Departures

Its always sad to see staff leave, and at the Library it doesn't happen very often. In February we had two departures.

Sabine (Buckius) Caldwell served for over 5 years as our Evening Supervisor at Martin Library of the Sciences.



Bill Coventry served nearly 10 years as our Evening Circulation Supervisor at Shadek-Fackenthal Library.



Sabine now serves as Circulation Supervisor at Penn State's Hershey Medical Center, and Bill is off to explore new challenges.

We wish both Sabine and Bill best of luck and tremendous success!

Even more snow

After some 18 inches of snow only a few days back, we got a fresh batch of wintery wonderfulness, mostly likely another foot and half. That's 3 feet of snow in less than a week!

Usually the Library never closes, but we didn't open on Wednesday. Plans are to open for some hours on Thursday, then back to full strength on Friday.

Feel free to email if you have any research questions. Even with the blustery drifts, the Library is still not much further than ask.andy@fandm.edu.

Snowed In!

Hello all! 

This is my first attempt at serious blogging, so please be kind. 

The tremendous amount of snow that has blanketed Lancaster over the last 24 hours has definitely made for an exciting weekend. Some people's travel plans were disrupted, dining options limited, and even classes cancelled on Friday afternoon (though the impending storm didn't get me out of Bio Lab... thanks Dr. Blair). It has also provided some novel forms of entertainment (I hear that when snowballs hit the screens in open dorm windows, they make a very satisfying explosion of sorts.)

It is nice to know that when everything else is up in the air, the library, like the postal service (the actual mail deliverers, not the band), can be counted on. Both libraries operated normal hours despite the tundra outside. (Dedicated Shad-Fack regular Weston Fillman was thankful for this as he trekked here in his Uggs all the way from the Lofts to print out journal articles and read his preceptees' papers.)  And even those who weren't brave enough to face the wintry mix could request EZBorrows and Interlibrary Loans from the comfort of their rooms via the library website. (One of my housemates actually did spend a good chunk of her afternoon requesting ILL Articles. I spent that time watching the Real Housewives of Orange County marathon on BRAVO. She was definitely more productive.) 

I've got about two hours left in my shift at the Circulation Desk at the Shad-Fack, but then I'll be off to enjoy the rest of my weekend! Hope everyone stays warm and dry and enjoys the Superbowl tomorrow.   

-Colleen 

Introducing Colleen!

Colleen Bechtel '10 has kindly (and enthusiastically) volunteered to write for the Library Blog.

Stay tuned for fun features posted by our newest Blog author!