Recycle Pens, Pencils, and Markers!

We are now recycling writing instruments!   

Through a program called TerraCycle, we can now recycle any brand of pens, pencils, markers, highlighters, dry erase markers, and mechanical pencils (no crayons).

There are collection boxes at the Access Services Desk, the DMC Desk, the HSML, Technical Services, SCUA, and the Admin Office.

https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/

DMC Open House - Pictures

Thanks to everyone who attended the DMC Open House on 2/7/14.  We introduced the new Gaming Lab and the new 3D Printer.

If you couldn't make it to the open house, you can stop by the DMC anytime to see the new additions.

1st Annual DMC/DACTS Film Festival

The 1st Annual DMC/DACTS Film Festival for student short films was last semester.  The top three films were shown at a screening on Friday, 1/17, in the DMC and the winners were announced.  The event was hosted by Nataly Blas, Beth Filar Williams, and Lindsay Sabatino.

Each contestant introduced his/her film and then answered audience questions after the film had been shown.
 
The winners were: (left to right in picture)

1st Place: Shaquana Patrice Suggs - watch the video!

2nd Place: Kyle Maples

3rd Place: Devin Miller

Keeping Our Patroness Warm

Some kind soul was worried Minerva might be a little chilled, so they kindly donated their gloves.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteer help is still needed for the 2014 VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program.The McGirt-Horton Library VITA Site (Phillips Ave, Greensboro, NC) is in need of a "Greeter" for this VITA Site.

What does a "Greeter" do?

1. Greet & Sign In Patrons

2. Verify Patron has proper ID & Forms

3. Distribute/Collect Forms for Patron to Complete

If you can commit to 2 hrs of volunteer service once a week during the 2014 Tax Season, please contact Charrisse Jones,Site Coordinator at 336-375-3573 asap.

The Site Days/Hours are Tuesdays/6-8 PM (starting Feb. 4th thru Apr 15th).

Thank you

Holiday Luncheon Pictures

Thanks to the Staff Association, and especially to the Social Committee, for a great holiday luncheon!

Thank you to Rosann, the Kirby-Smiths, and everyone who brought a dessert!

Did you know... who created those trivia cards?

Here is the story behind the popular 'Did you know...' cards from earlier this semester, created by Liane Elias and Jenny Dale.

Jenny wanted something for the table that the Reference Department staffed during the Student Library Advisory Council's Know Your Libraries event, something that they could give away that might be interesting. She had the idea for trivia cards and Liane thought images might make them extra eye-catching. They decided to see what the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives had on Flickr. They picked out a couple of pictures and brainstormed on some trivia and voila! :)

There were nine cards in the "series," and either for the images or for the trivia, the two that seemed to be the most popular were one featuring some girls using the card catalog with "Did you know...that there's a librarian for every subject area at UNCG?" on the back, and the other was an image of the icy tree in front of Jackson and the trivia caption "Did you know...that Jackson Library is home to a famous 33-year-old doughnut?" As they kept tabs on how many cards were being taken from the desk in the week following the event, those two were the most scarce.

Liane says that she would be glad to make more of them for any library outreach events that anyone can think of! She would be happy to customize them with different images from Special Collections or different information on the back.

Here are the two most popular cards - check out the BTS slide show for more!