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November 2009

Events

Women of Pakistan Presentation, Tuesday, November 3, 9:30-10:50am & 12:30-1:50pm, Fishbowl L209
Campus Dialogue on Race: What's in the Bag, Thursday, November 5, 5-6pm, Fishbowl L209
Campus Dialogue on Race: The Crying Tree: Conversations about Transformative Forgiveness with Naseem Rakha, Friday, November 6, 12-2pm, Fishbowl L209 with Book Signing in Library Cafe, 3-4pm

Exhibits - First Floor

Dialogue on Race (10/27-11/9) - Large case
Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Women's Resource Center (10/27-11/9) - Flat case
Veterans Enrollment Services (11/9-11/13) - Large case
CCAT (11/10-11/16) - Flat case
International Education (11/17-11/23) - Large case
Book of the Year: Three Cups of Tea - South wall

Ongoing

Save California State Parks from Closure - 3rd Floor
Archiving Glass Plate Negatives: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"Skull Skills: Brushing Up on Your Bones" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

October 2009

Events

Bruno Groth Virtual Art Gallery Unveiling, Friday, October 16, 3-5pm, Library 2nd Floor
Peace Corps, Wednesday, October 21, 6-7:30pm, Fishbowl L209

Exhibits - First Floor

Banned Books Week (9/22-10/12) - Flat case and North wall
National Geographic: Redwoods (9/22-10/19) - Large case
National Information Literacy Awareness Month (10/13-10/31) - North wall
Fall into Energy Savings - Green Campus Program (10/20-10/26) - Large case
Dialogue on Race (10/27-11/9) - Large case
Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Women's Resource Center (10/27-11/9) - Flat case
Book of the Year: Three Cups of Tea - South wall

Ongoing

Save California State Parks from Closure - 3rd Floor
Archiving Glass Plate Negatives: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"Skull Skills: Brushing Up on Your Bones" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

September 2009

Events

Library Cafe and Learning Commons Open House, Wednesday, September 30, Library Lobby and Ground Floor

Exhibits - First Floor

Y.E.S.! (8/25-9/7) - Flat case
Delta Phi Epsilon (9/1-9/7) - Large case
Car-Free Days - Green Wheels (9/8-9/21) - Large case
National Geographic: Redwoods (9/22-10/12) - Large case
Banned Books Week (9/22-10/12) - Flat case and North wall
Book of the Year: Three Cups of Tea - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

Save California State Parks from Closure - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"Skull Skills: Brushing Up on Your Bones" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

July - August 2009

Exhibits - First Floor

ACS Relay for Life (6/1-7/10) - Flat case
Swanlund Baker Paintings - Large case
Take Back the Tap (8/25-8/31) - Large case
Y.E.S.! (8/25-9/7) - Flat case
24/7 Reference Help - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

Save California State Parks from Closure - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"Skull Skills: Brushing Up on Your Bones" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

June 2009

Exhibits - First Floor

ACS Relay for Life (6/1-7/10) - Flat case
24/7 Reference Help - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"Skull Skills: Brushing Up on Your Bones" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

May 2009

Exhibits - First Floor

CCAT & May Day (4/28-5/4) - Flat case
5 de Mayo (4/28-5/4) - Large case
Reggae & Culture Organization (5/5-5/11) - Large case
Campus Recycling Program (5/12-5/18) - Large case
24/7 Reference Help - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"Skull Skills: Brushing Up on Your Bones" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

April 2009

Events

Poetry Reading by Tim'm West, Friday, April 17, 3-4pm, Fishbowl L209

Exhibits - First Floor

FOIA Project @ HSU (3/23-4/7) - South wall
Americorps (3/31-4/13) - Large case
A Day in the Life of Public Health (3/31-4/6) - Flat case
Humboldt United Students Against Sweatshops (4/7-4/13) - South wall
Distinguished Alumni Awards 2009 (4/7-4/13) - Flat case
Green Campus "Spring into Energy Savings" (4/14-4/20) - Large case
Humboldt Film Festival (4/14-4/27) - Flat case
Take Back the Night (4/21-4/27) - Large case
CCAT & May Day (4/28-5/4) - Flat case
5 de Mayo (4/28-5/4) - Large case
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

