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The UWSP Libraries will have different hours during the holiday/winter break. All three libraries will be CLOSED from Dec. 24th - Jan. 2.  Please make sure you plan accordingly. STEVENS POINT CAMPUS Holiday Hours (Dec 20 th -Jan 2 nd ): HoursHoursHours Monday Dec 20 th – Thursday Dec 23 rd : 7:45am-5:00pm Friday Dec 24 th -Sunday Jan 2 nd : CLOSED Winter Break Hours (Jan 3 rd -Jan 21 st ) Monday-Friday: 7:45am-5:00pm Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED Monday, Jan 17 th : CLOSED   WAUSAU CAMPUS Holiday Hours (Dec 20 th -Jan 2 nd ) Monday Dec 20 th -Wednesday Dec 22 nd : 8:00am-1:00pm Thursday Dec 23 rd – Sunday Jan 2 nd : CLOSED Winter Break Hours (Jan 3 rd -Jan 21 st ) Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-1:00pm Friday-Sunday: CLOSED Monday, Jan 17 th : CLOSED   MARSHFIELD CAMPUS Holiday Hours (Dec 20 th -Jan 2 nd ) Monday Dec 20 th -Wednesday Dec 22 nd : 10:00am-3:00pm Thursday Dec 23 rd – Sunday Jan 2 nd : CLOSED Winter Break Hours (Jan 3 rd -Jan 21 st ) Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-3:00pm Fri

It's been TWO YEARS since our last in-person Exam Cram! Please join us on Monday, December 13, from 6-11 p.m.  We have a good line-up for you! Therapy Dogs!  Classic Video Games! Mini Yoga Sessions! Tutoring help! Reference help! Board games! And more!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We look forward to seeing you!

Classic Video Game Night! Please join the fun with some classic video games! Last one for this semester! When:  Monday, Nov. 22 Where:  Albertson Hall - Room 107 Time:  4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Line up:  Music and Motion Dreamcast: Space Channel 5 PS2: Dance, Dance Revolution Extreme 2 PS2: Guitar Hero 2 Xbox 360: Just Dance 2018 Wii: Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii: Wii Sports GameCube: Donkey Konga

The UWSP Libraries honors our veterans today and we invite you to explore the more than 4,000 titles we own. Below are some highlighted titles you may want to check out. American military life in the 21st century : social, cultural, and economic issues and trends / Eugenia L. Weiss and Carl Andrew Castro, editors. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC; 2019 Beyond the quagmire : new interpretations of the Vietnam War / edited by Geoffrey W. Jensen and Matthew M. Stith. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press ;  2019 Thank you for my service / Mat Best with Ross Patterson & Nils Parker. Best, Mat author. New York : Bantam Books ;  2019 Memoirs of a flying tiger : the story of a WWII  Veteran  and SIA pioneer pilot / Captain Ho Weng Toh with Jonathan Y.H. Sim. Ho, Weng Toh, author. Singapore : World Scientific ;  2020 Memoirs of a flying tiger : the story of a WWII Veteran and SIA pioneer pilot / Captain Ho Weng Toh with Jonathan Y.H. Sim. Av

November is National Native American Heritage Month where we raise awareness and honor the histories of Native peoples, present-day struggles, and hope for the future.  Celebrate and honor indigenous voices with these poems from Poets.org “Morning on Shinnecock” by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks “In Pine, Arizona” by Ray Young Bear “No More Fire Here: A Sestina” by b: william bearhart “Nationhood” by Laura Da’ “How the Milky Way Was Made” by Natalie Diaz “The Word for Gossip” by Eric Gansworth “Once the World Was Perfect” by Joy Harjo “Map” by Linda Hogan “My Hermitage” by Alexander Posey "About Standing (in Kinship) by Kimberly Blaeser (WI Poet Laureate, 2017) We also encourage you to stop by the Libraries and explore a wide range of books by Indigenous  authors and stories about Native peoples. Here are a few to start with:  Main Campus Library   Branch Campus Libraries

