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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Need Research Help?

Need research help?
Chat with a librarian or make an online appointment. We’re here to help!

Need Online Study Groups?

Need to meet with an online study group? Looking for online tools to help you organize and be more productive?

We have ideas for that!

Go Conqr: Go Conqr study groups allow you to share ideas and study resources as well as work on projects with classmates or colleagues around the world. 

Slack: All your team communication in one place. A new way to get more done, spend less time in meetings, and reduce email. That’s Slack.

For more online tools, check out this guide from Georgetown University: https://libguides.georgetowncollege.edu/c.php?g=544042&p=3728751

Friday, May 25, 2018

Quick Memorial Day History!


In commemoration of Memorial Day, Lila D. Bunch’s Ashley Layhew has compiled this quick history of the Memorial Day holiday.

The Civil War changed so many things about the country and its history, and created Memorial Day.  The holiday began as Decoration Day, and was celebrated in the South by communities.  It wasn't a widely recognized holiday until 1868.  Families across the country faced the realities of the war in their daily lives, and mourned as they could.  In places where battles had been fought, the brutalities of the war were even more obvious.  Places that once had been farms were now unmarked cemeteries.  In total, about 2% of the country's population died in just four years.  Roughly 620,000 soldiers died in just four years of fighting.  In comparison, American deaths in every other war from the Revolution to the Korean War totaled just over 600,000- combined. 

Early Decoration Day ceremonies were private and local, and citizens would remember their lost loved ones either privately or in grave marking ceremonies.  In 1868, General John Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), called for the first widespread celebration of Decoration Day, and asked participants to decorate graves with flowers.  He did this at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000 people marked 20,000 graves.  The GAR was a Union veteran organization that dissolved in 1956 after the death of its last member.

It remained a Civil War holiday until after World War I, when people began celebrating all war dead.  In 1971, Congress declared it a federal holiday.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

It's Almost Time for Overnight Hours! Be Safe!



Thursday, August 17, 2017

Notice Regarding Library Book Return

The library's exterior book return box has temporarily been moved for much-needed repairs.  Repairs to the return box are anticipated to take approximately two weeks. During this time, we ask that any library materials be returned inside the building during regular operating hours. Our hours are posted on the front page of the library website and can also be accessed directly here: http://belmont.libcal.com/hours/


Any fines accrued during this period will be waived. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your patience as we make this much-needed improvement.  

Monday, June 5, 2017

Bunch Library Summer Session Hours


GIG Special Event Notice

The GIG will close at 4:30 today, June 5, 2017.