Intern Making a Difference in Special Collections & Archives

McIntyre Library is hosting a student intern this summer who is making a big difference in Special Collections & Archives on the library's 5th floor. Junior Aaron Schroeder is completing a cataloging internship which aims to update information about the maps held in Special Collections so that future researchers can better access the wealth of materials held at UW-Eau Claire. 

This coming fall Special Collections will be hosting a student intern which will focus on digital curation.  This internship will require the intern to create a webpage that includes a narrative description of a set of maps around a common theme(s).  The webpage will host the digitized images of the maps so that the narrative and images can be utilized side-by-side. 

For more information about these internships, please view the Geography & Anthropology Chair Blog or contact Greg in Special Collections (kockeng@uwec.edu, 715-836-3873).

Cleo Powers, librarian emeritus, passes away

Longtime former librarian Cleo Powers passed away at home on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Cleo was a UWEC alumnus as well as a graduate of UW-Madison’s graduate program in Library Science. She retired as an associate professor in June 2003 with more than 31 years of service.  Cleo was responsible for the Center for Reserve and Instructional Media and the main circulation department at McIntyre Library. She also served in a variety of other positions over the years, including acting automation librarian, head of public services, periodicals public services librarian, and acting director of the library. Service to the University was a large part of Cleo’s life, as she served over two decades on the University Senate, including terms on the Executive Committee and in other leadership positions. Cleo also contributed her time, providing community service to several organizations:  the Community Table; serving on the parish council of the Newman Parish; committee chair for the Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library book sales, organizing and coordinating the book sales since 1999; and the American Association of University Women events.  Cleo’s passing is a tremendous loss to the Eau Claire community. Our thoughts are with her family during this difficult time. Obituary and information on funeral services.

Summer Library Hours Start May 19

McIntyre Library's Summer Session hours start May 19 and run until the end of Summer Session on August 3.  During the Summer Session, McIntyre Library will be open the following days and times:

• Monday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Tuesday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Wednesday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Thursday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Friday: 7:30 am - 9 pm
• Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
• Sunday: 1 pm - 10:30 pm

For exceptions to these hours, please visit the library hours webpage. 

Spring 2014 Finals Week Stress Relieving Activities

McIntyre Library is hosting a variety of activities during the spring 2014 finals week at UW-Eau Claire to relieve your stress.  The activities include therapy dog petting sessions, relaxation stations, free coffee, and coloring pages.

Therapy Dog Dates and Times

1) Local therapy dogs will be visiting McIntyre Library the following days and times:

• Sunday (5/11)    6-8 pm
• Monday (5/12)    5-6 pm
• Monday (5/12)    7-8 pm
• Tuesday (5/13    10 am-noon
• Tuesday (5/13)    5-7 pm
• Thursday (5/15)    6-8 pm 

2) Student Health Services is providing relaxation stations in the McIntyre Library 24 hr. study area on the first floor the following days and times:

• Monday (5/12) 5-7:30 pm
• Tuesday (5/13) 5-7:30 pm

These relaxation stations feature free massages, fresh fruit, lemonade, “regression station” with coloring pages, stress balls, and a board where students can write about how they deal with the stress of finals.

Finals Week Free Coffee

3) McIntyre Library will be offering free coffee to all late night studiers starting on Sunday, May 11th at 10 pm until the pot is empty.  Free coffee will be available each night thereafter with Thursday being the last night that it is offered.

4) Coloring pages will be available all day starting on Sunday.

Sample Student Coloring Page

Spring 2014 Pre-finals and Finals Hours

McIntyre Library is extending its hours the week before finals and of finals week.  The library will be open 24 hours a day starting on Monday, May 5. 

PRE-FINALS WEEK:

• Sunday, May 4 (11 am - 1 am)
• Monday, May 5 (7 am - Open 24 hours)
• Tuesday,  May 6 (Open 24 hours)
• Wednesday, May 7 (Open 24 hours)
• Thursday, May 8 (Open 24 hours)
• Friday, May 9 (Open Until Midnight)
• Saturday, May 10 (7:30 am - Midnight)

FINALS WEEK:

• Sunday, May 11 (7:30 am - Open 24 hours)
• Monday, May 12 (Open 24 hours)
• Tuesday, May 13 (Open 24 hours)
• Wednesday, May 14 (Open 24 hours)
• Thursday, May 15 (Open 24 hours)
• Friday, May 16 (Open until 7 pm)
• Saturday, May 17 (CLOSED)

Posters and pictures for $.50. Come and get 'em!

McIntyre Library is cleaning house and has a variety of laminated pictures & posters for sale for .50/each. View them on the 1st floor used book sale area.  Everything from art prints to posters of Native American artifacts to vintage photographs. New items added daily.

