For the end of semester / final exam period, the Elihu Burritt Library at CCSU will be open for extra hours. From Monday, April 29th through Wednesday, May 8th, the library will be open:

• Sunday, 2pm-10:45pm
• Monday through Wednesday: 8am-11:45pm
• Thursday: 8am-10:45pm
• Friday: 8am-4:45pm
• Saturday: 9am-3:45pm

Ready-Set-Refresh! – 10am-2pm – Wrap-up National Library Week with some refreshments! Stop by the main floor of the library for a snack and a refreshing beverage (while supplies last). With gratitude from your friends at the Elihu Burritt Library!

Join us at the library on Thursday, April 11th for these National Library Week Events:

• Ready-Set-Advocate! 1-2:30pm – For Everyone – Tell us why you love your library!

• Ready-Set-Connect! – 12-1:30pm – Faculty liaison meet-up in Special Collections on the 2nd floor. BYOLunch; dessert will be served.

Join us today, Wednesday, April 10 for Ready-Set-Smile! – 11:30am-1pm & 3-4:30pm – Bring your favorite book and picture yourself on a READ poster!

Ready-Set-Play! – Celebrate National Library Week by joining us @ the Library for Game Day, Tuesday, April 9th, 9am-4pm – Come check out our games and resources!

Join us, today, Monday, April 8th at the Elihu Burritt Library for these events celebrating your Right to Read Day & Eclipse Day!

• Ready-Set-Read! – All Day – Celebrate Right to Read Day! Get caught reading in the library and you may be “gifted” a Starbucks gift card!
  To learn more about protecting your Right to Read, go to https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-read-day
• Ready-Set-Observe! – 2:30-4pm – Check out the partial solar eclipse with us in front of the library! A limited number of eclipse glasses will be available.

The Central Elihu Burritt Library would like to congratulate the winners of the 2024 Elihu Burritt Library Research Awards:

Haley M. Kolesnik (graduate student) for her thesis, “The Effects of a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Attention in 6th Grade Students”.

and

Arianna L. DiNapoli (senior) for her paper, “Acne vulgaris and stress in adulthood”.

Congratulations to Haley and Arianna for their excellent research work using library resources!

The Elihu Burritt Library has a jam-packed schedule of events for National Library Week, so get ready to join us:

• Monday, April 8th:
  • Ready-Set-Read! – All Day – Celebrate Right to Read Day! Get caught reading in the library and you may be “gifted” a Starbucks gift card!
  • Ready-Set-Observe! – 2:30-4pm – Check out the partial solar eclipse with us in front of the library! A limited number of eclipse glasses will be available.
• Tuesday, April 9th:
  • Ready-Set-Play! – 9am-4pm – Game Day @ the Library – Come check out our games and resources!
• Wednesday, April 10th:
  • Ready-Set-Smile! – 11:30am-1pm & 3-4:30pm – Bring your favorite book and picture yourself on a READ poster!
• Thursday, April 11th:
  • Ready-Set-Connect! – 12-1:30pm – Faculty liaison meet-up in Special Collections on the 2nd floor. BYOLunch; dessert will be served.
  • Ready-Set-Advocate! 1-2:30pm – Tell us why you love your library!
• Friday, April 12th:
  • Ready-Set-Refresh! – 10am-2pm – Enjoy a refreshing treat as you study, while supplies last.

A quick reminder that CCSU’s library will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024 through Sunday, March 31st. We will reopen for regular hours at 8am on Monday, April 1st. We wish you a restful holiday weekend.