East Library Entrance Closed - For a Few More Weeks

The main library entrance on the east side of the building is closed as of Wed. August 22 and will remain closed for at least a few more weeks. This entrance is being reconstructed as part of the larger construction project for the new campus mall.

Until further notice, please enter the library from its river entrance on Garfield Avenue or come through Old Library.  We will let you know when you can access the east entrance again.

Art display in library, reception on 9/20

During the month of September, McIntyre Library is featuring an art display in the library's Grand Corridor.  This display, entitled 'orkneydreamingmegalithic,' features oil pastel landscape drawings created this summer in Orkney Scotland, July 4-August 16, by students Jessie Pautsch & Kelsey Temanson & Christine Manwiller as part of a UWEC/IFP/CIE study abroad program led by Associate Professor of Art Sandra Starck. A blog written while in they were in Orkney can be read at: orkneydreamingmegalithic.wordpress.com

A reception with food and drink will be held on Thursday, September 20 from 3:30-4:30 pm acknowledging the student's work.

St. Magnus Cathedral

Northern Isle

Free pizza, mini golf in library - big success.

On Wed. Sept 5 from 7-11 pm just over 800 students came to the library to experience After Dark.  This improves on last year's record of 621 during the same four hour period.

Thank you to all of the student groups who helped make this event so successful: UWEC Players for the living statues, Backwards Thinkers Society for their improv comedy, and the Irish Dancing Club for their lively dance routines.

 

McIntyre Library will host the third annual After Dark back-to-school party on the UW-Eau Claire campus.  The free event will be from 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, on the first two floors of the library.  All UW-Eau Claire students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.

The party will feature free Toppers pizza, games,  and live entertainment.  Library staff have designed a multi-floor, 9-hole miniature golf course that has water hazards and utilizes one of the stairwells.  Students can also play a variety of board & video games and participate in Family Feud, Pictionary, Bingo, and life-size Clue.  Prizes will be awarded throughout the night.

UW-Eau Claire student groups will provide live entertainment.  Theater troupe the UWEC Players will pose as living statues.  The Irish Dancing Club will perform for students at 7:30 pm and student improv team the Backwards Thinkers Society will perform comedy sketches starting at 8 pm.

After Dark encourages students to get acquainted with the library and each other.  About 600 students attended the 2011 event.

Support for After Dark has been provided by McIntyre Library, Toppers Pizza, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Action City, the Center for Alcohol Studies and Education, and the Center for International Education.

To learn more, contact Eric Jennings (jenninge@uwec.edu, 715-836-4076), sign up to attend on Facebook, or view the video above for a taste of last year's After Dark.

Universal Borrowing Upgrade Complete

McIntyre Library's Universal Borrowing upgrade has been completed.  You are now able to request books and other circulating items from other UW Systems campuses in the library catalog. 

If you have any difficulties requesting items, please contact the library reference desk:   library.reference@uwec.edu, 715-836-3858

Thank you for your patience.

Library Accounts Upgrade Complete

McIntyre Library has finished its upgrade of "My Library Accounts".  You can log in and check the status of items you have checked out from UW-Eau Claire.

Items checked out through Universal Borrowing will NOT show up until that upgrade is completed on August 20.

If you have any questions, please contact the library (library.reference@uwec.edu, 715-836-3858)

Library Hours 8/6 - 9/3

McIntyre Library will be open a reduced number of hours starting August 6 and ending September 3.  During this period the library will open at 7:30 am and close at 4:30 pm.  It will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information, please visit our hours page.

Universal Borrowing Unavailable 7/30-8/20

The library's Universal Borrowing (UB) service will be unavailable from July 30-August 20 as it gets upgraded.  Book requests should be made through Interlibrary Loan during this time period.   For more information on Interlibrary Loan see: www.uwec.edu/Library/services/borrowOther.htm

The library's Facebook page and Twitter feed will alert you to when this service is back up and running

Equipment Checkout - Closed for rest of Summer

Student Equipment Checkout closed on Friday, August 3rd and will remain closed for the rest of the summer.  Equipment will be available for checkout again on the first day of Fall classes (September 4th).

The library uses the time between summer session and the start of the fall semester to get the computers ready for the fall semester.

Thank you for your cooperation.

ILLiad updated and running

Our system for borrowing items from other libraries -- ILLiad -- has been updated, and is available for patron use. Thanks for your patience!