March 2009

Exhibits - First Floor

Social Justice Summit (2/17-3/2) - Large case
Will You Relay? Colleges Against Cancer (2/24-3/9) - Flat case
AAUW - Women of Achievement (3/10-3/23) - Large case
FOIA Project @ HSU (3/23-4/10) - South wall
Student Veterans Association (3/24-3/30) - Large case
Americorps (3/31-4/13) - Large case
A Day in the Life of Public Health (3/31-4/6) - Flat case
HSU Library Database: Facts on File-World News Digest - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North Wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

February 2009

Events

Book Signing by Stephen Most, Thursday, February 5, 4-5pm, Fishbowl L209

Exhibits - First Floor

Lambda Theta Phi (2/3-2/9) - Large case
Greek Counsel (2/3-2/9) - Flat case
Sculptures (2/10-2/16) - Large case
Reggae & Culture Organization (2/10-2/16) - Flat case
Social Justice Summit (2/17-3/2) - Large case
Will You Relay? Colleges Against Cancer (2/24-3/9) - Flat case
HSU Library Database: Facts on File-World News Digest - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

January 2009

Exhibits - First Floor

Special Collections Paintings (12/30-1/19) - Large case
Library Cafe Plans (12/30-1/19) - Flat case
Y.E.S. (1/20-1/26) - Large case
Delta Phi Epsilon (1/20-1/26) - Flat case
Entrepreneurship Club (1/27-2/2) - Large case
Greek Counsel (1/27-2/2) - Flat case
HSU Library Database: Facts on File-World News Digest - South wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

December 2008

Exhibits - First Floor

911 Truth (12/2-12/8) - Large case
Entrepreneurship Club (12/9-12/15) - Large case
Colleges Against Cancer (12/16-12/22) - Large case
HSU Library Database: Facts on File-World News Digest - South Wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North Wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

November 2008

Events

Book of the Year Celebration, Thursday, November 6, 7-9pm, Library Lobby

Exhibits - First Floor

International Education (11/10-11/24) - Large case
Student Veteran’s Service (11/12-11/17) - Flat case
Women’s Resource Center: Transgender Day of Remembrance (11/18-11/24) - Flat case
Women’s Resource Center: National AIDS Day (11/25-12/1) - Large case
HSU Library Database: Facts on File-World News Digest - South Wall
Humboldt County … Then and Now: From the Humboldt Room - North Wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

October 2008

Events

Stories a Photo Tells - Thursday, October 2, 4-6pm, Fishbowl L209

Exhibits - First Floor

Arcata at 150: Historical Photos (9/23-10/20) - Large case
Banned Books Week (9/23-10/20) - Flat case, wall cases, new books shelf
Presidential Campaign Button Collection (10/21-11/3) - Large case, flat case
Young Democrats (10/21-11/3) - South wall
College Republicans (10/21-11/3) - North wall

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

September 2008

Exhibits - First Floor

YES: Volunteer Opportunities (8/26-9/8) - Large case
Delta Phi Epsilon (8/26-9/1) - Flat case
Parable of the Sower: Book of the Year (8/26-9/22) - South wall
Aerial Photos from the Shuster Collection (8/26-9/22) - South wall
9/11 – Truth (9/9-9/15) - Large case
Green Campus (9/16-9/22) - Large case
CCAT (9/16-9/22) - Flat case
Arcata at 150: Historical Photos (9/23-10/13) - Large case
Banned Books Week (9/23-10/06) - Flat case, wall cases, new books shelf

Ongoing

The U.S. Government and Art: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd Floor
Historical Photographs and Post Cards: From the Humboldt Room - 3rd Floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

June-August 2008

Exhibits - First Floor

Unlocking the Archives: The Eureka Tidelands Collection of 1968 (6/4-8/25) - Large, South wall, & flat cases

Ongoing

Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Volunteering: You Can Make a Difference: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

May 2008

Exhibits - First Floor

Art Department - Students Metal Jewelry (5/1-12) - Large case
Child Development - Safety (5/6-12) - Flat case

Ongoing

Sculpture Walk - Throughout the 1st floor
Humboldt Digital Scholar - South wall case
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Volunteering: You Can Make a Difference: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

April 2008

Events

Multicultural Poetry Reading - Thursday, April 3, 3-4:30pm, Fishbowl L209
Diversity Film Series - Fridays, April 11, 18, and 25
Author Ted Simon - Saturday, April 26, 3-4:30pm

Exhibits - First Floor

Value Creation Society (4/1-7) - Large case
National Library Week (4/8-21) - South wall case
Alumni Association (4/8-21) - Flat case
NORMAL (4/15-21) - Large case
YES 40th Anniversary (4/22-28) - Large case

