Save the library
Editorial Board
April 13, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Carlson Library — the beating heart of Main Campus. Without it, the students cannot survive. It is crucial to their time here: whether it means checking out a book for research, studying long and late in a study room, or getting together to study with friends. A library’s purpose is to serve the... Read more »
Library renovations planned for summer
Morgan Kovacs, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
After discussions of renovations to the library for the past six years, Carlson Library will be undergoing a $3 million, multi-year renovation plan beginning this May. Phase one of the plan is to renovate the third and fourth floors of the library, which will be closed from May 9 until August... Read more »
National Library Week
Yasmeen Hamdah, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2016
Filed under Community
Take time to appreciate one of the University of Toledo’s most popular hangouts during National Library Week. UT’s own Carlson Library will be hosting a variety of events in celebration from April 8-14. “Every year, the American Library Association puts out a theme, and this year the theme is... Read more »
University of Toledo emeritus professor donates memorabilia to community library
Lauren Gilbert, Copy Editor
January 27, 2016
Filed under News
Bruce Campbell, an emeritus law professor at the University of Toledo, recently donated a treasure trove of historical artifacts to the Delaware District County Library in Delaware, Ohio. Just before Christmas, Campbell called George Needham, the director of the library at his office in the Delaware... Read more »
University of Toledo Carlson Library adds six information literacy modules
Ashley Diel, Staff Reporter
October 2, 2015
Filed under News
The University of Toledo Carlson Library and Learning Ventures introduced six learning modules for students on Blackboard that can be accessed under the student support tab. The modules can be found by going to the Student Support tab, going to the Self-Help Resources for Students section and checking... Read more »
Banned Books Week begins Oct. 1 in Carlson Library
Marla Gootee, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2015
Filed under Community
While drugs, sex, offensive language and violence usually have no place in a library, the 18th-annual Banned Books Week welcomes books with all those topics and more in a celebration of reader’s rights. The vigil will be held Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the fifth floor of Carlson Library. Arjun... Read more »
SG passes library act, plans to research cost of 24/7 access
Colleen Anderson, Associate News Editor
January 28, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
The extension of library hours and protection of technology in the library proposed last week passed on the senate floor during Tuesday’s meeting. While the protection of technology in the library passed unanimously without debate, the library hour extension was a subject of debate for the second... Read more »
SG library act proposes extended hours
Colleen Anderson, Associate News Editor
January 21, 2015
Filed under News, Top Stories
Student Government senators are in the middle of heated debate about the Student Library Act, the latest major legislation from the 40-member house of student leaders. The act is composed of two resolutions. One would call for UT to investigate extending library hours from their current midnight cl... Read more »