May 8, 2012

The Library is now hiring for Summer, 2012. Fill out an application online.

Our starting rate is $7.25 an hour. We typically offer raises to students who return to work for us each academic year.

Successful candidates should:

• Be eligible for the Federal Work/Study program
• Have library or related experience (retail, office, bookstore, or food service)
• Pay close attention to detail
• Deal effectively and courteously with the public
• Be able to lift, reach, grasp, kneel, climb on step stools, bend, and push/pull possible heavy (up to 325lbs) book carts to move items around the various library buildings
• Complete all pages of the application thoroughly and accurately

The UNH Library has positions for student employment in various departments within the library. In addition to Dimond, the Main Library, there are four branch libraries located on campus and a Library storage building located on the outskirts of campus.

May 7, 2012

Dimond Library will again be open 24 hours a day during finals this semester.

Beginning at 7:30 am on Monday, May 7, Dimond Library will be open 24 hours a day until we close at the end of finals at 12am on Thursday, May 17. There will be limited services in the building during the early morning hours (2am-7:30am) each day, but most of the building will be open for study space and there will still be access to print and online materials.

Good luck with finals!

Join us for a week of stress relieving activities, a series called Frazzle-Free Finals. The ever-popular Cookie Break will be Wednesday, May 9 at 2pm in Dimond Library and all the branches!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

• Chair Massages: 1-3pm (Dimond Library Level 3, Room 301 — New Book Room)
  Feeling tense? Get a 5-minute chair massage from a Health Services licensed massage therapist. Spots are limited, so sign up at 12:45pm.
• Guided Meditation: 3-4pm (Dimond Library Level 5, Room 502 — Faculty Lounge)
  Quiet your mind, body, and spirit with a 60 minute guided meditation session offered by Health Services Staff.
• Flash Dance: 11:45pm (Murkland Courtyard)
  Dance out your finals stress at a 15 minute Wildcat Rave with the Student Senate.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

• Study Buddies: All day! 10am-8pm (Dimond Library, various locations except quiet study areas)
  Help beat stress with furry friends. Come pet and play with pet therapy dogs from ElderPet and Pet Partners.
• Chair Massages: 1-3pm (Dimond Library Level 3, Room 301 — New Book Room)
  Feeling tense? Get a 5-minute chair massage from a Health Services licensed massage therapist. Spots are limited, so sign up at 12:45pm.
• Cookie and Coffee Break: 2pm (Dimond Library Level 4 and all branch libraries)
  Take a break with coffee, donated by Zeke’s Cafe, and cookies baked fresh by Library faculty and staff and members of the Parents Association.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

• Study Buddies: All day! 10am-8pm (Dimond Library, various locations except quiet study areas)
  Help beat stress with furry friends. Come pet and play with Pet Therapy dogs from ElderPet and Pet Partners.
• YoNola Bar: 2pm (Dimond Library Level 4 Mezzanine)
  Join us for a stress-busting snack of organic granola and yogurt.
• Yoga: 3pm-4pm (Dimond Library Level 3, Room 352)
  Stretch your body and quiet your mind with yoga. No experience necessary. Please bring your own mat or a large towel. Taught by an instructor from Health Services.

Dimond Library will be open 24/7 during the week of finals.

Frazzle-Free Finals is sponsored by Healthy UNH, the Library, Dining Services, the Parents Association, Health Services, ElderPet, and Pet Partners.

May 4, 2012

Fourteen library staff celebrate milestones today for their years of service to the University. Collectively, they have contributed 250 years:

10 years

Elizabeth Fowler-Camara (Circulation)
Heather Gagnon (Physics library)
Nancy Mason (Special Collections)
Jan Salas (Interlibrary Loan)

15 years

Sean Jones (Library IT)
Jean Putnam (Circulation)
Kevin Roddy (Circulation)
Jake Viebrock (Collection Management)

20 years

Lise Bargardo (Collection Management)
Ann Cloutier (Collection Management)

25 years

Alan Chase (Circulation)
Monique Couillard (Collection Management)

30 years

Roland Goodbody (Special Collections)
Francis Hallahan (Biological Sciences library)

Congratulations to all of our hard working staff!

April 26, 2012

On April 28, the UNH anthropology department hosted its first Archaeology Day. The UNH community had an opportunity to see an archaeological dig of the site of the home of Charles Pettee, a dean and interim president of UNH back in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Another local site of interest is the barracks built in 1918 when UNH was turned into a training camp for World War I. Students have found the barracks foundation near the Memorial Union Building. The site will be excavated this summer.

You might want to take a look at some of the photos of the barracks from the Clement Moran photography collection in the UNH Library. Housed in Special Collections and Archives, you can also see many of those photos online in our Digital Collections. Just choose “Photographs” from the navigation panel and then search for barracks.