Ongoing

Sculpture Walk - Throughout the 1st floor
Humboldt Digital Scholar - South wall case
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
"I Found It on the Beach!: Solving Seashore Mysteries" and "Local Birds' Nests" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Volunteering: You Can Make a Difference: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

March 2008

Events

Learning Commons Opening Day - Thursday, March 27, 3:00pm, 1st Floor Library, South end

Exhibits - First Floor

American Association of University Women (3/4-17) - Large case
Humboldt County Commission on the Status of Women (3/4-17) - Flat case
Humboldt Film Festival (3/18-24) - Large case
Women’s Resource Center (3/18-31) - Flat case
Tsunami Hazard (3/25-31) Large case

Ongoing

Humboldt Digital Scholar - South wall case
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
"Shells of the Mollusk" and "Flight of a Meteorite" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Volunteering: You Can Make a Difference: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

February 2008

Exhibits - First Floor

Delta Phi Epsilon (1/29-2/4) - Large case
BSU - Love, Pride, and Resistance (1/29-2/11) - Flat case
Vox VDAY: Vagina Monologues (2/5-2/18) - Large case
Hammer Time (2/12-2/25) - Flat case
Recent Sculpture (2/19-3/3) - Large case
Bike Club (2/26-3/3) - Flat case

Ongoing

Humboldt Digital Scholar - South wall case
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
"Shells of the Mollusk" and "Flight of a Meteorite" from the Natural History Museum - 1st floor
Volunteering: You Can Make a Difference: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

January 2008

Exhibits - First Floor

N.O.R.M.A.L. (1/22-1/28) - Large case
Rowing at Humboldt State (1/22-1/28) - Flat case
Humboldt Digital Scholar - South wall case

Ongoing

Volunteering: You Can Make a Difference: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

December 2007

Exhibits - First Floor

Beginning Sculpture Hammers (11/27-12/10) - Flat cases
Humboldt Digital Scholar (11/27-12/21) - South wall case
CCAT (12/4-12/17) - Large case
Other Religious Holidays (12/11-12/24) - Flat cases

Ongoing

A Labor of Love: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 1st floor north wall case & 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

November 2007

Events

Opening Reception for Solmitz Archive - Sunday, November 11, 2:30-4:30pm in the Fishbowl, L209

Exhibits - First Floor

Campus Dialogue on Race (10/30-11/8) - Large case
International Education Week (11/9–11/19) - Large case & International flags throughout the Library
Solmitz Archive (11/6–11/26) - Flat cases & wall cases, Lobby
Health Center (11/20–11/26) - Large case
Value Creation Society (11/27–12/3) - Large case
Beginning Sculpture Hammers (11/27–12/3) - Flat cases, Lobby

Ongoing

A Labor of Love: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

October 2007

Exhibits - First Floor

Aware animal rights (10/2–10/8) - Large case
World War II in Humboldt County: Original Patriots (9/25–10/9) - Flat cases, Lobby
Banned Books (9/25–10/30) - 1st floor wall case and New Books shelf
Health Center (10/9–10/15) - Flat case, Lobby
Homecoming (10/9–10/22) - Large Case
California Archives Month (10/9–10/22) - Flat case, Lobby
Booksale (10/16–10/31) - Flat cases, Lobby
Crew (10/23–10/29) - Large case
Dialogue On Race (10/30–11/5) - Large Case

Events

Unveiling the book of the year Kite Runner - Monday, October 15th 5-6:30pm in the Fishbowl
Annual Booksale - Wednesday, October 31, 7:30am-6pm

Ongoing

Shuster Aerial Photographs - 1st floor, wall case
A Labor of Love: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor

September 2007

Exhibits - First Floor

Kite Runner: Book of the Year (9/1-9/24) - 1st floor, wall case and blog
Scholar of the Year (9/4-9/17) - Lobby
Delta Phi Epsilon (9/4-9/10) - Large case
Green Wheels (9/11-9-17) - Large case
WWII in Humboldt County: Original Patriots (9/18-10/9) - Lobby, flat cases
Banned Books (9/25-10/1) - 1st floor, wall case
Aware (9/25-10/1) - Large case

Events

Power of Art Series

Ongoing

Shuster Aerial Photographs - 1st floor, wall case
A Labor of Love: Publications from the Documents Collection - 3rd floor
Shuster Aerial Photographs: from the Humboldt Room - 3rd floor
Art Inside the Library - Throughout the building
Scientific Instrument Museum - 2nd floor