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 21^st, 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!

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 1^st – 3^rd: Normal hours
Thursday, December 4^th: 8am – 2am
Friday, December 5^th: 8am – 12am
Saturday, December 6^th: 9am – 12am
Sunday, December 7^th: 10am – 2am
Monday, December 8^th – Thursday, December 11^th: 8am – 2am
Friday, December 12^th: 8am – 5pm
Saturday, December 13^th: 9am – 5pm
Monday, December 14^th – Friday, December 19^th: 9am – 5pm
Monday, December 22^nd – Tuesday, December 23^rd: 9am – 5pm

CLOSED:
Sunday, December 14^th
Saturday, December 20^th – Sunday, December 21^st
Wednesday, December 24^th – January 4^th