"Gunter Library News" is the monthly e-newsletter highlighting current events and happenings at the Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi. | |
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Resource of the Month:
"Research Guide for Coastal Sciences"
This guide provides a starting point for students, faculty and staff conducting research about coastal sciences at the University Libraries. Each area of study within the program is represented with appropriate resources and tools. If you need help, please contact the research librarian for coastal sciences at guntergcrl@usm.edu
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Welcome New Students!
On Thursday, August 11, our COA team welcomed 11 new graduate students to GCRL. While we are not able to get a group shot, these are some candid photos taken during the orientation.
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Time to Submit Your Book Recommendations
All faculty, students, and staff--now is the time to submit your recommendations for books to be purchased to support your teaching, research, and learning. Please include as much information as possible--author, title, date, publisher, etc. and indicate your preference for print or e-books. Please note there are some publisher restrictions with e-books including the number of pages you can download (usually 60 pages or less). If this will impede your use of the book, then be sure to indicate you are requesting print. We need your recommendations asap. Print books ordered for COA are housed at Gunter Library at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Please email to: guntergcrl@usm.edu
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Welcome New Employees at GCRL! | |
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Say hello and welcome to the new people hired at GCRL since our last newsletter:
Tyler Eye - Research Technician - CFRD
Rowan McConville - Research Technician - COA
Aubrey Morrow - Maintenance Mechanic
Joshua Mosley - Electrician
Michael Neary - Custodian
Jessica Pruett - Postdoctoral Research Associate - MBRACE
Tiffany Weidner - Senior Research Associate - CFRD
Caleb Wilson - Research Technician - CFRD
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Eaglet Pantry Update
New for Fall 2023 in the Eaglet Pantry are single-serve bottled fruit drinks. Right now, we have apple juice and apple-white grape juice.
Do you have a recommendation for items to stock in the Pantry or in the Grab and Go basket? We are adding recommendation cards that can be left at the Pantry or at the Gunter Library service desk.
The Gulf Park Pantry in Long Beach is available to GCRL sited students, staff, and faculty. Use the link below to make an order and they will send it to Gunter Library for you to pick up.
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MEGSA Beach Clean Up & Raffle
August 12th, 2023
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North Bay Civitan Club 14th Annual Teddy Bear Collection Deadline is September 8th
Gunter Library is one of several North Bay Civitan Club collection sites for the 14th annual Bears on Patrol charitable collection drive. This is the 6th year that Gunter Library has partnered with the Civitan Club and hosted a collection box for teddy bears. The recipient of the bears is Harrison County Fire Services. The bear collection celebrates National Teddy Bear Day on September 9th; recognizes North Bay Civitan’s anniversary on September 10; and remembers all first responder heroes of September 11th. Gunter Library accepts new and gently used teddy bears until the end of the day on Friday, September 8th.
| Shown here is Megan Le, Gunter Library Assistant, with the bears collected at Gunter Library. | |
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2023 Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup
Registration for the Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup event is OPEN!!
The 2023 Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, October 21st from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at multiple locations across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. With 11 cleanup sites to choose from, volunteers will spend the morning removing trash from our beloved beaches while also recording amazing data on what is collected.
Participants will receive an event t-shirt and enter a raffle for a chance to win a kayak, Yeti cooler, and other prizes.
Click the button below to check out event details, view the site location map, and register!
Registration closes on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 for planning and preparation.
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September
- Ocean Springs Library Ribbon Cutting, September 6th, 11 am
- GCRL Pop-Up Science Café featuring Samantha Capers and climate change communication, September 12, 6 pm-7 pm Caylor 104
- Pascagoula River Audubon Center Hummingbird Festival September 15-16, (9 am to 3 pm) with a Happy Hour social on September 14.
| - 2023 Coastal USM Symposium September 25-25 at Gulf Park (must apply attend by September 1)
| - Butterflies in the Pass Monarch Festival (War Memorial Park, Pass Christian) September 30 (10 am -1 pm)
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- GCRL Science Café Larry Tucei talks about a documenting heritage Live Oak project, September 26, 6 pm to 7 pm Caylor 104
October
- Cruisin’ the Coast, Oct 1 – 8
- USM Graduate School Three Minute Thesis Registration Deadline: Friday, October 13, at 5 pm
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GCRL 75th Anniversary community event, October 14
- GCRL Pop-Up Science Café CRFD Highlights October 17
- Mississippi Coastal Clean Up October 21 (GCRL teams meet at East Beach, OS)
- GCRL Science Café Focus on GCRL History October 31
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Report from the MLA booth at the Mississippi Book Festival, August 19, 2023 | |
From left to right are Joyce Shaw, Paula Bass, Mara Polk, and Ashley Dees (not shown are volunteers Ricky Jones and Dionne Bass). | |
A small group of dedicated volunteers braved the 103+ degree temperature to staff the Mississippi Library Association (MLA) table at the 2023 Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson on August 19th. Over 100 of the estimated 6700 festival attendees visited the table, had a candy, grabbed some swag, and learned about how MLA supports academic, public, school, and special libraries. Paula Bass put together two gift baskets and a backpack with school supplies for three lucky winners of the door prize drawing. New MLA swag this year includes a backscratcher with a shoehorn and “I Love Mississippi Libraries” sticker! | |
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GCRL Science Cafe
Tuesday, August 29th - 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person and via Zoom
Caylor Auditorium
(703 East Beach Drive, aka “Halstead” campus)
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Linda Barber Auld
Linda Barber Auld owned and operated Barber Laboratories, a pest control supply store that was founded in 1921 by her grandfather, Ernest R. Barber. In addition to helping New Orleanians solve their pest problems, for forty-five years she has also studied and promoted understanding beneficial insects. Affectionately known as the NOLA BugLady, Linda has raised 148 species of butterflies and moths while studying and photographing their life cycles. She has performed 30 years of butterfly count surveys for the North American Butterfly Association. Since 2014, to help monarch butterflies, Linda has installed seventeen school gardens in the metro area, enhanced gardens in four Louisiana welcome centers across the state, donated countless plants to public park gardens and created monarch waystations in seven different Louisiana cities plus one at the Gloster Arboretum in Mississippi.
Linda has enjoyed sharing her knowledge by working with schools and giving presentations to garden clubs, plant societies, plus Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists groups. Her 2019 project, “Geaux Grow Natives” spearheaded promoting the use of wildlife-friendly native plants. During the following two years, she sold over fifty species of native plants at her Harahan business location which was the third garden to be certified “Gold” level through the Louisiana Certified Habitat Program.
Linda has written articles for Louisiana and Mississippi Native Plant Societies, Orleans and Baton Rouge Audubon Societies, and Southern Lepidopterist Society newsletters. She self-published her first book, “BugLady’s Butterfly Summer” which is currently available on her website @nolabuglady.com.
In 2020 Linda’s efforts to help butterflies were recognized by the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, and she was given the Award of Commendation. On August 3 Linda was named Outstanding Naturalist, and she was presented the Percy Viosca, Jr. award from LA Master Naturalists of New Orleans.
Since her retirement last September, Linda has been working on revitalizing the memorial garden at the Gloster Arboretum and various local projects. Her presentation today is “Monarchs, Migration, Milkweed, and Oe” which will share three recent research papers with big discoveries regarding milkweed, migration, and nectar plants.
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"Like" the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events. | |
If you missed any of our Zoom GCRL Science Cafes or prefer to attend the event via Facebook Live, visit our Marine Education Center’s (MEC) Facebook page at the link below. | |
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Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Joyce Shaw, Head Librarian - 228-872-4213
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