Friday, April 05, 2024

Join us for April Events at the Gardner-Harvey Library!

The Gardner-Harvey Library staff would like to take this time to invite you to participate in our April events!  If you have any questions about them, please let us know. Additional information on the events is available (and will be updated) in our Events Calendar.  Everyone is welcome to attend!


TEC Lab: Design Your Own Vinyl Stickers
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 2-4pm

Have you ever wanted to design your own vinyl sticker? Now is your opportunity to create one with our Silhouette Cameo cutting Machine. Make a sticker for your car, laptop, window, or bike! Join us in the TEC Lab (room 125) from 2-4 PM.

Diversity Book Discussion - Author Visit: Nyama McCarthy-Brown and "Skin Colored Pointes"
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at noon

Join representatives from Miami Regionals Libraries and the Center of Diversity, Equality, and inclusion in an exploration of literature that embraces diversity in a variety of subject matters. Meeting in JHN 100 face-to-face, and via Zoom at noon!

 


Animals You Know of But Not About: Mollusca
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 4pm,

Al Cady, professor of Biological Sciences at Miami University Regionals, will take us on a journey through the inner workings of common but largely unknown animals. Join us in the SPACE (room 014) and on Zoom at 4pm. 


Underground Academy: There is no AWAY!
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 4pm

Throwing that away is not a real thing. Join our Underground Academy as Janelle Allen, a visiting faculty member in Biological Sciences, helps us learn how there truly is no way to dispose of things and stuff. Join us in the SPACE (room 014) and on Zoom at 4 PM for this undercover story of composition, decomposition, and nutrient acquisition. Discover how we can be better stewards of our stuff to impact our human health and well-being. 


Discussion of Aldo Leopold’s “The Land Ethic”
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12-1pm
“When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” What is the relationship between people and the land? What responsibility, if any, do people have to their communities? How can we “use” the land with love and respect? Join us for discussion from 12 -1 PM in the TEC SPACE or on Zoom


National Park Talk: Crown Point State Historic Site/ Fort St. Fredric
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 4:30pm

Tammie L. Gerke, teaching professor in Geology at Miami University, will share the geology, archeology, history, and other interesting information as we trek across the United States. Talks will include visits to the southwest, upstate New York, and the Midwest as we look at the new Ohio UNESCO sites. Get your questions answered and participate in a lively discussion on these national treasures on Zoom and in the SPACE (room 014) at 4:30 PM. 


DEI Book Club - "Skin Colored Pointes: Interviews with Women of Color in Ballet"
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, noon 
Join representatives from Miami Regionals Libraries and the Center of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in an exploration of literature that embraces diversity in a variety of subject matters. Meeting in JHN 100 face-to-face, and via Zoom at noon!





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