Events at GHL this week!

 Hello from Gardner-Harvey Library!

This week we have 2 events you can join in-person or on Zoom! Find Zoom links and more information below.

Thursday, Feb. 26th-noon- Using AI in Your Research

Friday, Feb. 27th-noon-Short Story Club- The Yellow Wallpaper

Your AI Toolkit

Using AI in Your Research Thursday, Feb. 26 | Noon | Gardner-Harvey Library, 111 | Middletown Zoom and In-person event There are ways to use the power of AI to ease your research journey. Generative AI tools can help with grammar and suggest ways to edit text, but they can also help you develop a topic and find search terms. Join John Burke, Middletown Library director, to learn strategies for using AI tools as you research sources for papers and presentations. No RSVP is required. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/GHL-Events | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

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Check out the GHL Short Story Club! We will be meeting once a month to discuss a short story. The short story of the month for February is: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. You may access the short story through this link: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1952 When: Friday, February 27th, 12pm-1pm, both on Zoom & at GHL   Sign up for the Short Story Club to receive info on future meetings

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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

New this Semester! GHL Short Story Club (Feb. 27)

Do you like the idea of being in a book club, but you don’t have the time to read full books?

Check out the GHL Short Story Club! We will be meeting once a month to discuss a short story.

The short story of the month for February is: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. You may access the short story through this link: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1952

When: Friday, February 27th, 12pm-1pm, both on Zoom & at GHL  

Sign-up to receive information about stories, Zoom links, and meeting dates. 

Questions? Contact Jennifer Hicks at hicksjl2@miamioh.edu

"Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Yellow Wallpaper House" by juliejordanscott is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Join us on Zoom today to learn about Iceland's volcanoes!

 

National Parks

Iceland's Volcanoes Tuesday, Feb. 17 | 4:30 p.m. | Zoom event Did Iceland’s volcanoes really cost airlines millions of euros in 2011, disrupt parts of Africa and Asia, and even contribute to famines in Europe? Join us as Tammie Gerke, Ph.D. in Geology, breaks down the lcanoes cause mass emigration to Canada and the US, how are they responsible for a loss of millions of euros to airlines in 2011, how have they impacted areas as far away as Africa and Asia, and how have they caused famines in Europe? If these are events that you would like to learn more about, then this is a presentation you will not want to miss. Join us as Tammie Gerke Ph.D. in Geology, will share more about these events, the relationship between Iceland’s volcanoes and plate tectonics, and the possible connection between Iceland’s volcanoes. No RSVP is required MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/GHL-Events | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

Check out what's going on at GHL!

Welcome back for the spring semester!

• See what we dragged out of the archives
• Learn about the grant the library was recently awarded (new TEC Lab equipment incoming!)
• Find out about our upcoming events

And that's not all! I don't want to spoil it, so check out the Spring 2026 newsletter and see what else GHL is up to this semester!

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Jennifer Hicks, MLIS, MA Instructional Design & Technology

Outreach & Instruction Assistant Librarian

Gardner-Harvey Library

Miami University Middletown

Gardner-Harvey Library events this week!

 Join us at the Gardner-Harvey Library in Middletown this week for our first two events of the semester! 

What's In Our Backyard Series

A Virtual Tour of the Natural Areas Around Miami University Middletown, A Campus Among the Trees! Wednesday, Feb. 4 | 4 p.m. | Gardner-Harvey Library, 014 TEC SPACE | Middletown Zoom and In-person event 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/GHL-Events | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu

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You Can Make It @ the TEC Lab Makerspace!

Valentine's Day: Wood Burning Pens and 3D Pens Thursday, Feb. 5 | Noon - 2 p.m. | Gardner-Harvey Library, 014 TEC SPACE | Middletown Burnin' love! Join us in the TEC Space to create a wooden heart Valentine using our wood burning pens or create your own design with 3D pens. No RSVP is required. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/GHL-Events | BurkeJJ@MiamiOH.edu