Stop by the UCBA Library and check out these new titles before they hit the shelves. You can also browse the list of books on the New Titles at Your UCBA Library guide. Visit the Borrowing & Returning page for details on borrowing these titles.
Author Archives: Michelle McKinney
UCBA Library Display Celebrates National African American Read-In and Black History Month
Black History Month and the National African American Read-In book display.
Stop by the UCBA Library to browse and borrow books in honor of Black History Month and the National African American Read-In (NAARI). Titles that include a yellow NAARI bookmark are written by African Americans and can be read for the NAARI event scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 at 12:00 pm in the Muntz 119 Lobby.
To see a full list of titles on display, visit the National African American Read-In guide at https://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ucba-naari.
Kellie Tilton Attends the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference
by Kellie Tilton
Over the weekend of January 20th, UC Blue Ash Librarian traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, for the 2017 American Library Association’s MidWinter Conference. Although the purpose for attending was committee work on the Alex Awards, she had the chance to visit the exhibit halls, meet with other librarians (including the Librarian of Congress!), and visit local museums and restaurants.
Below are a few pictures she took on her travels.
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- Welcoming the 8,000+ librarians to Atlanta for the 2017 ALA MidWinter Conference.
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- The convention center was across the street from Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, commemorating the 1996 Olympic Games.
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- I had the opportunity to visit the World of Coke Taste It! exhibit, which had 100+ domestic and international beverages made by Coke-a-Cola. I tried every one. Seriously.
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- Total fangirl moment. By chance, some of my committee members and myself got to meet Dr. Carla Hayden, the current Librarian of Congress.
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- One of the banners around the convention center was timely – and made an important point.
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- I always try to find at least one museum or library to visit. In Atlanta, it had to be the Center for Puppetry Arts museum, which had a number of awesome interactive exhibits. I was pretty excited to see the Jim Henson exhibit, which included Big Bird!
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- The entire reason for my attendance at this conference was my involvement with the Alex Awards, which honors the Top 10 books written for adults that have appeal to young adults. This shot is from early Monday morning, when the awards are announced.
UCBA Fun Facts: Favorite App or Website
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- Pam Adler, Public Services Assistants: Kindle, Overdrive and Goodreads apps
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- Christian Boyles, Collection Services Manager: I’ve been known to use Goodreads.
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- Tiffany Fite, Student Assistant: I use OneDrive a lot right now, and MangaReader is great for manga, manhwa, and manhua.
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- Heather Maloney, Library Director: I don’t use any reading apps.
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- Michelle McKinney, Reference & Web Services Librarian: I love listening to audiobooks via the Overdrive, Hoopla and OneClickDigital apps.
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- Julie Robinson, Library Operations Manager: FantasticFiction.com, Bookbub.com
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- Kellie Tilton, Instruction Technologies Librarian: I use OverDrive and Hoopla alllllll the time for reading ebooks. I also love GoodReads and Litsy for the social side of reading.
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- Lauren Wahman, Instruction Program Coordinator: I use the Overdrive app to easily download ebooks to my Kindle.
From the Desk of…Lauren Wahman, Instruction Program Coordinator
The next stop on our tour of offices finds us at the doorstep of Lauren Wahman, Instruction Program Coordinator at UCBA Library.
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- Getting things done!
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- Buttons and stickers, oh my!
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- Things to do, know, read, or keep
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- Awesome places to visit
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- My evolving to do list
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- Cool student maps from library instruction classes
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- Where to find me…when I’m not teaching!
UC Blue Ash Holiday Food Drive Success!
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library and Student Nurses Association teamed up again this year to coordinate the UCBA Holiday food drive. We surpassed last year’s donations with over 400 pounds of food items collected to help our neighbors in need during the holiday season. All donations were delivered to the Freestore Foodbank. For more details, check out the UCBA College blog post at:
http://www.ucblueash.edu/now/2016/12/15/403-pounds-of-generosity-uc-blue-ash-holiday-food-drive
Winter Break Hours for UCBA Library
by Julie Robinson
The UCBA College Library will have the following hours during winter break:
Monday, December 12 – Thursday, December 15: 12p-5p
Friday, December 16: 12p-4p
Saturday, December 17 – Monday, January 2: CLOSED
Tuesday, January 3 – Thursday, January 5: 12p-5p
Friday, January 6: 12p-4p
Regular Spring Semester Hours resume Monday, January 9th at 7:30a.
Please visit our hours webpage at http://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/cgi-bin/calcium/Calcium40.pl?CalendarName=UCBA&EventID=169&Date=2016%2F11%2F10 to view all our hours, including holidays and any exceptions to our regular schedule.