New York Times [AND] Dictionary of American Regional English now available online

Two popular resources are now available online through McIntyre Library. The New York Times, including book reviews, editorial cartoons and advertisements, is searchable from 1851 to the present. The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), exploring regional language differences and etymologies, will let you get to the bottom of the soda vs pop debate. The online version includes interactive maps and audio recordings. Both resources can be found via the Find a Database link on the McIntyre website, by title or by topic.

Spring 2014 Off the Shelf

Click here to read the latest issue of Off the Shelf, McIntyre Library's newsletter.

Robert Frost Poetry Celebration, March 26, 4 pm

McIntyre Library, the UW-Eau Claire English Department, and UW-Eau Claire Foundation are proud to host a poetry reading of Robert Frost's work on Wed. March 26 at 4 pm on the 3rd floor of Centennial Hall. Readers will include Chancellor James Schmidt, current Wisconsin poet laureate Max Garland, and current Eau Claire City Council President Kerry Kincaid.

In addition to the poetry reading, select highlights from the Frederick G. and Joan Christopherson Schmidt Robert Frost Collection recently acquired by McIntyre Library's Special Collections & Archives will be on display during this event.

For more information see: http://www.uwec.edu/News/releases/14/03/0313RobertFrostPoetryEvent.htm

Spring Break 2014 Library Hours

McIntyre Library will be open a reduced number of hours during Spring Break 2014.

Friday, March 14: 7 am - 7 pm
Saturday, March 15: CLOSED
Sunday, March 16: CLOSED
Monday, March 17: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, March 18: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, March 19: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm 
Thursday, March 20: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, March 21: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, March 22: CLOSED
Sunday, March 23: 11 am - 1 am

For more information see the library website.

Special Collections and Archives Exhibit on 5th floor of Library

Special Collections Exhibit

Leave Feedback on This Panel

Proud to be a University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire student, staff, faculty member, or alumni? Check out the panel exhibit located on the 5th floor of McIntyre Library outside of Special Collections and Archives Department.

Items featured in the exhibit include university photographs and the Periscope (university yearbook from 1917-1995) from our new online digital collections website. Have fun answering our campus-related questions or stop into Special Collections and Archives to look at the original photographs and yearbooks or ask us any questions!

Follow @mcintyrelibrary, #uwecarchives on Twitter and “Like” McIntyre Library and the Special Collections and Archives Facebook pages for weekly updates and exhibit photos.

New Digital Collections Website Celebrates Campus History

Schofield Hall, winter scene, 1966, AS279.005.012.002

Its official – the McIntyre Library's Special Collections and Archives has gone digital! Since early 2013, we have been creating a digital collections to feature University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire archival collections. UW-Eau Claire students, staff, alumni, and community members can easily view campus photographs and browse or search through a full set of the campus yearbook, The Periscope, from 1917-1995, with this online tool. New collections will be added as we continue digitizing them.

In addition to online items, a panel exhibit is located on the 5th floor outside the Special Collections and Archives Department that features photographs, yearbooks, and information about the digital collections. Stop into the Archives or contact us at (715) 836-2739 or library.archives@uwec.edu to ask us any questions!

Follow @mcintyrelibrary, #uwecarchives on Twitter and “Like” McIntyre Library and the Special Collections and Archives Facebook pages for weekly updates and exhibit photos.

Tax Forms Now Available at McIntyre Library

Tax Forms Available at McIntyre Library

U.S., WI, and MN tax forms are available at McIntyre Library. They are located on the 1^st floor near the entrance gate. Tax materials are for personal use only, as supplies are limited. Forms may be downloaded online using these URLs:

            www.irs.ustreas.gov
            www.dor.state.wi.us/

            www.taxes.state.mn.us/

Exhibit on Nazi Resistance Movement in McIntyre Library

McIntyre Library is proud to be hosting the White Rose traveling exhibit (Feb. 3-19, 2014) which recounts the actions of the famous non-violent student resistance movement in Nazi Germany.  These students distributed leaflets calling for the overthrow of Hitler and his government.  After being discovered, the core members (six young students and one professor) were executed by the Nazi terror regime.

On Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 pm, there will be an opening reception which will include brief introductory remarks by Dr. Carter Smith, chair of the Department of Languages, and a 30 minute lecture “Resistance Movement: Lessons from the Nazi Past” by Dr. Teresa Sanislo, professor of History.  Light refreshments will be served and the public is welcome to attend.

To visit the exhibit, go to McIntyre Library's 2nd floor Breezeway (L2022). It is open for public viewing all hours that the library building is open.

