Library Updates & News

Woohoo, it's summer! ☀️ The Library's Summer Hours, start today, Monday, May 12: Come enjoy our resources and study spaces! Mondays-Thursdays: 10 AM-4 PM, Fridays: 10 AM-2 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays: Closed. 

Congratulations CIA Class of 2025! 🎉 Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off, and we couldn't be prouder of each and every one of you! Keep shining bright! 🌟 

CIA Gund Library BFA Week (May 5-11) Hours:

• Monday - Friday: 10am - 4pm
• The library will be closed Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11.

It's the last day of National Student Employee Appreciation Week (April 14-18) and we hope that you have enjoyed getting to know our student workers! Today, we are excited to spotlight our amazing student worker, Julie! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication in the library! 

National Student Employee Appreciation Week (April 14-18) continues! Today, we are excited to spotlight our amazing student workers, Taylor and Benjamin. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication in the library! 

We're halfway through National Student Employee Appreciation Week (April 14-18)! ❤️ Today, we are excited to spotlight our amazing student worker, Syd. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication in the library! 

It's National Student Employee Appreciation Week (April 14-18)! 🎉 Today, we are excited to spotlight our amazing student workers, Eli and Nya. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication in the library! 

It's National Student Employee Appreciation Week (April 14-18)! 🎉 Join us in celebrating our amazing work-study students at the CIA library. First up: our senior, Kayla! Although we'll miss you, we're excited for your future! 

In honor of National Library Week 2025, we are getting to know the library staff. Last up is Laura! Laura is the library director. Her office is 100C in the library.  Laura has been working at the CIA library in a variety of roles since August 1998.

Laura started at CIA as the Slide and Reference Librarian in 1998. Eventually slides became digital images and she moved from reference to serving as the coordinator of the library's instruction program, so her title shifted to Instruction and Image Librarian. In August of 2016, she became the Library Director. She has a BA in English and Art History from James Madison University and an MA in history & art history from Cleveland State. She earned her MLS from Kent State.  

She lives with her family in Olmsted Falls. She loves listening to music loudly, reading, knitting, and playing golf very (very!) poorly.  

What’s your favorite thing about working at the CIA Library? 
I really love the people at CIA and love helping them with their research. A lot of people don't understand the breadth and depth of research and inquiry conducted by artists and designers. It's always something new and surprising!

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?  
I’m learning to play golf, so if the weather is nice I would choose that. Otherwise, I’ll be reading, knitting, playing games, and listening to music. If it’s summer, I enjoy going to the pool for a long swim.  

What three fictional characters do you identify with most?  
Henry, the penguin from Oswald, is the only one that comes to mind, but it’s really the best answer.

What’s your favorite book/movie genre or your all-time favorite title?  
The Beartown trilogy by Fredrik Backman is currently my favorite.  I read a lot and I read almost every genre. Right now, I’m reading a lot of women’s fiction (which is a terrible term).

What’s your favorite board or video game and why? 
I’ve been playing Animal Crossing games for years because they are very relaxing to me and I like to have the ability to make the world around me exactly as I’d like it to be.  

What is the last song you sang along to?  
Out of Time (Bea Miller & Zedd)

Where have you lived and what brought you to your current city? 
I grew up in a small town in southern New Jersey, went to college in Virginia, and then came to Cleveland for what I promised everyone would be only two years. I have been here for way longer than two years.  

What is your favorite hobby, activity, or creative outlet? 
Knitting, reading, listening to music, playing on my phone, learning to play golf, and spending time with my family.  

What’s your favorite line from a movie?   
"They bump you, and when you stop, they mutilate you and take your car." That whole movie is so funny and weird. 

If you were to write a self-help book, what would the topic be? 
Tips and tricks to help you remember where you left your phone, keys, and cup of coffee.  
 

In honor of National Library Week 2025, we are getting to know the library staff. Next up is Jackie L.! Jackie L. is the library's Access & Circulation Coordinator. Her office in the library is in Student Success + Access Services (100A). Jackie joined the library staff in September 2016.

I’ve worked at CIA’s Gund Library since 2016. Before working at CIA, I worked as a Branch Services Clerk at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library and before that, as a cake decorator at Giant Eagle. I graduated from Baldwin Wallace College with a Bachelor’s of Arts in English with a Creative Writing concentration and a minor in Studio Arts. 

What’s your favorite thing about working at the CIA library? 
I love helping people, working with students, learning about new methods and technologies for sharing information with others, and helping support a community space for all types of people and interactions.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off? 
My favorite day would be if I could cram all of the following into one day which is very difficult so I guess these are variations of my "favorite day off": staying in to take care of my house or do nothing/read/watch something on the couch with my dog, going out and spending time with my family and friends, taking a day trip somewhere, or just spending time outside.

What’s your favorite book/movie genre or your all-time favorite title? 
I don’t know if I have a favorite genre. I like so many. I enjoy comedy, horror, and more serious content. Something that makes me laugh and/or something that makes me question my existence.