Please join us, and libraries around the world, as we celebrate Open Access Week.    The 2021 theme for Open Access Week is “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity.” Open access is the free, immediate online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and reuse those results as needed. Open access has the power to transform how research and scientific inquiry are conducted. Open access is especially critical now as many countries around the world continue to face varying levels of disruption due to COVID-19.  The purpose of this week is to highlight opportunities for higher education and the research community to learn about and discuss the potential benefits of open access. It is also a week to think more about how to build better research practices through open access journals and repositories, and to work toward a more fair and equitable system. The UW System offers MINDS@UW, an  institutional repository that collects, preserves, and share

Classic Video Game Night! Please join the fun with some classic video games! When:  Monday, Oct. 25 Where:  Albertson Hall - Room 107 Time:  4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Line up:  Mario Party N64: Mario Party N64: Mario Party 2 GameCube: Mario Party 4 GameCube: Mario Party 6 GameCube: Mario Party 7 Wii: Mario Party 8 Switch: Super Mario Party

The UWSP Libraries, and the UW System libraries, are trialing three news databases this fall. We would appreciate your feedback (faculty/staff/students) on these trials which will help us determine which news databases will best support our campuses. Please share this with your colleagues. The databases and access information are listed below. The trial will be live through Nov. 11. Access World News Research Collection (Newsbank) Database with global, national, and regional news (including Wisconsin media outlets), featuring newspapers, newswires, magazines, and video in English and many other languages. Factiva World News (Dow Jones/ProQuest) Database of global news, data, and company information. Global Newsstream Database with global and national news, featuring newspapers and newswires in English and other languages. Access to trial databases here: A-Z Databases (uwsp.edu) (see the right-hand menu “Trials” or under “T” for mobile devices) Feedback: Please provi

The end of September is when libraries across the country celebrate Banned Books Week.  Launched in 1982, the celebration of banned books was created to value the free and open exchange of ideas and access to information for all.  This year's theme is "Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us." Please join the UWSP Libraries in celebrating this week by participating in all kinds of ways.  1) Take a look at our display in the main campus library (Albertson Hall) on Banned Books. 2) Read a passage from a banned book to a friend, colleague, or anyone where you would like to discuss censorship. 3) Post one of the top 10 challenged books on your social media page to bring awareness to books that are challenged and how to stand up to censorship.    The Top 10 Challenged Books of 2020 are: George  by Alex Gino.  Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting “the values of our community.” Stamped: Racism, Antiraci

Please join the fun with some classic video games! When: Monday, Sept. 27 Where: Albertson Hall - Room 107 Time: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Line up: Cooperative Games Switch: Overcooked XB1: Cuphead Wii: New Super Mario Bros. Wii PS3: Portal 2 XB360: Kinect Adventures GameCube: Mario Kart Double Dash – coop mode Mario Party (any) – teams mode

The stacks will be a bit emptier in the Library as we say good-bye to Prof. Terri Muraski who will be retiring this September. Terri began her career here in 2003 as the Access Services librarian and she eventually moved into the role of Information Systems Librarian. Prior to coming here, she was a librarian at UW Stout, and she also worked as a librarian in the K-12 system in Wausau. Terri has dedicated 18 years of service to UWSP and has been instrumental in the operations of the Libraries that faculty, staff, and students use daily anytime they are searching for books, articles, videos, and other materials. She has also been a key contributor to the work she has done for the UW System and the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries. As one colleague said, “Terri is a problem solver. This is not a skill everyone has, especially when it comes to the complexity of Systems.” We appreciate the unique gifts and talent she has so generously shared with the Libraries, the campus, and

The UWSP Libraries are happy you are here, and we are here to help you. We are excited to offer some fun social activities during Welcome Week, and further below are some brief library tips of resources and services we offer to help you get started for a successful year. Remember, we are here for you. Please never hesitate to ask for help with any type of question – small or big.   First, the fun stuff.   WELCOME WEEK! (Please adhere to campus safety and mask requirements for events in the Library)   MONDAY, AUGUST 30 th (Noon – 5 p.m. – Stevens Point Campus)   Classic Video Games! (1 st flr – Albertson Hall/Library Reference Room Area)   Join us for some classic video games! These will be available from noon-5 for your enjoyment. Please sign in when you arrive. Other than that, here is what we’ll have running that day. ·          Saturn Bomberman ·          Crazy Taxi ·          Super Smash Bros. Melee ·          Mario Kart 8 ·          Wii Sports ·