Robert Frost Collection Housed in McIntyre Library's Special Collections & Archives

The Frederick G. and Joan Christopherson-Schmidt Robert Frost Collection is now available for use by researchers in McIntyre Library’s Special Collections and Archives.  This private collection — acquired by the UW-Eau Claire Foundation from Joan Christopherson-Schmidt of Milwaukee — is believed to be one of the most extensive Robert Frost collections maintained outside of academia.

Frederick Schmidt began collecting Frost’s books as a youth and continued this endeavor throughout his life.  Schmidt was introduced to Frost in 1942 and the two men bonded over their shared interests of nature and poetry.  They were to remain lifelong friends.  The collection includes 44 Frost books, most of which are first- or rare limited editions, including many that have been signed and inscribed by the poet.  Also included in the collection are manuscript materials of handwritten poetry, Christmas cards and pamphlets, as well as dozens of books about Frost.

To see the Frost Collection for yourself, please stop by Special Collections and Archives which is located on the 5th floor of McIntyre Library.  In addition to the Frost Collection, Special Collections has other rare books, manuscript collections, and university records. Special Collections is open to the public weekdays from 9am-4pm.  Please direct any questions about this new acquisition or any other collections to library.archives@uwec.edu or 715-836-2739. 

Winterim Library Hours

McIntyre Library will be open during Winterim (January 2 - 19) the following hours:

• Sunday:  1 pm - 10:30 pm
• Monday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Tuesday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Wednesday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Thursday: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• Friday: 7:30 am - 9 pm
• Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm

The library will be close at 4:30 pm on January 17.  It will be closed January 18-19 and will be closed on January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.  Spring Semester hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21.  For more information see the library hours page.

Library Hours Dec. 21 - Jan. 1

McIntyre Library will be open a reduced number of hours between the fall semester end and the start of Winterim classes on January 2.  See below for more information:

• December 21-22: CLOSED
• December 23: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
• December 24-25: CLOSED
• December 26-27: 7:30 am - 10 pm
• December 28-29: CLOSED
• December 30: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
• December 31 - January 1, 2014: CLOSED

McIntyre Library will resume Winterim Hours on Thursday, January 2.  For more information see the library hours page.  If you have any questions, please call the library circulation desk at 715-836-3856.

Free Coffee During Finals Week

McIntyre Library will be offering FREE COFFEE during finals week to students studying in the library from 10 pm - 4 am, Sunday - Thursday nights (December 15-19).  The coffee will be located on the first floor across from the library's circulation desk.

Good luck on your tests!

Your friends at McIntyre Library

Finals week stress relievers in McIntyre Library

Stressed by finals week? McIntyre Library has a plethora of things in store for you to relieve your stresses.

Dogs in McIntyre Library: Pet local therapy dogs throughout the week.  The dogs will be here the following days and times near the main stairwell.

• Sunday, December 15, 6-7 pm
• Monday, December 16, 4:30-7 pm
• Tuesday, December 17, 5-7 pm
• Wednesday, December 18, 5-5:45 pm

Dance Party in McIntyre Library: On Sunday, December 15 from 9-10 pm, dance your stresses away on the library's 2nd floor.  A DJ will play music while you take a break from studying with the free food provided.  McIntyre Library and the Lookout are sponsors of this event. 

Relaxation Stations: On Monday & Tuesday of finals week (December 16&17) stop by the relaxation stations in the library entryway (riverside entrance) to get a professional massage, grab a piece of fruit, make your own stress ball, or use some aromatherapy lotion.  This event is sponsored by Student Health Services.

Music & Coloring Therapy - Color your stress away in McIntyre Library to classical music recorded by our own University Chamber Orchestra.  Coloring pages and crayons are provided.  Located on first floor near the TV & Book Sale shelf. This event will be held the following days and times:

• Sunday, December 15th: 6:00-7:00 PM
• Monday, December 16th: 5:00-6:00 PM
• Tuesday, December 17th: 5:00-6:00 PM
• Wednesday, December 18th: 5:00-6:00 PM

Pre-finals and finals week library hours (12/9-12/21)

McIntyre Library will be open 24 hours the week before and of finals, beginning December 9.

• Pre-finals week: The library will open on Monday, December 9 starting at 7 a.m. and stay open continuously until Friday, December 13 at midnight.
• On Saturday, December 14, the library will open at 7:30 a.m. and close at midnight.
• Finals week: The library will open Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 a.m. and stay open continuously until Friday, December 20 at 7 p.m.

During winter break the library will be closed December 21-22, 24-25, 28-29, 31, and January 1.

For the complete listing of hours, visit the library's website.