Happy Easter, Happy Spring!

The Dick Smith Library will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, for Easter.  We will be open until 5 PM on Friday, April 3, and we will reopen at 7 AM on Monday, April 6.

photo by Mark Gresham, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Remember, we have extensive online resources available 24/7 at http://www.tarleton.edu/library.

Happy Thanksgiving!

A Cornucopia of Thanks - made by Dick Smith Library staff

The Dick Smith Library will be closing at 5 PM on Wednesday, November 26, for the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will reopen at noon on Sunday, November 30.  Have a wonderful holiday and safe travels!

We're open (Happy New Year!)

Sidewalk chalk outside of the Dick Smith Library.

The library will be open the following dates and times during interim
(Thursday, Jan. 2 - Sunday, Jan 12):
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed weekends.

Right now there is some construction being done in the lobby, so please use the service entrance in the back. You can find it by following the sidewalk chalk signs out front.

Happy Holidays!

Wishing everyone a
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!

The library is closing at 5pm on December 23rd. It will reopen at 8am on January 4th.

While the library is closed, remember many library resources are available from home!

Check out the library's web site at http://www.tarleton.edu/library

Top Ten Tuesday – 10 types of library resources

Since the semester is still so new and many people are still learning about the library, I thought I would give you a list of 10 types/formats of resources the library has to offer you. Hopefully you will find this list helpful. If you need something you don't see listed, we encourage you to let us know! You can use our online suggest a purchase form or even post a comment to the blog.

• Books – the library has over 388,000 items in our online catalog
• E-journals – electronic access to full-text articles. Use to search by title or subject.
• Databases – over 170 databases to help you with your research
• Periodicals – print, bound, and microforms
• Audiobooks – you can 'listen' to a good book
• Government documents – information created by the federal and state government
• Children's books – thousands of children's and young adult books, both fiction and nonfiction.
• DVDs and other media – movies and research materials
• Die Cuts – make posters of displays
• Flip Cameras – need to make a class presentation? You could be a star!

Remember if the library does not have the information or materials you need, you may borrow them through interlibrary loan (ILLIad).

To find out more about the library please visit us! The library is open 101 hours per week offering access to the library's collections, reference assistance, circulation services, study rooms, computer workstations, and more. We hope to see you soon!

Top Ten Tuesday - 10 Must 'Do's for Spring Break

It is almost here - Spring Break! I hope you have something really fun planned. Here are 10 tips for making your Spring Break a success. You may read the entire list at Tips for Spring Break | College Jolt.

10) DO wear sunscreen
9) DO meet some locals
8) DO meet someone special
7) DO explore the town
6) DO something besides boozin‘
5) DO budget
4) DO spend some alone time
3) DO go to the gym
2) DO try something new
1) DO cherish your time there

College Jolt also has a list of Spring Break Don't - you might want to check those out as well!

The library will reopen at 5pm on Sunday March 15th - so enjoy the break and remember to come in and get your assignments done also.

New Olympic sports?

The 2008 Olympics begin today, Friday, August 8, in Beijing, China. Here's an article suggesting some new sports from the worlds of literature, television, and the movies:

Calvinball, Quidditch, and Other Fictional Sports We Wish the Olympics Would Adopt

Also beginning today, the library will be open 8 AM to 5 PM Mondays through Fridays and closed weekends through Friday, August 22. The library will be open Saturday, August 23 from 9 AM to noon, and on Sunday, August 24 from noon to 4 PM. Classes and fall semester library hours resume on Monday, August 25.