Daily Archives: August 15, 2017

LEAP outreach recap

Learning Edge Academic Program, or LEAP, students wrapped up finals on August 11 at University Park. This summer, the Libraries hosted a variety of outreach events for these students. It was a summer of experimentation, and we wanted to give you a recap on how it all went beyond the library instruction many LEAP “prides” had.

We kicked off this program by training the LEAP mentors to give tours of Pattee Library and Paterno Library. We saw many mentors give the tours throughout the summer and others paired up with their LEAP librarian for the tour. Thanks to those who collaborated or worked with the mentors to make sure our LEAP students had a tour of our spaces.

Along with the tours, we also hosted a LEAP Escape Room experience. We saw 30 students, all who completed the library challenge in under an hour. This event was meant to help guide the students through the library and complement our Open House event. In this challenge, they had to find a book in the stacks, use a library database, find a LibGuide, and discover that you can’t go from Pattee to Paterno unless you’re on the first floor. We received good feedback on the challenge and hope to revise the experience for future outreach events.

Finally, for six weeks, we hosted Pop-Up Library events in Redifer Commons. We had items circulate from collections, featured five subject areas, and had engaging conversations with students. It was fun to showcase the library in the residence halls and see some familiar faces week after week. Below is an image of our set up:

horizontal interior photo of table covered with display of library books

The LEAP Pop-Up Library appeared weekly during summer dinner hours in South Halls’ Redifer Commons.

We’d like to thank the following individuals for their help throughout the summer with these various LEAP outreach events; we couldn’t have done it without your help:

•        Anne Behler
•        Trace Brown
•        Jose Guerrero
•        Mark Homan
•        Janet Hughes
•        Kelly Kaiserian
•        Amanda Maple
•        Rebecca Miller
•        Julie Porterfield
•        Lauren Reiter
•        Heather Ross
•        Karla Schmidt
•        Katelyn Towns
•        Rachel White
•        Ali Zawoyski
•        PRaM’s marketing and social media expertise

– submitted by Hailley Fargo and Megan Gilpin

Changes to the COP Leadership Group membership

The University Libraries’ Community of Practice (COP) leadership team has changed membership for the 2017-2018 year. Anne Behler has handed the reins to Erin Burns, who will serve as team leader from 2017 to 2019.

Members of the leadership team include Hailley Fargo, Ben Hoover, Bernadette Lear, Andrew Marshall, Rebecca Miller, Rebecca Peterson, Beth Seyala, Tig Warluft, and Alessia Zanin-Yost.

The Community of Practice is a discussion-driven group for matters of instruction. We hold various Zoom sessions on specific instructional topics, listserv discussions on current instruction-related articles, and plan the COP annual workshop. We also have a few members of the Instruction Steering Committee working with us (Tig, Bernadette, and Rebecca).

If you are new to the University Libraries, or have not participated in the COP before, we would love to have you. Please contact Andrew Marshall (adm135@psu.edu) to be added to the COP listserv.

Feel free to contact us if there are any instruction topics or articles you would like to open a discussion on.

Special thanks to the previous year’s committee: Bernadette Lear, Nancy Adams,Anne Behler, Amanda Clossen, Russ Hall, John Meier, Rebecca Peterson, and Beth Seyala. The May 2017 workshop was a wonderful way to showcase our instruction initiatives and expand the dialogue about instruction at the University Libraries.

The current committee would like to say THANK YOU many times over to Anne and John for their dedication to this group over the years. We are grateful for the service and leadership you provided in starting this group about five years ago.

– submitted by Erin Burns

Chinese pronunciation workshop Aug. 16 in Mann, on Adobe Connect

There were almost 4,000 Chinese students and close to 400 Chinese scholars working and studying across Penn State in 2015 and those numbers have been steadily increasing.

Do you feel confident in correctly pronouncing the names Qiaoping, Weixiong, or Xinghua?

If not, join us for a Chinese Pronunciation Workshop taught by Chunyuan Di, lecturer in Chinese at Penn State.

Not a “language person”? No worries! You do not need any previous knowledge of Chinese to attend the workshop. We will only be working on how to pronounce names in order to feel more confident and to make our Chinese patrons feel more welcome here in the Libraries.

Join us 3-4 p.m. today — Wednesday, August 16 — in Mann Assembly Room and via Adobe Connect.

Events: Aug. 16

Fall 2017
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.

Through Friday, Aug. 30, 2017: “100 Years of the Pulitzers: Celebrating Our Humanity” exhibitArts and Humanities Library operating hours, Diversity Studies Room, 203 Patee Library, University Park.

