Library Classroom

Our library classroom, which is available for general use when not used for instruction,  had a spiffy upgrade over the winter break. The new computers are lickety-split fast and the room looks modern and lovely!

Library Classroom Upgrade

Cushing Salon: Steven Yao and the Poetry of Angel Island
Wed, January 30, 2013 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

At our first event for spring 2013, Dr. Steven Yao will show slides and discuss poetry related to Angel Island Immigration Station, gateway to a million Asian immigrants between 1910 and 1940. Dr. Yao is the 2012-2013 American Council of Education (ACE) Fellow at HNU. Light refreshments served.

Valentine’s Day Lunchtime Dessert Concert
Thu, 14 Feb, 2013 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

We think you’re sweet, so we’re offering a Valentine’s Day Lunchtime Dessert Concert by Doug Jones, pianist and HNU student. Stop by the Library to hear Doug’s music and enjoy a Valentine’s Day dessert.

More events to come!

This spring we will have an art talk and demonstration by Robert Simons, a book talk by Kitty Epstein and Kimberley Mayfield, a video on mindfulness with a talk led by Thea Maestre, and a few more events to be announced.

Thanksgiving closure: the Library will close 5 pm Wednesday, November 21, and reopen 9 am Monday, November 26.

Extended finals hours: Need a quiet place to study during crunch time? The Library will be open until 10 pm Monday through Thursday nights during finals, effective Monday, December 3 through Thursday, December 14.

Extended holiday checkouts: Library books and DVDs you check out or renew on or after Monday, December 3 will not be due back until Monday, January 14. Check out some bestsellers before you head home for the holidays! We’re adding new popular titles every week.

The Library will offer limited weekday service over the winter break. We will post those hours in December.

As a reminder, so we can upgrade those antique computers with shiny new iMacs, the Library Classroom will close  Monday, December 3 and will reopen Wednesday, January 2.

Occupy APA: A Citation Sit-In for HNU Students and Faculty — TONIGHT Wednesday October 24, 5-7 PM in the library classroom, and AGAIN Tuesday October 30, 5-7 PM. You’ve got the power to conquer APA and MLA citation style–librarians Nicole Branch and Daniel Ransom will show you how to tune up your citation skills and save time formatting assignments and articles! There are still several seats open in tonight’s session and in next Tuesday’s session. Email hnulibrary@hnu.edu to RSVP.

Library Classroom Upgrade — thanks to financial support from HNU’s Advancement office and the Education Department’s TAP grant, we’re upgrading those elderly computers in the library classroom with 20 shiny new machines! In support of this much-needed upgrade, the Library Classroom will be closed Monday, December 3 through January 1.

Puppies! — 2pm Friday October 26, the Connections Project is hosting a  Senses Game in the Library Courtyard where you can “challenge yourself to imagine what it might be like to navigate the world without sight. Bay Area Guide Dog Trainer and Puppy demonstrations to follow.”

Tuesday, October 9th, 3 – 4:30 pm:  Father Patrick J. Conroy, Chaplain to the House of Representatives. Fr. Conroy, a Jesuit of the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, has served as a lawyer for Native Americans and El Salvadoran refugees, a university chaplain, and a high school Superior. Come here what Fr. Conroy has to say about his most interesting job yet!

Classes welcome — email hnulibrary@hnu.edu so we can be sure to have enough chairs. It’s perfectly ok to arrive late or leave early as it suits your schedule. Light refreshments served.

Atlas Case

Atlas and Map Cases: We have something wonderful coming to the library very soon — and to make room, it is now time to find new homes for our atlas and map cases. FREE to good homes, but these cases must leave the library by Thursday, October 11. Email hnulibrary@hnu.edu .

Library Focus Groups — October 12 we’re holding a series of focus groups on our “Library of the Future” for students, faculty, and staff.  These are the last of a series of meetings that began over a year ago. We’re marketing this directly to each group, but if you didn’t get an invitation and would like one, just email hnulibrary@hnu.edu .