What’s your favorite board or video game and why? 
I don’t play many video games, but when I can, I enjoy playing multiplayer games with other people. My boyfriend and I have clocked many hours on Terraria, but I also like playing Mario Kart with my siblings. Growing up, I really liked playing the Game of Life board game my grandparents had from the 1960s.

What TV show are you absolutely obsessed with right now? 
I don’t know if this counts, but I’m trying to finish a YouTube series from 2017 called “Petscop” so I can watch all the 3-hour-long videos dissecting the series.

Where have you lived and what brought you to your current city? 
I’ve lived in and around Cleveland my entire life.

What is your favorite hobby, activity, or creative outlet? 
I like to journal and get ideas out of my head, mostly so I don’t forget things. But then I often forget to journal, and it’s a terrible thing. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, either watching movies, having a meal, or just sitting around talking. I’m also getting more into tending to my house, cleaning and organizing and making it a comfortable space. Trying to recreate the “Grandma’s house” experience in my home. 

In honor of National Library Week 2025, we are getting to know the library staff. Next up is Jackie M.! Jackie M. is the library's Student Success Librarian. Her office in the library is in Student Success + Access Services (100A). Jackie joined the library staff in August 2022.

Jackie has worked in libraries since 2012. At CIA, you're most likely to see her during a class visit or running a fun program in the library!  Before CIA she worked as a Technology Instruction Librarian at the Cleveland Heights – University Heights Public Library.  She earned her MLIS from Kent State University and her BA in Psychology and Sociology from Case Western Reserve University. When she is not at work she enjoys traveling, exploring Cleveland and the Metroparks, cooking, and has recently been figuring out sourdough bread baking.

What’s your favorite thing about working at the CIA Library? 
I really like working with students in different capacities. Whether it's during my class visits, in the library, I enjoy working with students to help them succeed.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off? 
I most enjoy a day off that is very chill and relaxed. I like to grab brunch out, take a walk or just hang out at home.  

What’s your favorite book/movie genre or your all-time favorite title?  
The genre I read the most are mysteries though I have been trying to branch out more.  Recently, I read the book God of the Woods and really enjoyed it!

What’s your favorite board or video game and why? 
I like a variety of board games, but what I've really gotten into recently are puzzles! I find working on a puzzle to be relaxing and a nice way to spend time with family.  

Where have you lived and what brought you to your current city? 
Growing up, I lived in many different places because my family moved often for my Mom's job. I grew up visiting family in NE Ohio every summer of my childhood, but I moved here in 2003 when I started college. I went to college here and never left. Cleveland has been a great city to me and it's now home (honestly, NE Ohio always has been).

What is your favorite hobby, activity, or creative outlet? 
I listen to audiobooks and podcasts during my commute, and I love how those formats allow me time for reading! A recent new hobby of mine is figuring out sourdough bread. So far it has been fun, and I've made some good things. 
 

What’s your favorite line from a movie? 
Outside of work, I often quote silly quotes from Mel Brooks movies or The Princess Bride. "Inconceivable!" 

In honor of National Library Week 2025, we are getting to know the library staff. Next up is Starr! Starr is the library's Assistant Director and Technical Services Librarian. Starr's office in the library is in Technical Services (100D). Starr joined the library staff in August 2023.

Starr came to Cleveland from Tennessee by way of Alaska. She loves to catalog (even if it is her personal library) and she appreciates a beautifully illustrated book. She believes the greatest perk of working in Technical Services is getting to see library materials before anyone else. When she isn’t being a library geek, Starr loves to travel to places she’s never been with her spouse, check out new restaurants, and spend a huge amount of time pondering questions that have no answers.

What’s your favorite thing about working at the CIA Library?  

Getting to interact with the students is my favorite thing about working at CIA. I love to see what they are working on and the ideas they have for future assignments and projects.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?

 I love to read, hike, travel, and spend time with my family.

What three fictional characters do you identify with most? 

The fictional characters I identify the most with are Leslie Knope (my daughter brought this to my attention), Luna from the Harry Potter series, and Juniper from Monica Furlong's Wise Child trilogy.

What’s your favorite book/movie genre or your all-time favorite title?  

My favorite book is Circe by Madeline Miller.

What’s your favorite board or video game and why? 

I'm more of a puzzle lover then a game player.

What is the last song you sang along to?  

Peace Tonight by Elephant Revival is the last song I sung along to.

Where have you lived and what brought you to your current city? 

I have lived in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alaska, and Ohio. My job here at CIA is what brought me to Ohio.

What is your favorite hobby, activity, or creative outlet?

 When I have access to a pottery wheel, I love ceramics. I also write.

What’s your favorite line from a movie? 

"My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage!"

If you were to write a self-help book, what would the topic be? 

If I were to write a self-help book the topic would be categorized under personal development. 

In honor of National Library Week 2025, we are getting to know the library staff. First up is Nat! Nat L. is our new Library Assistant in Technical Services. Nat's office in the library is in Technical Services (100D) and they work in the library in the evenings during the semester. Nat joined the library staff in January of 2025.