World Library Tours by UCBA Faculty and Staff
by Lauren Wahman
Whether it’s traveling to a library conference or other professional development opportunity or just exploring the world in our free time, we always love to scope out what’s going on in library land.
It was an easy walk to the Mackinac Island Public Library which has an incredible view of Lake Huron. It’s visiting the Library of Congress — the biggest library of them all! It’s time spent at the World War I Museum Library in Kansas City. Perhaps it’s exploring downtown Seattle and grabbing a picture of some cool architecture at the Seattle Public Library. Maybe it’s exploring history at the Boston Public Library or getting a strategy in place for the life-size chessboard at the Kansas City Public Library. And how about trekking halfway around the world to the beautiful Austrian National Library in Vienna!
We’ve seen some awesome libraries across the country and around the world, but there’s still so much to see! Where will Lauren, Michelle and Christian go next on their world library tour?
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- This room houses George Vanderbilt’s personal collection of books and it takes up two floors! – Lauren
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- More of George Vanderbilt’s personal library collection at Biltmore Estate. There were a ton of books! – Lauren
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- Reading Room, Boston Public Library: I had to tiptoe while taking pictures so I didn’t disturb patrons using this reading room — very quiet! – Lauren
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- Boston Public Library: Really cool architecture! – Lauren
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- South County Regional Branch, Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library: One of 20 branches for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library located in Charlotte, NC. – Lauren
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- Library of Congress: Amazing library containing books and so much more. – Lauren
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- Reading Room, Library of Congress: During the tour, we were taken to a spot that overlooked this reading room. Wow! – Lauren
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- Library of Congress Sign: If in Washington, D.C., you have to visit the LOC. Plus, they have a cool little shop where you can buy all your library must-haves! – Lauren
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- Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University: CCU is located in Conway, SC which is less than 30 minutes from the North Atlantic ocean — nice! – Lauren
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- Mackinac Island Public Library: This small library is right on Mackinac Island, MI. No cars on the island so you either walk to get to it or ride a horse! – Lauren
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- Seattle University is located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. I made several trips to this library while attending the ACRL Immersion Program Track. – Lauren
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- The Kansas City Public Library has a book themed parking garage. – Michelle
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- Kansas City Public Library’s outdoor, life-sized chess game. – Michelle
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- Kansas City Public Library’s Children’s room entrance. – Michelle
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- A quick stop at the Santa Fe Public Library during a cross country trip from Ohio to California along old Rt 66. – Michelle
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- The Garrey Carruthers State Library in Santa Fe, New Mexico. – Michelle
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- At the Seattle Public Library during the 2013 American Library Association Midwinter Conference – Michelle
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- Lauren captured a great photo of Seattle Public Library building. – Lauren
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- Outside of the Howard Washington Library Center’s main entrance. – Michelle
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- The view of Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center from across the street. – Michelle
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- On a recent trip to Disneyland, I stumbled upon Mickey’s Toon Town Library! – Michelle
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- The World War 1 Museum Library in Kansas City. The museums library has an amazing collection of WW1 literature as well as searchable databases where we could find war records of some relatives. – Christian
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- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library in Vienna). This is an example of a hand illuminated manuscript with gold leaf accents. – Christian
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- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library in Vienna). They had an amazing collection of rare books which, unfortunately, we didn’t have a chance to get a closer look. – Christian
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- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library in Vienna). Located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. The paintings and sculptures are divided equally representing war and peace. The people are a mix of mythological and historical figures all to symbolize the power and reach of the Hapsburg empire. – Christian
UCBA Library’s Thanksgiving Holiday Break Hours
by Julie Robinson
The UCBA Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 23rd through Sunday, November 27th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume our regular Fall Semester hours Monday, November 28th and open at 7:30am. Please visit our hours webpage at http://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/cgi-bin/calcium/Calcium40.pl?CalendarName=UCBA&EventID=169&Date=2016%2F11%2F10 to view all our hours, including holidays and any exceptions to our regular schedule.
UCBA Library Hosts November Faculty Social
by Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library faculty hosted the UCBA November Faculty Social on Tuesday, November 15th as a follow-up to our first “Whiteboards and Wine” spring faculty social event. We indulged in excellent refreshments and conversation in the Learning & Teaching Center and also had the pleasure of introducing a special guest and new colleague from UC Libraries, Mark Konecny, Scholarly Communications and Digital Publishing Strategist.
It was a perfect excuse to gather and relax with colleagues as we approach the last weeks of the semester!