Libraries: a bridge across the Digital Divide

According to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one in three Americans do not have access to the Internet in their homes, and many cannot even afford a computer. Libraries -- particularly public libraries -- make the wealth of information available to anyone, regardless of income level, etc.

My favorite fact from this video is "More than 30 million people use libraries every year to further their education." And Internet access is central to those efforts.

Obesity and "the Weight of the Nation"

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that over one-third of adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% of children and adolescents are obese, and this rate is only expected to rise in the coming years. From May 7-9, over 1,200 people --public health researchers and practitioners, policy makers, and national partners devoted to obesity prevention and control -- gathered  in Washington D.C. for the "Weight of the Nation 2012" conference, with the goal of raising awareness of this epidemic, and sharing what can help to turn the situation around.
"Weight of the Nation" is also a documentary series and public health campaign collaboration by HBO, the Institute of Medicine, CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and made in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. At the center of this effort is a series of "four feature films that take an unflinching look at the severity of the obesity epidemic and its crippling effects on our health care system."

• Part 1: Consequences
• Part 2: Choices
• Part 3: Children in Crisis
• Part 4: Challenges

Each film is about an hour in length, well-written and engaging. Below is the first one to get you started.

Planned Library Upgrades - Summer 2012

McIntyre Library will be upgrading its services later this summer.  During the upgrades some of the library's services will be unavailable.

• Interlibrary Loan will be unavailable on July 18.  We hope to have it up and running again by late afternoon on the 18th.
• Universal Borrowing will be unavailable from July 30-August 20.  Book requests should be made through Interlibrary Loan during this time period.
• On August 14 & 15, users will not be able to renew books or check out equipment or rooms in "My Library Accounts".  

Please contact the library reference desk with any questions or concerns about these upgrades (library.reference@uwec.edu, 715-836-3858).

Three New Library Staff

Please help McIntyre Library welcome three new library staff:

Vince Mussehl - Circulation Assistant

 

  

Kelsey Patterson - Government Publications Reference Assistant

 

Todd Vandenbark - Research & Instruction Librarian

 

Student Job Openings - Fall 2012

McIntyre Library is now taking applications for fall semester employment. 

The library is seeking:
Research and Instruction Assistants (3 positions)
Special Collections Assistants (2 positions)


You must have federal work study money to obtain one of these positions. 

For more information on each of the jobs, please click the link for the job description and be sure to download and fill out a job application (PDF).

Library Grounds Closed June 29

Library Grounds, the coffee shop in McIntyre Library will close permanently on June 29, 2012.  If you need coffee or snacks, the new Davies Center has tentatively scheduled their coffee shop to open by the first of August.

15 New iPads available

McIntyre Library now has 15 new iPads available for checkout.  These iPads have retina display for super-crisp graphics. 

Just like the iPad 2's, you can check the new iPads out for a week.  Get 'em before they're all gone!

For information on how to use an iPad see: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/circ/ipadcheckout.htm

Photo courtesy ApfelNext

Get the Library in your Pocket

Did you know that McIntyre Library is part of the UW-Eau Claire mobile application for Android, Apple, and other mobile application devices?

Downloading the application will give you access to the library catalog, article databases, and much more wherever you have a wi-fi or internet connection on your mobile device.

Please email the library with comments and suggestions so that we can continue to improve the app. library.reference@uwec.edu

Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience

An exciting exhibit about the history of African-American baseball opened at McIntyre Library on May 29th!

Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience

May 29-July 3, 2012

Monday-Friday: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm to 9:00pm

McIntyre Library, 2nd Floor Breezeway
Free and open to the public!

This traveling exhibit examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport beginning in the post-Civil War era.

In addition to viewing the exhibit, plan to attend one of many events related to this exhibit and to Eau Claire's role in the history of African American baseball.

Library Grounds will be open this summer

Stop in for coffee and food items.
Hours are: M-F 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For more informatation see:
Dining hours

Check out the special library hours for the summer:
Library interim and summer hours

Want to ensure that Library Grounds will be here when you get back in the fall? Sign the petition to keep it open!

TV in the Library

McIntyre Library has installed a TV on the first floor next to the main stairwell's lounge area. The TV will broadcast CNN news without sound but with closed captioning turned on.  Rumor has it that during Packers football season the TV may show the football game too!  :)