Library booksale continues HALF-PRICE!

The library’s Homecoming booksale continues this week at HALF-PRICE!  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1 PM to 4 PM.  Everything (including yearbooks) is $1.00 or less!  There are still hundreds of items to browse—come see what we’ve got!  Questions?  Contact Jeff Harbin at 423-461-8495.

Thanks, everyone for a successful booksale!  If we don’t see you this week, we’ll see you at next year’s homecoming.

Booksale art contest submissions on display!

It wasn’t easy to pick the winning image in the library’s first annual Homecoming Booksale Art Contest–we received nearly 40 pieces of art from several different students.  Since so many of them were so good, we’ve decided to put some of the most outstanding pieces on display in the library.

The display is on the main floor of the library, behind the the desk of Jack Weinbender, our Library Assistant.  We’ve displayed at least one piece from everyone who submitted.

So stop by, take a look, and gaze in wonder at the artistic accomplishments of your fellow Milliganites.  We can’t wait to host this contest again next year–thanks again to everyone who entered!

Winner of the Library Booksale Art Contest!

The Library is proud to announce the Michael Kaal is the winner of the First Annual Homecoming Book Sale Art Contest!  Michael’s photograph of aspen trees will soon be sprouting up all over campus and the surrounding community as the poster and postcard image of this year’s Library Homecoming Booksale.  In addition to the free display of his art, Michael will receive 2.5% of the total booksale proceeds.  Congratulations, Michael!

Thanks to all students who entered the contest—we received nearly 40 pieces of art, and we look forward to hosting the contest next year!  See you at the booksale Homecoming weekend, October 23-24!

APA and MLA Workshops

Mary Jackson, Reference and Instruction Librarian, will be offering several citation workshops in the next few weeks.

• ABCs of APA citation style

An overview of how to do citations according to the APA style. You are welcome to bring your lunch to this workshop.

Monday, September 14           11:45-12:15

Tuesday, September 22           12:00-12:30

Sunday, September 27             7:30-8:00 p.m.

• APA—What’s new in the 6^th edition

A workshop discussing the changes to APA citations based on the new edition of the style manual.   It is expected that attendees will have a basic understanding of APA 5^th edition.

Sunday, September 20             7:30-8:00 p.m.

• MLA—What’s new in the 7^th edition

A workshop discussing the changes to MLA citation based on the new edition of the handbook.

Sunday, September 20             8:00-8:30 p.m.

All workshops will meet in the Hopwood Room in the Library basement.  For more information, please contact Mary Jackson at mjackson@milligan.edu.

Homecoming Book Sale art contest – WIN MONEY!

The library is having an art contest! The Homecoming book sale is coming up and we need some creative students to put their talents to work to design the promotional material for the library’s biggest event of the year.  If you win, your original work will be the poster and postcard image for this year’s sale.  Additionally, the winner will receive 2.5% of the book sale proceeds! Last year, that was about $50, but thanks to your eye-popping image, we expect this year’s sale to be bigger and better!

Entries must be two-dimensional, no larger than 11” x 17”, submitted in a sealed envelope (with contact info and a brief bio) to Jeff Harbin by Friday, September 25, 2009. The library staff will add text regarding the book sale to your image.

If you have any questions please contact Jeff Harbin, Public Services Librarian, at jeharbin@milligan.edu or 423-461-8495.  We are excited to see and display your artwork!

Library open until midnight Saturday, May 2nd! FREE COFFEE!

The library will be open until midnight May 2nd, the Saturday before Finals.  And we’ll have FREE all-you-can-drink coffee Saturday AND Sunday!

Whether you plan to study alone or with a big group of friends, we hope to see you here.  Enjoy the extended hours and the FREE caffeine!

Academic Tutoring Sessions in the Library

The Spring 2009 tutoring schedule has been posted to the Milligan website.  The Library is pleased to host nearly 40 regularly-scheduled sessions–all of them in the first-floor Welshimer Room (immediately to your right as you walk through the front door).

Tutoring is free, and is available to all students at all levels of understanding.  If you would like tutoring assistance, please contact your advisor, your mentor, or Traci Smith, Director of Student Success, at tjsmith (at) milligan.edu, or 423.461.8981.

Follow Library happenings on Twitter

You can now follow Library news and announcements on Twitter. Twitter is like a blog, but it limits individual posts to 140 characters. These posts are called “tweets”. The idea is to quickly and concisely communicate timely “what’s happening” messages to your friend community.

If you Twitter, feel free to follow our feed at the link above. We have also embedded a Twitter feed widget in the right side-bar of the Library website homepage, and in the blog side-bar to the right.

Library staff member promoted to administrative faculty

It is our pleasure to announce the promotion of Ginger Dillon to full-time professional status on the staff of the Milligan College Library, effective January 1, 2009. Ginger will carry the title of Archives and Technical Services Librarian, with the rank of administrative faculty. Ginger is a Milligan College alumnus (Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, 2002). She received a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Archives Concentration from East Tennessee State University in 2005.

Ginger worked in the Library and the Milligan College Archives both as a student and casual part-time employee from 1998 to 2005. She was formally hired as archivist of the Milligan College Archives (half-time) in December 2005. In August 2007, Ginger was hired for an additional 20 hours per week as a paraprofessional in our Technical Services Department, ordering new materials and assisting with cataloging. Ginger has worked hard to enhance the professionalism and visibility of the Archives, and she brings a modern attitude, keen thinking, and technical savvy to her work in Technical Services.

The expectations and information seeking behaviors of library users are changing, facilitated by the rapid evolution of the World Wide Web, new electronic resource access models, and remarkable developments in mobile communication technology. The Library and its staff is committed to responding to these changes with creativity and innovation, resulting in superior service to the Milligan College learning community. Ginger’s promotion, and the flexibility it provides, is a further reflection of this commitment. Please join us in extending congratulations.

1st Annual Homecoming Library Book Sale a success!

The P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library teamed-up with the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society on October 23-25 to put on the 1st Annual Homecoming Weekend Library Book Sale. The sale got off to a wonderful start with a two hour faculty preview on Thursday afternoon that raised over $350. (What college professor can resist buying more books?!) Continuing all day Friday, and concluding at noon on Saturday, the sale raised over $960. A quarter of the proceeds was given to Phi Alpha Theta for their assistance with the sale, and the balance of the money goes back into the Acquisitions budget for the purchase of new books and media for the Library.

The books and media collected for the sale over the course of several months came from duplicates and other titles “weeded” from the Library collection, and titles donated by individuals that did not fit Library collection guidelines. Old Milligan College yearbooks that had been stored in the Library over the years were also offered for sale.

Library Director Gary Daught hailed the sale a success, with special thanks offered to Public Services Librarian Jeff Harbin, several Library student workers, and members of Phi Alpha Theta (including our Archivist Ginger Dillon) for helping with organizing, setup, and manning the cash box. “This was a fun event,” said Daught. “It connected the Library to the Homecoming Weekend activities and gave us some visibility. It was a great opportunity to meet people, and raise a little money for the Library and Phi Alpha Theta. We look forward to putting on a sale again next year!”