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Special Library Hours for Final Exams!

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!

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Tension Prevention Week @ the Burritt Library

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.

Monday May 2nd Tuesday May 3rd Wednesday May 4th 
5 p.m. til close:

Art Therapy!  We will provide markers, coloring books, and puzzles.

 

6 p.m.:

Coffee and Cookies! Available until they run out, get them while you can!

5 p.m. til close:

Art Therapy!  We will provide markers, coloring books, and puzzles.

 

6 p.m.:

Coffee and Cookies! Available until they run out, get them while you can!

3 p.m.-4 p.m.:

CCSU’s Jazz Guitar Ensemble will perform.

 

5 p.m. til close:

Art Therapy!  We will provide markers, coloring books, and puzzles.

6 p.m.:

Coffee and Cookies! Available until they run out, get them while you can!

Hope to see you there! And remember:

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Library Snapshot Day is BACK!

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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!

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Lunch & Learn!Mergent Online demos this week!

The Burritt Library invites you to join us for lunch on us while you learn about one of our great electronic resources.

Learn the ins and outs of this resource with a certified trainer  & enjoy your lunch while you’re here.  Located on the 3rd floor in the classroom.

This month’s event will feature Mergent FirstResearch, a resource that is highly valued by financial industry professionals and students alike, and provides business and employment data, as well as state and international profiles.  For more information on how to use this database see our Spotlight post!

*Please note, if you are unable to make these times, office hours are also available on the 14th and 15th in the classroom on the 3rd floor as noted in the schedule below:

Thursday April 14th

Friday April 15th

11am—12pm
Office Hours and 1-on-1 demos
10am—11:45am
Office Hours and 1-on-1 demos
12pm—1 pm
Lunch & Learn
12pm—1 pm
Lunch &  Learn
2pm—5pm
Office Hours and 1-on-1 demos
1pm—2pm
Office Hours and 1-on-1 demos

Gold Star Exhibit

The Gold Star exhibit feature men who died in Vietnam and the families they left behind, have traveled all over the state the last year, including stops at the Hartford State House, Terryville, Waterbury, and other towns.

The exhibit is on view in the Library, 1st floor,  during the month of April.

Free Pizza! with demos of Issues and Controversies

Join us on March 30th at 12:30 in the 3rd floor library classroom for Lunch and Learn!  We will do short tutorials on how to use Issues and Controversies, one of Burritt Library’s great e-resources and stay for free pizza!!

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For more information on our spotlight resource, visit:  http://libguides.ccsu.edu/IandC

If you can’t make it on Wednesday, we have webinars available as well.  These are short and topical demonstrations of our e-resources.  ***Post will be updated with link shortly****

Off campus E-Resource Access Issues

We are having reports of some intermittent access issues with our databases and e-journals when in use off campus.  If you should encounter any issues please follow these instructions:

  1. Go to apps.ccsu.edu
  2. Log on to the server using your bluenet ID and password
  3. Choose “public applications” folder
  4. Choose “IE-LIB” from the list and start the application

From there you should be able to use the library’s resources as you normally would from on campus.

If you continue to have issues please see: http://libguides.ccsu.edu/content.php?pid=58547&sid=5497039 or email Sarah @ lawson_sae@ccsu.edu

 

 

Spring Break Hours

During Spring Break, we are OPEN Monday, March 21, through Thursday, March 24, 8am-4:45pm.

We are CLOSED Saturday, March 19; Sunday, March 20; Friday, March 25 (Good Friday); Saturday, March 26; and Sunday, March 27.

We resume regular hours on Monday, March 28.

You can view all our hours  at library.ccsu.edu. Enioy the break!

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Catalog Maintenance Mon., 3/14, 3pm

The library’s main system and catalog will be unavailable for about an hour beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 14.  We will keep you updated in the event of a change. Other online resources should be available.  Our apologies, in advance, for any inconvenience this may cause you.