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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.

UCBA Library’s Research Lightning Talks 

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This year’s Research Lightning Talks will take place in Walters Hall, Room 100 on:

Tuesday March 3, 2026  
2:30-3:30 pm 

These 7-minute presentations showcase current research of UC Blue Ash faculty, spark conversation, encourage collaboration, and inspire action within the UC Blue Ash community. 

Presentations:

  • Incorporation of Alternative Milks in Biochemistry Lab Experiment – Daniel Landfried, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
  • AI Art: Is it Art? – Adity Mutsuddi, Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Making Physics Labs More Accessible – Dean Stocker, Associate Professor of Physics
  • Girl in Disorder: Painting, Memory, and Visual Identity – Nicole Trimble, Associate Professor of Media Communication & Techology

To register, visit: Faculty & Staff and Students 

Research Lightning Talks flyer
Event information

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.

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.

UCBA Library’s Winter Book Crush

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by Lauren Wahman

UCBA Library’s Winter Book Crush

Looking for some good reads for winter break? Visit the UCBA Library during open hours to browse a selection of recently published novels, short stories, biographies, and more and get a winter treat (while supplies last) or explore the virtual display.   

Books can be checked out with your UC ID. The display will be available until Friday December 13.  

Read Around The World Display at the UCBA Library

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by Lauren Wahman

compass atop a world map with placement pins

Explore the world at the UCBA Library’s Read Around The World Display. Visit the UCBA Library during open hours to browse a selection of novels and short stories that span the globe or explore the virtual display. Books can be checked out with your UC ID. The displays will be available until Friday November 15.   

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.   

Spring Book Blooms Display at the UCBA Library

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!