Behind the Scenes – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

From “Trash” to Splash: How We Turned Recycled Materials into Shark Week Magic

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:August 5, 2025
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library We Made This

Visiting the library last week, you may have seen Shark Week decorations all around - from our front entrance, to the I-Create Makerspace, to the Learning Commons. This year, our decorations led the Bell Library to win third place in the TAMU-CC decoration competition! Front of Bell Library Shark Diving Cage Photobooth Tutoring & Learning Services While we were competing campuswide, we also held an internal, library-building-only decoration contest to get everyone in on the sharky fun. Our twist? We…

Stories from the Library – Duckie & Friday the 13th

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 20, 2025
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

This post was first published to @TAMUCCLibrary on Facebook and Instagram on September 13, 2024. "My path in life has always been a little different. I have always been told I march to the beat of a drummer no one else has ever heard. I used to try to fit in, but I never quite did. I have always loved traditions and lore because it showed me that perhaps everyone was also struggling to fit in. They built these constructs…

Stories from the Library – Skally Benitez

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 18, 2025
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

"I started at the I-CREATE Lab as a work-study in the summer of 2019 while pursuing my Bachelor of Fine Arts. After graduating in Spring 2021, I was hired at Del Mar College and continued to grow professionally. When I learned about an opening for a full-time Training Support Technician at the I-CREATE Lab, I knew it was the perfect fit to expand my creativity and was hired on Fall 2023. Now I’m excited to be back to my realm…

Learn More about the Library’s Withdrawal Project

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 19, 2024
Post category:Behind the Scenes General Hello, from the Staff

Why are we doing this? Removing outdated materials from any library’s collection is a standard and essential practice to keep the collection current and relevant. It improves access to the library’s more useful resources and allows the collection to evolve to reflect changes in the needs of the library’s users. In the past, the Bell Library has routinely reviewed materials one subject area at a time, but (to our knowledge) never the entire circulating collection as a whole. As a…

Meet our I-Know Student Employees

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:November 28, 2023
Post category:Behind the Scenes General Hello, from the Staff I-Know

Within the I-Know department at the Bell Library, we have a wonderful team of student employees that bring a valuable perspective and creativity to the work that we do! They assist us in creating lessons and assessments, making videos, putting on events, and all things social media. We took the time to interview our student employees and ask them some questions about their interests and work. Meet Sean and Carolyn!

HOLIDAY MADNESS with the Bell Library!

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:May 4, 2022
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Library Randomness We Made This

Do you ever wonder what your Library Faculty & Staff do to unwind and have a good laugh? Well, the library is full of spunky and funny individuals that come together to cheer one another on and bring smiles to each other's faces. I’m Julie Sanchez and I can tell you that behind the scenes we have our good laughs to power us through our days. We love celebrating holidays and spreading cheer and here are some funny times we've…

The Blucher Collection: A Worldwide Research Puzzle

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:December 21, 2021
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff

The Blucher collection includes papers from an early Texas family who was instrumental in the development of the Coastal Bend area. The Bluchers arrived in the mid 1800’s, saving their correspondence, legal paperwork, photos, and artifacts from their arrival until the late 1900’s. A prominent member of the family, Conrad Blucher, eventually left a sizeable endowment to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. While processing the Blucher collection, I have been able to experience history through the eyes of others through their writing,…

Spooky, Scary Skeletons… and Decorations!

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:November 24, 2021
Post category:Behind the Scenes Tech in the Library We Made This

If you passed by the I-Create Lab during October, you may have seen some unlikely decorations. All of October the student workers in the I-Create lab prepared for Halloween. The student workers wanted to show off all equipment in the lab as well as their own skills. Starting with spider web doors done by student worker Soleil. Wanting to show off her own skills rather then a machine. To create the door web, you must create the base of the…

Snakes! & The Bluchers

Post author:Eric Christensen
Post published:October 19, 2021
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff

Corpus Christi is home to an incredible diversity of flora and fauna, and the region is the preferred habitat of many species of snakes. Several of the local snakes are venomous, such as rattlesnakes, coral snakes, cottonmouths, and copperheads. As such it is always advisable to be aware of your surroundings as you walk the TAMUCC Hike & Bike Trail, or any of the local parks. The following recollection of pioneer snake encounters was recently discovered in the Mary and…

A New Vision for Innovation: I-Create Gets New Management

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:October 12, 2021
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff News @ Your Library

Through our transition into our new normal, TAMU-CC leaders saw a vital need for more digital resources for teaching and learning. With that, some changes were implemented to ensure that the services we offer to the campus community continue to foster an environment that supports innovation in digital teaching and learning, as well as a quality digital experience for students and faculty. A new partnership between Digital Learning and Academic Innovations (DLAI) and the I-Create lab was introduced to the…