This month the library is celebrating the return of Dinovember!

The dinosaurs are back this year and they are using history books and historical novels in the Library to travel through time and catch up on some of the things they missed post-asteroid. Follow their reading journey here and then stop by the Library to pick up a book and do a little time traveling of your own. Check out our facebook page to see what these guys and gals are up to all month long.

Until next month, we’ll see you in the stacks!

This month we are celebrating Horrorween! Check out our Facebook for all of our Halloween related posts, and our book display on all things horror!

If you don’t already know, the week of October 17th to the 21st the week Downtown Campus is issuing the new FSCJ student ID badges and parking decals.  We are offering these services from 10 A.M. – 7 P.M. Monday through Thursday and from 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. on Friday, located in the Learning Commons building A, room 3040.

Keep an eye out next month for International Education Week 2016, starting November 14, until the 18th. Until then, see you in the stacks!

This month the Library celebrates Banned Books Week by featuring a month-long display of titles that have been challenged or banned. We’ll also be highlighting stories about banned books and authors whose works have been banned on our Facebook page, so be sure to check that out. If you want to be part of our 2016 Banned Books poster, visit the library to get your photo taken with the banned book of your choice.

Banned Books Week closes out the month and after that we’ll be rolling into Horrorween, but until then we’ll see you in the stacks!

This month, as many of you may know, the Olympics are being celebrated around the world. Check out our Facebook page as we post daily Olympic trivia. To answer the trivia questions, come up to the library and fill out the trivia form. The student with the most correct answers by August 22^nd will win the gold medal!

Along with the Olympics we have Stress Relief Week coming up in August, just as the summer semester winds down to a close. On Wednesday August 10^th, there will be mini massages, along with anti-stress information. This will be available to all in the Learning Commons, A3040F, from 10am to 2pm.

 August 10^th and 11^th, we will have our Roving Librarians. While many of you will be finishing up your papers and assignments in the Computer Lab, we will have our Librarians Sheri and Charlotte up there as well to assist with any reference questions one may have.

Make sure to be on the look out for Banned Books Week here in the LLC. This exciting week will be starting in September. Until then, however, we’ll see you in the stacks!

We’ve hit the doldrums of summer and things are pretty quiet both in the Library and on campus in general, but that just means it’s a great time to catch up on your reading. Our budget year may have closed in June but we still have a lot of great new items trickling in, so be sure to check out our display of new books and see what the librarians are recommending this month.

July is also a great time for us to gear up for the Fall, and we can tell you now that we’re planning a lot of exciting things for Banned Books week that we can’t wait to share with you. Until then, however, we’ll see you in the stacks!

This month we celebrate the return of Indiana June by featuring daily postings about archaeology on our Facebook page as a lead up to our fabulous Murder and Monkey Brains event on June 15th. Join us at 1 p.m. in the small auditorium (A1058) for a brief talk by Professor Scott Matthews on the Indian stereotypes used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom followed by a free screening of the film.

Starting June 26th, we’ll also be celebrating Shark Week, so be sure to stop by the Library to check out our collection of shark’s teeth and books and DVDs on sharks.

You may have noticed a little moving and shaking going on in the Library this month. We’re in the process of incorporating our biography collection into the general collection, which means we have to move all the books. Why is this good news for you? At the same time we shift books we weed them to remove outdated items, which means we’ll be filling up the freebie cart.

We look forward to seeing you at this month’s events! Until next time, we’ll see you in the stacks!

After the whirlwind that was National Poetry Month (virtual and actual poetry slams! daily poetry features! a bilingual poetry reading!), we’re spending May catching our breath as we close out our budget. Naturally, the end of the budget year means lots of extra goodies on our new release shelves, so we hope you’ll take advantage of the opportunity and stop by. As things come in, things must go out, so we’re also doing a lot of weeding in our collection, which means that the freebie cart is overflowing.

Beginning with the Summer term, there will be some changes in the Library – most notably the back door to the Library (the one nearest the 2200s) will be closed. We’ve had a lot of requests from students to make the Library into a quieter space, and after some deliberation we decided that closing that door and removing the cut-through traffic was the best way to ensure students have the quiet they need in order to study. You’ll still be able to access the Library through the main double doors by the Circulation desk. Upstairs in the Learning Commons, the double doors on the west end will be opened up to give easier access to the restrooms on that side of the building. (Another student request!)

Please let us know what you think of these changes, and if you have any additional suggestions. Next month we look forward to the return of Indiana Junes, but until then we’ll see you in the stacks!

It’s April in the Library, which means we’re once again celebrating National Poetry Month. Stop by the Library and share your favorite poem with us (it can be one you’ve written or something by someone else) for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card.

We’re also working with Student Life to co-sponsor a poetry slam featuring FSCJ alumna Alisha Lockley at the end of the month. Alisha is a former TEDxFSCJ speaker and active in the local spoken word community. Come out to see her Thursday, April 28 from 2:30-4:00 or to take the mic yourself.

In the meantime, be sure to follow our Facebook page or keep an eye on the whiteboard outside the front doors of the Library to see what poems we’re featuring each day. (Remember, if you suggest one, you have a chance to win that gift card!) We’ve also got a display of poetry books and DVDs you can browse through if our enthusiasm has managed to peak your interest at all.

We hope you have as much fun with Poetry Month as we do. Until next month, we’ll see you in the stacks!

This March we’re all about the College-wide read of the Bosnia List, which we’re celebrating with a display of books featuring information and stories about immigrants and refugees. We’re also celebrating the many places from which students, staff, and faculty have come to become part of FSCJ’s One College. Stop by the Library before the end of the month to put a dot on the map to indicate where you’re from. You can also help us built a basket for a local refugee family by donating one of the items off our checklist.

This month we’re also calling for submissions for an art show we hope to host in April (National Poetry Month!) featuring pieces inspired by poetry or which incorporate text. Details and submission forms are located in the Library (A2102).

Next month we’ll be kicking off National Poetry Month, which is one of our favorite times of year. We’ll be co-hosting a poetry slam, producing a video of bilingual poetry readings, and as always featuring a poem a day. If you would like to participate, be sure to contact us at downtowncampuslibrary@fscj.edu.

And finally, don’t forget Spring Break is coming up this month – be sure to stop by and check out plenty of reading or viewing material to get you through.

Until next month, we’ll see you in the stacks!

This month we’re asking you to break our hearts by giving us a little honest feedback about what we in the Library and Learning Commons can do better. Stop by the LLC before February 14th to complete our survey and we’ll give you a (chocolate) kiss.

This month also marks the start of Chinese New Year, which is celebrated from February 7th through February 14th. Stop by the Library to check out our display of books about China and its history and discover what your Chinese zodiac sign is. You can also follow us on Facebook to learn things about how the Chinese New Year is celebrated.

Next month we’ll be all about Pi Day (and Spring Break!), but until then we’ll see you in the stacks!