November Recap
It’s a good thing winter break is almost here, because this has been a crazy month! Here’s a recap of what we’ve accomplished and celebrated in the last few weeks:
How Blue Can You Get?, a blues lecture concert presented by the School of Arts and Communication’s Kyle Knappenberger, was a big hit with campus and community members.

Watch a video of one of the performances here:
We celebrated International Games Day for the first time on November 15th, and on November 21st, around 80 people made their way to the library for our African Drum circle.

Also on November 21st, 88 people visited the University Archives/Special Collections booth at the WFIT Market Day where we raffled off a reproduction of the historic photo of Dr. Jerome Keuper unveiling the Chinese clock in Panther Plaza. Many of our visitors were present at the 1981 unveiling, which was a special treat. Congratulations to our raffle winner, John Stevens of the Office of Information Technology!

Image credit: Kathy Turner, 2014
Tom Wells of Harris Corporation and Frank Perkins formerly of Radiation Inc. and Harris Corporation, met with the Evans Library Special Collections team to discuss a possible collaboration on preserving the history of Radiation Inc. We’re excited for the opportunity to help preserve this slice of Melbourne history.
James Baucom of the User Experience team was recently awarded by the International Student Service Organization for his exemplary service to international students at Florida Tech. Congratulations, Jim!
November also saw the kick off our new post series, Library Tip Tuesday. In the future, these bi-weekly posts will cover information about using your library to its fullest extent. Next semester, look for more post series and special posts covering topics like stress, research resources, and MOOCS. If there’s a topic you’d like to see on our blog, please leave a comment or send us a message!
Upcoming News
December is upon us, and that brings extended hours and winter break. The library will be open for the following hours during the month of December:
OPEN:
December 1st – 3rd: Normal hours
Thursday, December 4th: 8am – 2am
Friday, December 5th: 8am – 12am
Saturday, December 6th: 9am – 12am
Sunday, December 7th: 10am – 2am
Monday, December 8th – Thursday, December 11th: 8am – 2am
Friday, December 12th: 8am – 5pm
Saturday, December 13th: 9am – 5pm
Monday, December 14th – Friday, December 19th: 9am – 5pm
Monday, December 22nd – Tuesday, December 23rd: 9am – 5pm
CLOSED:
Sunday, December 14th
Saturday, December 20th – Sunday, December 21st
Wednesday, December 24th – January 4th
I realy enjoy african percussion. Good to see the drum circle is alove and well at FIT!