Hello, from the Staff – Page 5 – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

I Am a Woman and I Have a Problem: A Women’s History Month Reflection

Post author:Trisha Hernandez
Post published:March 26, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff

On March 5th, I joined three amazing women on stage during the morning panel of the Women’s History Month Celebration. Dr. Clarenda Phillips, Stacy Rowan, Erin Lewis, and I spoke to the audience about how we shaped our own destinies. Our words encouraged others to acknowledge and appreciate the path paved for us while paving the way for those coming after. The audience was encouraged to find a support unit who would stand beside them through thick and thin. It was…

Your Popular Reading Collection

Post author:Trisha Hernandez
Post published:January 29, 2019
Post category:Behind the Scenes Books & More Hello, from the Staff Service for You Things to Do

Do you hear it; the whispers calling out to you from our shelves? Tendrils of word clouds with themes like dragons, mystery murders, battles, and more wrap around and embrace you, enticing you to read. THIS is Popular Reading! Nestled beside the Circulation desk, the library has three blue shelves full of your popular reading desires. Before we talk more about the collection, however, how about a bit of history…. For years, despite all the amazing services the Bell Library…

Meet Our Newest Librarian

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:January 25, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff

Hello, everyone! My name is Kim Gianfrancesco and I'm your new Processing and Digital Archivist in the Archives and Special Collections here at TAMUCC. I'm so excited to be joining the Islander community and to be a part of the amazing team at the Mary and Jeff Bell Library! My interest in archives began during my time as an undergrad at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. Working as a student assistant in the College's Archives and Special Collections, I got…

Welcome back to your library!

Post author:Jennifer Anderson
Post published:January 22, 2019
Post category:Hello, from the Staff Things to Do

We’re looking forward to an exciting semester and we hope you feel the same! We have lots of events and programs planned, giving you an opportunity to learn something new outside of the classroom and have some fun too. The I-Create Lab will offer some pretty amazing things, our Workshop Series will start up again, and we’ll have lots of fantastic art on exhibit to spark your creativity. We’ll join the campus wide celebrations of Black History Month and Women’s…

Welcome to Our Blog!

Post author:Catherine Rudowsky
Post published:January 15, 2019
Post category:Dean's Corner Hello, from the Staff

Greetings! To start, I would like to wish everyone a most happy 2019 and a successful spring semester. I am also excited to announce that the library is launching a blog and that I am honored with writing the first blog post. Being asked to kick-off our blog forced me to reflect on blogs in general. Specifically, I was asking myself what do we hope to accomplish through our blog and what might people find interesting? I believe our primary…