Campus closed Monday, February 1st

We have been told that, due to significant snow accumulation, the Richmond campus will be closed on Monday, Feb 1st.

I am assuming that means the Library will also be closed, though the message we received did not make that clear.

Paula

NEW Spring Term Hours

Our NEW Spring term hours begin today. Please note that Sunday hours have been added and Saturday hours have been shortened on an experimental basis during the Spring term.

• Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 10:00pm


• Friday 8:00am - 8:00pm


• Saturday 1:00pm - 6:00pm


• Sunday 4:00pm - 9:00pm

Rachel

Reminder about Media Reserves

This is just a friendly reminder that videos and DVDs that are put on reserve by professors are held in the Instructional Resource Center. There are many videos on reserve for spring term and you may no longer have a video player at home! We have two players in the Center and you are welcome to just pull a title from the reserve shelf to the left of the stairs as you enter the Center and watch it on our machines.

As with books, if you want to watch a media reserve title at home, you have to wait until two hours before the Library closes and return it by 9:30 a.m. the next day.

Ann

Story Time at Morton Library

Today we welcome our first guest blogger, Jenny Csinos, Union-PSCE M.A.C.E. student :

Everyone loves a good story, especially children. When I was young, I loved reading and hearing Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, looking at picture Bibles, and hearing the melodious rhymes of the Jillian Jiggs books. Yes, storybooks can be a wonderful way for parents to connect with children, for young people to be spiritually nurtured, and for Christian educators to connect faith and life. But some books can be quite expensive - especially when you're on a tight CE budget - and it can be hard to decide which books to purchase. If only there was a library with a good collection of children's books that are especially helpful for religious educators and parents who wish to nurture their children's faith.

Well, look no further. The Morton library has a top-notch collection of children's books that will illuminate the mind, dazzle the imagination, and nourish the spirit. This collection includes a wide variety of stories from several authors; stories like Dr. Seuss' classic rhyming tales, Sandy Sasso's marvelous books that encourage children to wonder about God and Nancy Tillman's stories that remind children that they are loved. Union-PSCE's own Karen-Marie Yust writes that there are four different types of faith storybooks: those that attempt to remain similar to biblical translations, those that tell stories about the stories in the Bible, those that connect human stories to biblical stories or messages and those that speak of biblical principles (Real Kids, Real Faith, 49). The library's collection has got all these kinds of stories! Why not stop by the children's collection on the second floor of the library and take home some books for those in your life who are young, or those who are, like me, young at heart. And for some assistance in selecting and using these storybooks, check out one of Union-PSCE's newest resources - Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry (http://storypath.wordpress.com).

Jenny

Stacks shift -- first floor and lower level

As Rachel noted last week, the Bible collection that used to be in one of the group study rooms on the lower level as been moved upstairs to the main floor, beside the stained-glass windows (that seems appropriate, doesn't it?). So, that area now includes call numbers starting with A and B, plus the C's as far as CD 50.

Then, the collection continues in the group study room downstairs, with CD 55 and beyond. We are continuing to shift things on the lower level to spread out the collection and make a bit more space on those shelves. When the shift is finished, there will be new aisle signs to show where things are.

It's always a bit confusing when materials are shifted. Please feel free to ask us for help.

Paula

Bible Collection

Our Bible collection in the lower level "Bible room" has been moved. The collection is now located in the A-C section on the first floor across the atrium from the Reference room.

Thank you for your patience as we continue our moving project to allow more space for our collection. If you need assistance, please ask our Circulation staff.

Rachel

Library Tour Podcast Now Online!

For those of you who missed orientation, for ECP students who need a refresher after being off campus for awhile, or for any visitor who wants to know more about our Library and services and where they are located, the Morton Library podcast tour is now available!

You can go to this link to download the audio file to your computer and sync it with your mp3 player, or you can come to the Library and check out our mp3 player which has the file already loaded. (The player will be loaned to your account for a maximum of 2 hours and nothing else should be placed on it while it is your responsibility. We hope to be adding other podcasts to that player in the future.)

We hope you will find this new service helpful.

Ann

Reserved Books for Ordination Exams

Reserved books for the upcoming Ordination Exams are temporarily available at the Circulation desk. These items...

• must be signed out
• 1-hour loan time
• cannot leave the Library

These books will be available in the Reference room during the week of exams.

Rachel

We're back !

Our lovely Christmas holiday is behind us, and we're back in the trenches! Regular term hours are in effect during January term. Several classes are meeting that have an important research component, and we look forward to seeing you here in the Library and helping you as much as we can.

There is still a problem with the off-campus login for the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (see more info HERE). Also, alumni/ae need to be aware of changes now affecting the ATLAS service we provide for them (click HERE).

Welcome back, one and all!

Paula