 

graphic showing illustrated letters and title of exhibit plus dates June 5-Sept. 10, room 104 Paterno Library

 

 

Through Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017: “ABC: An Abecedarium from the 15th to the 21st Century” exhibit, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, Paterno Library operating hours, University Park.

horizontal exhibit graphic for The Painted Photograph: Selections from the B & H Henisch Photo-History Collection, extended through September 30, 2017, room 201A Pattee Library, displays five black-and-white historic photo portraits and their encased frames

 

 

Extended! Now through Saturday, Sept. 30, “The Painted Photograph: Selections from the B. & H. Henisch Photo-History Collection exhibit,” Pattee Library operating hours, Paterno Family Reading Room, 201A Pattee Library, University Park.

 

 

Wednesday, Aug. 16: University Libraries Picnic, 5-8 p.m., Holmes-Foster Park, State College. All University Libraries current and retired employees and their families invited.

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 18-20: Student arrival days.

Monday, Aug. 21: First day of fall semester classes.

Tuesday, Aug. 29: Open House Volunteer Training,11 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Open House Volunteer Training, 2-3 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Aug. 31: User Services Training event: “Patron overview: Who are our new students?”

Thursday, Aug. 31–Friday, Sept. 1: approximate dates of Eid al Adha in the United States, to be confirmed Aug. 21.

Monday, Sept. 4: Labor Day holiday, no classes.

Wednesday–Thursday, Sept. 6-7: University Park Libraries Open House, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Wednesday, Sept. 6: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday, Sept. 11: Gender Equity Center kickoff celebration, formerly Center for Women Students, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., HUB-Robeson Center ground floor stage, University Park.

Tuesday–Friday, Sept. 12-15: Penn State Fall Career Days, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park.

Thursday–Friday, Sept. 14-15: Library Development Board Fall Committee Meetings, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Sept. 14: Libraries Donor Reception and Celebration, 5:30-8 p.m., by invitation, Paterno Family Humanities Reading Room will be closed prior to and following event, University Park.

Friday, Sept. 15-Sunday, Oct. 15: Hispanic Heritage Month, United States.

Monday–Wednesday, Sept. 18-20: 2nd World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Sept. 20-22: Rosh Hashanah.

Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 21-30: Navaratri.

Sept. 22-24: Family Weekend, Penn State Altoona.

Thursday, Sept. 28: Lynd Ward Prize event honoring author of Rolling Blackouts, Sarah Glidden, 5:30-8 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Saturday, Sept. 30: Yom Kippur.

Wednesday, Oct. 4: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Oct. 11: University Libraries 25-Year Service Awards, 3:30-4:30 p.m.,Foster Auditorium and/or Mann Assembly Room, 102/103 Paterno Library, University Park, final location to be determined. 

Wednesday, Oct. 11: National Coming Out Day, part of National Coming Out Week at Penn State, details TBA.

Thursday, Oct. 12: Lee Bennett Hopkins Award event honoring authors Jorge Argueta (winner) & Nikki Grimes (honor winner), hosted by Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Friday–Sunday, Oct. 13-15: Parents and Families Weekend, University Park.

Wednesday, Oct. 18: Promotion and Tenure Recognition Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Paterno Family Humanities Reading Room, University Park.

Wednesday, Oct. 18: Tech Update, by I-Tech, 2-3 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Oct. 19: Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, celebrated.

Wednesday, Nov. 1: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Sunday–Sunday, Nov. 5-12: Penn State Military Appreciation Week and Homecoming Week.

Monday, Nov. 6–Saturday, Dec. 16: NLM/NIH Traveling Exhibit: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons, Life Sciences Library, 4th floor Paterno Library.

Saturday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day.

Monday–Friday, Nov. 13-17: International Education Week, details TBA.

Tuesday, Nov. 14: Penn State GIS Day, 1:30-5 p.m. speakers and lightning talks with 9 a.m.-5 p.m. poster display, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, University Park.

Nov. 19-25: Thanksgiving week break, no classes Nov. 20-24.

Thursday, Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Wednesday, Dec. 6: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Friday, Dec. 8: Last day of fall classes. 

Sunday–Tuesday, Dec. 10-12: De-Stress Fest, University Park locations.

Tuesday, Dec. 12: Tech Update, by I-Tech, 10-11 a.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Tuesday–Wednesday, Dec. 12-20: Hanukkah.

Saturday, Dec. 16: Fall commencement, University Park and other Penn State campuses; details and speaker information at multiple Penn State campuses TBA in December.

Please submit event information to Public Relations and Marketing via the Library News submission form.