Amber Lanese’s winning button design
Congratulations to Amber Lanese, the winner of a $30 UC Bookstore Gift certificate, UCBA candy-filled cup and bragging rights! Her design entry received the most votes of any entrant, and has been crowned the winner!
Amber with gift and winning button
We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our button design contest and helped make it a success!
Best Overall – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jessica Ebert
The University of Cincinnati Libraries celebrated the International Edible Books Festival for the 16th year on April 3, 2018.
A record 27 entries were created by students, faculty, staff, librarians, friends and family. This year included two mother-daughter teams and entire families participating. The edible books ranged from children’s books to literary classics to popular fiction and were made of cakes, cookies, candy, Peeps and even kale. Each entry was judged by our esteemed judges Lucille Schultz and Chris Wick and awarded a bookmark. Continue reading
In collaboration with the English, Literature and Fine Arts Department, Clermont College Library will be host to Matthew Guenette, author of Vasectomania.
Please join us Wednesday, April 4, for a reading and book signing with the poet at 1:25 pm in the library. Reception to follow.
A special thank you to Associate Professor Phoebe Reeves for inviting us to participate in the event.
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
by Christian Boyles
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
HD6280 .B77 2017
About the book
From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short Continue reading
Elizabeth Sullivan, Library Operations Manager, UCBA Library.
Welcome to my own little nook of the UCBA Library! I’m clearly hard at work, but I’ll happily pause and give you a peek into my space.
This month, I traveled to Barcelona to participate in IFLA’s (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Global Vision Kickoff. This two-day meeting, followed by a two-day workshop, helped to confirm the united goals of IFLA’s global community, and our joint commitment to the value and growth of librarianship and libraries.
New books have been added to the Chemistry-Biology, Geology-Math-Physics, and Langsam Libraries.
Click here to access the January-February 2018 list.
If you have any questions, contact Ted Baldwin, Director of Science and Engineering Libraries.
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Clermont College Library is sponsoring its 7th Annual Haiku Contest beginning March 28.
You must be a Clermont College student to participate. Write up to 3 haiku and submit them for a chance to win a $50 gift card. Professors Phoebe Reeves and Cassie Fetters will serve as our judges.
Read the complete contest guidelines: http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/clermont-poetry/haiku
Submit haiku here: Haiku submissions
The entry deadline is April 13th.
Go forth and haiku!
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
by Lauren Wahman
The UCBA Library was excited to host its first Lightning Talks on Thursday, March 22. Three faculty showcased their current research through informal, 15-minute presentations. Attendees had the opportunity Continue reading
Me Cookie
The University of Cincinnati Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival with an event scheduled from 1-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, in the fifth floor lobby of Langsam Library.
At the event, a record 26 participants will present their edible creations that represent a book in some form. There are few restrictions in creating an edible book — namely that the creation be edible and have something to do with a book. Submitted entries include edible titles such as “Dragons Love Tacos” and “How to Eat Fried Worms.” Best sellers “The Help” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” are represented along with favorite children’s books “The Poky Little Puppy,” “Humpty Dumpty” and “Curious George at the Baseball Game,” among other literary greats. This year’s event will even feature two mother-daughter teams.
Interested in creating an edible book? E-mail melissa.norris@uc.edu by Tuesday, March 27 with your name and the title of your creation.
As in past years, entries will be judged according to such categories as “Most Literary,” “Most Delicious,” “Most Adorable” and “Most Gruesome.” In addition, the “Top Student Entry” and “Best Overall Entry” will receive a special prize. After the entries are judged they will be consumed and enjoyed by all in attendance.
According to the International Edible Book Festival website, the edible book was initiated by librarian and artist Judith A. Hoffberg during a 1999 Thanksgiving celebration with book artists. It became an international celebration in 2000 when artist Béatrice Coron launched the Books2Eat website. Traditionally, the event is celebrated on April 1 (April Fools’ Day) to mark the birthday of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), a French lawyer and politician who became famous for his book, Physiologie du gout (The Physiology of Taste). You can see images of the 2017 edible books on the Libraries Facebook page.
The Libraries International Edible Books Festival is free and open to the public. It is sponsored in part by Books by the Banks: Cincinnati Regional Book Festival. Come to celebrate (and eat) “books good enough to eat.”
