Seeley G Mudd Library at Lawrence University

Today is Letter Writing Day! We have stationary, cards, envelopes, postcards, and stamps! Write a letter to someone at home, at another school, a new friend on campus (no stamp needed), or anyone!
Beyond Welcome Week, we have a permanent letter writing station on the first floor of the library on the southeast corner (the side near the fountain).
Also! We've decided to keep up the Ormsby photo booth through the weekend!

Fall 2024 Archives Walk in Hours

During Fall Term 2024, the Lawrence University Archives will be hosting walk-in hours. Each day we will pull items from the collection to view. Stop by Level B of the Seeley G. Mudd Library to take a look and/or to chat about the Archives/ Lawrence history.

Schedule

Week 1: Monday, September 16th, 3-4 pm.
Week 2: Tuesday, September 24th, 9-10 am.
Week 3: Wednesday, October 2nd, 11 am-12 pm.
Week 4: Thursday, October 10th, 12-1 pm.
Week 5: Friday, October 18th, 11 am-12 pm.
Week 6: Monday, October 21st, 9-10 am.
Week 7: Tuesday, October 29th, 1-2 pm.
Week 8: Wednesday, November 6th, 4-5 pm.
Week 9: Thursday, November 13th, 3-4 pm.
Week 10: Friday, November 22nd 10-11 am.

We are also open by appointment! Please contact [email protected] or call 920-832-6753 to schedule a visit.

Join us on Friday, September 13th from 10:30 to 11:00 am for Making Music & Making Stuff. Learn about library services while you ask yourself, "Is it cake?" All students are welcome!
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Join us in the Mudd Library for: Is is Cake? Library Edition. Making Music & Making Stuff
Friday, September 13th, 10:30 to 11:00 am
Meet the Music Librarian and the Makerspace Librarian and learn about accessing all the music and making you need!
But wait- there's more! Stop by the library throughout Welcome Week for contests, games, puzzles, and prizes! Daily drawings and new activities each day!

It's Welcome Week Photo Booth Day in the library today! Get your photo taken with Lawrence students on the Ormsby steps with their cats and banjos in 1891. Take a selfie or ask one the friendly librarians to take your photo. Then, be sure to tag us on social media so we can see it!
Lawrence University Archives

Join us on Thursday, September 12th from 11 to 11:30 am for Research Appointments & History for All! Learn about library services while you ask yourself, "Is it cake?" All students are welcome!
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Join us in the Mudd Library for: Is is Cake? Library Edition. Research Appointments & History for All!
Thursday, September 12th, 11:00 to 11:30 am
Learn about getting individualized help on your research AND see cool stuff from the LU Archives.
But wait- there's more! Stop by the library throughout Welcome Week for contests, games, puzzles, and prizes! Daily drawings and new activities each day!

It's Craft Day in the library today! We have origami bookmarks, mini felt succulents, bracelets, and advanced origami set out and ready to spark creativity! Stop by anytime today- and don't forget to enter our daily prize drawing. The library is open until 8 pm.

Today is game day in the Mudd Library! Stop by and play Mario Kart on the Nintendo Wii, a board game, continue on a puzzle- and be sure to enter our daily drawing!

Welcome, new students! Be sure to stop by every day this week to enter our daily prize drawing! Today's activity is puzzles, so try out some sudoku or other puzzles while you're here! We also have a selection of book-related vinyl stickers available.

We're so excited to welcome new students that we're celebrating all week! From September 9-13th, we'll have different activities available in the library each day, along with a daily prize drawing.
Monday- puzzles, Tuesday- games, Wednesday- crafts, Thursday- photo booth, Friday- letter writing

This week in the Mudd Library, Sept. 2 - 8, 2024
· Monday: Closed
· Tuesday through Friday: Open 8 am to 8 pm
· Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Librarians are available on-call from 9 am to 5 pm
Research appointments between 6 pm & 8 pm Mon.-Thurs. are available if requested before 5 pm the previous day.

Want to join us in the Mudd as the Administrative Assistant? This part-time position is perfect for anyone looking for a job with a fun and interesting variety of tasks who also loves the inner workings of an academic library. (Pictured is the foresty view from the Administrative Assistant's desk.)
Feel free to share! https://lawrence.peopleadmin.com/postings/1755

This week in the Mudd Library, August 26 - Sept. 1, 2024
· Monday through Friday: Open 8 am to 8 pm. Come in an cool off!
· Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Librarians are available on-call from 9 am to 5 pm
Research appointments between 6 pm & 8 pm Mon.-Thurs. are available if requested before 5 pm the previous day.

This is such a cool story by an awesome student! It's also great to see how Claire in the Lawrence University Archives helped out.

Student's research traces journey of forgotten meteorite | Lawrence University Hal M. DeLong '24 used his Chandler Senior Experience to research the human, geological, and cosmic story of a fragment of an iron meteorite from Namibia that found its way to Lawrence.

