{"id":47628,"date":"2026-02-06T13:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=47628"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:24:50","slug":"books-in-the-nook-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2026\/02\/books-in-the-nook-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Books In The Nook Kickoff Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1126\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/booksinthenook.png\" alt=\"Books In The Nook Kickoff Event\" class=\"wp-image-47629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/booksinthenook.png 1126w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/booksinthenook-250x139.png 250w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/booksinthenook-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/booksinthenook-500x277.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re trying to carve out a little reading time in a busy schedule,\u00a0hoping to start reading more,\u00a0or looking for a quiet spot where your students can catch up on assigned reading, we\u2019ve got you covered! Join us for\u00a0<strong><em>Books in the Nook<\/em><\/strong>, the UCBA Library\u2019s silent reading parties for all faculty, staff, and students, where we offer a peaceful, focused environment to cozy up with a good read. Don\u2019t have a book on hand? No worries, we\u2019ve curated a <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.libraries.uc.edu\/ucba-displays\/booksinthenook\">suggested reading list<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure not to miss\u00a0<strong>our kickoff event on Wednesday, February 11<\/strong>, with light snacks and giveaways while they last! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events will be held 2-3pm on these dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday, February 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, February 26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, March 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, March 26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, April 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, April 23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/libraries\/ucba\/reservations-spaces\/nook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Nook<\/a>? It\u2019s located in the UCBA Library and was created in partnership with \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.edu\/campus-life\/caps.html\">Counseling and Psychological Services<\/a>\u00a0(CAPS) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.edu\/campus-life\/wellness.html\">UC Student Wellness Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nook-whiteboard-1200x675.jpeg\" alt=\"The Nook area of the UCBA Library includes whiteboards, comfy seating and wellnees tools like puzzles and fidget gadgets. \" class=\"wp-image-47631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nook-whiteboard-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nook-whiteboard-850x478.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Nook, located in the UCBA Library, offers a cozy and relaxing space for visitors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bookish Bits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Books In The Nook event, we&#8217;re starting a Bookish Bits series where faculty, staff and students share their thoughts about their reading habits. This week&#8217;s question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What&#8217;s the last book you read?<\/em><\/strong> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/hVLuzX24Gj\">Submit your answer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Michelle Leonard, UCBA Librarian: Divergent by Veronica Roth.<\/em> My youngest son started reading the print version and our family starting listening to the audiobook version together.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Christian Boyles, UCBA Collections Services Manager: <\/em>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. \u00a0Social and legal hurdles conspire to make a simple divorce and a chance to move on nearly impossible. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pam Adler, UCBA Library Operations Manager: The Stalker by Sarah Alderson.<\/em> A\u00a0psychological thriller about a person being stalked, feeling watched and followed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re trying to carve out a little reading time in a busy schedule,\u00a0hoping to start reading more,\u00a0or looking for a quiet spot where your students can catch up on assigned reading, we\u2019ve got you covered! Join us for\u00a0Books in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2026\/02\/books-in-the-nook-kickoff\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,278],"tags":[2728,1673,386,2731,2729,2730,738,350],"class_list":["post-47628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uc","category-ucbalibnews","tag-books-in-the-nook","tag-bymichellemckinney","tag-event","tag-kickoff-event","tag-silent-reading-party","tag-the-nook","tag-uc-blue-ash-library","tag-ucba-library-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47628"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47638,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47628\/revisions\/47638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}