Soon to join libraries across the country – and even across the world at many colleges and universities – Colby College of Maine is slated to move approximately 170,000 books into storage in the next year. This comes as a result of renovation plans which will turn some of the current library’s floor space into administrative offices. The other floor space gained, according to the school, will be used to give students increased study space for their personal use. [Read more…]
Tolkien tribute: Lord of the Rings spoof for libraries
In honor of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” being released in theaters this week, we decided to delve into our treasure trove and dig up this absolute gem of a video. [Read more…]
Harvard University Library reorganization starts with early retirement offers
Even the libraries at the most prestigious of all the Massachusetts colleges are not immune to staff reductions. The President of Harvard University, Drew Faust, sent an email last Wednesday that outlined her future vision for the Harvard Library. [Read more…]
Community college library in Illinois opens while Chicago libraries close
Elgin Community College (ECC) celebrated the grand opening of their Academic Library and Learning Center last Friday. The library is special compared to the libraries at other Illinois colleges because it required a voter referendum that requested $178 million in property taxes in April of 2009. That was just six months after Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and was during a very uncertain economic environment. Voters barely approved the referendum with 19488 in favor and 19453 opposed. [Read more…]
Christmas tree made of books at a California college library
We single out the University of San Francisco as our favorite out of all the California colleges this time of year. The Gleeson Library at USF created a Christmas tree in 2009 that we are big fans of. [Read more…]