Visit the Library Booth at Orientation

Library staff from Kimbel Library and Bryan Information Commons will be attending Freshman and Transfer Student Orientation in Eaglin Courtyard and the HTC Center throughout the summer.

Stop by to learn more about the student services available at Kimbel Library. We'll be giving away magnets, bookmarks, and candy. We'll also have information for students interested in working at the library.

We hope to see you there!

Summer Hours 2013

The library's summer hours are as follows:

May 11 - August 10, 2013
Monday - Thursday : 8:00am - 9:00pm
Friday - Saturday : 8:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday - 1:00pm - 9:00pm

We will be closed on Memorial Day (May 27th) and Independence Day (July 4th)

We hope to see you in the library this summer!

Meet Sir Skellington of Kimbel!

If you've been following our blog, you know we recently had a Name the Library Skeleton Contest to name our new library skeleton. Over 280 names were submitted for contention.

It was a hard decision, but a jury of library staff selected Sir Skellington of Kimbel as the skeleton's name. The student who submitted the name won a $10 gift certificate to Java City!

Sir Skellington is now available for check out! You can find him at the Peter C. Bolton Help Desk in the Bryan Information Commons. Because of his delicate nature, Sir Skellington is "library use only" check out for up to 3 hours.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to the contest!

Free Snacks for De-Stress Fest Starting Thursday

 

De-Stress Fest is already underway, but free snacks will be given out beginning Thursday late night!

Name the Kimbel Library Skeleton, Win a $10 Gift Card to Java City!

Kimbel Library and Bryan Information Commons is the proud new owner of our very own skeleton (yes, you can even check it out)! The skeleton came to us without a name, so we'd like your help in choosing its new moniker.

The skeleton is currently awaiting its new name at the Bryan Information Commons Help Desk, where students can submit their ideas until Tuesday, April 30th at 4pm. A jury of library staff will choose the winning name from all the submissions.

The person selecting the winning name will be notified via e-mail. Winners will receive a $10 to Java City and have the opportunity to take their picture with the skeleton!

The winning name will be announced on the Kimbel Library Facebook page on Wednesday, May 1st:
https://www.facebook.com/KimbelLibrary

Take-One Leave-One, Visit Kimbel Library's Book Swap Shelf

Kimbel Library Book Swap is back.  Have books you’ve read? Leave them. See books you want? Take them.

Located between Kimbel Library and the Bryant Information Commons, on the Kimbel Library side, the Kimbel Library Book Swap bookcase is now operating.  Leave your unwanted books and find new treasures. Drop off one book or a boxful. Clean out your shelves and let your books find new homes. The book swap only works if students, faculty, and staff both pickup and drop off books.

Award Winning Books at Kimbel Library

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We have award winning books!

In honor of National Library Week, Kimbel Library is highlighting the best of the best: award winners for 2012.

Your library purchases award winning poetry, fiction, science fiction, criticism, biography and autobiography books each year, including the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle and ALA (American Library Association) Notable Book awards.

You’ll find some of these great books on display for National Library Week, including:

Alex Award, 2012: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

National Book Critics Circle Award, Poetry, 2012: Useless Landscape, or, A Guide for Boys

National Book Critics Circle Award, Fiction 2012: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2012: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

National Book Award, Fiction, 2012: The Round House, Louise Erdrich

Pulitzer Prize, Poetry, 2012: Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith

National Book Critics Circle Award, Criticism, 2012: Stranger Magic: Charmed States and The Arabian Nights by Marina Warner

Hugo Award (Science Fiction), 2012: Among Others by Jo Walton