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Take the Library Survey to win prizes!

The Lydia M. Olson Library is asking students, faculty, staff, and the general public to participate in a library user satisfaction survey to help us serve you better.

Once the survey is completed, individuals will have a chance to be entered in a drawing and win a $100 Amazon gift card or one of several $20 Starbucks cards.

All responses to the survey will be held in confidence. No identifying
links between responses and the individual responding will be retained. Combined data only will be reported.

Take the 15-minute survey here: https://www.libqual.org/survey/RWSLJQP27U886X8HRA.

If you have any difficulty in accessing the survey or if you have questions, please contact library@nmu.edu.

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The Open Educational Resources Faculty Learning Community is part of a two year pilot program to increase OER use on NMU’s campus, with the hopes of making NMU more affordable, equitable, and accessible. 

Apply by April 14 to join our first cohort. Read more information and apply to join. 

PERKS

• A modest stipend to be dispersed at the end of the learning community period (May 2024).
• A community to support you throughout the experience.
• Greater freedom to creatively adopt and adapt course materials that are relevant to you and your students.

TIMELINE & DELIVERABLES

Each faculty member selected to be part of an OER Faculty Learning Community cohort will be expected to:

• Adopt OER materials for at least one course, and commit to using OER for that course for the next two times it is offered. 
• Attend at least one OER professional development activity per semester, either held by NMU or a recommended external virtual event.
• Give a presentation to share their OER experience by presenting at internal departmental meetings, CTL programs, or regional and/or national conferences. 

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The Lydia M. Olson Library is offering a free service to help you preserve your COVID-19 vaccination record. After receiving your final shot (either the second Moderna/Pfizer shot or the single Johnson & Johnson shot), bring your vaccination card to Olson Library to make a laminated copy. We will copy your card and laminate the copy free of charge!

It is important to note that since it is unknown how the vaccination cards will be used in the future, including whether booster shots will be needed, we are not offering to laminate the original card.

Current NMU students, faculty, and staff can take advantage of this free service through August 20, 2021. We may open the service to other community members and/or extend the service in the future.

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Need a space for late-night studying? Stressed about perfecting your group project? The Lydia M. Olson Library is offering extended hours the weekend before finals and during finals week. The hours are as follows:

Friday, 12/3: 7:30am-3am
Saturday, 12/4: 9am-3am
Sunday, 12/5: 9am-3am
Monday, 12/6: 7:30am-3am
Tuesday, 12/7: 7:30am-3am

Whether your nose is hidden behind a text book, or your fingers are tying away on an essay, the library is here to help you this week.

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Support your community!

The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on the main floor of the Lydia M. Olson Library from 10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30th.

While there has been a significant and encouraging response to the dire need for blood across the nation, the American Red Cross needs more people to give in the weeks ahead to recover from its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross employees have implemented added precautions to ensure blood drives and donation centers are safe for donors and staff.

If interested in donating, please visit the link below to schedule an appointment https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time. 
 

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Support your community!

The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on the main floor of the Lydia M. Olson Library from 10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26th.

While there has been a significant and encouraging response to the dire need for blood across the nation, the American Red Cross needs more people to give in the weeks ahead to recover from its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross employees have implemented added precautions to ensure blood drives and donation centers are safe for donors and staff.

If interested in donating, please visit the link below to schedule an appointment https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive​​​​​​​.

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Support your community!

The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on the main floor of the Lydia M. Olson Library from 10:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29th.

While there has been a significant and encouraging response to the dire need for blood across the nation, the American Red Cross needs more people to give in the weeks ahead to recover from its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross employees have implemented added precautions to ensure blood drives and donation centers are safe for donors and staff.

If interested in donating, please visit the link below to schedule an appointment https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.

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The Lydia M. Olson Library was selected as one of 50 U.S. libraries to present the touring version of the Americans and the Holocaust special exhibition, which opened in April 2018 at the Museum in Washington, D.C., during the Museum’s 25th anniversary.

As part of the exhibition, we will be hosting a discussion on Tuesday, October 13th of "Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of The German-American Bund" with writer, teacher and speaker, Arnie Bernstein. 

The discussion will be held live from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in room 111B Harden Hall, Northern Michigan University. For those unable to attend in person, there is also a Zoom link available here: https://nmu.zoom.us/j/99378284266?pwd=UGd5Z1MrOHcxZnB0RWY3VHQwWHF3dz09#success. 

The Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode are listed below:
Meeting ID: 993 7828 4266
Passcode: 076340

For more details, please visit https://lib.nmu.edu/exhibit/americans-and-the-holocaust-exhibit?fbclid=IwAR25PZhEAsQBJq7Le3Lj2JbF6mQVi8e6_0HbzVU_fpX3bFoY48ET3QnZ84M.

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AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST—FILM SCREENING

The Lydia M. Olson Library was selected as one of 50 U.S. libraries to present the touring version of the Americans and the Holocaust special exhibition, which opened in April 2018 at the Museum in Washington, D.C., during the Museum’s 25th anniversary.

As part of the exhibition, we have partnered with the Peter White Public Library to show a 1994 film from PBS on Monday, October 17th. Join us in the Community Room of the Peter White Library at 7:30 p.m. for the film screening.  

Film Description: "Weaving together interviews, official photos and documents, home movies, and archival film, this 90-minute film explores the complex social and political factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust. The story of Kurt Klein, who struggled with State Department red tape to free his parents from Europe, represents America's reaction to European Jews clamoring for rescue."

For more details, please visit https://lib.nmu.edu/exhibit/americans-and-the-holocaust-exhibit?fbclid=IwAR25PZhEAsQBJq7Le3Lj2JbF6mQVi8e6_0HbzVU_fpX3bFoY48ET3QnZ84M.

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AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST—BAND OF BROTHERS, EPISODE 9 SCREENING WITH PRESENTATION BY JANEEN RASTALL

The Lydia M. Olson Library was selected as one of 50 U.S. libraries to present the touring version of the Americans and the Holocaust special exhibition, which opened in April 2018 at the Museum in Washington, D.C., during the Museum’s 25th anniversary.

As part of the exhibition, we have partnered with the Peter White Public Library to show Band of Brothers, episode 9: "Why We Fight" on Wednesday, October 19th. Join us in the Community Room of the Peter White Library at 6:30 p.m. for the film screening.  

Why We Fight depicts the liberation of a Nazi Concentration Camp. Following the screening, presenter Janeen Rastall will share her father's (Colonel David E. Pergrin) memories on the liberation of the concentration camp, Dachau, while the 291st was attached to the 99th Infantry Division. She will discuss this event’s lasting effect on his life. This event is free admission. 

For more details, please visit https://lib.nmu.edu/exhibit/americans-and-the-holocaust-exhibit?fbclid=IwAR25PZhEAsQBJq7Le3Lj2JbF6mQVi8e6_0HbzVU_fpX3bFoY48ET3QnZ84M.