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Celebrate National Library Week with UCBA Library

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Celebrate National Library Week with UCBA Library

Happy National Library Week, UCBA! The theme for this year’s celebration of libraries is “Find Your Joy!”.

This week, we invite our campus community to take a moment to think about where they find library joy, whether that comes through discovery, learning, creativity, or connection. National Library Week is a time to recognize the important role academic libraries play in teaching, research, and lifelong learning. From scholarly collections and digital resources to technology and expert support, the library remains at the heart of our campus.

To celebrate, we are hosting a variety of fun events and activities throughout the week. Be sure to check out the message monitors inside and outside the library, where we have curated some of our most joyful library moments from over the years.

Monday – Thursday Events

  • Find Joy in Unexpected Places: Students are invited to explore the library and keep an eye out for a hidden gifts of joy. Each day, one small squishable surprise with a National Library Week message of encouragement will be tucked away somewhere in the library. Finders keepers!
  • Guess the Bookworms: How many gummy bookworms are cozied up in the jar? Students can stop by the library and submit their best guess through Thursday this week. We’ll review guesses on Friday and the student with the closest guess wins the entire jar of bookworms!
  • Book Blooms Display: Fresh reads for a new season! Browse our spring book display, check out a book, and grab a treat to enjoy along the way.
Celebrate National Library Week with UCBA Library

Wednesday | 12 pm – 2 pm

  • Spring Fling: Visit our table at the Student Life and Success Spring Fling for freebies, treats, and a chance to say hello.
Celebrate National Library Week with UCBA Library

Thursday | 2 pm – 3 pm

  • Coffee, Cookies & Community: Books in the Nook Finale: Faculty, staff, and students are invited to stop by to enjoy coffee and cookies, and take a moment to recharge in the library’s wellness space or anywhere in the library. This gathering also marks the final Books in The Nook event of the semester and is a perfect opportunity to reflect and connect as the semester wraps up.
  • Thursday is also Take Action for Libraries Day, a time to rally support and show appreciation for libraries and the work they do.
Students and staffed reading and relaxing in the Nook
Faculty, staff and students enjoying the Books in the Nook silent reading party.

We hope to see you around the library this week. We also encourage you to show some love to your local public libraries. We are truly fortunate to have such an outstanding library system in the greater Cincinnati area.

Thanks, and see you in the library!

UCBA Library Joy Abounds

Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Three library staff members holding their spin art.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
UCBA Library faculty, staff and students making silly faces and poses.
Kellie Tilton displaying two enthusiastic thumbs up.
UCBA Library faculty and staff enjoying a laugh as they huddle around a white board.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.
Photo collage of UCBA Library faculty, staff, students and visitors expressing joy in the UCBA Library.

Books In The Nook Kickoff Event

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Books In The Nook Kickoff Event

Whether you’re trying to carve out a little reading time in a busy schedule, hoping to start reading more, or looking for a quiet spot where your students can catch up on assigned reading, we’ve got you covered! Join us for Books in the Nook, the UCBA Library’s silent reading parties for all faculty, staff, and students, where we offer a peaceful, focused environment to cozy up with a good read. Don’t have a book on hand? No worries, we’ve curated a suggested reading list for you.

Be sure not to miss our kickoff event on Wednesday, February 11, with light snacks and giveaways while they last!

Events will be held 2-3pm on these dates:

  • Wednesday, February 11
  • Thursday, February 26
  • Wednesday, March 11
  • Thursday, March 26
  • Wednesday, April 8
  • Thursday, April 23

New to The Nook? It’s located in the UCBA Library and was created in partnership with  Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the UC Student Wellness Center.

The Nook area of the UCBA Library includes whiteboards, comfy seating and wellnees tools like puzzles and fidget gadgets.
The Nook, located in the UCBA Library, offers a cozy and relaxing space for visitors.

Bookish Bits

As part of the Books In The Nook event, we’re starting a Bookish Bits series where faculty, staff and students share their thoughts about their reading habits. This week’s question:

What’s the last book you read?
Submit your answer.

  • Michelle Leonard, UCBA Librarian: Divergent by Veronica Roth. My youngest son started reading the print version and our family starting listening to the audiobook version together. 
  • Christian Boyles, UCBA Collections Services Manager: Waiting by Ha Jin. Takes place in post-Great Leap Forward China and follows a military doctor, his wife, and the woman he actually loves.  Social and legal hurdles conspire to make a simple divorce and a chance to move on nearly impossible.  
  • Pam Adler, UCBA Library Operations Manager: The Stalker by Sarah Alderson. A psychological thriller about a person being stalked, feeling watched and followed.