabletop gaming! Several popular board games will be provided, as well as beverages and snacks. Players are encouraged to bring along their favorite board game.

More info and registration.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is an EBSCO database providing access to hundreds of full-text psychology journals. The database is designed for psychologists, counselors, researchers, and students.

Subjects include:

• Anthropology
• Emotional and behavioral characteristics
• Mental processes
• Observational and experimental methods
• Psychiatry and psychology

How to access: If you're connected to the RHEC network, via wired access or wi-fi, you automatically have access. If you are not connected to the RHEC network, off-campus access is available by entering your RHEC Library Card number. (Need a card? Apply here!)

Google Scholar is a great place to scan a lot of sources at once, but it doesn't always know when you have the ability to access articles and other sources from a library. Clicking on an article may take you to a page prompting you to pay for access to it.

As an RHEC Library patron, you have the right to access millions of journal articles for free! With a few adjustments to your preferences, you can configure Google Scholar to automatically show and direct you to resources the library owns.

Step 1: To connect Google Scholar to the RHEC Library’s collection, navigate to scholar.google.com. Go to the Settings link in the top-left corner of the page.

Step 2: Locate the gear icon.

Step 3: On the Google Scholar settings page, choose Library links.

Step 4: If you're on campus and connected to the RHEC network, the RHEC Library should already be selected as an option. If not, search for RHEC in the search box.

You may choose up to five libraries. If you are a student, staff, or faculty at JMU, Radford University, Roanoke College, VCU, VSU, Virginia Tech, or Virginia Western, you may also search for and add their libraries!

Now, when you perform a search, results available through the library will look like this. Click the "View it @ RHEC Library" link to access the full text of the article!

If you’re on campus and connected to the RHEC network, you can access the resource immediately. If you are not on campus, you will need to provide your RHEC Library card number.

We all know it's crucial to take the time to care for yourself. But with every day bringing an avalanche of bad news and new things to worry about, how can you find the opportunity to heal? On display at the library this month are a handful of titles that offer gentle insight and actionable advice on how to self-care amid the chaos.

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