Winter Break Library Hours (12/22 - 1/2/18)

McIntyre Library will be open reduced hours at the end of finals week through the beginning of the new year. The hours are as follows

• Friday, December 22: Open Continuously Until 7 pm
• Saturday, December 23: CLOSED

• Sunday, December 24: CLOSED
• Monday, December 25: CLOSED
• Tuesday, December 26: 8 am - 4:30 pm
• Wednesday, December 27: 8 am - 4:30 pm 
• Thursday, December 28: 8 am - 4:30 pm 
• Friday, December 29: 8 am - 4:30 pm 
• Saturday, December 30: CLOSED

• Sunday, December 31: CLOSED
• Monday, January 1, 2018: CLOSED
• Tuesday, January 2, 2018: 8 am - 6 pm 

McIntyre Library's Winterim hours start on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 - January 28, 2018. The library will be open 8 am - 6 pm during the week and closed on weekends.

Therapy Dog Schedule, Pancakes w/ Chancellor Schmidt & other finals activities

Therapy Dogs will be visiting McIntyre Library the week before and of finals week the following times

• Monday, December 11
• 5-6 pm: Nelson the Goldendoodle
• 6-7 pm: Jada the Red Lab
• Tuesday, December 12
• 5-6 pm: Yoda and Flash the Border Collies
• 6-7 pm: Bella & Kelsey the Golden Retrievers
• Sunday, December 17
• 2-3 pm: Fritz the Tibetan Terrier
• 5-6 pm: Emma the Shih-tzu
• Monday, December 18
• 5-6 pm Nelson the Goldendoodle
• Tuesday, December 19
• 2-3 pm Bumble the Great Pyrenees
• 4-5 pm Jada the Red Lab
• Wednesday, December 20
• 6-7 pm: Emma the Shih-tzu
• Thursday, December 21
• 11 am - 1 pm: Fran the Yellow Lab and Luna the Yellow Lab/Golden Retriever mix

Please check back to this schedule as it is likely to change as therapy dogs continue to get added to the schedule.

McIntyre Library is happy to have Chancellor Jim back at his electric griddle to help the library make pancakes for students studying hard during finals week. Our biannual event will take place on Monday, December 18 from 8-10 pm with free pancakes!

The Student Wellness Advocacy Team is planning their relaxation station (doing stress ball making, coloring, and handing out fruit) for Sunday, December 17 and Tuesday, December 19 from 5-8 pm.

Pre-finals and Finals Week Hours (12/10 - 12/25)

McIntyre Library will be open extended hours the week before and of finals week. The hours are as follows

• Sunday, December 10: 11 am - 1 am
• Monday, December 11: 7 am - Open 24 hrs.
• Tuesday, December 12: Open 24 hrs.
• Wednesday, December 13: Open 24 hrs.
• Thursday, December 14: Open 24 hrs.
• Friday, December 15: Open until Midnight
• Saturday, December 16: 7:30 am - Midnight

• Sunday, December 17: 7:30 am - Open 24 hrs.
• Monday, December 18: Open 24 hrs.
• Tuesday, December 19: Open 24 hrs.
• Wednesday, December 20: Open 24 hrs.
• Thursday, December 21: Open 24 hrs.
• Friday, December 22: Open until 7 pm
• Saturday, December 23: CLOSED

• Sunday, December 24: CLOSED
• Monday, December 25: CLOSED 

McIntyre Library will be open reduced hours December 26-29 from 8 am - 4:30 pm and closed December 30-January 1.

Library Thanksgiving Week Hours (11/19-11/26)

McIntyre Library is open a reduced number of hours during Thanksgiving week. The hours are as follows

• Sunday, November 19: 11 am - 1 am
• Monday, November 20: 7 am - 1 am
• Tuesday, November 21: 7 am - 1 am
• Wednesday, November 22: 8 am - 4:30 pm
• Thursday, November 23: CLOSED
• Friday, November 24: CLOSED
• Saturday, November 25: CLOSED
• Sunday, November 26: 11 am - 1 am

McIntyre Library Co-Sponsoring World War I events in November

Welcome Home Parade June 18, 1919 Barstow St. Bridge going south
Copyright © 2008 Chippewa Valley Museum

