Join the fun at the CIA Library! Create giant origami, socialize with friends, meet new people, and (of course) have some snacks!

Come to the library to play games from the CIA Library's game collection, socialize with friends, meet some new people, and (of course) have some snacks!

BYONAB (bring your own non-alcoholic beverage).

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5-7 pm

Come to the library's Group Study Room at lunch to watch an informative video about the Constitution's creation, test your knowledge of the Constitution, and grab some swag. No registration required. More information at https://cia.libcal.com/event/13134790

Check out our updated Voting Information Guide!

The library has a tradition of participating in National Voter Registration Day activities, including registering students to vote. But did you know that in the November 2023 election, less than half of registered voters in Ohio actually voted? This year, we want to do more than just register voters. We want to help you make your voting plan! We have a printable worksheet to help make your voting plan and we will help you make your plan. 

Why should you vote?

Voting is crucial for artists, designers, and students as it ensures your voice is heard and helps to shape the future policies that directly impact your education, your career, your overall quality of life, as well as the lives of your family, friends, colleagues, and community. The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library is committed to ensuring that everyone at CIA who is eligible to vote is not only registered to vote, but also makes voting a habit for life!

Come to the library before November 5, 2024 for assistance with registering to vote, checking voter registrations, requesting absentee ballots, answering questions about voting, envelopes and postage for election related mail addressed to students' boards of elections.

Our Voting Information Guide has been updated for the November General Election and has a ton of new information. Voting is easy, but if you haven't voted before, you may be nervous or unsure of how it works. The guide aims to answer as many questions as possible, while also linking you to all the information you need to be a voter this November. 

Please come by the library to register to vote, get help requesting absentee ballots, completing a voting plan that works for YOU and SO MUCH MORE. We have pre-printed absentee ballot applications, envelopes, stamps (for election related mail), and people who know how to answer your voting questions. 

Explore the library, learn about our services, and meet your librarians. Drop-in anytime during the event, meet other transfer students, and eat your lunch (yes, you can eat in the library!). Snacks will be provided but feel free to bring your lunch!

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

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! 

Get ready for Trivia Night to return to the library! This time around the theme is 2023, so there will be no questions about things from before you were born... Come with your friends (or make some new ones) and compete to be the boss of trivia, win prizes and have lots of fun. This event is open to the whole CIA community! 

Learn how to make a hedgehog using old books, paper folding techniques and craft items. Hedgehog materials will be provided. Feel free to bring your own snack or lunch.

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.

Stop by the library tomorrow from 11-12 for a cup of hot chocolate or tea! Good luck on exams and crits this week!

Friday, Nov. 10, 5-8 pm! Join us for games, bring your own or use games from the library's collection of board games.

Tonight!

Things are getting spooooooooky in the library!

Come join us for Friday the 13th Halloween trivia tonight from 5-8. Have some fun, win prizes, eat some snacks, and earn College 101 credit. 

Come and buy some amazing books (and other odds and ends) at amazing prices.

And look out for these deals throughout the week:

• Starting Wednesday, October 11th: All book sale items 50% off until the end of sale.
• Friday, October 13th: The $1 Bag Sale! Pay just one dollar for everything you can fit in one bag. Bring your own bag (any size)!

Faculty Workshop - Affordable Learning & OER at CIA (ONLINE)

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

11:00am - 11:45am

Affordable Learning Initiatives look to reduce costs for students by substituting low-cost or no-cost resources in place of high-price commercial textbooks. Examples include:

• Using existing Open Educational Resources (OER) for course instruction and/or modifying/enhancing existing resources.
• Creating OER that can be used by students you are teaching or by other instructors or scholars.
• Using library-licensed materials, including books, eBooks, and electronic journal and magazine articles for course instruction, or making use of library physical and electronic reserves. These materials have already been purchased by libraries or institutions, but are no additional cost to students.

This CIA faculty only workshop will review the options for faculty and help find ebooks, streaming videos, articles, and OERs (including grant funding!) that you can use to help reduce the cost of learning for your students, while increasing success and equity. 

Register for the Zoom link.

Banned Books Week is October 1-7. The week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Between January 1 - August 31, 2023, The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented challenges to 1,915 unique titles - a 20% increase from the same reporting period in 2022, which saw the highest number of book challenges since ALA began compiling the data more than 20 years ago. The theme for Banned Books Week 2023 is "Let Freedom Read. When we ban books, we're closing off readers to people, places, and perspectives. But when we stand up for stories, we unleash the power that lies inside every book. We liberate the array of voices that need to be heard and the scenes that need to be seen. Let freedom read! (Source: ALA.org)

To commemorate, CIA Gund Library will display banned and challenged books from our collection throughout the month of October. See our Library Displays Guide for more info. Please stop by to learn more about banned books!

What's Happening September 25-29

Events

Faculty Workshop - Introduction to EBSCO Discovery Service ONLINE (Tuesday - 11am-11:45am)

EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), a.k.a. Quick Search, is the library's one stop shop for articles, books, newspapers, multimedia, and more. EDS is a lot like Google Scholar but there is more control over the results and there are more features to help you with your research.Even if you are familiar with EDS, the new interface for 2023 has so many new features that you’ll want to learn about!

