UofSLibrary News

The Media Resource Center (MRC) on the library’s third floor will be closed for renovation after Friday May 23.

Media and EdLab Collection materials shelved on the third floor will be unavailable for use/borrowing until the renovation is completed. A selection of new media materials will still be available on the FEATURED MEDIA shelf and a similar selection of new EdLab titles will be available on the NEW BOOK SHELF on the first floor. MEDIA RESERVES will not be affected.The newly renovated Media Resources/EdLab space is planned to reopen for the Fall 2025 semester.

Faculty, please reach out to Marleen Cloutier (marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu) if you require Media or EdLab materials for a class this Summer or for Fall 2025.

UPDATE: Access has been restored.

The University is experiencing information technology issues that had disabled remote access to My.Scranton and related applications, including remote access to Brightspace. These services remain available on campus. Staff are working to resolve these other issues, including remote desktop environment access and card-swipe functions for students, as quickly as possible. Academic Affairs will adjust grade deadlines once all systems are working. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Bike Lackawanna is back! For the 2025 season the library has 3 bikes of different sizes to lend to anyone age 18 or over. Bikes may be borrowed whenever the library is open, and all bikes must be returned before the library closes that same day. There is no charge for borrowing bikes. Stop by the Library Services Desk and borrow a bike soon!

You may know that April is National Poetry Month, but did you know that Thursday April 10 is “Poem in Your Pocket” Day? The Academy of American Poets encourages poetry lovers to celebrate by selecting a poem and sharing it with others throughout the day at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, or on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem. This poem helps me to remember to stay present in the moment.

Clearing

Do not try to save
the whole world
or do anything grandiose.
Instead, create
a clearing
in the dense forest
of your life
and wait there
patiently
until the song
that is your life
falls into your own cupped hands
and you recognize and greet it.
Only then will you know
how to give yourself
to this world
so worthy of rescue.

-Martha Postlethwaite

Please consider sharing a poem you love or that inspires you with a friend today, either directly or via social media.