December's Middletown Book for Discussion: Time of the Child (December 19)

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, December 19.  Our title is Time of the Child by Niall Williams.  Here is a brief summary:

"Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father's shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love -- and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man. But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care." (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book (well, this gets interesting):

• There are currently no copies available at Miami or in OhioLINK, but I have ordered a copy for the Gardner-Harvey Library, and hope to have it arrive the week after Thanksgiving break (please check with me if you need it).
  
• SearchOhio, allowing for lending among over 40 public library systems in Ohio and also OhioLINK, is still not operating (but should come back in the new year). If you have a card for MidPointe, Lane, or Cincinnati Public, you can find available copies through those systems. Germantown Public Library does not have a copy of their own, but they are part of the SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Consortium, and there are 24 copies available from those libraries. And SearchOhio might surprise me and hop into action in December, so check through your local public library for additional copies from around Ohio.
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

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 The Madstone, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their November 21 meeting:

The Which Way Tree, Elizabeth Crook

Vianne, Joanne Harris

Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Correspondent, Virginia Evans

Coming Home, Brittney Griner
Rosamunde Pilcher (author)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, Robert Dugoni

The Lost Passenger, Frances Quinn

Ghost Forest, Pik-Shuen Fung

The Black Wolf, Louise Penny

A Bitter Feast, Deborah Crombie

The Stationery Shop, Marjan Kamali

Mina's Matchbox, Yoko Ogawa

The Third Realm,  Karl Ove Knausgaard

We will meet at 11:30 am on the 19th both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

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Please come along to our discussion 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

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Join the Gardner-Harvey Library this week for 2 exciting events!

 

National Parks: Book Discussion: “Death and Life of the Great Lakes"

Book Discussion: “Death and Life of the Great Lakes" Talk Series Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 4:30 p.m. | Zoom Only Geologist Tammie L. Gerke will share presentations and lead discussions about geology and related topics. Get your questions answered and participate in lively discussions in three events this semester. Join us as Tammie L. Gerke leads a book discussion of “Death and Life of the Great Lakes,” by Dan Egan. Get your geology questions answered and participate in a lively discussion. Request a copy of “Death and Life of the Great Lakes." MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

Visit for Zoom Link You Can Make It @ the TEC Lab Makerspace! Laser Engraved Spoons and Cutting Boards Thursday, Nov. 20 | Noon Gardner-Harvey Library, 125 | Middletown Give the Makerspace a try and see what wonderful creations you can make and take home. Drop in at any point between noon and 2 p.m. to start making. Join us in the TEC Lab as we use our laser engravers to make custom spoons, cutting boards, and more. We'll demonstrate how our three laser cutters/engravers can add text and images to wood, acrylic, and other materials. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Libraries | HicksJL2@MiamiOH.edu

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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

MU Regionals Courses with Free or Affordable Textbooks

Regional students are asking about courses that have free or affordable course materials, and the Regional Libraries have assembled a list of them!

You may consult the list of Miami University Regionals courses with free or affordable textbooks as a searchable Google Sheet. There are 105 listed course sections, representing 93 courses. 

Thanks to the 46 Regional faculty members who responded to the survey and provided information about their course materials. And a big thank you to Melissa Carrion of TRIO, who inspired us to run the survey. 

From past surveys and many conversations, we know that Regional students are negatively impacted by textbook costs. But it is clear that many Regional faculty members have found ways to decrease or eliminate textbook costs for their students. We do recognize, though, that some course topics may not be able to be addressed using open textbooks, OER, or the use of older textbook editions.

If you are a faculty member who is:

1. using an open textbook, 
2. using some form of OER or instructor-supplied readings, 
3. enabling students to buy or borrow less expensive earlier editions of textbooks, or 
4. using another affordable option for students to access learning materials, 

and you are not included in this list, we want to hear from you. Email John Burke (burkejj@miamioh.edu) with your information and we will add you to the list!  We hope to keep updating and growing this list on an ongoing basis.

Anyone with questions or comments about the list should feel free to contact us. Thanks!

John Burke and Krista McDonald

John J. Burke, MSLS, '23 MA Instructional Design & Technology

Library Director & Principal Librarian [he, him, his]

Gardner-Harvey Library, Miami University Regionals, Middletown, OH 45042

burkejj@miamioh.edu | 513-727-3293 | https://miamioh.edu/burkejj

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