Wed., Sept. 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Getting Student Loans, Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library. Informative and important workshop for students, presented by Daad Rizk, financial literacy coordinator. Food and beverages will be provided. Find more information about this event at https://financialliteracy.psu.edu/moneycounts/

Thurs., Sept. 17, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: From Garden to Fork: Serving Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables in Johannesburg, S.A. Schools, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library and MediaSite Live.

Mon., Sept. 21, 10:00-11:30 a.m.: EndNote, 403 Paterno. EndNote can be used to search online bibliographic databases, organize references, images and PDFs in any language and create bibliographies and figure lists instantly. Learn how to get the most out of EndNote. Register online: Survey

Wed., Sept. 23, 2:00-3:30 p.m.: Mendeley, 302 Paterno. Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research library, collaborate with others online and discover other relevant papers based on what you are reading. Register online: Survey

Tues., Sept. 29, 1:00-2:00 p.m.: Dean’s Forum, Foster Auditorium and Media Site Live. Karen Estlund, associate dean for Technology and Digital Strategies will be introduced and talk to you about her recent activities and plans as she transitions into her new job at Penn State. More information will be shared in the near future.

Wed., Sept. 30, noon-1:30 p.m.: United Way Committee’s Tailgate Cook-off. Bring us your favorite appetizer or dessert tailgate foods and you can vote to crown a winner! On September 30, buy your tickets (5 for $5) to vote on your favorite dishes. Stay for lunch. Sign up with your dish here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4ba8ab28a64-united2

Thurs., Oct. 1, 4 p.m.: Kwame Alexander to accept the 2015 Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children’s Poetry for his book, The Crossover, which also won him the 2015 Newbery Award. A book sale and signing will follow. Foster Auditorium.

Fri., Oct. 2, 3:30 p.m.: “Marching Down Field: Preserving Penn State Football Memories II, Foster Auditorium and online. Featuring clips of historic games from the University Archives.

Tues., Oct. 13, 2:00–3:30 p.m.: Focus on ArcGIS Online: Web Mapping Tool for Interdisciplinary Applications, W211A Pattee Library and online at https://meeting.psu.edu/ssltraining/ More details to come.http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/8f10591a3c334f669ebc112bb876f3931d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Tues., Oct. 13, 7:30–8:30 p.m.: Penn State Reads presents “Meet Russell Gold, author of ‘The Boom’” in an interview by Katie O’Toole, Days Inn Penn State, 240 South Pugh Street. Open to the public. The event is sponsored by Penn State’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH), the Penn State Reads Program, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, the University Libraries, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and Schlow Centre Region Library.

Thurs., Oct. 22, 4 p.m.: Mariko Tamaki to accept the 2015 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize for “This One Summer.” Mariko and her cousin, artist Jillian Tamaki, also won a Printz Honor (for outstanding young adult literature) and a Caldecott Honor (for exceptional picture book art) for this book. A book sale and signing will follow. More details to come.

Thurs., Oct. 22, 10:00-11:30 a.m.: Mendeley, 302 Paterno Register online: Survey

Mon., Nov. 16, 1-2:30 p.m.: Mapping Applications: Getting to know SimplyMap, PolicyMap, and Social Explorer, 302, Paterno Library, and online at https://meeting.psu.edu/ssltraining/ More details to come.