Big Read Grand Finale with Sam Weller

The final event in Eau Claire's first Big Read is upon us. Don't miss it!

The Bradbury Chronicles: An evening with Sam Weller
Friday, May 4, 7:30p.m. - FREE
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Schneider Hall, Room 100

Sam Weller, author of The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury, will discuss his experiences with Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451. Weller is a professor at Columbia College and teaches the only college-level course in the US on the life and work of Ray Bradbury. Weller will discuss the time he spent with Bradbury, how the biography came to be, and the cultural relevance of Fahrenheit 451. There will be a question and answer session following.

Be a part of Eau Claire's Big Read: www.ecbigread.org

Find us on Flickr!

McIntyre Library now has a flickr page where you can see photos from past events and more. Check it out and let us know what you think!

WOW Wine & Cheese Event, Wed., May 2

Join the discussion at a WOW (Women on Wednesdays) Wine and Cheese Event that will be held in the library's 2nd floor breezeway:

Where is UW-Eau Claire at Along the Road to Campus Leadership?

Conclusions from "Gender Equity or Bust! On the Road to Campus Leadership with Women in Higher Education" Reading and Discussion Group

Wednesday, May 2nd, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Library 2nd floor breezeway

4:30 -- wine and cheese social

4:50 -- Sharing of insights from readings

5:15 -- Discussion with administration "Possibilities at UW-Eau Claire"

5:50 -- Presentation by and Q&A with Mary Dee Wenniger and Mary Helen Conroy, editors of Gender Equity or Bust!

All members of the UWEC community are invited and encouraged to attend.

Make it a Movie Night!

Feel like vegging in front of the tv? Don't have much money? Did you know that McIntyre Library is starting to buy more feature films on DVD? Yep, we've responded to requests from students and we're now purchasing popular movies and feature films for our collection. Our DVDs are located on the first floor (across from the elevators).

Newer titles include:

Little Miss Sunshine

The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Lord of War

Napoleon Dynamite

Pirates of the Caribbean (1 & 2)

Spider-Man (1 & 2)

Superman Returns

Syriana

V for Vendetta

Wedding Crashers

Or, search the library's online catalog, Voyager, for other movies. Perform a subject search for "feature films." Happy watching!

Library Suggestion Blog Debuts

For years, suggestions, complaints and questions about library services have lived on a board on the first floor of the McIntyre Library. Suggestions were written on yellow sheets of paper and put in a suggestion box.

Starting today, each suggestion, complaint, or question you ask us about our services on the yellow form and from the electronic suggestion form will be posted here, online on the McIntyre Library Suggestion Blog. Using a blog will allow each entry to have it's own URL, allow it to be coded by subject so you can search for previous answers to your burning questions, and also allow you to comment on the response.

We hope you enjoy this new service and please, keep those comments coming! We're here to serve you better!

Celebrate the Week of the Young Child at Story Time!

Help us celebrate the Week of the Young Child, April 22-28, by attending the regular preschool storytime session in the IMC on Wednesday, April 25 at 10:00 a.m. Read the complete news release here.

Learn more about the Week of the Young Child at http://www.naeyc.org/about/woyc/

And new this month, Kati Tvaruzka will now be presenting storytime sessions at the Children's Museum of Eau Claire the last Tuesday of each month at 11:00.

Applications Now Being Accepted for Director of Libraries position

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is currently accepting applications for the Director of Libraries position. For information regarding responsibilities, qualifications and application procedure, see the full advertisement.

Poll #VI: Programming@Your Library

Since information resources come in all shapes and sizes, not just in the form of books and journals, we've been exploring offering public programming in the library. We're curious about what programming you'd like to see. Fill out this week's poll and let us know.

EXTRA, EXTRA! Spring Newsletter Online!

• Find out about the latest moves of departments and staff.
• Locate Wisconsin-related DVDs.
• Discover new databases like MarketLine Business Information Centre and ATLA Religion Database.
• Use I-Clickers in the Instruction Lab

Read the Spring 2007 issue of Off the Shelf for this news and a whole lot more.

Open House for Remodeled Graduate & Non-traditional Student Study Area

Graduate and nontraditional students are invited to join us for an opening reception of our remodeled study area on Thursday, April 12 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

The remodeled area is located on the fifth floor of the library in room 5029 and is reserved through the Circulation desk. All nontraditional students need a letter from Bonnie Isaacson to verify their status; graduate students must show their student ID. The room will be equiped with carrels, furniture and a microwave.