2017 marks the centennial of U.S. entry into World War One. In the shadow of other 19th century conflicts, our memory of this war is fading. This November we will explore the impact of “the war to end all wars” on the Chippewa Valley. Our expert presenters and project partners aim to deliver programs that connect with all audiences, especially local veterans and their families, through a series of four programs listed below.  For more information, please visit: www.uwec.ly/WWI.
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Free Speech in WWI Wisconsin
November 7, 2017 | 6:00pm
Chippewa Valley Museum
1204 E. Half Moon Drive
Eau Claire, WI 54703

Professor Tim Shiell, Director of the Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation at UW-Stout, will discuss the limits of free speech in Wisconsin and the Chippewa Valley during the Great War, including the major rationales for and against permitting anti-war speech. The Chippewa Valley presents a unique and complicated case study of this issue during World War I as two foreign language newspapers, Der Herold [German] and The Reform [Norwegian], held pacifist positions that attracted scrutiny and controversy.
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Game Design and Memory: Simulating the American WWI Experience
November 11, 2017 | 2:00pm
McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54702

Game design expert Hans Kishel will provide an introduction to war-games (conflict simulations) and how their design incorporates historical research. Attendees will explore WWI war-games, including a prototype of a game on American forces fighting in WWI’s Meuse Argonne offensive currently in development by Kishel. Attendees will learn about the game design process.
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World War I and African American Service
November 14, 2017 | 4:00pm
Woodland Theatre, W. R. Davies Student Center
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702

Military historian Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, will present and lead a discussion exploring race and memory as it relates to U.S. involvement in World War I.
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Of Verse and Valor: The American War Experience through Poetry and Prose
November 16, 2017 | 6:00pm
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Club 3015
1300 Starr Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54703

Author and Professor B.J. Hollars, in association with the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild, will explore poetry and prose associated with conflict during this special open mic event. The event will feature poetry from the World War I era and invite others, including veterans and their families, to share poetry and prose of personal significance.
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These programs are part of World War I and America, a two-year national initiative of the Library of America presented in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the National World War I Museum and Memorial, and other organizations, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Locally, these programs are co-sponsored by McIntyre Library, the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild, the Student Veterans of America – UW-Eau Claire Chapter, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 305, and the Chippewa Valley Museum.

For more information, please visit: www.uwec.ly/WWI.

McIntyre Library Newsletter - Fall 2017

McIntyre Library just released Issue #86 of our newsletter, Off the Shelf

Articles in the newsletter include:

• Pictures and stories from our award winning event, After Dark
• An overview of the library's strategic goals
• Information about the Sounds of Eau Claire oral history project
• Highlights from the 2nd Annual McIntyre Library Summer Conference
• Recent acquisitions to the library

And so much more!

You can get to the newsletter by clicking on the link above or using this link. Enjoy!

Questions or comments? Contact the editor at vandezjl@uwec.edu

Presentation on Local Baseball History - 10/23 at Noon

Grimes, Pafko, Niese

Just in time for the World Series, McIntyre Library will be hosting a presentation on two local baseball players - Burleigh Grimes and Andy Pafko - that made it to the major leagues.

Joe Niese will present "From a Western Wisconsin Farm to the World Series: The Story of Burleigh Grimes and Andy Pafko" at noon on Monday, October 23 in the Library Breezeway (L2023).

The presentation will include the following memorabilia.

• Andy Pafko model bat, signed by Pafko
• 1950s era Andy Pafko model youth glove
• Signed hat from Andy Pafko Park dedication, May, 1986
• Burleigh Grimes personal scrapbook compiled by his wife. 1930s

Presentation Title: From a Western Wisconsin Farm to the World Series: The Story of Burleigh Grimes and Andy Pafko
Date: 10/23/17
Time: noon - 1 pm
Location: McIntyre Library Breezeway (L2023)

About the presenter:
Joe Niese is currently the library director at the Chippewa Falls Public Library, is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, and was named 2015 Media Person of the Year by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association. He has written two adult biographies on baseball players: Burleigh Grimes: Baseball's Last Legal Spitballer and Handy Andy: The Andy Pafko Story. The latter was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign and awarded a bronze in Foreword Reviews’ 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award (Sports- Adult Non-Fiction).

