Category Archives: Events and Exhibits

Invasion of the Library People

By Beth Johnson | April 17, 2008

It’s amazing how talent and creativity can transform a piece of cardboard!  Professor Charlie Brouwer’s Art 204 Sculpture students were assigned to use cardboard to create figures that would be placed in the Library.  The result is 26 cardboard “Library People” that have been placed in various spots throughout the building. The exhibit will be in place through May [...]

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NLW Guessing Game winners!

By Beth Johnson | April 16, 2008

As part of this week’s National Library Week celebration, library patrons were invited to play a guessing game — how many “bookworms” are in the jar?
 Congratulations to Elaine Fenwick, who won the game with her guess of 27 worms.  (There were actually 29 worms in the jar.)  Elaine won the jar of worms (Twizzlers) and [...]

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Celebrate National Library Week!

By Beth Johnson | April 9, 2008

Join the fun!  National Library Week will be celebrated at McConnell Library during the week of April 13-19, 2008.  This year’s theme is “Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library.”
Monday, April 14th
*7:00 - 9:00 p.m.: It’s time for another Game Night in the library’s Radford Room! We’ll play Scrabble®, Wordigo®, and other games while we [...]

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Exploring Publishing Possibilities: A McConnell Library Symposium

By Candice Benjes-Small | March 25, 2008

Exploring Publishing Possibilities: A McConnell Library Symposium
All sessions are free. No registration is required.
Making the Match: Finding the Right Journal for Your Unpublished Article
Monday, March 31, 1 pm - 2pm Library Classroom B
Not sure where to submit your draft article? In this workshop, we will share techniques for locating journals that publish on the topic, [...]

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Game Night - March 19th

By Beth Johnson | March 12, 2008

Our next Game Night is coming soon!  Join us in the library’s Radford Rooms on Wednesday, March 19th, from 7-9pm for a night of SCRABBLE®, WORDIGO®, and other games with great snack food and prizes!
Bring your friends!

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