Library News & Events

Hey there, Oilers! With the Spring Semester in full swing we here at Shafer thought it was only right to bring back our popular Flashback Fridays series! To go with the new year, what a better time to look back at interesting artifacts from UF's past! This week we take a peak at the 1990's here at our very own Shafer library! While technology has changed, Shafer library is still here to help you with your research and provide a welcoming place to study!

Student printing in front of card catalog (circa 1995)

Before electronic catalogs and databases took over in the early 2000s, if you needed to find materials you would have to look in large card catalogs, as seen in the back of this photo! Each item would have their own individual card with its publication information, and how to find it, printed on it!

Students studying in Guyer Lounge (early 1990's)

Guyer lounge, named in honor of Ohio Representative and UF Alumni Tennyson Guyer, has provided UF students with a comfortable place to study since the early 1980's. It now also features Chemistry study hours and the Honors College study lounge!

Join us in wishing a heartfelt goodbye to Brigitte Galauner, our current college Librarian for Business, Education, and Social Sciences. Brigitte has been an active part of campus since she began here in the Summer of 2022, helping with theater productions and in managing the University Archives, in addition to her instructional and research duties. She will be starting a new position at the University of Akron in the next few weeks. Be sure to stop by before her final day on Friday, July 12th to say goodbye!

Goodluck Brigitte!

Hey there, Oilers! Looking for some new books to enjoy over break? Check out these new editions to the Pleasure Reading Collection here at Shafer!

Happy Summer, Oilers!

Here are our hours for the Summer! 

Monday-Friday   9am-4pm
Saturday   Closed
Sunday   Closed
 

We will also be closed for the following dates:

Another successful finals week, Oilers! Now that we are on our winter break, please see below for Shafer's hours. We will update with our early January hours soon. Have fun and stay safe this holiday season!

Shafer Library will have limited hours the week of November 11th through November 25th. Have a happy Thanksgiving!!

Need a book recommendation for 'Read a book Day? Check out these books available now at Shafer Library!

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

ISBN: 9781571313355

Publication Date: 2013-10-15

A meditative and poetic look at our place in nature and how we can protect it.

 

 

 

 

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

ISBN: 9780765397539

Publication Date: 2017-05-02

A murderous android discovers itself in this tense science fiction adventure that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence and the eternal struggle of 'should I help or just watch my favorite t.v. show?"

 

 

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

ISBN: 9781534441606

Publication Date: 2020-09-15

After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-- until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A magical and inventive take on the Arthurian legend.

 

 

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

ISBN: 9780062110831

Publication Date: 2013-04-23

Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.

 

 

 

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

ISBN: 9780062363602

Publication Date: 2016-12-06

Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future

 

Need a little break from the end of the semester rush? Stop by Shafer Library Friday, April 28th from 1-4 to enjoy some stress relief activities!

While here, don't forget to stop by and give therapy dog Mishka a hug! She's always happy to brighten your day!

Also feel free to stop by during Finals Week May 1st-4th for some games, snacks, movies and books to help you unwind and take a break!

Just a reminder that Shafer Library will be hosting Book Trope Bingo tonight at 6:00PM! It will be held in the basement of Shafer Library, in the gaming area. Come enjoy some snacks and win prizes with us!

Yay for reading! March is National Reading Month and together with the UF Writing Center, CTE, and the Findlay-Hancock Public Library, we are bringing you events and activities all month long to celebrate and get reading!

Friday, 3/10 10am-2pm
     Help us kick off National Reading Month by welcoming the Findlay-Hancock Public Library's Bookmobile @ Mazza Museum Parking Lot. By getting a public library card,      students, faculty, and staff will be able to access thousands of books, audiobooks, ebooks, and streaming services for music and film through Hoopla and Kanopy. The public library also hosts a robust series of classes and special events, ranging from book clubs to tax assistance. Just be sure to bring 2 forms of I.D.: one photo ID and one showing their current address.