FREE PIZZA, games, live entertainment at McIntyre Library After Dark on Sept. 6

After Dark, which takes place on Tuesday, September 6 from 6-10 pm, is everything that you didn’t think would happen in a library - like FREE PIZZA - but does. Featuring a mini golf course that starts on the second floor and ends on the first (yes, you get to go down a stairwell!), After Dark also includes a variety of board, card, and video games…we even have a life size version of Clue in which you are the characters (complete with costumes) that walk around the board trying to find out who killed Mr. Boddy.

If you think you’re good at Mario Kart you’ll want to enter the Mario Kart Tournament with a very nice prize going to the overall champion. If you’ve always thought a library would be a good place to play laser tag, you’re in luck. Challenge your friends or make new ones on our course.

Free Toppers Pizza!

Did we mention pizza? Who doesn’t like free Toppers pizza?! Lots of it too! The fun doesn’t stop there though. We have a variety of student groups on campus who will provide live entertainment - practice your dance skills, or bust a gut with an improv comedy team and standup comedians. Best of all, you can win prizes throughout the night just for attending.

You really have no reason not to and if you do, you can call your parents up and tell them you’re in the library on the first night of class!

Find the event on Facebook and be sure to invite your friends!

Still not convinced? The video below will give you an overview of the event!

Feast for Your Eyes in McIntyre Library

By Shannon Swodzinski, as a writing project for CJ 477

Tired of seeing the construction on campus? McIntyre Library is featuring three Blugolds’ sculptures throughout the building for students to enjoy. Renee Ewer, Alexander Graham and Mai Lou Yang created sculptures for Professor Cedar Marie’s Art 365: Site-Specific Art class in a different area of the library in an “artistic and creative way.”

The students were given various sites to work with and each chose one for their final sculptures. After the preliminary models were completed by the three students, they presented their pieces to Interim Library Director Jill Markgraf and Program Associate Trista Anderson to approve the final large-scale sculptures.

The final sculptures are now available to view on different floors of the McIntyre Library and include the following items, a chair, paper cranes, and paper flowers. Renee Ewer created a chair that resembles a tree stump, but still has the comfortable qualities of a recliner. Ewer wanted to construct a sculpture that the viewer could interact with on a “tangible and mental level.” Alexander Graham entitled his sculpture of 60 paper cranes, “Paper Wishes,” with each crane containing a wish written on it that he collected from the public. A Japanese myth inspired Graham for this artwork and it can be seen hanging in the stairwell of the library. Lastly, Mai Lou Yang created a wall piece which includes various sizes of white and blue flowers. With finals just around the corner, Yang wanted to bring a “calming presence” to the library to help other students relax during the end of the semester.

All of these sculptures are available for viewing throughout McIntyre Library, but if you don’t have a chance to see it in person, you can visit the library’s Facebook page to see the students with their artwork.
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Summer 2017 Library Hours (May 22 - September 5)

McIntyre Library's summer hours session hours (May 22-August 6) are as follows:

• 8 am - 6 pm, Monday - Friday
• CLOSED on Saturday & Sunday

The library is closed on Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day and Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day and will close early, at 4:30 pm, on June 9 (last day of interim) and August 4 (last day of summer classes).

When no classes are in session (August 7 - September 5) the library will be open:

• 8 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
• CLOSED on Saturday and Sunday

The library will be closed on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day.

Therapy Dogs, Free Coffee, Free Pancakes During Finals Week

As a special finals week treat, library staff and Chancellor Jim will be making freshly flipped pancakes for all UW-Eau Claire students studying for finals in McIntyre Library on Sunday, May 14 from 8-10 pm.  Best of all, it's entirely free!

McIntyre Library will also be offering students free coffee during finals week at 10 pm each night starting on Sunday, May 14 and running through Thursday, May 18.

Finally, the library has a variety of therapy dogs visiting the week before and during finals week.

