It’s National Poetry Month, National Jazz Month, and
National Library Week. Check out what’s happening at a library near you
between now and the end of the semester.
Multimedia Jazz
Appreciation Display
Northeast Library All April
An amazing Jazz History display, complete with QR codes to
scan into your smartphone and listen to the musicians featured in the display.
National Library Week
All Libraries April 15-20
For students, faculty and staff the library can be a real
lifesaver. Come in during this week and pick up a bookmark featuring
library resources and services along with a yummy Lifesavers candy!
Poetry Reading for Poem in
your Pocket Day
Metro Student Commons
April 18 12 PM – 1 PM
Students can bring their favorite
poem or song lyrics to share, read some of their own poetry, or read one of the
poems that will be provided by the library. Coffee will be provided.
West Campus Student Activities
Auditorium April 18 12-2 PM
Open Mic Poetry Reading.
Bring a poem or song lyrics you’ve written, or a favorite published poem and
read it. If you don’t have a poem we’ll supply one! Snacks
provided by Student Activities
Poem on the Pavement
Northeast and Southeast Libraries April 18
All Day
We supply the sidewalk chalk and in the designated area you
add a few lines to a collaborative poem. Let your voice combine
with others’ voices to make a unique creation!
Poetry for Peace
Southeast Campus Student Union Auditorium April 18
10-11:30 AM
As part of the Teach Ins for Peace and Poem in Your Pocket
Day program the Communications Division and the library are collaborating on a
poetry event. Students, faculty and staff will all be reading both
original and published poetry relating to the theme of peace. We
will also be handing out poems in the “Y” in building 7. There will
be snacks!
Poem in Your Pocket
Northeast Library April 18 All
Day
Come and take a poem supplied by us, leave a poem of your
own, or both!
Jazz Appreciation Concert
Metro Student Commons April 11 AM – 1 PM
Local jazz singer Rebecca Ungerman will be performing in
honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. Ungerman has been voted Urban Tulsa’s
Absolute Best of Tulsa Female Vocalist as well as A-List Favorite Stage
Performer.
Copyright and Intellectual
Property Workshop
Southeast Library Classroom April 24
12:30-1:30 PM
Jump into the world of copyright and intellectual
property with this engaging and informative seminar. Topics
include the origin and purpose of copyright, the TEACH act, and the Digital
Millennium Copyright act. This is being presented by Demetrius Bereolos.
Stress Management Workshop
Metro Library Classroom April 29 2:00 –
3:00 PM
Nursing faculty Nancy Vitali, MSRN, will be conducting a
stress management workshop. She will focus on techniques that can be
employed to help reduce stress in a variety of situations, as well as lifestyle
choices that can allow the body to better handle natural stress reactions.
Free Coffee in the
Library (generously supplied by Student Activities at each campus)
Southeast Library - Dead Week -
April 29- May 3
Need help staying awake to study
for finals? Come get a cup o’ joe at the library!
May 6-8 Metro
Library - To Begin Finals Week
May 6-10 Northeast and
West Campus Libraries – Finals Week
Or do you need help staying awake
to take your finals? Coffee in the library! And you never
know, there might be cookies and other tasty beverages as well.
Come see what we have!
The Southeast Campus Library will be closed beginning May 11
for re-carpeting. We anticipate being closed for 2-3 weeks, but we will
have more details about re-opening closer to time. During that time,
please use a library at another campus.
Intersession Hours for all
Libraries:
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Regular Summer Hours for all
Libraries: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.