Nat is from Cleveland Heights and is a recent Sculpture + Expanded Media alum. While they were at CIA, they had a student worker position in Gund Library. In their brief time outside of CIA, Nat had been interning at Praxis Fiber Workshop as well as working as a circulation assistant at the Shaker Heights Public Library. Nat is interested in all fiber processes, especially weaving and quilting. They also enjoy spending time with their cats and frolicking with their niece and friends. Nat is excited to be back at CIA and to continue learning new library skills before pursuing their Masters in Library and Information Science. 

What’s your favorite thing about working at the CIA Library?   
Being surrounded by creative and curious people (and getting to flip through books all day!) 

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?  
Going for a long walk and working on one of my 5000 projects 

What’s your favorite book/movie genre?         
Magical realism 

What’s your favorite video game and why?     
Stardew Valley— I would love to live on a farm that is within walking distance to everything I need 

What is the last song you sang along to?   
Dancing on My Own-Robyn 

What tv show are you absolutely obsessed with right now?  
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula 

If the library staff had a theme song, what would it be?  
The Reading Rainbow theme 

What is your favorite hobby, activity, or creative outlet?  
Baking sweet treats 

What’s your favorite line from a movie?  
“I’m tired of this grandpa…” “That’s too damn bad!”- Holes (2003) 

If you were to write a self-help book, what would the topic be?  
How to connect to your inner child 
 

The library will be open March 10 - 14 for Spring Break. Check out our break hours below and stop by to visit us!

Please note that the library will be closed on Thursday, March 13th from 12 - 1:30 pm for a staff event. 

The library is now open until 8 PM Monday to Thursday! Come visit us!

CIA Library will be closed today, Monday, January 20, 2025 in Observance of Martin Luther KIng Jr. Day. Find our resources online at library.cia.edu and see you tomorrow

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We’re starting the semester with reduced hours due to staffing changes. We'll get back to our regular hours as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding as we adjust!

The library will close at 3pm today, December 18, for the Faculty and Staff Holiday Party.

Wishing everyone a cozy and relaxing winter break! Below are the library's hours until January 12th. Enjoy your time off!

The end of the semester is almost here! Don't forget to return or renew your library books by December 13th!

CIA Library will be closed Thursday, November 28 - Sunday, December 1st for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reopen on Mon, Dec. 2nd. Have a happy and safe break!

We wish you a safe and happy Fall Break. The library is open during break! If you are off campus, access our resources at library.cia.edu.

CIA Library will be closed on Monday, September 2nd. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Pop by the library for a popsicle on your first day of classes! Popsicles will be available starting at 11am until we run out.

Welcome Back Students! Come visit us in the library!

Welcome CIA Class of 2028! We look forward to seeing you in the library!

Happy Fourth of July! The library will be closed July 4th and 5th in observance of the holiday. The library will resume normal summer hours on Monday, July 8th.

Happy Juneteenth! CIA Library is closed today, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth. The library will resume normal summer hours tomorrow, June 20th.

Gund Library summer hours begin today, May 20, 2024. This summer the library will be open at the following times. 

Monday: 10am - 4pm

Tuesday: 10am -4pm

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 10am - 4pm

Friday: 10am - 12pm

Sat & Sun: Closed

The library will be closing today at 3pm for the awards ceremony.

We will see all of you there!

Today is the last day of National Student Employee Appreciation Week and we're ending in a big way by featuring three student workers! Thank you for your hard work in the library, Julie, Kayla and Nya!

April 8-12, 2024 is National Student Employee Appreciation Week and today we're featuring student workers Taylor and Eliza. Thank you for all of your hard work in the library!

April 8-12, 2024 is National Student Employee Appreciation Week and today we're featuring student workers Syd and Benjamin. Thank you for all of your hard work in the library!

April 8-12, 2024 is National Student Employee Appreciation Week and we're celebrating our student employees all week! The library's work study students are amazing and we appreciate their hard work. CIA library could not function without them! 

Please join us in celebrating our student employees with spotlight posts. First up are our Seniors, who have done so much for the library. We're sad that they're graduating but also excited for them as they finish up their time at CIA.

Beginning today (March 18, 2024), the Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library will be handing out FREE solar eclipse glasses to CIA students and employees so you can safely experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! 

The library has a limited number of glasses, so we will be giving out one pair per CIA ID on a first come, first served basis. We want everyone at CIA to have the chance to get glasses if they need them. 

You must show your CIA ID to get a pair of glasses - no exceptions! 

Be sure to stop by the display case in front hallway to see our February display celebrating Black History Month and graphic narratives. Find more information at https://libguides.cia.edu/displays!

Join us in the library on February 9th from 5-8pm for a writing share event. Bring one piece of original writing of any genre to share with other writers.

There is a lot going on this week in the library! For more information, please visit the library's calendar at https://cia.libcal.com/calendar for more details, links, and registration details.

Save the Date! Library calendar of events.

Apply for the Student Library Assistant job at https://cia.libwizard.com/f/LibWS

We wish you a safe and restful winter break. See you in January!

Gund Library will be closed Wednesday, November 22 - Sunday, November 26th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We wish you a happy and safe holiday break.

The library will close today from 11:45am to 1:30pm for the all-employee meeting.