Pre Finals Week:

• Tuesday, May 9
• 4-5 pm: Meet Jada the fox lab mix
• Wednesday, May 10
• 5-6 pm: Meet Seeker & Racy the Shelties
• 6-7 pm: Meet Nelson the Goldendoodle

Finals Week:

• Monday, May 15
• 3-4 pm: Meet Luna the Yellow Lab & Fran the Yellow Lab Mix
• 4-5 pm: Meet Jada the fox lab mix
• Tuesday, May 16
• 5-6 pm: Meet Nelson the Goldendoodle
• Wednesday, May 17
• 10-11 am: Meet Seeker & Racy the Shelties
• 5-6 pm: Meet Bella and Chloe the Golden Retrievers
• 6-7 pm: Meet Yoda, Flash, Ellie, and Kooper the Border Collies
• Thursday, May 18
• 5:30-7 pm: Meet Ziva the Australian Kelpie & Genevieve the Blue Heeler, Charlie the Cocker Spaniels

Pre-finals and Finals Week Hours (5/7 - 5/21)

McIntyre Library will be extending its hours the week before and of finals (5/7-5/21). The hours are as follows:

Sun. (5/7): 11:00 am - 1:00 am
Mon. (5/8): 7:00 am - Open 24 hrs.
Tue. (5/9): Open 24 hrs.
Wed. (5/10): Open 24 hrs.
Thu. (5/11): Open 24 hrs.
Fri. (5/12): Open until Midnight
Sat. (5/13): 7:30 am - Midnight

Sun. (5/14): 7:30 am - Open 24 hrs.
Mon. (5/15): Open 24 hrs.
Tue. (5/16): Open 24 hrs.
Wed. (5/17): Open 24 hrs.
Thu. (5/18): Open 24 hrs.
Fri. (5/19): Open until 7 pm
Sat. (5/20): CLOSED

Sun. (5/21): CLOSED

McIntyre Library will be open 8 am - 6 pm, M-F and closed on weekends during the summer when class is in session.

Social Explorer now available

McIntyre Library has activated a subscription to 

Social Explorer, a database that enables you to access historic and contemporary Census, business, crime, health, and religion data. Even better—Social Explorer enables you to map your data. This resource also features data from Canada, the U.K., Europe, and the World Bank.

Social Explorer is accessible from the library’s Statistics & Numeric Database list. To schedule an individual tutorial, contact Robin Miller (millerob@uwec.edu).

Research Coaching @ McIntyre: April 10-14, 24-28

It's that time of the year...end of the semester papers will be coming due shortly. In order to help UW-Eau Claire students out, McIntyre Library has set aside time for 20-minute Research Coaching sessions for all students.

Library staff can help students at any stage of the research process in any discipline!

To sign-up for 20 minutes of research coaching at McIntyre Library's Research Center (1st floor) go to https://mcintyrelibrary.youcanbook.me/index.jsp and select a time that works for you!

Have questions? Email library.reference@uwec.edu

McIntyre Library Newsletter - Spring 2017

McIntyre Library just released Issue #85 of our newsletter, Off the Shelf

Articles inside the newsletter include:

• A farewell letter from director John Pollitz
• Introduction to the interim director Jill Markgraf
• Introductions to the interim heads of research and instruction
• Introduction to our new employee, Roxanne Backowski
• Part two of our history of McIntyre series
• Recent acquisitions to the library

And so much more!


You can get to the newsletter by clicking on the link above or using this link. Enjoy!

Questions or comments? Contact the editor at vandezjl@uwec.edu

Color Printing Now Available in McIntyre Library

Good news! Color printing is now available to all library users.

How this service works:

• Email your document as an attachment to libcolorprint@uwec.edu
• Prints can be picked up and paid for at the circulation desk on the first floor.
• Cost is $.35 per page
• Only 8.5" x 11" printing on white paper is available
• Only one-sided printing is available

Please contact staff at the circulation desk if you have any questions.

Library Hosting 3rd Annual Backgammon Tournament April 1st

Backgammon Set

McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host the 3rd annual Eau Claire backgammon tournament on April 1 starting at 1 pm. The tournament, which is FREE and open to UW-Eau Claire students and all residents of the Chippewa Valley is for beginners and experienced players alike.

