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Books In The Nook Kickoff Event

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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.

The Nook Open House – Oct 22

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Join us on October 22, 2025 from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm to celebrate the opening of The Nook located in the UCBA Library. Enjoy snacks and refreshments while exploring the new wellness space designed to help you take a break, reflect, and recharge. All attendees will receive a gift bag with wellness tips.

New Nook area filled with comfy seating and quiet activities like fidget spinners on tables. A handwritten sign saying Welcome to the Nook is shown on the whiteboard behind the furniture.

The Nook is free and open to all UC Blue Ash students, faculty, and staff. We look forward to welcoming you to this calming space in our library! Learn more about The Nook by visiting: libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ucba/reservations-spaces/nook.html

A long white table is topped with puzzles in progress and a sign in a signholder listing information about the new Nook area.

Women’s History Month at the UCBA Library 

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by Lauren Wahman

The UCBA Library is featuring a selection of books highlighting the 2025 theme for Women’s History Month – Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations. Visit the Women’s History Month virtual featured books or stop by the UCBA Library during open hours to browse the full selection and check out an item with your UC ID.  

Women’s History Month Books

Research Lightning Talks: Recording Available

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by Lauren Wahman

Heather Maloney speaking in front of the Research Lighting Talks audience.
Heather Maloney, UCBA Library Director, introduces the event

The UCBA Library’s Research Lightning Talks is an annual event that showcases research efforts of UCBA faculty and staff, sparks conversation, encourages collaboration, and inspires action within the UCBA community. This year’s event (view recording) took place on March 5, 2024 and featured five faculty presentations:  

Libby Anthony 
Associate Professor of English 
Pedagogies of Online Knitting Teachers 

David Freeman  
Professor of Mathematics 
What Is a Number? And Why Does it Matter? 

Smita Jadhav  
Assistant Professor of Chemistry 
Integrating ChatGPT in General Chemistry Education 

Rhonda Pettit  
Professor of English 
Immersion Research for Poetry 

Heather Vilvens  
Associate Professor of Health Promotion & Education 
Stakeholder-Driven Strategies for Improving the Discharge Process in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Concept Mapping Study 

Spring Book Blooms Display at the UCBA Library

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by Lauren Wahman

Looking for some good reads for the upcoming summer break? Find novels, short stories, and poetry at the UCBA Library’s Spring Book Blooms Display. Visit the UCBA Library during open hours to browse these featured books and check out an item with your UC ID. The display will be available until Thursday April 25.   

UCBA Library’s June Spotlight: Art

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk. 

Book covers of the June titles.

June’s Spotlight is Art!  

Interested in more titles about Art? Ask Us! 

UCBA Library’s May Spotlight: Space

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk.

May’s Spotlight is Space!

Book covers of suggested May titles

Interested in more titles about Space? Ask Us!

UCBA Library’s April Spotlight: Poetry

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk. 

In honor of National Poetry Month, April’s Spotlight is Poetry. 

Book covers

Interested in more poetry titles? Ask Us! 

 

UCBA Library’s March Spotlight: Memoirs

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by Christian Boyles

The UCBA Library is excited to showcase titles in our collection which we hope will be of interest.  We will feature different genres, authors, or themes, so watch for new titles at the start of each month. Spotlight titles can be found at the Library’s Information Desk.

book covers

March’s Spotlight is Memoirs.

  • Poet Warrior by Joy Harlo
  • Daring to Drive by Manal Al-Sharif
  • Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz
  • Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan

Interested in more titles? Ask Us!

Research Lightning Talks at UCBA Library

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by Lauren Wahman

title banner reads Research Lightning Talks. Conversation. Collaboration.Action. Sponsored by the UC Blue Ash Library

Tuesday March 28, 2023 from 12:30-1:30 pm
Learning & Teaching Center Room (Muntz Hall 117)
Registration: via Faculty Development OneStop

These 5-minute presentations showcase current research efforts of UCBA faculty, spark conversation, encourage collaboration, and inspire action within the UCBA community.

Presentations:

  • Matt Bennett, Media Communications & Technology
    Social Media as Culture Industry
  • Jen Carter, Behavioral Science & Lori Wortylko, Business & Economics
    UCBA Student Experiences with Canvas
  • Matt Norman, History, Philosophy & Political Science
    Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln
  • Yoshi Odaka, Biology
    Molecular Dissection of Brain-Eating Amoeba Cousin