A group of reference librarians got together for a workshop last week to talk about how we can approach AI when doing instruction sessions. We’re excited to share our knowledge with students and faculty when the school year starts!

Interested in becoming the next Director of the Seeley G. Mudd Library, or know someone who would be a good fit? Be the leader of a group of collaborative, community-minded library faculty and staff at the heart of the Lawrence University campus!
Applications will be accepted until October 15, 2024. Feel free to share the posting!
https://lawrence.peopleadmin.com/postings/1742

Are you a new student who was told to come to the library for something- but can't remember exactly what or when? Take a look at our Library Happenings board and the What's Happening in the Mudd poster to see all the study sessions and athletics orientations we have scheduled over the next couple of weeks. Also note, we'll be setting out games, crafts, and prizes all through New Student Week!

This week in the Mudd Library, August 19-25, 2024
· Monday through Friday: Open 8 am to 8 pm
· Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Librarians are available on-call from 9 am to 5 pm
Research appointments between 6 pm & 8 pm Mon.-Thurs. are available if requested before 5 pm the previous day.

We have several of Lui’s books, graphic novels, and comics in the library collection! This feature does a great job of sharing her path from Lawrence student to award-winning author.

Lawrence alumna finds her joy in comic books, graphic novels | Lawrence University Marjorie Liu '00 has crafted an impressive career as a best-selling author, writing comic book titles for Marvel, creating the popular Monstress series of graphic novels, and launching The Night Eaters horror series.

The Mudd will now be open from 8 am until 8 pm, Monday-Friday through the end of Welcome Week!*
(Willow the Therapy Cat on the reference desk picture was added to get your attention- but please, keep reading!)
· Librarians are available on-call from 9 am to 5 pm
· Working on a research project? Make a research appointment! They can be scheduled between 9 am-5 pm, or between 6 pm-8 pm (Mon-Thurs) if requested before 5 pm the previous day.
· The makerspace is available to those trained between 8 am and 8 pm
· The library will be open to the public until 5 pm
(*We will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labor Day)

This week in the Mudd Library, August 12-18, 2024
· Monday through Friday: Open 8 am to 8 pm
· Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Librarians are available on-call from 9 am to 5 pm
Research appointments between 6 pm & 8 pm Mon.-Thurs. are available if requested before 5 pm the previous day.

This is so exciting! These amazing resources will soon be searchable in the library's catalog.

Donation of rare book collection provides invaluable resources | Lawrence University A rare book collection that first came to Lawrence University on loan in 2016 has now been donated to the university. The prized collection provides invaluable academic resources for students and faculty.

Today was Katie's last day as administrative assistant in the Mudd Library. We're sad to see her go, but wish her all the best in her new library job!

Have you been up to the second floor to view the amazing Mark Burstein Presidential Portrait? It's right outside the Center for Academic Success. This photo from the unveiling back in April includes both former President Burstein and portrait artist, Professor Patrick Earl Hammie from the School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Learn more about the portrait at https://www.lawrence.edu/articles/mark-burstein-honored-portrait-walkway-dedication

Curious about AI? So are your inquisitive librarians in the Mudd Library! Many of us have been learning about AI, using it for work, exploring how to ethically use it in the classroom, and discussing it. Colette and Angela recently led a coffeehouse discussion and demonstration of various AI applications and uses. Want to learn about it yourself? Take a look at our guide, Navigating AI at Lawrence https://guides.lib.lawrence.edu/AI_LU, or ask us!

This week in the Mudd Library, August 5-11, 2024
· Monday through Friday: Open 8 am to 4 pm
· Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Beginning August 12th, the library will be open from 8 am to 8 pm on Monday - Friday (closed Saturday & Sunday)

Though we're enjoying the slower pace of summer, we're getting excited for our new and returning students to join us in the Mudd in the fall! To prepare for welcome week, we worked together to make custom Mudd Library bookmarks and charms for new students.

☀💻 Just one more hour until our last coffeehouse of the summer! Join us for a discussion on AI (and snacks!). See you there!

This week in the Mudd Library, July 29 - August 4, 2024
· Monday: Closed
· Tuesday: Open 8 am to 4 pm
· Wednesday: Open 8 am to 4 pm; Summer Coffeehouse, 10 am, first floor, "Applications of AI"
· Thursday: Open 8 am to 4 pm
· Friday: Open 8 am to 4 pm
· Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Open on Mondays beginning August 5th

Free vinyl records!! Take as many as you like from the labeled boxes and carts on the first floor by the circulation desk. We had these in storage for quite a while and no longer have space for them.
We're open 8-4 today (7/24), tomorrow, and Friday.
Yes, we do still have many vinyl records in the library collection that can be checked out.