Interim Director Chris Cox to talk copyright on WPR Monday

UW-Eau Claire students who illegally downloaded music face fines of up to $750 per song, says the Recording Industry of American Association. Are students just naive about what they can do legally or do they assume they won't be discovered?

Tune in to Wisconsin Public Radio's program The West Side on Monday, April 9 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. as our own Chris Cox, interim director & UWEC Copyright Officer, fields questions about copyright and the RIAA.

Fourth and Fifth Designated Quiet Study Floors

Based on student feedback from the survey conducted in February asking, "Which floor(s) should be silent?" we have designated both the fourth and fifth floor quiet study zones. 33% of you responded that both fourth and fifth should be silent, and another 42% of you chose either fourth or fifth floor.

If you plan to study in a group or converse with friends on either fourth of fifth, please use a group study room or other area. Also, please set your cell phone to vibrate. The quiet zone is “self-enforcing” (staff members are not available to enforce this policy).

We hope this will enhance your study experiences in McIntyre. Thanks for all your comments and feedback on this.

IMC Blog for Educational Resources & News Articles

Don't forget to check out the Instructional Media Center's (IMC) online newsletter in blog format which shares library announcements, collection highlights and new acquistions, lesson planning and curricular resources, as well as recent news in the field of education. Visit the IMC blog at imcnews-uwec.blogspot.com

Research Paper Clinic

Want one-on-one help with your research paper or project?

WHAT:
McIntyre library instruction librarians will offer you individualized assistance. Open on a walk-in basis

WHEN:
April 3 - Noon to 1pm and 6pm to 8pm
April 4 - Noon to 1pm and 6pm to 8pm
April 5 - Noon to 1pm

WHERE:
Library Lab L1033

Can't make it but still need some help? Call or email the library reference desk to arrange a consultation. Phone: 836-3858. Email: Library.Reference@uwec.edu

Poll V: Rank These Ideas

This week's poll asks you to rank a number of ideas which the library has considered in the past or which we are currently considering. We want to know what you think of them. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Foreign Students to Read at Storytime!

Six University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire foreign exchange students enrolled in ESL 201, "Integrated Skills," will serve as guest readers at the next monthly story time session held in the IMC. The students will each read a book they've selected and assist education librarian Kati Tvaruzka in leading additional activities, songs and dances when children from UW-Eau Claire's Children's Center next gather at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28.

For the complete news release, click here.

The story time session will be extended this month and last about 45 minutes. Children and grandchildren of faculty, staff, students and the general public also are invited.

Fahrenheit 451 and Other Red Scare Movies of the '50s

McIntyre Library's own Dr. Jan Bogstad and Phil Kaveny will be discussing the content of a number of 1950s science fiction films in light of their implied "red scare" connnections at a Big Read program to be held at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library on Wednesday, March 28 from 7-8:30 pm. The program will be held in the library's Eau Claire Room in the lower level.

Critics have argued that films like War of the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Day the Earth Stood Still, to name a few, include many references to American anxieties about the Russians and the potential for atomic war. This presentation will document that perspective with film clips and discussion of the social setting in Post-World-War II America.

Photos from Library's Archives to be Featured on TV

Tune in to Channel 13, WEAU, tonight as an "Our Town Eau Claire" segment will feature historic UWEC, Eau Claire Normal School photographs from the library's archives. Be sure to tune in at 5 or 6 pm! For more on the segments, click here.

Spring Break Hours

Here are the hours we will be open over Spring Break - Friday, March 16 - Sunday, March 24:

Fri, March 16: 7am - 7pm

Sat and Sun March 17 and 18: CLOSED

Mon - Fri, March 19 - 23: 7:30am - 4:30pm

Sat, March 24: CLOSED

Plasma Screens Installed

Over break, two large plasma screens acquired form the College of Business will be installed: one right outside the library in the Grand Corridor to the left of the metal gates, and another to the left of the New Book Shelf. Both screens will currently be used to notify students about events, new products and services, library construction or changes, to share research tips, etc. Eventually we plan to use the screen near the New Book Shelf as an interactive floor map, so you will be able to find the room or area of the library you are loking for more easily.