Library and Media Center

Just a reminder that your friends in the Mudd Library have been continuing two of our favorite weekly events through Spring term- and we’d love for you to join us!

LU Reads: Join us on Wednesday evenings from 7-7:30 Central on Zoom. For spring term, we’re doing a read-aloud of the Fox Cities Reads title, George by Alex Gino.

LU reads is a joint venture along with the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and EDST 283 “Beyond ‘Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story?:’ Gender in Adolescent & Young Adult Literature.” Learn more on the LU Reads Guide.

Fiber Arts & Chat: Each Friday, starting at 4:00 PM Central on Zoom, join your friends from the Mudd and fiber arts enthusiasts from across the LU community for some knitting/crocheting/etc. and fun conversation!

Join your friendly librarians and library staff to relax, chat, and work on your holiday crafting!

We’ll meet at 4 pm Central on Fridays via Zoom.

Grab your art, your crafts, your tea, or just stop in to chat.

All are welcome!

https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/91889764762?pwd=eFgyYlI1ak9VZlRBQ21nbEcxek5kQT09

What can you use from the library when you can’t go to the library?

How do you get access to resources for yourself, your work, your classes?

Join us on Wednesday, August 5 at 10 am to get information and support from your trusty librarians as we all prepare for an unusual academic year:

https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/99927300578?pwd=Z3NGeVdTMFB0Uk5hTWFKWmtodFhhQT09

If you’re unfamiliar with the coffeehouses, they provide an opportunity socialize just a bit and to learn about resources and services available to help you with work, leisure interests, to be informed about important social literature.

Join us on Wednesday, July 22 at 10 am for our next summer coffeehouse!

We’ll welcome Assistant Professor of Biology Israel Del Toro as he shares information about the importance of pollinators.

Israel will talk about the the No-Mow May initiative that he spearheaded in Appleton in an effort to support these important members of our ecological community.

Brew a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite work-appropriate beverage and join us here: https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/91327804833#success

If you’re unfamiliar with the coffeehouses, they provide an opportunity socialize a bit and to learn about resources and services available to help you with work or leisure interests. All staff and faculty are welcome to attend.

See you Wednesday!

It’s time once again for the library’s summer coffeehouse series. We’re doing it virtually this year, but still welcome you to join us with your own cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite work-appropriate beverage. If you’re unfamiliar with the coffeehouses, they provide an opportunity socialize just a bit and to learn about resources and services available to help you with work or leisure interests. We start promptly at 10:00. All staff and faculty are welcome to attend. To join, click here.

June 24: Summer Reads; Black Lives Matter
Are you reading works by Black authors? Have you been educating yourself about racism and social justice? Do you want to read more about this but aren’t sure where to start? Join us for a discussion of the books we are reading right now in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Share what you’ve been reading, too, or just listen and learn.

July 8: Let’s Meditate Together!
Meditation has been scientifically proven to shift the sympathetic nervous system response (fight or flight) into the parasympathetic response (calm, rest, digest). Join certified yoga instructor, meditation practitioner, and Mudd Library Administrative Assistant Holly Tuyls for a guided meditation practice. We’ll learn about and practice a basic meditation together. Simple breath-work instruction will also be provided and practiced. If you have any questions or challenges to practicing that you’d like to discuss, we’ll allow time and will provide tips for maintaining a regular practice, too. All experience levels welcome.

July 22: Pollinators
In these days of social distancing, you might find yourself spending more and more time in your garden. Join us in welcoming Assistant Professor of Biology Israel Del Toro as we learn a bit about the native bees in your backyard and what you can do to protect our native pollinators and the little things that often go unnoticed.

August 5: Remote Access, Anyone?
What can you use from the library when you can’t go to the library? How do you get access to resources for yourself, your work, your classes? Join the library staff as we explore ways to get you the things you need.

As we get to the end of the term and the academic year, your friends at the Mudd would like to wish you all the best and to remind you that we are still available to help via email (reference@lawrence.edu) and chat https://www.lawrence.edu/library.

Oh — and when returning library materials to the Mudd, please just put them in the book drop outside the front door of the Mudd Library.  We’ll take it from there.

As always, let us know if you have questions or we can be of help in other ways.