Puppies and Popsicles at Bunch

 

Mark your calendar for the best day of your life! This wonderful event is not one you want to miss.

What:

Take a break from studying for finals with a puppy and a popsicle! Bunch Library will have registered therapy dogs to help you de-stress, and popsicles to help you recharge.

When:

Wed., April 25 from 1-3 pm (dead day)

Where:

The grassy area in front of Bunch Library

National Library Week - Coolest convo ever

National Library Week is April 8-14, and Lila is celebrating with the coolest convo ever!

When: Friday April 13, from 10-10:50 am
Where: Leu 117
What: "Social Movement and Libraries: From Tahrir Square to Occupy Wall Street"
Convo Category: Academic Lecture

2011 was a year of social movements, bringing change and upheaval all over the world, from the Middle East and North Africa to the United States. The Arab Spring, and particularly the Egyptian Revolution, are considered by some to have been successful as a result of protesters' use of technology and social networking tools. There are many ways to support a social movement, and the efficient and effective sharing of information is one of them. Libraries, librarians, and other information professionals have been essential participants in both promoting and preserving these movements. The Occupy Wall Street protestors developed The People's Library to support the movement. Librarians in Egypt continually work to save the artifacts of the revolution, from photographs to flyers to oral histories. This presentation celebrating National Library Week will discuss the different ways that the creating, sharing, and preserving information has played an important role in the recent social movements.  Speaker Amanda Click worked at The American University in Cairo (AUC) as a Librarian and experienced the Arab Spring firsthand. Currently she is a PhD student and ELIME-21 Fellow in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Not your grandmother's librarian

Get to know Bunch Library's new Music Librarian, Lina Terjesen!

1. Where are you from?
I’m originally from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Most recently, I was the Music Cataloging Librarian at Gettysburg College, which is my alma mater. Before that, I worked as an intern for the Seamen’s Church Institute, and before that, I was an intern in the Acquisitions and Processing Department of the Performing Arts Division of the Library of Congress.

2. What excites you about being a new member of the Belmont community?
What excites me is the level of talent of the students at Belmont… they are some of the most talented students I’ve ever met. I look forward to serving them and helping them throughout their academic careers. I’m also excited about developing relationships with the faculty and staff and helping them out in their classrooms with their own research and their students’ research as much as I can.

3. What are your interests and hobbies?
I love knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, and Norwegian Hardanger embroidery. I also really like to bake.

4. What are a few fun facts that students might want to know about you?
I’m totally obsessed with Mumford and Sons. One of my favorite foods is spam. I very well might have Viking blood. I’m not your grandmother’s librarian.

5. What new ideas do you have in store for the Music Library?
• An updated New Books Display
• Popular Media finding a new home, with new display shelves and new artwork, in the Listening Viewing Center
• Making the Music Library more inviting
• Incorporating new marketing strategies, including a Facebook page
• Ultimately making the Music Library a space where people want to come study and work, and making sure that students across the campus are aware of some of the great resources we have up here

Bunch Library is very excited to have Lina as our latest addition, and she's already shaking things up. Come by the Music Library on the third floor and say hello!