Week of 3/13-3/17
     Reading time 8am-10am @ the Writing Center. Stop by the writing center to participate in a 'free read.' Books will be available if you want to try something new!
Thursday, 3/16 6pm
     Book Trope Bingo @Shafer Library. Stop by and enjoy a few rounds of bingo with the Shafer Librarians. Snacks and prizes will be available.
Thursday, 3/30 6pm
     Join us for a Book Talk @ Shafer Library with the Findlay-Hancock Public Library. As a part of the Public Library's CommunityRead program, we will be reading 'The Invisible Husband of Frick Island' by Colleen Oakley. Get a copy at the Public Library or request one here. You can also meet the author in a special event at the Public Library in April, more information on the Public Library's website here.

Be sure to stop by the Library and Writing Center (or keeps tabs on our Instagram) throughout the month for quick activities and fun facts on reading! 

Want to get into reading for fun? Check out our helpful guide here!

This is a reminder that our FIRST information literacy workshop in our spring series is TODAY at 2:00PM! Stop by the Learning Commons for a session on increasing your health literacy skills. The workshop will be recorded for those who cannot attend. We hope to see you there!

Announcing the new Shafer Library workshop series! These workshops are here to help you learn effective research techniques and resource evaluation skills both for your college career and your day to day life in order to become a more well-rounded and information-literate learner. Join us every 7th and 21st of the month at 2pm in the Shafer Library Learning Commons and check out our website for more information on the workshop topics.  

We are also holding a series of workshops for faculty focused on conducting and using archival research in the University archive. See below for more information.

Hey there, Oilers! Congratulations on getting through Finals! Below are our hours for Winter Break. Take care and have a safe & happy Holiday season and see you all in the new year!

Join the CTE, Shafer library, and the UF Writing Center in celebrating the National Day on Writing by creating your own spooky stories and sharing them on Instagram!

During this event, you will visit six locations on campus that correspond to familiar creepy settings: A haunted theater, a witches house, an asylum, a wizard’s lair, a wooded cemetery, and an abandoned well. You can work alone or in groups to write a six-part story, beginning at the theater (Ritz Auditorium in Old Main) to receive a starting prompt, and then choose your own path through your story by determining which location to go to next, and creating the next part of the story that happens at that location.

It's a 'Choose your own adventure' influenced by the settings you visit and what you find there!To fully participate, take photos, add vivid descriptions detailing your plot, and tag them with #ufwritingday22 on Instagram and you and your group may win a  spooky prize!

Head on over to our Instagram to follow along with the fun!The event will take place from 11am-5pm on Thursday, October 20th & Friday, October 21st 2022

Please email us at libary@findlay.edu for more information!
 

Happy Banned Books Week Oiler Nation!

Through September 18-24th Shafer library will be participating in the annual Banned Books Week. 

Launched in 1982 in response to a sudden increase in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries, Banned Books Week emphasizes the value of free and open access to information. It "celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. For 40 years, the annual event has brought together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship (ALA website)."

Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary reports sent to OIF from communities across the U.S.. You can find the lists going back to 2009 on the ALA website. However, the OIF has data going back to 1990 when the began recording the data.

The Top 10 lists are only glimpse at book challenges. Surveys indicate that 82-97% of book challenges – documented requests to remove materials from schools or libraries – remain unreported and receive no media.

To learn more, head on over the Banned Books Week website or the American Library Association (ALA) website.

Throughout the week, check out the #BannedBooksWeeks on twitter for participating events and libraries and to head on over the the official Banned Books Week Twitter for more facts, digital events (lectures, workshops, readings), and news.

Also be sure to stop by Shafer library to check out our displays and participate in our 'Guess the Banned Book" drawing. We will also be posting Banned Book trivia to our Twitter and Instagram throughout the week so be sure to follow!

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Hello and welcome back to a new & exciting semester here at the University of Findlay's Shafer Library.

To better support our patrons and keep campus up to date on current events at the library we have decided to launch a new blog. This one to be exact!

2022 has been an exciting year so far here at Shafer, with new librarians, a new Director, and major renovations happening in the basement! For new Faculty and students, please click on the image of Shafer Library below to check out what's new and what the library has to offer Oiler nation in a short 90's-inspired video.

Also be sure to click on the links to the right to follow us on Twitter and Instagram!