Food for Fines!

It's time for our semi-annual Food for Fines event!  Through the entire month of October, bring in a canned or non-perishable food item to have $2 waived from your SU library fines.  Donate up to 10 items for up to $20 waived!  Best of all, you will be feeding the hungry as all items will be donated to HALO (Hope and Life Outreach Ministries).  Items can be dropped off at the Blackwell Circulation Desk.

Food for Fines!

Need to pay library fines? Want to help feed the hungry? We have an opportunity for you to do both in one fell swoop!

From November 9-15, Blackwell Library will waive $2 of your library fines for every food item donated, up to $10. We'd especially like to collect traditional Thanksgiving foods, but we'll take anything non-perishable.

So come on over to Blackwell with your food items anytime between the 9th and 15th. Pay your fines and help a family feast! What could be better?!

Celebrate National Library Week @ Blackwell!

"National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate." - American Library Association website

We have many exciting events planned, including a fiction book sale, Food for Fines, and a Faculty Reception. For a list of what's going on this week, click here.

Benefit Concert for the Library a Great Success!

A huge "thank you" goes out from Blackwell Library to Mike O'Loughlin and Friends who so generously donated their time and talents at the recent benefit concert featuring Irish and American music. With the proceeds from the event, $1000 will be used to purchase retrospective Political Science titles from the Resources for College Libraries list and $500 will be used to purchase CDs for our Music collection. Thanks again to Mike and Friends and everyone who attended the concert!

Concert to Benefit the Library!

Please join us on Saturday, February 28th at 7:30 pm in Fulton Hall's Black Box Theatre for a concert of Irish and American music hosted by Mike O'Loughlin and friends. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the library circulation desk. Come out and support the library while you listen to some awesome tunes!

Happy Inauguration Day!

Check out these websites for more information about today's inauguration:

Live coverage from CNN
Live video of inaugural parade from Harris
Inauguration Fast Facts
Inauguration schedule

As we celebrate this historic event as a nation, it's also a great time to reflect back on inaugurations past. This website features clips from famous inaugural speeches.

Food for Fines!

It's that time of year again when you can feed the hungry and pay off your library fines at the same time! During the week of November 10-16, $1.00 will be removed from your fines for every canned or non-perishable food item you donate. Just bring your donations to the circulation desk at Blackwell Library! The offer is good for up to $5.00 in fines and donations will not be accepted in lieu of lost books. Oh, and make sure those food items are not expired!

Not sure if you have a fine? Ask at the circulation desk or check through the "My Account" feature of the library catalog.

Blackwell Library displays award-winning "green" children's books during the month of April.

Each year, during the Annual Children's Literature Festival, SU announces the winners of the local Green Earth Book Award (GEBA) designed to promote books that inspire a child to grow a deeper appreciation, respect and responsibility for his/her natural environment. The Award is the result of a partnership formed between the Newton Marasco Foundation and the SU Education Department.

The Foundation generously donates copies of the winning/honor books to be added to the Blackwell Library Juvenile Collection. For a complete list of all GEBA titles, visit the Foundation web site at www.newtonmarascofoundation.org or search the library's online catalog with the phrase "green earth book award".