Dr. Tammie Gerke’s National Park Talks: Great Sand Dunes National Park (at Middletown)

After a tremendous turnout for our first Park Talk of the fall, Dr. Gerke now turns to Great Sand Dunes National Park. 

Join us on Wednesday, October 16 at 4:45pm to learn about the geology and other interesting information about the park.

The event will be held in the Library S.P.A.C.E. on the lower level of the Gardner-Harvey Library.

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

"Great Sand Dunes National Park"by Bryan Pocius is licensed under CC BY 2.0

October's Middletown book discussion group title: Once Upon a River

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The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Monday, October 28 to discuss Diane Setterfield's Once Upon a River.  We will meet at 12 pm in Room 124 in the Library.   

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):  

"When the seemingly dead body of a child reanimates hours after arriving at an ancient inn on the Thames, three families try to claim her. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl's identity can be known."

Miami 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

"River Thames downstream of Medley"by Christopher Hilton is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

A Civic Corner, SPACE, and some not so secret secrets in the Gardner-Harvey Library Newsletter!

Curious what the library got up to over the summer and what we have planned for the fall? Check out our Fall 2019 newsletter for an introduction to upcoming events, new finds in the library, and our 'secrets' of the library.

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

We are adding many new items to the collection each month, and making sure that you can see them on display! Take a look at our New Books shelves or skim down our new materials list of items we added to the collection in August! We added 81 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: 

• Under red skies : three generations of life, loss, and hope in China / Karoline Kan
• Trick mirror : reflections on self-delusion / Jia Tolentino
• How to be an antiracist / Ibram X. Kendi
• Working daughter : a guide to caring for your aging parents while making a living / Liz O'Donnell
• This land is our land : an immigrant's manifesto / Suketu Mehta
• Teachin' it! : breakout moves that break down barriers for community college students / Felicia Darling
• The college dropout scandal / David Kirp
• Strange Harvests : the hidden histories of seven natural objects / Edward Posnett

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 look out for, or general subject areas we should build up in the collection.

We're starting off the 2019-2020 academic year right with these additions. Thank you for all of your suggestions and requests!  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!

Ohio’s Historic Haunts: Ghost Stories with Author James Willis

Join the Gardner-Harvey Library and author James Willis at Verity Lodge on October 11 at 6:00 p.m. for ghost stories around the fireplace. 

James is the author of various books such as 'The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories', 'Weird Ohio', and 'Central Ohio Legends & Lore'. This talk will delve into the connection between actual history and ghost stories from Ohio. 

Light refreshments will be available.  All are welcome to attend at no charge, with copies of James' book 'Ohio's Historic Haunts' for sale by the author.

"They return to warn us of our mistakes"by Kenno_mcdonnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

TEC Tuesday: Make a personalized tote bag with our heat press!

For this TEC Tuesday workshop, participants will learn how to design and cut their own heat transfer vinyl designs with the Cameo Silhouette, and then get hands-on experience with a heat press.

Participants will be able to use their new knowledge to design their own tote bag.  We hope you'll enjoy this experience and return to create other personalized items (t-shirts, bags, etc.).

This workshop is free and open to the public.

Join us on October 1 at anytime between 11am-1pm in the TEC Lab makerspace (Room 125) at Gardner-Harvey Library.

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

Dr. Tammie Gerke’s National Park Talks: Arches, Bryce, and Canyonlands National Parks (at Middletown)

Our National Parks Talks return for Fall 2019 as Dr. Gerke talks talks about Arches, Bryce, and Canyonlands National Parks. 

Join us on Wednesday, September 18 at 4:45pm to learn about the geology and other interesting information about the park.

The event will be held in the Library S.P.A.C.E. on the lower level of the Gardner-Harvey Library.

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

"arches-31"by claytontsmith is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

The Gardner-Harvey Library is hiring student assistants!

The Gardner-Harvey Library staff is ready to add some new members to our team! 

We're looking for individuals who are eager to help others, are comfortable with technology, and have time available to fill gaps in our schedule.  

If you are a Miami student, please see our detailed job posting and apply today!