Readers’ Day, an event combining basketball and reading related activities for children, takes place this Saturday, January 16th at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler Libraries will be participating in the West Gym from 12:30-2 p.m. with pre-game activities to celebrate reading. Stop by and try the Match to Score game of Butler basketball players’ favorite children’s books! For more information about Readers’ Day, please see http://www.butler.edu/buconnection/staff/?p=15888
Check out the following web address http://www.butler.edu/liberal-arts-matters/recommended-readings/index-of-reviews/by-book-title for a listing of books accompanied by Butler faculty reviews. To locate one of the selections in Butler’s Libraries or other local libraries, go to Google Books: http://www.google.com/books and select ‘Find in a Library’ (you may need to type in your local zip code). Happy New Year and happy reading!
The 9th annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity is quickly approaching. This exhibit runs throughout February in the Irwin Library, highlighting and celebrating the accomplishments of Butler faculty and staff during the last year.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit items that have been published, performed, or produced in the last year. The deadline for submissions will be January 15, 2010. Guidelines, details, and submission forms are available on the Library website.
Do you like learning? Do you enjoy helping others? Are you a person who succeeds in learning new technologies and working with them?
The Information Commons is looking to hire a couple more students for the Spring 2010 semester. You can read about the mission of the Information Commons
here: http://www.butler.edu/library/library-information/departments/information-commons/mission
where there is also a link to the job description. If you are interested
after reading this, please follow the instructions in the job description for
applying.
UPDATE: All positions for Spring 2010 have been filled. If you would like us to keep your resume on file, please send it to us anyway.
Thanks very much.
Scott Pfitzinger
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