New at the Library

Parkland Library welcomes Pamela Colvin, our new Access Services Assistant. Born and raised in Champaign, Pamela attended DePaul University after graduating from Centennial High School. Following graduation with a liberal arts degree she was employed at DePaul University College of Law Rinn Library, and her most recent position at DePaul was Circulation Manager. Pamela is settling back into the community and enjoys reading and watching movies during her spare time. Say "Hi" to Pamela the next time you're at Parkland Library's Service Desk.

Out and About

~  Nancy Jeckel represented Parkland Library at the ILCSO Annual Meeting on the University of Illinois campus.
~  Anna Maria Watkin and Raeann Dossett attended the Learning Community Conference, "Active Voices," in Kansas City, Missouri. Raeann partnered with Beth Eisenhauer (Parkland's English and Critical Studies Department) to present "Active Reading, Active Research: Creating a Portfolio to Build Background Knowledge" at the conference.
~  Leah Broaddus attended "Effectively Teaching ILLINET Online," an ILCSO Users Advisory Group forum, at Heartland Community College in Normal. She also participated in the 2004 LIBRAS program, "Information Literacy 101" in Chicago.
~  Anna Maria Watkin participated in "LIS Career Paths and the Professionals Who Walk Them," a program for University of Illinois Graduate School of Library & Information Science students who are contemplating the various career paths available to them.
~  Nancy Bode attended a workshop at the ILCSO office, "Using Microsoft Access to Create Reports from Voyager."

Library Hours

Effective immediately: the Library entrances will be locked 15 minutes prior to closing. This will enable the Library staff to safely and correctly complete the many closing responsibilities that are required each day.

Looking Ahead

Writing Workshops: 
   "Improving Proofreading Strategies"
      Thursday, January 27, 11:00 a.m.
      Library Classroom, R227
   "Writing Personal Statements for College"
      Thursday, February 3, 12:00 p.m.
      Library Classroom, R227
   More . . . . . See The Writing Center's website for more details and a schedule of all the writing workshops for this semester.

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