Author: Jean Lenville

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.

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.

On Saturday, March 8, the Library is open 8:00 am through 8:00 pm by swipe only. There is no University Guest access on March 8.

The 24 hour spaces will close at 8:00 pm on Saturday, March 8, and be inaccessible until 7:00 am on Sunday, March 9.

The Library’s Collaborative Teaching Room (Rm.202) and an additional Group Study Room on the 4th Floor (Rm.419) are now available for student use. Please note the guidelines posted at each room, and good luck preparing for your exams!

The 2024 Bike Lackawanna Season has ended today. We were happy to be participants in this green initiative again this year. Plan to join us again next April!

An additional Group Study Room on the 4th Floor (Rm.419) is now available for student use. Please note the guidelines posted. Good luck preparing for your exams!

Bike Lackawanna is back! For the 2024 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!

The repairs are complete, and the library has water again!

PAWC will be replacing the main water supply valve located outside of the library building, and there will be no water available in the building all day. While the water is out, bathrooms will be available in the McDade Performing Arts Building or in the DeNaples Building. Sorry for the inconvenience.