How the tournament works

Backgammon Bracket

The tournament will have a maximum of 32 players (two sixteen team brackets).  
Registration is required to enter the tournament.

Location
McIntyre Library will host all rounds of the tournament and is located on the UW-Eau Claire campus at 105 Garfield Ave. Eau Claire, WI 54702.  Parking at UW-Eau Claire is free on the weekends.  Please consult this map (PDF) for location information.  Suggested locations to park are the Phillips Lot or Hibbard Lot.

Registration
Registration is FREE and is required to participate in the tournament.  To register send an email indicating your interest in participating to Hans Kishel, UW-Eau Claire librarian: kishelhf@uwec.edu.

Please register no later than March 30, 2017.  If space is available registrants will be taken on day of tournament.

Questions should be directed to Hans Kishel (kishelhf@uwec.edu, 715-836-2959).
 

Jill Markgraf Appointed Interim Director of Libraries

Jill Markgraf has been appointed Interim Director of Libraries at UW-Eau Claire following the departure of John Pollitz in February.

Jill started working at McIntyre Library in 1998 and since 2008 was the head of the library's research & instruction department.

You may contact Jill at markgrjs@uwec.edu or 715-836-5357.

Blugold Radio Coming to McIntyre Library

Blugold Radio, the Chippewa Valley's only indie rock station, is moving into McIntyre Library. The radio station will be located near the library's mall entrance on the first floor.

Construction on the new Blugold Radio home began in late February 2017 and it is anticipated that the radio station will be broadcasting from their new home in April 2017. The station will be staffed during regular business hours M-F and at intermittent times in the evenings.

For more information, please contact Scott Morfitt, station manager for Blugold Radio (scott@blugoldradio.org).

Farewell John Pollitz, Library Director

John Pollitz, director of McIntyre Library since 2007, will be leaving UW-Eau Claire on February 24. He will be going "home" to his alma mater, Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he will be dean of Library Affairs.

Please join us in saying goodbye to John on Wednesday, February 22 from 3-5 pm in the McIntyre Library's 1st floor Research Center.

Congratulations & best wishes John!

One Book, One Community - Reading "Evicted"

McIntyre Library and the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library have teamed up to host a reading program entitled "One Book, One Community." This program will feature a handful of events in which participants will read and discuss Matthew Desmond's book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Events run from Tuesday, January 31 to Saturday, February 4.

One Book, One Community is a reading program designed to encourage literacy and civic involvement by reading a single book which highlights issues relevant to our community. This collaboration is for all members of the UW-Eau Claire (students, faculty, staff) and greater Eau Claire community. 

Evicted was written by UW-Madison alumnus, Matthew Desmond. Desmond documents the increasingly frequent experience of housing instability for poor, renting families. Through the interwoven stories of eight families living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Desmond illustrates the human impacts of a shifting economic and policy landscape. The book was selected as one of The 10 Best Books of 2016 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.

Desmond received his doctorate from UW–Madison in 2010. He is an associate professor of sociology and social studies at Harvard University and an affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW – Madison. In 2015, he received a MacArthur “genius” grant.

For questions please contact Eric Jennings, Outreach Coordinator & Instruction Librarian (jenninge@uwec.edu; 715-836-4076).

Schedule of Events - Click to Enlarge

Tuesday, January 31: Book Discussions
12–1 p.m. • UW – Eau Claire Campus, Old Library Room 1142
6–7:30 p.m. • L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Facilitators will lead discussions of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.

Wednesday, February 1: UW – Eau Claire Faculty Panel Discussion
4–5:30 p.m. • McIntyre Library, 2nd Floor Breezeway
UW – Eau Claire faculty will share their research for a better understanding of the topics covered in the book Evicted.

Thursday, February 2: Eviction and Poverty in the Chippewa Valley
6–7:30 p.m. • L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Moderated panel discussion focused on how eviction and homelessness impact the Chippewa Valley.

Saturday, February 4: Housing Inspections and the Health Department
10:30 a.m.– noon • L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Learn about Health Department programs to support safe and sanitary living conditions, how to report a complaint, and what the Health Department looks for during complaint and housing inspections.