The PALCI/E-Z Borrow system is up and ready for use. The maintenance has completed.
PALCI/E-Z Borrow system maintenance downtime extended until 11am
On Tuesday, March 5th, the PALCI/E-Z Borrow system will be unavailable to users from 6:00 am until 11:00 am to update the system.
March Madness: Library Edition
Announcing the very first Weinberg Memorial Library March Madness! We will be holding a competition on Facebook and Instagram Stories to vote for your favorite spaces, seating types, and desks in the Library! The competition will be fierce! Do you like the Heritage Room? Or Reilly Learning Commons? Do you like the Brody Chairs? Or the big wooden tables on the 2nd floor? Who will take home the prize as the best study spot, seat, or desk in the Library?
Check out the full bracket below and start to decide how you will choose between your most beloved study spaces! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to vote starting in March!
Environmental Art Show – Call for Art – Deadline for Submissions March 28th
The Weinberg Memorial Library is seeking submissions for our annual exhibit of Environmental Art.
The art show theme for 2024 is Creating Connections. Artists are encouraged to develop artwork around this year’s theme, sharing their connection with nature or a sustainable practice.Submissions are open to all and we encourage submissions by University of Scranton students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
Environmental Art promotes the natural beauty of our environment and the ideal practice of sustainable living through artworks of all types, including painting, photography, repurposed goods, sculpture, video and more.
The deadline for submissions is set for Wednesday, March 28th, 2024. All physical works of art can be dropped off at the Library Services Desk on the 1st floor of the Library. All artwork is returned after the art show ends.
The art show will be held in the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room on the 5th floor of the Weinberg Memorial Library April 15-24, 2024. The exhibit opening event, An Artist Talk with Theresa O’Connor, will be held on April 15th at 5pm. More details to follow.
In addition to the physical exhibit, we are offering the option to exhibit virtually. The virtual exhibit will debut during Earth Week on April 15, 2024. If you are submitting digital artwork, you can submit your artwork at the following link:
https://form.jotform.com/wml_admin/environmental-art-show
You can view our 2023 virtual exhibit and photos of some of our previous in-person exhibits at:
https://digitalprojects.scranton.edu/s/environmental-art-exhibit/page/exhibit-home
If you would like to submit but have questions or need assistance with your submission, please contact Marleen Cloutier at marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu.
Reminder: Lightning Talks: Open Educational Resources Feb. 27th at Noon
The Weinberg Memorial Library invites University Faculty to “Lightning Talks: Open Educational Resources” on February 27th at noon in our Heritage Room. The Affordable Learning Committee is excited to welcome faculty members: Colleen Farry, Art History, Mike Fennie, Chemistry, Jason Graham, Mathematics, and Adam Pratt, History to discuss the use of OER in their courses.
For more information on OER on campus and how to apply for the Library’s Affordable Learning Implementation Grant, visit the link below.
https://www.scranton.edu/academics/wml/infolit/oer-grants.shtml
Lightning Talks: Open Educational Resources
The Weinberg Memorial Library invites University Faculty to “Lightning Talks: Open Educational Resources” on February 27th at noon in our Heritage Room. The Affordable Learning Committee is excited to welcome faculty members: Colleen Farry, Art History, Mike Fennie, Chemistry, Jason Graham, Mathematics, and Adam Pratt, History to discuss the use of OER in their courses.
For more information on OER on campus and how to apply for the Library’s Affordable Learning Implementation Grant, visit the link below.
https://www.scranton.edu/academics/wml/infolit/oer-grants.shtml
Black History Month Film Series
The Weinberg Memorial Library and the Louis Stanley Brown Black Student Union are proud to co-host a Black History Month Film Series.
Judas and the Black Messiah, February, 7th at 7:30pm, Moskovitz Theater, Denaples Center
The Hate U Give, February 14 at 7:30pm, Moskovitz Theater, Denaples Center
Scranton Stories: Black Voices, February 21 at 6:30pm, Black Scranton Project, 1902 N. Main Ave, Scranton
Cooley High, February 28 at 7:30pm, Moskovitz Theater, Denaples Center
All films are free and open to the public. Dr. Melissa Anyiwo and Dr. Anthony Betancourt will introduce and contextualize the films in the Denaples Center. We hope to see you every Wednesday in February!
Environmental Art Show – Call For Art – 2024
The Weinberg Memorial Library is seeking submissions for our annual exhibit of Environmental Art.
The art show theme for 2024 is Creating Connections. Artists are encouraged to develop artwork around this year’s theme, sharing their connection with nature or a sustainable practice.Submissions are open to all and we encourage submissions by University of Scranton students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
Environmental Art promotes the natural beauty of our environment and the ideal practice of sustainable living through artworks of all types, including painting, photography, repurposed goods, sculpture, video and more.
The deadline for submissions is set for Wednesday, March 28th, 2024. All physical works of art can be dropped off at the Library Services Desk on the 1st floor of the Library. All artwork is returned after the art show ends.
The art show will be held in the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room on the 5th floor of the Weinberg Memorial Library April 15-24, 2024. The exhibit opening event, An Artist Talk with Theresa O’Connor, will be held on April 15th at 5pm. More details to follow.
In addition to the physical exhibit, we are offering the option to exhibit virtually. The virtual exhibit will debut during Earth Week on April 15, 2024. If you are submitting digital artwork, you can submit your artwork at the following link:
https://form.jotform.com/wml_admin/environmental-art-show
You can view our 2023 virtual exhibit and photos of some of our previous in-person exhibits at:
https://digitalprojects.scranton.edu/s/environmental-art-exhibit/page/exhibit-home
If you would like to submit but have questions or need assistance with your submission, please contact Marleen Cloutier at marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu.
Uniprint update completed
The Uniprint update has completed and is available for use.
Advance notice of the Pharos/Uniprint system
On Monday, January 22 starting at 9am the Pharos/Uniprint system will be unavailable for use due to scheduled maintenance. Library Systems will post when Pharos/Uniprint is back online.