Merced College Library

Merced College Pride Month kicked off in the Downey Learning Resource Center Library with a curated display featuring books, Merced LGBTQI community resources, and a digital libguide to discover local, regional and national LGBTQI histories.
Check out these books today!

National Library Week begins April 7-13th, and the theme "Ready, Set, Library," illustrates the idea that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something truly special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills, and focus on what matters most.
Talk to a Merced College librarian to learn what the library can do for you and support academic excellence.

Congratulations to Merced College reference librarian Leigh-Ann Thornhill for winning the Distinguished Part-Time Faculty of the Year Award 2023! She deserves ALL the accolades, celebrate Leigh-Ann when you see her.

Graduation is an exciting time for students and faculty. Merced College Los Banos librarians representing at the first ever Los Banos Campus commencement ceremony. We are so proud of our Merced College students!

It's National Library Week! highlights the ways libraries enrich the people they serve.
There are multiple celebration days during National Library Week:
Monday, April 24: Right To Read
Tuesday, April 25: National Library Workers Day
Wednesday, April 26: National Library Outreach Day
Thursday, April 27: Take Action for Libraries Day

Merced College Library celebrates Women's History Month throughout the month of March. Check out the research guide with suggested sources that highlight women of the world.
https://libguides.mccd.edu/WomensHistoryMonth

Happy 2022! 🎉 Just a reminder that the libraries are closed for Winter Break. ❄ The buildings reopen on the first day of Spring classes, Monday, January 10, at 8am. 🕗

If you're interested in technology, consider applying to the Valle program. ¡Valle! Get your start in Tech is a Google Research explore program designed to provide students with mentoring, tech skills, and networking opportunities. Applications are due Sunday, December 5: citris.ucmerced.edu/valle For more information, Professor Kathy Kanemoto is the Merced College contact: www.mccd.edu/academics/sme/profiles/kanemoto.html

The Student Success and Tutorial Center and Library are hosting an early end-of-semester celebration tomorrow, Thursday, December 2, in the Downey Learning Resource Center. 🎉 Grab free coffee and pastries starting at 9am, and stick around for pizza at 11am. ☕ 🍰 🍕 There will also be a drawing for prizes!

Best wishes on your final exams and projects!

November is Native American Heritage Month! Check out the Library's resource guide with books, information, and media related to Native Americans: bit.ly/mclib-native

The Downey Learning Resource Center (Library, SSTC, and Student Help Desk) in Merced and Los Baños Campus Library will be closed for Veterans Day tomorrow, Thursday, November 11. The buildings re-open on Friday at 8am.

Veterans, thank you for your service.

Calling all students! Check your college email for the Textbook Affordability Survey. The survey closes this Friday. Your responses will help Merced College learn more about your experiences getting your textbooks. 📚💰

Merced College wants to hear about your textbook needs and challenges. Share with us by participating in the Textbook Affordability Survey that was sent to your student email accounts!
All participants will be entered into a raffle to win prizes.
The survey closes Friday November 5th at 4 PM.

The library faculty have six Zoom workshops this fall--just in time for research paper season! Find them all on our events calendar: bit.ly/mclib-workshops The workshops will be recorded, and you'll be able to find the recordings on our Google Sheet: bit.ly/mclib-f21

October is LGBT History Month. The library has books and streaming films related to the history of LGBTQIA2S+ people and civil rights. Check out our sampling of resources here: bitly.com/mclib-lgbt

Come by the Open House to get to know both floors of the Downey Center! We're giving away copies of Dust Bowl Venus, The Four Winds, and A Paradise Built in Hell. There's coffee, pastries, and live acoustic guitar music, too! 📚☕🎸

The libraries in Merced and Los Baños are closed. We will open at 8am tomorrow. Please be safe!

Attention: Out of an abundance of caution, due to the high winds and numerous fallen trees on campus, Merced College will be closing all campus locations for the remainder of the evening. This includes all activities, classes, contractors, and employees working onsite. The high-wind advisory is in effect from late this evening through tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM.

Merced College students and employees will resume all scheduled/normal activity tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 12th

We learn, study, teach, and work on Yokuts land. Today, October 11, is Indigenous Peoples' Day. To learn more about the Yokuts, here are some books, articles, and reference entries: bit.ly/mclib-yokuts

October Student Success workshops kick off today with tips for overcoming math anxiety. Join Dr. Melody Molina from 3-4pm via Zoom or in LRC 156. The Zoom ID is: 957-3375-5418

We teamed up with ASMC and the Equity and Diversity Center for today's National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the quad. Check out our Pop Up Biblioteca from 11am-1pm for a curated collection of books by U.S. Hispanic / Latinx authors, including books en español! You can check them out right from the library table!

Today's Student Success workshop focuses on Basic Skills for Online Success. Join Professor Maria Albert from 3-4pm via Zoom. The ID # is: 944-4992-0892.

The Book Club is back! Contact Faculty Librarian Karrie Bullock at [email protected] for more information.

The restrooms in the library will be closed today (Wednesday, Sept. 22) and Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 27 and 28). The nearest restrooms are in the Science, Vocational, and Lesher buildings.

Today's Student Success workshop is about citing in Chicago (17th ed.)! Join Faculty Librarian Lindsay Davis from 4-5pm via Zoom. The ID # is: 913-9170-8611. The library also has a Chicago guide: bit.ly/mccd-cite

Today's Student Success workshop focuses on identifying and fixing common writing problems. Join Professor Susan Flatt from 2-3pm via Zoom. The ID # is: 940-6158-5014. The library also has writing manuals you can check out: bit.ly/mclib-writing

Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out the library's Hispanic / Latinx heritage guide: bit.ly/mclib-hispanic We'll be updating it throughout the month. (📷: "Hispanic Heritage Month" by The COM Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Today's Student Success workshop is about citing in MLA (8th ed.)! Join Faculty Librarian Lindsay Davis from 4-5pm via Zoom. The ID # is: 997-9699-9406. The library also has an interactive MLA (8th ed.) tutorial: bit.ly/mclib-mla8

You may have noticed this news in the Portal--the second floor of the library will be open on Monday! Thanks for your patience while the new research classroom was being built upstairs. The library faculty and staff worked hard during the spring semester and summer sessions to update the physical book collection and move the nonfiction, fiction, biography, children's, and young adult books around to make room for the new classroom and study spaces.