We hope everyone has a restful and fun break!
Thursday, March 13 | 1-3 p.m.
Mudd Library, 1st floor
Finals have you stressed? Come un-“rind” and enjoy a variety of delicious cheese samples to keep your spirits up for the final days of the winter term!
Sponsored by International House and the Mudd Library
Friday, October 18 | 1:30-5 p.m.
Mudd Library
Join your friends in the Seeley G. Mudd Library in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the laying of the library building’s cornerstone!
Enjoy a tasty cupcake in honor of this occasion and toast a half century of knowledge and creativity!
What is a cornerstone? A cornerstone is traditionally the first stone laid in the foundation of a building. Today, cornerstones are symbolic stones laid during public events commemorating the construction of a building that frequently contain time capsules.
It’s time once again for the library’s summer coffeehouse series! Coffeehouses provide an opportunity to learn about resources and services available to support your work or leisure interests.
For each session, we’ll gather on the first floor of the library and start promptly at 10 a.m. and finish around 10:50 a.m. Refreshments will be provided. All members of the Lawrence community are welcome to attend!
June 26 — Milwaukee-Downer Past & Present: Reflection on 60 Years after the Consolidation (rescheduled from June 19)
Join Claire, University Archivist, to reflect on the past and present of Milwaukee-Downer College 60 years after the consolidation, with special emphasis on the presence of Milwaukee-Downer on the LU campus.
July 10 — Summer Reads
The ever-popular Summer Reading coffeehouse returns! Planning your beach reading? Got your own summer reading underway? Come and hear about favorite reads from library staff and whoever else shows up. It could—and should—be you!
July 31 — A Plethora of Possibilities: Applications of AI
In this session, we’d like to focus on some of the positive ways that AI can be used in education and also look into ways that AI can be a helpful tool beyond academic contexts. Come share your ideas and practices, and hear about some new ones!
Learn more about our coffeehouses, and see past book recommendations and more on the Summer Coffeehouse Series guide.
If you are a faculty member who is thinking about setting up course reserves, you may bring in your course reserves items for the Winter term now.
Consult Course Reserves on the library’s homepage for more information including links to forms and reserve cards. Contact Cindy, Anna, or Makayla with any questions.
The library will be closed with the rest of the campus from Dec. 16-Jan. 1.
Wednesday, Nov. 15 | 1-3 p.m.
Mudd Library
Finals have you stressed? Come un-“rind” and enjoy a variety of delicious cheese samples to keep your spirits up for the final days of fall term.
The Seeley G. Mudd Library and the Warch Campus Center have collaborated to bring a free electronic subscription to The New York Times to everyone with a lawrence.edu email address!
Create an account with your lawrence.edu email address, confirm in your email inbox, and reactive each year! You may also pick up a card at the Mudd with instructions for creating an account.
If you are a faculty member who is thinking about setting up course reserves, you may bring in your course reserves items for the Fall Term now.
Consult Course Reserves on the library homepage for more information, including links to forms and reserve cards.
Contact any of the following with questions:
Student researchers and all students on campus this summer are welcome to stop by the library break room (first floor) every Friday in July between 2:30-4 p.m. Get ready for the weekend with coffee, tea, and cookies, along with a fun selection of books and DVDs for you to check out.
It’s time, once again, for our annual Mudd Library Summer Coffeehouse Series! This series provides an opportunity to socialize and learn about resources and services available to help you with work or leisure interests. This summer, we’re excited to announce two awesome guest presenters from the Lawrence faculty.
Coffeehouses start promptly at 10 a.m. and finish around 10:50 a.m. All members of the Lawrence community are welcome to attend (no registration required). We’ll be gathering in front of the library and will provide beverages and a snack.
June 28: Silly Horn Stuff
When you think of a horn, what musical instrument comes to mind? Ann Ellsworth, Assistant Professor of Music: Horn at the Lawrence University Conservatory will be here to demonstrate what horns are and what they can do in the right hands…er…lips. Professor Ellsworth will be joined by a worthy opponent/assistant. Join in the frolic and expect the unexpected.
July 12: Summer Reads
The ever-popular Summer Reading coffeehouse returns! Planning your beach reading? Got your own summer reading underway? Come and hear about favorite reads from library staff and whoever else shows up. It could—and should—be you!
August 2: No Mow May and You
Have you heard about No Mow May in Appleton, but are not really sure what it is or why it’s a thing? Are you a participant but would like to learn more about how you can help pollinators? Join us as our special guest, Israel Del Toro, Assistant Professor of Biology, helps us learn more about the No Mow May movement, and how we can each make a difference in our environment.
Take a look at our coffeehouse guide to learn more!
We look forward to seeing you there!
