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Library Hours – Finals Week and Winter Break

December 14, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger from Pexels

Monday 12/13:  8am-11pm
Tuesday 12/14:  8am-11pm
Wednesday 12/15:  8am-10pm
Thursday 12/16:  8am-9pm
Friday 12/17:  8am-NOON

Monday 12/20 through Wednesday 12/22:  8am-5pm

Thursday 12/23 through 1/31/2022 Closed for Winter Break!

Tuesday 1/4 through Friday 1/7:  8am-5pm
Monday 1/10 through Friday 1/14:  8am-5pm

Filed Under: Library Building, Library Hours

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

November 17, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

Thanksgiving Decorations

The Library will have reduced hours over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

Wednesday, November 24: CLOSED

Thursday, November 25: CLOSED (Happy Thanksgiving!)

Friday, November 26: CLOSED

Saturday, November 27: CLOSED

Sunday, November 28: 4pm-10pm

 

Filed Under: Library Building, Library Hours

The Long Fuse and the Big Lie: Misinformation and the 2020 Election

October 8, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

Join the Library and the Center for the Study of Democracy for a Virtual Lecture on October 14th!

The Long Fuse and the Big Lie: Misinformation and the 2020 Election

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: announcements, event

Book Sale!

October 4, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

Books will be flying off the shelves at the

ANNUAL LIBRARY BOOK SALE

John Marshall in LOC

 

This Wednesday, October 6

9 am – 5 pm, rain or shine, on the path outside the     Hilda C. Landers Library

$1 hardcovers, 50¢ paperbacks

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Labor Day Hours

September 3, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

The Library will be open 10am-5pm for the Labor Day holiday, Monday Sept 6th.

 

Filed Under: Library Building, Library Hours

Library Closed August 10-13

August 9, 2021 by Katherine Ryner

Due to construction on the first floor, the Hilda C. Landers Library is closed Tuesday, August 10 through Friday, August 13, 2021.

Physical materials (including holds) are available for pick-up during regular hours: please email ask@smcm.libanswers.com regarding your request and we’ll make arrangements to meet you behind the building.

Apologies for the inconvenience!

Filed Under: Library Building

Media Literacy, Civic Engagement, and Democracy

June 8, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

We’re happy to announce that the Library, Archives, and Media Center has partnered with the Center for the Study of Democracy to launch a program exploring the intersection of media, democracy, and civic participation in the United States.

Roll of "I Voted" stickers.

Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels

 

As part of this program, the Library and the CSD will be hosting a series of lectures, film screenings, and workshops on topics related to media literacy, civic participation, and the networked information landscape. You can find more information on these issues, and on the project, on this resource guide the library has created.

In April of this year, we hosted Dr. Joan Donovan of the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society, who gave a fascinating lecture on the spread of disinformation and misinformation online. A recording of her lecture is available on the Center for the Study of Democracy’s YouTube channel as well as on our research guide. Look for announcements about future events here, as well as on the Center for the Study of Democracy’s website!

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Summer Reading 2021!

May 24, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

Summer Reading 2021 Poster

 

It’s back! The SMCM Library Summer Reading Program will begin on June 1 and end on August 20th, 2021.

The Summer Reading program is sponsored by the St. Mary’s College Library, Archives & Media Center and is open to all members of the St. Mary’s Library community including students, staff, faculty, alumni and residents of the Tri-County area (St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties.) You may read anything you like as long as a copy is available at the St. Mary’s College Library (SMCM) or COSMOS, the Southern Maryland Libraries catalog, or the USMAI catalog. You do not need to check the book out of the library. To get points you must post a review on the St. Mary’s College Library Summer Reading blog.

Grand Prize drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. Open to participants who earn at least 5 points.

For more information visit the Summer Reading Blog.

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Information for Summer 2021

May 9, 2021 by Katherine Ryner

Welcome to the Hilda C. Landers Library & Archives!

As the pandemic continues, please note that services and access have changed to protect the health and safety of our community. We may need to make further changes quickly as circumstances change. Thank you for understanding.

Contact us at ask@smcm.libanswers.com.

Through August 1, the library building is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

From August 2 – August 29, the library building will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition to current College students, faculty, and staff, the library is now open to the public. Everyone on campus must wear a mask indoors and maintain social distance. Visitors must complete the SMCM Symptom Tracker and be prepared to show proof that they are CLEARED to come to campus that day.

General Updates

  • Library books and DVDs can be returned to the book drop in the library lobby at any time.
  • Food and drink are allowed in the library, but face coverings must be worn when not actively eating or drinking. 
  • There are sanitizing stations throughout the library. Please wipe down your space before you settle in and again when you leave. 
  • The public computers and scanners require special cleaning solutions, so please do not clean them yourself. 
  • Plexiglass panels have been installed at the library circulation desk. If you are waiting for service, be aware of others and keep your social distance.
  • Furniture in open areas has been arranged so that seating is six feet apart. Please do not move furniture.
  • In areas where space is tight such as stairwells or book stacks, be aware of others and keep your social distance.
  • “Group study rooms” are currently “study rooms” as capacity has been limited. Face coverings must be worn in study rooms when not actively eating, drinking, or talking. Students may reserve a study room in advance here. 

Check Out and Renew Materials

  • Patrons can browse the stacks and bring items to the library circulation desk for checkout.
  • Patrons who are current College students, faculty, and staff can place requests in the St. Mary’s Catalog and in the USMAI Catalog (University System of Maryland & Affiliated Institutions Library Consortium).
      • In the option to “Select a Pickup Location,” choose St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Once the book is ready for pick-up at the SMCM library, you will receive a “Hold Available Notice” via email. If you prefer that we mail the book to your home or campus address, reply to that email with your address details. At that point we’ll check the item out to you and put it in the US Mail or campus mail.
      • If the option to “Select a Pickup Location” includes a USMAI library elsewhere in Maryland where you’d prefer to pick up the material, choose that campus. That campus will send an email to you once the book is ready for pick-up at that library.
  • As always, any book not held by the St. Mary’s library or USMAI can still be requested via interlibrary loan. If you prefer that we mail the book to your home or campus address, include that in the ILL form.
  • As always, any article not held by the St. Mary’s library can also be requested via interlibrary loan and it will be delivered to you electronically.
  • Many materials can be renewed online through My Account. 

Research Assistance

  • Reference and research assistance are available. Our librarians by subject area are listed here.
  • All library instruction will take place remotely this summer. 

Archives

  • The College Archives is open by appointment. Visit the Archives website for additional details.

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Announcement: Lecture and Discussion on Media Manipulation and Disinformation Campaigns

March 25, 2021 by Amanda VerMeulen

Monday, April 19th from 5:30-7:00 pm!

Flyer for Donovan Lecture

The LAMC and the Center for the Study of Democracy welcome Dr. Joan Donovan of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. Dr. Donovan, who researchers online extremism and disinformation campaigns, will discuss disinformation in our media ecosystem, and its impact on American democracy. 

This is a virtual event. Please register at: http://bit.ly/drjoandonovan

This event will kick off the Media Literacy, Civic Engagement, and Democracy Project. The project is a collaboration between the LAMC and the Center for the Study of Democracy. Expect to see further announcements for lectures, film screenings, and workshops in the Fall! For more information on media literacy, check out this guide.

 

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