Senior Heather Amberleigh MacIntyre, wrote a paper titled: We All Need Somebody to Lean On: Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man as a Continuation of the Discussion Presented in Charles Chestnutt’s “The Wife of His Youth”

Heather emphasized her search within JStor, EBSCOHost and the MLA databases, she also said “… more I searched, the more I discovered, and the deeper I was able to develop my thesis…the ability to access information within CCSU is indispensable and extremely valuable to any research paper or analysis.”

Junior Rebecca R. Allinson wrote a paper, How Farmington, Connecticut Escaped the Servant Problem: Irish Domestic Service in a Small Town.

Rebecca emphasized the use of databases, especially Ancestry and Hartford Courant Historical, and the library catalog. Because of her topic and scarcity of materials available she relied on help of the Reference librarians and the Inter Library Loan.

Again heartfelt congratulations to both Heather and Rebecca!

Dr. Aimee Pozorski and Susan Slaga-Metivier, Head of Reference

Heather Amberleigh MacIntyre

Rebecca A. Allinson with Susan Slaga-Metivier

Curious about the Valentine’s Day pipe-burst disaster that closed Elihu Burritt Library, and what we did during repairs? Want to know who draws those awesome whiteboard pictures in front of the Library entrance? Your professors keep telling you to use databases for your assignments – have you seen signs for the Library’s new Spotlight on E-Resources program?

All of this and more is covered in the Library’s latest newsletter! Check it out here: http://library.ccsu.edu/newsletter/spr16_newsletter.pdf

Good news for those of you with overdue books!  Library Amnesty Day is back on Tuesday May 10th!  All fees for overdue items will be forgiven when they are returned to the front desk all day long.  Don’t miss this great opportunity to save a little end of semester $$!

The library has got you covered for the week before and of Final Exams! Here are our special library hours starting Monday, May 2:

Monday, May 2 – Wednesday, May 4: 8am-11:45pm

Sunday, May 8: 3pm-10:45pm

Monday, May 9 – Wednesday, May 11: 8am-11:45pm

We are open regular hours on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. We will also be closed Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15.

For a complete list of hours, please go to library.ccsu.edu. Best of luck with Finals!

Join the Burritt Library May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th and take the stress out of Finals!  We will be offering Art Therapy, coffee and cookies, and music to help ease the tension and decompress before final exams.

All events will take place on the first floor.

Hope to see you there! And remember:

It’s that time of the semester again!   Our favorite Black Lab is back as part of Tension Prevention Week. Join us for therapy dog Jessie’s visit on Wednesday, April 27th on the 1st floor of the library.   He will be visiting us at 5:45 p.m.

Happy National Library Week (Apr. 10-16)! To celebrate the services, programs, and resources offered by libraries nationwide, the Burritt Library is holding its second Library Snapshot Day on Thursday, Apr. 14, 1-4pm, on the library’s first floor.

By participating, patrons will be able to write down why they love the library and snap a picture with their message. They will then be able to post it to their social media; we will share the pictures on our social media as well. We also have a hashtag: #librariestransform.

Free cookies and other treats will be provided to everyone who participates!

Please bring your friends and join us for this fun celebration of learning and community!