Library News & Events

At the Library Technology Center, we strive to offer the best resources and services to the NGCSU community, which means we’re always working to improve. Since your input is essential, from January 27 to February 24, we’re conducting our biennial quality survey, LibQUAL+, to find out what you really think! Please spend 5-10 minutes completing the survey here, and to thank you for your time, we’re holding a drawing to give away three Kindle Touch devices. Remember to enter your email at the end of the survey for a chance to win! (Survey data is confidential and your email address won’t be associated with your responses.)

For more information about LibQUAL+, visit the library’s website at http://www.northgeorgia.edu/Library/libqual or contact Library Director Shawn Tonner at 706-864-1514 or  libqual@northgeorgia.edu .

Mrs. Nonie Hale, Sanders Hale's wife, at the event

About 40 people braved rainy weather to attend the opening of the traveling exhibition Lincoln:  The Constitution and the Civil War January 26. The exhibit, which explores the challenges of Lincoln’s presidency during the Civil War, is located on the third floor of the Library Technology Center, and runs until March 8.

In addition to the exhibit’s opening, the evening’s event featured the dedication of the Sanders Hale, Class of 1958, Civil War Collection. This collection includes about 200 books, many of them unique to the Library Technology Center, and is currently located on the third floor next to the exhibit.

For more information about Lincoln:  The Constitution and the Civil War, click here. The exhibit will feature a variety of special events during its time at NGCSU; the next of  these will be a lecture by UGA Professor Stephen Berry on Tuesday, January 31, at 7 p.m. in the library’s third-floor Special Collections room (room 382).

You may know that in the Library Technology Center (LTC), the librarians at the Information Desk are there to answer your research questions. But what do you do if you’re at home, the LTC is closed, and you’re suddenly curious to know how high a nine-banded armadillo can jump into the air? Fortunately, the Library of Congress is prepared with the answer to that question (3-4 feet!) and many more answers to questions you never thought to ask. Their Everyday Mysteries site covers a wide range of topics, and offers a short explanation of the answer to each question. It can be a lot of fun to click around reading random information, and who knows…the answers you learn might be the key to victory at your next trivia competition!

The Library Technology Center is pleased to announce that from January 27-February 24, 2012, we will be conducting our biennial quality survey, LibQual+®. The 10-minute survey helps us identify areas of progress and areas that need improvement. Survey data is confidential, and the link will be distributed by e-mail and available on the library website. At the end of the survey, participants will have the option to enter their e-mail address in a drawing to win one of three Kindle Touch devices.

For more information about LibQUAL+® visit the library’s website at http://www.northgeorgia.edu/Library/libqual or contact Library Director Shawn Tonner at 706-864-1514 or  libqual@northgeorgia.edu .

Would you like to know more about the cover star of the penny and $5 bill? You’re in luck! The Library Technology Center will host Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, a traveling exhibition, beginning January 26 and lasting until March 8. This exhibit is free and open to the public, and will consist of informative and interesting displays about Lincoln’s presidency during the Civil War.  Find out more about Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War and the many special events scheduled for its duration here. We’re sure you’ll enjoy a visit, and we look forward to seeing you soon!