July 2014
Gatherings' E-News

Dear Friends,                      

Do you remember the weather in Athens in June/July-- beautiful and green one day and muggy the next, right? Much the same in 2014. Lots of activity at Alden with Bobcat Student Orientation just wrapping up. The message for both parents and incoming students...use the library, we are here to help! Thanks for your continued support.

 

-Doug Partusch, Director of Development

 

Quick Links

Friends of Alden: Sandy Elsass

1970 graduate Sandy Elsass has been a library supporter for many years. Originally from farm country in rural Ohio, Sandy now lives and works in New York City.

 

Friends of Alden: Jan Scites

Meet Jan Scites, currently on the Foundation Board of the University. She was an Ohio Fellow and is one of the busiest people on the planet. Oh yeah, she loves Alden Library.


Hayley Trachtenberg and Bill McAtee Jr., incoming students majoring in theater, select freeze pops during their orientation tour at Alden Library on Friday, June 13, 2014. (Photo by Tyler Stabile/Ohio University Libraries)
New Bobcats Take First Steps in OHIO

The Bobcat family tree is about to get a little bit fuller, and in anticipation of the Class of 2018's arrival, the Ohio University community [and the Libraries] rolled out the welcome mat for this year's Bobcat Student Orientation (BSO). Read more...     View more BSO photos.

 

 


Doug McCabe, the Libraries' curator of manuscripts, gives his class of OHIO alumni a sampling of the world-renowned Cornelius Ryan Collection. (Photo by Tyler Stabile/Ohio University Libraries)
Alumni Return to Learn at the Libraries

When Bobcats returned to campus for the Ohio University Alumni Association's "On the Green" weekend, it was only natural that they'd expect to attend a class or two. The Ohio University Libraries was happy to oblige with alumni college courses about the Mahn Center's Ryan Collection and the University Archives. Read more...    View photo essay.

 

 

 

  

Students eagerly await free doughnuts and coffee, compliments of the Libraries, during the "Final Bites" event. (Photo by Tyler Stabile/Ohio University Libraries)
Students Refueled by Final Bites

At 2:00 a.m. on the first Monday of OHIO finals week, a vision of tables piled high with doughnuts and coffee cups was a welcomed sight for computer-strained eyes at Alden Library. Students took a break from late-night finals preparations with "Final Bites," free late-night coffee and doughnuts.  View photos.

 

 


Kgosietsile Velempini, a doctoral candidate, was a winner of a Friends of the Libraries scholarship. Kaytlin Dawes, a senior in communications, was also a recipient. (Photo by Tyler Stabile/Ohio University Libraries)
Friends Award Two Scholarships

The Friends of the Libraries has awarded over $35,000 in scholarships to student employees of Alden Library over the years, and this year, their generous tradition continued. Two exceptional student employees won $1,000 scholarships. Read more...

 

                   


Miriam Nelson, head of preservation, demonstrates a preservation technique at a workshop held last year. Tools used in this process and others were on display at Alden Library during Preservation Week. (Photo by Kate Munsch/Ohio University Libraries)
"Pass It On": A Preservation Display

Have you ever come across a fragile book with a cracked spine, loose pages and every indication that it's about to "give up the ghost"? The Libraries' Preservation department works to ensure that is a rare scenario. In celebration of American Library Association Preservation Week, the team shared tools of their trade in a special display. Read more...

 

                   

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