Daily Archives: July 2, 2018

Remembering George Middlemas, long-time Libraries supporter

George Middlemas photoGeorge M. Middlemas Jr., a Penn State alumnus and generous University donor, particularly to the University Libraries, passed away June 14 in Bachelor Gulch, Colorado, two days after his 72nd birthday.

Middlemas was a strong supporter of the liberal arts and humanities as well as Penn State Athletics, where he created several special athletic scholarships and supported student tutoring programs.His philanthropy often honored individuals with significant impact on his or family members’ lives, and he established or significantly affected the fundraising efforts of the following endowments with the University Libraries:

  • George M. Middlemas Libraries Collections Endowment
  • Albert M. Petska Libraries Endowment
  • Warren W. Hassler Civil War Era Libraries Collections Endowment
  • George and Sherry Middlemas Program Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Library
  • Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library: Program and Collections Endowment
  • Arts and Humanities Library Collections Endowment in Honor of Sherry Petska and George Middlemas
  • World War II’s Eighth Air Force Libraries Endowment

A luncheon and celebration of life will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, open to all who want to remember and honor George Middlemas. You can read more about Middlemas’ life and philanthropy here:

https://news.psu.edu/story/525961/2018/06/25/george-middlemas-alumnus-and-philanthropist-dies

 

 

Customer Service Tip: 7 customer service tips you can use right now

First Name: Jeff Toister (submitted by Carmen Gass)

Let’s be honest with each other for a moment.

We rarely take immediate action when we read blog posts. Most of the time, we read something, decide if we like the idea or not, and then move on. The most many of us do if we’re really inspired is share the post with someone else.

I hope this post is a little different. Here are seven simple customer service tips you can go use right now. Your challenge is to pick one and try it. Read more here.

Events: July 2

Summer 2018
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.

"What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales" exhibition, image from "The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault," illustration by Harry ClarkeJan. 16–Aug. 26, “What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales”exhibition, Eberly Family Special Collections Library Exhibition Room, 104 Paterno Library.

 

Depth of Field exhibit poster

 

Feb. 18-Aug. 13, “Depth of Field” exhibit, Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, seeks to highlight the intersections of war in the Middle East with the history of war photograph

 

exhibit logo - 1968

 

Mar. 27-July 31, “1968: Student Activism at Penn State and Beyond” exhibit, Highlighting archival documents, photographs, and books from The Eberly Family Special Collections, this exhibit ties into a College of the Liberal Arts project titled Moments of Change: Remembering ‘68. Learn more about this project at 1968.psu.edu. Barbara Hackman Atrium, Pattee Library.

 

Thursdays in July and Aug. 2: Pop Up library and Summer Fling with a Book events. Visit Pollock Commons for a unique collection of books every week, as well as wrapped “mystery” books for checkout. 5-7 p.m., Pollock Commons, University Park campus.
Friday, July 6: An Evening of Literary Reading. In collaboration with Webster’s Bookstore and Café, the Woskob Family Gallery will host an evening of literary readings and refreshments. Nicole Miyashiro will present two new ekphrastic poems based on Diane Samuel’s piece, “Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas/Testimony Against Gertrude Stein,” on view in the exhibition. 7 p.m. at Websters Bookstore and Cafe, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College.
Wednesday, July 11: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries. Documentary films about or filmed in or around Iran, or made by Iranian filmmakers. All films have English subtitles and are free and open to the public. Every first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., Foster Auditorium.

Thursday, July 12: 2018 Lee Bennett Hopkins Award event. Join winner Nikki Grimes, who will receive her award and read from her award-winning book, One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance. 2:30-3:30 p.m., Downsbrough Community Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College.

Please submit event information — and all Library News submissions — to Public Relations and Marketing via the Library News submission form. *Please note: The content submissions process may be changing soon; please stay tuned for updates.*