Welcome back from the SLC Library!

Welcome back, everyone! Some of you have already moved in, and some of you we’ll see this weekend, but the summer wasn’t the same without you. Here are some big highlights for the semester, but there’s so much to share. Stay tuned for more!

Library Takeover!! 🎉

8-10pm, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Our 2nd annual Library Takeover party to welcome students back to campus is almost here! Featuring DJ Simeničko, the Burlesque Club, Mocktails, and The Turtle Vote to name our 2 new reptilian staff members, courtesy of CURB.

📱Tag and follow us on Instagram with @SLCLibrary and #SLClibrarytakeover2023 !

The Library Is Offering Its First One-Credit Course This Fall!

We’re excited to announce that the Library is offering its first one-credit course this fall: Interrogating the Information Ecosystem. The course, led by research librarians Rachel Leff and Emily Johnson, will explore how to find, evaluate, and contextualize information, as well as how to use it in research. The course is designed to be applicable for students in any field of study. We hope to see some of you there!

BookShare 📚

A crowd-sourced free library! At the beginning of the semester, students can take whatever books they like whenever they like. Throughout the semester, and especially at the end, donate any books you no longer need to live a clutter-free life. (Donations accepted from SLC students & faculty only.) Through 2022/23, we had a total of 1,500+ books donated! They’ll be ready in the Rainbow Reading Room in the Library within the first week of class, but our Pick-Up event will be on Sept 14.

Faculty Authors’ Books Display

In the Rainbow Reading Room is our new semi-permanent, rotating display of current faculty authored works! Mostly books, but including some articles as well, these are available for check-out only.

Banned Books Display ⛔📘

Also in the Rainbow Reading Room is our new semi-permanent, rotating display of books that were banned recently in the 2021/22 school year across the USA. Available for check-out only, each book comes with a bookmark detailing the book’s challenge. For more information about our collection, book bans/challenges, and ways to combat book challenges in the future, see our page here.

Turtles in the Library! 🐢🐢

Come meet the newest members of our staff - two red-eared slider turtles! The Library has partnered with CURB to create a living installation in the atrium that promotes environmental stewardship and sustainability. Our reptile friends will be named by the class of 2027 during Orientation. Look out for the announcement soon!

Puzzle Table 🧩

Stop by our puzzle table in the for some collective self-care. We rotate through puzzles that were either donated or loaned to us by students and staff. Want to donate or loan your puzzle to us? Fill out this form, and we’ll reach out to you!

Puzzle results from the survey

We asked you to choose a puzzle for us to have custom-made, and we have a tie! We’ll place these out on our puzzle table as soon as it’s ready.

Sewing Machine + supply donations 🧵🪡

Want to a simple fix a garment? Want to change the the length of your clothes? Are you a hobbyist fashion designer? We’ve got you. Book some time with our sewing machine and a quick intro session. Do you have extra sewing supplies you’d like to share with other SLC students? Fill out this form, and we’ll reach out to you!

Study Room Booking

There are 5 book-able study rooms in the library that are ONLY available for use by booking. If you arrive and one is empty, there will be a QR code for you to scan and check if it’s already booked. If it’s available, you can immediately book for up to 4 hours!

We also changed to a more user-friendly system! If you bookmarked the page to book study rooms last year, you’ll need our new link.

Book a study room here!