Virtual Reality: Make Your Own Viewer at the TEC Lab!

Have you wanted to experience virtual reality (VR) but aren't ready to spend the big bucks on an Oculus Rift or an HTC Vive? Did you know your could make a working VR viewer using just your smartphone and some cardboard?  Now you can! Using a Google Cardboard viewer and a free app on your phone, you can watch 360 degree videos and interact with immersive 3D environments.  

Come to the TEC Lab on Thursday, March 29, between 11:00am-1:00pm AND 6:00pm-8:00pm.  We will supply free Google Cardboard viewers, assemble them, and show you how to experience this growing VR world of free videos and images.  We will also have some other types of viewers on hand for you to try.  No smartphone?  That's OK - we'll have some other devices on hand for you to use.

Remember, if you attend two or more of our library events in Spring 2018, you will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet.

All are welcome to attend. Please drop by at any time during each two hour workshop.

The above image was provided through a Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0 license by K.W. Barrett.

Learn about Grand Teton National Park in Middletown!

"National Parks with Dr. Tammie Gerke" is a speaking and video series presented by the Gardner Harvey Library and Dr. Tammie Gerke - a professor of Geology at Miami University Regionals. Each session will focus on a different national park.

This time, Dr. Gerke will discuss Grand Teton National Park. Stop by to hear about the geology and other interesting information about the park.

This session will run Tuesday, March 27th from 4:45pm to 6:15pm with time for questions and discussion. The event will be held in the seating area at the entrance of the Gardner-Harvey Library.

All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.

Remember, if you attend two or more of our library events in Spring 2018, you will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet.

The above image was provided through a Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0 license by Trekity.

Prepare for spring break with personalized cups made at the TEC Lab!

Stop by the Gardner-Harvey Library's TEC Lab (Room 125) on Thursday, March 15th from 11:00am to 2:00pm to create a personalized water bottle, wine glass, or jar with our cricut cutter.

We will be creating vinyl designs and applying them to the container of your choice.

Limited supplies will be available or feel free to bring your own blank container. You may RSVP to hicksjl2@miamioh.edu if you would like to reserve a wine glass, water bottle, or glass jar for the workshop.

All are welcome to attend. Please drop by at any time during the workshop.

Remember, if you attend two or more of our library events in Spring 2018, you will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet.

Middletown book discussion title for March!

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Wednesday, March 28 to discuss Amy Brill's The Movement of Stars.  We will meet at 12 pm in Room 124 in the Library.   This month, our book discussion is part of the celebration of Women's History Month at Middletown.

Here is a brief summary of the title, along with links to request the book from Miami, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio libraries (Just click "Request" and choose "Miami University" from the dropdown list.  Then enter your UniqueID and password, and the library from which you would like to retrieve the item):  

"Amateur astronomer Hannah Gardner Price has lived all twenty-four years of her life according to the principles of the Nantucket Quaker community in which she was raised. Then she meets Isaac Martin, a young, dark-skinned whaler from the Azores who, like herself, has ambitions beyond his expected station in life. Drawn to his intellectual curiosity and honest manner, Hannah agrees to take Isaac on as a student. But when their shared interest in the stars develops into something deeper, Hannah's standing in the community begins to unravel."

Miami, OhioLINK  and SearchOhio

Read the book (or read something else interesting), then come along to our discussion to share what else you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing, and help us plan our future readings.  

Have an idea for a book to discuss?  Let us know and check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

Turn yourself into a hologram at the TEC Lab (March 7)!

Come to the Gardner-Harvey Library on Wednesday, March 7th from 11am-1pm and 6pm-8pm to turn yourself into a hologram!

We will be testing out the new One-Button Studio located in the Gardner-Harvey Library (Room 126) to create hologram videos.

After creating your video, you can step over to the TEC lab (Room 125) and create a mini hologram viewer.

All are welcome to attend. Please drop by at any time during each two hour workshop.

Remember, if you attend two or more of our library events in Spring 2018, you will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet.

Check out the One Button Studio, discuss Monstress, and see what else is happening at Gardner-Harvey Library!

Gardner-Harvey Library has a lot going on this semester and you don't want to miss a thing! Check out our newsletter for information about how to book our One Button Studio, join our upcoming Geology talks, TEC lab events, and the upcoming PZ7 Book Club discussion of Monstress, and how to use Credo InfoLit Modules in courses.

Create your own terrarium at the TEC Lab!

Would you like to make a little desk garden for your office or home?  Then come to the TEC Lab (GRD 125) on Thursday, February 22 between 11:00am-1:00pm AND 6:00pm-8:00pm!  We'll have a workshop that day to show you how to combine live plants, fake plants, rocks, miniatures, and other elements to build your own terrarium.  

All are welcome to attend. Please drop by at any time during each two hour workshop.

We will have glass containers and everything else you need on hand.  If you have a particular piece of glassware or small items you would like to use with your terrarium, please feel free to bring them along.    

Remember, if you attend two or more of our library events in Spring 2018, you will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet.

Learn about Yellowstone National Park in Middletown!

"National Parks with Dr. Tammie Gerke" is a speaking and video series presented by the Gardner Harvey Library and Dr. Tammie Gerke - a professor of Geology at Miami University Regionals. Each session will focus on a different national park.

This time, Dr. Gerke will discuss Yellowstone National Park. Stop by to hear about the geology and other interesting information about the park.

This session will run Tuesday, February 27th from 4:30pm to 6:00pm with time for questions and discussion. The event will be held in the seating area at the entrance of the Gardner-Harvey Library.

All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.

Remember, if you attend two or more of our library events in Spring 2018, you will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire tablet.

The above image was provided through a Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0 license by edward stojakovic.

New books added to the Gardner-Harvey Library in January!

See our new materials list of items we added to the collection in January! We added 131 books, e-books, DVDs, and other items during that time, thanks to your selections and suggestions. The list can be sorted by call number, area of our collection, or by title.

Here are eight titles from the list, to give you an idea of what we've been buying:

• Pain : a sociological introduction / Elaine Denny
• Introduction to public history : interpreting the past, engaging audiences / Cherstin M. Lyon, Elizabeth M. Nix, Rebecca K. Shrum
• Modern India : a very short introduction / Craig Jeffrey
• Troublemakers : Silicon Valley's coming of age / Leslie Berlin
• Bit by bit : social research in the digital age / Matthew J. Salganik
• Ghosts of the tsunami : death and life in Japan's disaster zone / Richard Lloyd Parry
• Best practices in planning strategically for online educational programs / Elliot King, Neil Alperstein
• Reinventing the wheel : milk, microbes, and the fight for real cheese / Bronwen Percival, Francis Percival

This tag will show you all of the prior lists of new materials, in reverse chronological order. We are eager to hear from you about individual items you would like us to buy, or types of items we should be on the lookout for, or general subject areas we should build up in the collection.

This month we're adding some new materials along with replacements for items that have gone missing from the collection (and those that patrons have chosen to replace). We're looking forward to what you'll recommend next!

If you have a suggestion of something to order, please use our "Tell GHL to Buy It" form, email Amy Carmichael (carmicae@miamioh.edu), or drop by the library with your request. And pass your general suggestions or comments about the collection to us in those same ways.

Thanks again for keeping our collection vibrant and your information needs met!