The Campus is Emptying but the Library Shelves are Not!

Take a look at our new acquisitions for May.  The next "New in Our Collections" list will appear at the end of the summer.

Catch up on the Friends Programs

Got some time on your hands this summer?  Watch the videos of the Friends of the Library spring programs - there's some great stuff in here!

Summer hours start Tues. May 28

All campus libraries are now on reduced summer hours.

Commencement/Reunion Events in Mudd

Saturday, May 25

10 am-2 pm, Open House & Exhibition for Classes of ‘63 and ’88, Oberlin College Archives, 4th fl.

1-2 pm, Academic Commons & Main Library tour with Ray English, Director of Libraries

4:30-6 pm, Friends of the Library & Oberlin Authors' Reception, Azariah’s Café

Sunday, May 26

1-4 pm, Open House & Exhibition for Classes of ‘63 and ’88, Oberlin College Archives, 4th fl.

4-5 pm, Conversation and reading with Tracy Chevalier ’84, followed by book signing

Exhibits

Classes of ‘63 and ‘88 Exhibition, Oberlin College Archives, 4th floor

Recent Books by Reunion Class Authors, Main Level

Print Handling, featuring artists' books from the Clarence Ward Art Library, Main Level

Spotlight on the Collection, featuring year books, course catalogs, and other items from reunion class years, Main Level

College Green, featuring the Oberlin book, Main Level (tabling)

Librarianship as a Career - Really!!

And there's a scholarship for that!

The Friends of the Oberlin College Library offers a graduate library school scholarship. This $3,500 award is offered each year to an Oberlin graduate who has been accepted to an accredited school of library and information science.

Information and application instructions are available here.

Applications are due on July 1, 2013!

Today is the due date!

We know that many of you are still using these materials, and you should feel free to keep using your material through reading period and exams. Remember that special due dates still apply to reserve materials, periodicals, recalled items, interlibrary loans, OhioLINK materials, and other short-term loan items, and you will be responsible for fines if the items are returned overdue.

If you are a continuing student remaining in Oberlin for the summer, you may claim summer borrowing privileges, and then renew your books beyond commencement. 

Do you want to check on what you currently have checked out and when it's due? Just access your account at http://obis.oberlin.edu/patroninfo/

Do you have other questions about end-of-semester policies and procedures? Check out our FAQ, or contact any circulation supervisor for advice.

Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions about your library account or our policies! Best of luck in the final days of the semester!

Allison Gallaher
Head of Circulation

De-stress with coloring books and crayons!

You know you crave that smell....

Hey, kids!  Just in time for reading period!  Regress to your childhood with our selection of coloring books and 64-Crayola-crayon boxes offering a colorful palette just waiting to awaken your inner 5-year-old artist.  Right inside the Mudd entrance, you can't miss it.

If you want to share, post your completed art work on the display board nearby.  (Signing your name is optional, of course.)

Good luck finishing up all your papers and projects, and on finals... then go have a wonderful summer!
Love, Mudd

Tracy Chevalier '84 to Speak on May 14th

Oberlin grad Tracy Chevalier will give a reading and a talk on her latest book The Last Runaway on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the First Church Meeting Room. 

Extended hours for Mudd

Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Mudd will be open continuously until 2:00 am on Thursday, May 16.

Please note that during the following hours, access is via OCID card swipe only.

May 11 at 9:45 pm - May 12 at 10 am
May 12 at 11:45 pm - May 13 at 8 am
May 13 at 11:45 pm - May 14 at 8 am
May 14 at 11:45 pm - May 15 at 8 am

Note that this is just the building, and no services will be offered during much of this time.

For the rest of the exam period, the whole library will remain open until 2:00 am and the A-Level and Scholar Studies will be open 24 hours.  The whole building closes at 5:30 pm on Sunday, May 19.

Please check out our hours page for building hours for the rest of exams and hours for specific service points.