Friday, May 04, 2018

Therapy Dogs, Free Coffee, Free Pancakes During Finals Week

Pancakes
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 Monday, 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 13 and running through Thursday, May 17.

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

Pre-finals week:
  • Tuesday, May 8
    • 5-6 pm: Meet Jada the Fox Lab
    • 6-7 pm: Meet Bella and Chloe the Golden Retrievers
  • Wednesday, May 9
    • 6-7 pm: Meet Nelson the Goldendoodle 
  • Thursday, May 10
    • 3-4 pm: Meet Holly the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Finals week:
  • Sunday, May 13
    • 5-6 pm: Meet Emma the Shih-Tzu 
  • Monday, May 14
    • noon - 1 pm: Meet Wyatt the Kelpie and Gen the Blue Heeler
  • Tuesday, May 15
    • 1:30-2:30 pm: Meet Magic the Border Collie & Raci the Sheltie
    • 3-4 pm: Meet Madison the Goldendoodle
    • 5-6 pm: Meet Nelson the Goldendoodle
  • Wednesday, May 16
    • 11 am - noon: Meet Jada the Fox Lab
  • Thursday, May 17 
    • Noon- 2 pm: Meet Luna the Yellow Lab & Fran the Yellow Lab/Golden Retriever Mix
    • 3-4 pm: Meet Bumble the Great Pyrenees 
    • 4-5 pm: Meet Flash & Kooper the Border Collies

Pre-finals and Finals Week Hours (5/6 - 5/20)

Finals Week Hours - Spring 2018
McIntyre Library will be extending its hours the week before and of finals (5/6-5/20). The hours are as follows:

Sun. (5/6): 11:00 am - 1:00 am
Mon. (5/7): 7:00 am - Open 24 hrs.
Tue. (5/8): Open 24 hrs.
Wed. (5/9): Open 24 hrs.
Thu. (5/10): Open 24 hrs.
Fri. (5/11): Open until Midnight
Sat. (5/12): 7:30 am - Midnight

Sun. (5/13): 7:30 am - Open 24 hrs.
Mon. (5/14): Open 24 hrs.
Tue. (5/15): Open 24 hrs.
Wed. (5/16): Open 24 hrs.
Thu. (5/17): Open 24 hrs.
Fri. (5/18): Open until 7 pm
Sat. (5/19): CLOSED

Sun. (5/20): CLOSED

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

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Sounds of Eau Claire History Harvest Was a Big Success



Article written by Lizzy Schmidt and Karyssa Gulish, UW-Eau Claire Public History Students


Eau Claire has identified itself as the Music Capital of the North as a response to the musical renaissance that the region has found itself in. As a result, we are in a moment in Eau Claire history where music and arts are becoming very important to our sense of identity. As historians we do not have the primary sources that we need to properly study and research the music in the area. From this, the Sounds of Eau Claire project was created.

In the spring of 2017 students from the Introduction to Public History course completed the first round of oral histories that documented stories from local music legends. These included Jazz professor Bob Baca, festival organizer Jim Bischel, and Blugold radio manager Scott Morfitt. Students researched, interviewed, and transcribed the conversations with the narrator. These histories were later turned into podcasts that were broadcast to the public on Blugold radio. The interviews were donated to Special Collections and Archives in McIntyre Library and are open to the public for research.

These oral histories were just the tip of the iceberg for the Sounds of Eau Claire, this sparked not only another semester of oral histories but the History Harvest event that was held on March 3, 2018 at the Chippewa Valley Museum. This event aimed to digitize the hidden gems of Eau Claire’s musical past. These hidden gems included instruments, programs, scrapbooks, and other musical memorabilia. The Special Collections and Archives has partnered with the UWEC history department to collect and digitize these various items that came to us through the History Harvest. Led by Dr. Dan Ott with assistance by Archivist Greg Kocken, Students in the Public History Seminar course were trained to digitize these treasures as well as collect metadata about the objects. This allows for students to get real life experience with actual Public History work, this kind of project is not often found at a university of Eau Claire’s size.

Aside from the digitization process, the day featured various speakers and performers. Including: "Oclare/Eaux Claires, Faux Claire/Eau Claire: Music and the Imagination of an Upper Midwestern Community" with UW-Madison folklorist Dr. James P. Leary; Live Music with Bob & Bernie Cynor;  a Panel Discussion: Echoes of Eau Claire with Cathy; Reitz, Dr. Gretchen Peters, Dr. Nick Poss, and Nick Meyer; Live Music with Nick Seeger; and University Roots in the Chippewa Valley Music Scene with UWEC Music Department chair Dr. Gretchen Peters. These speakers and performers made this event not just for donors but allowed for the community to connect with the history and culture of Eau Claire.

This is funded by in part by the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Wednesday, February 21, 2018

4th Annual Backgammon Tournament To Be Held at McIntyre Library April 7

Backgammon Set
McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will host the 4th annual Eau Claire backgammon tournament on April 7 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 April 4, 2018.  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).

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Community Read of Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy Book Cover
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 J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy.

UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff, and students are invited to read the book and join the discussion on campus on April 9 at noon in CETL (OL 1142). Additional programs will be held throughout the week at the Eau Claire Public Library.

McIntyre Library will be giving away copies of the book to the first 15 registrants. To register contact Eric Jennings (jenninge@uwec.edu).

About the Program
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.

About the Book
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is a memoir about the Appalachian values of the Vance's upbringing and their relation to the social problems of his hometown. The author reflects on upward mobility in America seen through the lens of a white, working-class family.

The book has received high praise from a variety of sources. This #1 New York Times Best Seller was listed as one of six books to help understand Trump's election. The Economist said "You will not read a more important book about America this year." Christianity Today remarked "The troubles of the working poor are well known to policymakers, but Vance offers an insider’s view of the problem.”

Program Listing 
  • Monday, April 9, noon-1 pm (CETL, UW-Eau Claire): Book Discussion
  • Monday, April 9, 6 -7:30 pm (L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library): More than Meth: A Town Hall Meeting
  • Wednesday, April 11, 6 -7:30 pm (L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library): The Past, Present, and Future of "Fake News" 
  • Friday, April 13, 5:30 -7:30 pm (The Plus): Civic Lab: Table Talk
  • Saturday, April 14, 1 -2:30 pm (L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library): Adverse Childhood Experiences: Translating Evidence into Action

Monday, January 01, 2018

Winterim Library Hours (1/2/18 - 1/28/18)

During Winterim McIntyre Library is open Monday-Friday, 8 am - 6 pm and closed on weekends.

The library is closed on January 15 for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and will close early on January 26 for the end of Winterim classes.

Spring semester hours begin on Monday, January 29.