Still looking for a gift for that special someone? Come browse the Library’s Holiday Tag Sale on the first floor by the Circulation Desk. 
Books, holiday decorations, home decor, and more, all at great prices!
The tag sale is open through December 18th during normal library hours and benefits the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library Endowment.
For more information, please contact Barb Evans (570)941-4078, barbara.evans@scranton.edu
As finals week winds down, the Weinberg Memorial Library faculty, staff, and administration would like to wish everyone in the University community a wonderful holiday season.
Here are the library’s hours of operation after finals end and through the new year:
| Sunday, December 15: | Closed |
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| Monday, December 16: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Tuesday, December 17: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Wednesday, December 18: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Thursday, December 19: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Friday, December 20: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Saturday, December 21 – | |
| Wednesday, January 1: | Closed |
| Thursday, January 2: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Friday, January 3: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
| Saturday, January 4: | Closed |
| Sunday, January 5: | Closed |
One Monday, January 6, we will resume our normal Intersession hours of operation. More details will be posted after the new year.
Please note that from December 21 through January 1, the Pro Deo Room and the Reilly Learning Commons will also be closed. Starting on January 2, these rooms will once again be accessible 24/7 by swiping your Royal Card after hours.
Have a safe and blessed New Year!
The Library received several complaints from students who are unable to slide their chairs under the tables. We tried different approaches to remedy this problem. First we tried removing the pieces of wood that are underneath the edges of the table from the two sides. When these are in place, the table is very stable; removing them made it wobbly. We tried bracketing the rest of the table to stabilize it but this didn’t work. We reviewed the problem with the University’s carpenters and they created customized lifts to put under the legs. Carpenter Jerry Terhune has been installing them early in the morning before the Library gets busy. 
Now that you can get your legs under the tables, the surfaces of the tables are also higher bringing your reading materials and laptops to a new level. Let us know how you like this fix. We use your feedback to develop access, resources and Library programs so please share your feedback with us. 
A series of events leading to the Jesuits taking on both the administration and ownership of the University of Scranton occurred 72 years ago this week. At the time, the Christian Brothers were running the U, but with the almost daily drop in enrollment after December 7, 1941, at higher education institutions throughout the country due to young men joining the military, plus debt problems, the Brothers felt they needed to devote their time, talents and energies to La Salle College, which the order owned. According to Homer, Holy Cross Fathers politely declined the offer of running the U; Bishop Hafey then turned to the Society of Jesus which within a few months, agreed to the challenge. The Provincial, the Very Rev. James P. Sweeney, S.J. noted in his acceptance letter, “…St. Ignatius was never one to run away from a difficult proposition and we are supposed to imitate his example.” “The Brothers had begun virtually from scratch with a mere eighteen students; forty-five years later they left a University with a growing body of loyal alumni, a strong reservoir of community support, and, not least of all, a singularly dedicated lay faculty already developing a solid reputation for teaching excellence.” Thank you Christian Brothers and Thank you to the Society of Jesus for all your good work in leading the University of Scranton. Let us carry on in our studies to make U proud.
Homer, Frank X.J. “The End of an Era: 1940-1942.” The Scranton Journal. Spring 1988: 6-9. Print.
Anticipation is building for the arrival of Santa at the Weinberg Memorial Library! He’s making a special stop this Friday, December 6th from 12:30-5:30pm in the Library’s 5th Floor Heritage Room.
Informal (cell phone) photos are available for a donation, and framed copies can be ordered for $7.00.
All proceeds will benefit the Weinberg Memorial Library 20th Anniversary Fund. For more information, please contact Barbara Evans. (570)941-4078 or Barbara.Evans@scranton.edu
Be sure to stop by for a selfie with St. Nick! #selfieswithsanta
Now that we’ve all had our turkey, it’s nose to the grindstone as we head into dead week and final exams. The Library will be open extended hours, beginning tomorrow night, for late night studying. Here’s our schedule for the next two weeks:
| Monday, December 2: | 8:00am – 11:30pm |
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| Tuesday, December 3: | 8:00am – 12:00am |
| Wednesday, December 4: | 8:00am – 12:00am |
| Thursday, December 5: | 8:00am – 12:00am |
| Friday, December 6: | 8:00am – 10:00pm |
| Saturday, December 7: | 9:00am – 10:00pm |
| Sunday, December 8: | 12:00pm – 12:00am |
| Monday, December 9: | 7:00am – 2:00am |
| Tuesday, December 10: | 7:00am – 2:00am |
| Wednesday, December 11: | 7:00am – 2:00am |
| Thursday, December 12: | 7:00am – 2:00am |
| Friday, December 13: | 8:00am – 10:00pm |
| Saturday, December 14: | 8:00am – 4:30pm |
The Scranton Times-Tribune dedicated a special insert in today’s Sunday Times to the University’s 125th Anniversary celebration – with lots of great photos from the Times-Tribune files as well as images from our own University Archives digital collections.
Check out the Times-Tribune website for all of the section’s articles, an interactive timeline, and a map of campus growth – or stop by the Library to take a look at the print version!
Happy Thanksgiving to all, from your friends at the Weinberg Memorial Library! We’ll be on reduced hours for the holiday:
Wednesday, November 27: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Thursday, November 28: CLOSED
Friday, November 29: CLOSED
Saturday, November 30: CLOSED
Sunday, December 1: 12:00pm – 11:30pm
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
To commemorate that tragic day, the Library is exhibiting popular culture biographies of JFK, writings by him, and publications from around the world commemorating his death.
You can view the display in the 4th Floor Special Collections and the Quiet Study Rooms now through the end of the semester.
The Library also has a wide variety of resources about the life, death, and legacy of America’s 35th president.
Finally, here’s a look back at the report by The Aquinas student newspaper about the reaction on campus when the sad news first broke.
On Sunday the Northeast Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association held its annual Fall Social at the brand new North Pocono Public Library in Moscow, PA. The theme of the social was Maker Spaces and we heard from Jared and Ellis from Make Lehigh Valley. Maker Spaces or Hacker Spaces are places/organizations for people to join and make things, usually electronics and technology focused but may include anything from knitting to soldering. Jared explained how Make Lehigh Valley was formed and the projects they have been involved with, like teaching classes for kids at a local science center, building a 3D printer, experiments with Raspberry PI and Arduino workshops. After the presentation, Ellis taught chapter members how to build cellphone microscopes.
Other chapter members demoed maker-type projects they’ve been holding at their libraries. Elizabeth Davis from the Scranton Public Library demoed Makey Makey boards and robotic programing. Brian Fulton from the Scranton Times-Tribune displayed postcards he designed and printed. Sheli McHugh from the University of Scranton demoed button making with the button maker that the Library just purchased and used at the Game Night in October. The demos provided an opportunity for librarians to learn about new programs that they may want to offer at their libraries.
The social attendees then toured the beautiful new North Pocono Library and enjoyed snacks and goodies provided by the library and the chapter.
