NCLA Student Ambassadors - Win a Trip to Washington, DC!

NCLA Student Library Ambassadors:

Win a free trip to Washington, DC for a student and parent/guardian!

Free Holiday Concert - Thursday, December 5th at 7:00pm at the Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium

Start off the holiday season with a free concert on December 5th at 7:00pm at the Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium.  Charrisse Jones from Acquisitions will be participating in the performance this year!

Fall Staff Association Meeting Pictures

Thanks to the Staff Association for a great Fall meeting!

The winners of the skull decorating contest were:
1st Place - Reference
2nd Place - Acquisitions
3rd Place - Access Services

Halloween in Jackson Library

The skulls for the Staff Association contest are on display across from the reference desk.  Vote for your favorite!

While you're there, check out this year's display of Living Dead Dolls in the staff display case.

Bountiful CROP of Pennies!

Not my photo but the donated pennies did
cover most of my dining room table.

A HUGE thank you to the thriftiness and generosity of University Libraries' staff! I sent out a modest request for pennies to contribute to my oldest son's school [Brown Summit Middle] Penny War for CROP Walk.  Your response was almost overwhelming - it was certainly heavy. You dumped out your change jars, checked your desk drawers, checked your pockets, and may have looked in places that don't need to be disclosed. To all of you - thank you for your time, your effort, and your support of the cause. To learn more about CROP walks and other services provided by Church World Services, go here. 

A special thanks to the donors:

Mary Katherine Amos

Mary Jane Conger

Cheryl Cross

Jennifer Motszko

Mark Schumacher

Kathelene McCarty Smith

Tattooed Librarians

Good afternoon all,

I thought I'd share this article I saw the other day about the Rhode Island Library Associations "Tattooed Librarians of the Ocean State" calendar. 

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/14/20961308-rhode-islands-tattooed-librarian-calendar-defies-stereotypes?lite

They are using the calendar as a fund raiser for the organization after seeing it done in other states include Texas and Massachusetts.  Maybe this could be a fund raiser for Jackson library? :P

If you are interested in purchasing a 2014 calendar, they are on sale for $12 at their website.

Sean

Pictures from Marilyn

From Marilyn -

This is my grandson Andrew enjoying a drink from the library mug. He just turned 9 months old.