This online, CIA faculty only workshop will review basic and advanced searching, filters, understanding the results list, what is and isn't in EDS, and how to save your items to folders. Register for the Zoom link here. 

Can't make it? Make an appointment with a librarian and we'll show you everything you need to know about EDS. 

Name our new book carts contest (all week - VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAMES!)

The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Vote for your favorite names before the end of the month by visiting this page. 

Displays

New Artists' Books and Ready Player One continued from last week.

September 19th is National Voter Registration Day. That's TODAY!

Are You #VoteReady? Make sure you are by getting registered on National Voter Registration Day on 9/19! Join the library for our annual voter registration drive. 

Take a few minutes out of your day to register to vote or check your voter registration status. Already registered? Bring your friends who aren't!

Stop by the library and grab some voter swag! 

Want to register online? Or check your voter registration? Curious about the new Ohio voting laws for 2023? Visit our LibGuide for more information. 

Want to register using a paper form? Stop by the library TODAY for Ohio voter registration and information change forms.

What's Happening September 18-22

Events

National Voter Registration Day (Tuesday - 9am-5pm)

Are You #VoteReady? Make sure you are by getting registered on National Voter Registration Day on 9/19! Join the library for our annual voter registration drive. Take a few minutes out of your day to register to vote or check your voter registration status. Already registered? Bring your friends who aren't!

Transfer Student Welcome Workshop ONLINE (Thursday 11am-12pm)

New transfer students are invited to a virtual Transfer Student Welcome Workshop! Join us to explore the library virtually, learn about services, and meet your librarians. Register for the Zoom link here.

Name our new book carts contest (all week - VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAMES!)

The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Vote for your favorite names before the end of the month by visiting this page. 

Displays

New Artists' Books and Ready Player One continued from last week.

You can officially count the days until National Voter Registration Day on just one hand!

Are you #VoteReady? Make sure you are by getting registered on National Voter Registration Day on 9/19! Join the library for our annual voter registration drive. Take a few minutes out of your day to register to vote or check your voter registration status. Already registered? Bring your friends who aren't! Visit our events page for more information.

Tomorrow! Learn about voting and the arts for Constitution Day

Learn more about how voting affects the arts during CIA's Constitution Day program from noon to 1:30pm, Friday, September 15 in the Peter B. Lewis Theater. Robin Turner, civic engagement strategist for Cleveland Votes, will lead the discussion. Attendees can learn how to become more civically engaged, and information on voter registration will be available. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch. Go learn why it's so important to vote in every election and then register to vote and/or double triple check your own registration to make sure you are all ready to go this November!

Come to the library after we close this Friday, September 15 at 5pm to play games from the CIA Library's game collection, socialize with friends, meet some new people, and (of course) have some snacks! 

What's Happening September 11-15

Events

Online Faculty Workshop - Getting Started at Gund Library (Tuesday - 11am-11:45am)

This CIA faculty only workshop will introduce you to the ways the library can be your partner in teaching and research. We will talk about our services and resources, how to access them on and off campus, how to schedule an instruction session, all about course reserves, and so much more. Please register here to receive the Zoom link.

Game Night at the Library (Friday - 5pm-8pm)

Game Nights Return! Come to the library after we close on Friday to play games from the CIA Library's game collection, socialize with friends, meet some new people, and (of course) have some snacks! Registration is not required. Visit this link for more information!

Name our new book carts contest (all week - LAST WEEK TO SUGGEST NAMES!)

The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Suggest names before Friday, September 15 by visiting this page. 

Displays

Mostly Miniature Artists' Books and Ready Player One continued from last week.

What's Happening September 5-8

Events

New Transfer Student Welcome Party! (Thursday)

New transfer students are invited to the Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library for the transfer student welcome party! Join us to explore the library, learn about services and meet your librarians. Drop in anytime during the event—from 11am to noon Thursday, September 7—to meet other transfer students and mix and mingle with library staff. Pizza and snacks will be provided. Please register here.

Name our new book carts contest (all week)

The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Suggest names before Friday, September 15 by visiting this page. 

New Displays

(Mostly) Miniature Artists' Books is in front of the library's circulation desk and a display in support of the summer reading book is in the hallway display. Keep an eye on the blog for more information about these displays!

Help us name our pretty new book carts!

The library added three beautiful new carts this summer and we'd love to have some names for them. Help us out by suggesting a name for each of the carts.

In this round, we will accept name ideas. You can fill out the form multiple times if you have lots of names to suggest. 

The deadline to suggest names is 9/15/2023. 

Click here to suggest names (or visit https://cia.libwizard.com/f/carts)

For the second round, we will put the names to a vote. The top name for each cart wins! That's three chances to win!

Rules

• Only current CIA students, faculty and staff are eligible to win prizes.
• In the event that a name is suggested multiple times and wins overall voting, the person who submitted the name first will be the winner.
• Prizes must be picked up within two weeks of receiving notice.
• The library staff reserves the right to exclude any names they deem inappropriate.