GH Library Zoom events this week!

Hello!

Gardner-Harvey Library will be hosting 2 events on Zoom this week! 

• At 4 p.m. today, join Professor Janelle Allen on Zoom to learn about the natural areas surrounding the Middletown campus. Zoom link provided below.
• Join us on Zoom Thursday (tomorrow) at 12 p.m. for our new Short Story Club! Do you like the idea of a book club but don't have time to read the book? The selected short stories can both be read within 30 minutes! This meeting we will be discussing two short stories- The Pedestrian & Rocket Summer both by Ray Bradbury. You can find these short stories at https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/stories Zoom link for Short Story Club

What's In Our Backyard Series

A Tour of the Natural Areas Around Miami University Middletown, A Campus Among the Trees! Wednesday, Apr. 1 | 4 p.m. | Gardner-Harvey Library | Middletown | Zoom and In-person The beautiful, natural areas around the Middletown Campus are a positive protective factor for our region and our university. These areas are a favorable investment for our Metroparks and are open to the community to improve their health through visiting the green spaces. No RSVP is required. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

Visit for Zoom Link

April's Middletown Book for Discussion: Murder Takes a Vacation (April 24)

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, April 24.  Our title is Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman.  Here is a brief summary:

"[A]n irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery...that only she can solve." (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:

• There are no copies available at Miami or OhioLINK, but ---- use Miami University Libraries Search to search both of those catalogs, plus ---- SearchOhio is back, and they have copies! It is now incorporated into the Miami University Libraries Search (if you search in "Everything" from the search menu). Once again we have access to the holdings of many Ohio public libraries in addition to our usual academic options. You may also access SearchOhio through your local public library.
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

We will meet at 11:30 am on the 24th both in Room 123 in the Library and on Zoom.  Join the Zoom here! 

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table. In addition to discussing Broken Country, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their March 27 meeting:

Rebellion 1776, Laurie Halse AndersonHarlan Coben (author)

Dreamland Burning, Jennifer Latham

"Romantasy"

The Library Book, Susan Orlean

The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean  

Theo of Golden, Allen Levi

The Correspondent, Virginia Evans

She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb

Hour of the Witch, Chris Bohjalian

The Gilded Hour, and Where the Light Enters, Sara Donati

Rules at the School by the Sea, Jenny Colgan

The Jaipur Trilogy, Alka Joshi

The Many Lives of Mama Love, Lara Love Hardin

Colored Television, Danzy Senna

Reboot, Justin Taylor

Julia, Heather Moore

Harlem Rhapsody, Victoria Christopher Murray

Ishmael, Daniel Quinn

Scissors on Strike, Jennifer Jones

Glitter Kittens, William Joyce

On Her Trail, John Dickerson

Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong

The Boys in the Light, Nina Willner

The Ghosts of Rome, Joseph O'Connor

Clear, Carys Davies

Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

Orbital, Samantha Harvey

Voracious Science and Vulnerable Animals, John Gluck

Twist, Colum McCann

11/22/63, Stephen King

The Bedeviled, Thomas Cullinan

To Paradise, Hanya Yanagihara

Please come along to our discussions to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

John

The semester home stretch! Library events and more! (GHL Newsletter)

Hello!

We hope you had a great spring break! Check out the GHL Midd-mester newsletter linked here for updates on events, tips for research, and highlights to services and equipment we offer. 

Along with the newsletter, below you will find our flyer about the mini-golf design competition (contact Jennifer Hicks at hicksjl2@miamioh.edu for more details; the competition runs through May 1) and our new Short Story Club (April 2)!  We hope you can join us for these fun spring events!

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Jennifer Hicks, MLIS, MA Instructional Design & Technology

Outreach & Instruction Assistant Librarian

Gardner-Harvey Library

Miami University Middletown

513-727-3221

Help us help students! The Gardner-Harvey Library Care Cabinet is stocked with personal hygiene items for students in need. We also provide free snacks in the lounge because students can't focus when they are hungry. If you would like to help, we would gladly accept donations in person or sent directly through our Amazon Wishlist

Join GHL on Zoom today to learn about Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii! (3/17)

 

National Parks

Mount Vesuvius Tuesday, Mar. 17 | 4:30 p.m. | Zoom event Most have heard of the city of Pompeii and how it was buried under ash from an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, but have you heard of its sister city, Herculaneum, or that there were survivors from Pompeii? Why is Mount Vesuvius where it is? What is its relationship to Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano? What is the likelihood of Mount Vesuvius erupting again? Join us as Tammie Gerke, Ph.D. in Geology, discusses the formation of this volcano and its impacts on previous peoples and possible impacts to residents of Naples and the region in the future. She will also share her experience and photos of her trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum and up the slopes to the crater of Mt. Vesuvius. No RSVP is required MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

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March Short Story Club (April 2)

Due to spring break, March's Short Story Club will meet on April 2nd, at Noon (12pm). 

There will be two short stories by Ray Bradbury: "The Pedestrian" & "Rocket Summer." They are available (for free) at libraryofshortstories.com (The Pedestrian and Rocket Summer).

Zoom link for meeting.

See you there!

Learn about AI tools that help you get things done! (3/12)

Join the Gardner-Harvey Library on Thursday, March 12th from 2pm-1pm for "Accomplishing Tasks with AI."

You've heard the hype, but what can AI do for you? Join presenters Jennifer Hicks and John Burke to explore daily tasks that AI tools can assist you with. Find pratical applications that put AI to work, for you!

In person (GRD 111) or on Zoom!

The MUMSTOCK Concert: Remembering Country Joe McDonald

The death of musician Country Joe McDonald on Saturday (March 7, 2026) brought to mind his participation in a concert at Miami University Middletown on May 30, 1971. A writer for the Middletown Journal referred to the event, which co-headlined Edgar Winter, as "MUMSTOCK." Read more in the Gardner-Harvey Library archives: https://mum50.omeka.net/items/show/1433#

3 events at GHL this week (3/3, 3/4, and 3/6)

 Today-

 

Mar. 3

4pm-5pm, Zoom link

Making Sense of Murmurations: What We Can Learn from Starlings

In this talk, Dr. Natalie Hofmeister (Biological Sciences) will explain the clouds of birds (starlings) we see on most drives in southwest Ohio this time of year. Drawing from her ongoing book project, we will explore how biologists make sense of the murmurations that transform individual starlings into a coordinated whole, and how we identify ourselves in these birds.

Wednesday-

March 4, 2026 4:00pm-5:00pm

What's In Our Backyard Series

A Tour of the Natural Areas Around Miami University Middletown, A Campus Among the Trees!

The beautiful, natural areas around the Middletown Campus are a positive protective factor for our region and our university. These areas are a favorable investment for our Metroparks and are open to the community to improve their health through visiting the green spaces.

Zoom and In-person event.
No RSVP is required.
Questions? Email John Burke at BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu.
Visit our Library webpage at MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries for additional information and future events. 

Friday-

March 6, 2026 12:00pm- 1:00pm

“A Sand County Almanac” Book Discussion

Join a discussion of “A Sand County Almanac” by Aldo Leopold, a classic of American nature writing that celebrates the changing seasons, wild creatures, and the beauty of everyday landscapes. Explore how Leopold’s “land ethic” continues to inspire local conservation during Community Read and Leopold Week at Miami Regionals.

Zoom and In-person event.

No RSVP is required.
Questions? Email John Burke at BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu.
Visit our Library webpage at MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries for additional information and future events.