Kettering University Library

Library offers Food, Fun and a chance to let your inner Rock Star shine!

Are new classes stressing you out?  Why not take a break and come down to the library for free food, games and fun.  Third Week Wednesday July 30th marks Game Night at the library from 5:30pm-9:00pm.  Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Wii, Rock Band, Play Station and X-Box 360 are just the beginning! What’s your favorite game? Bring it with you!  Free pizza, pop & snacks will also be on hand.  Tell a friend. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Scharchburg Archives (FOLA).

                                                        

Happy Birthday, America!

The fourth of July is a celebration of the birth of the United States. Families gather for picnics and parades.  Fireworks light the night skies. And the Library closes for the weekend  (Friday, July 4 - Sunday, July 6).  Have a safe and happy holiday!

Library Zero Section Hours

June 30th - July 3rd  Library is open 8:00AM - 5:00PM

July 4th - 6th, 2008  Library is Closed

July 7th - 11th, 2008  Library is open 8:00AM - 5:00PM

July 12th & 13th, 2008 Library is Closed

On July 14h, 2008 the Library will resume our regular operating hours schedule.

Senator Barack Obama Visits Kettering University!

Monday (6/16/2008) was a very exciting day at Kettering University!  Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive democratic nominee, spoke to a crowd of over 1,400 people at the Connie & Jim John Recreation Center.  It was a historic day for the university and also for the city of Flint as Obama shared his vision for better America.  On hand at Kettering University to offer Senator Obama support was Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Senator Carl Levin, Congressmen Dale Kildee and John Dingell and Flint's Mayor Don Williamson. 

Read Senator Obama's Speech -or- View Senator Obama's Speech

Burning the Midnight Oil at the Library

It's that time again!  The Library will be extending it's hours for Finals Week.   If you need a comfortable place for group study or projects, the Library's the place to be. Black and white printing is free, and color laser printing is $.20/sheet.  Photocopies are $.10/sheet, and black and white transparencies are $.50/transparency. 

Sun., June 15:  12:00 p.m. -  8:00 p.m.

Mon., June 16 - Fri., June 20:    7:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m

Sat., June 21:   7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Sun., June 22:  Closed

Good luck on your finals!

Game Night Recap

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when the pictures are of the Gaming Night in the Library! Open up the Game Night Photo Album and enjoy what you see. A big thank you to FOLA for sponsoring the event.

Game Night returns to Third Week in July! Mark your calendars for July 30, Third Week Wednesday, for the next Library Game Night.

Gaming in the Library Tonight

The Library wants YOU to come to gaming night! Last minute preparations are underway. Don't miss the games, food and FUN. It won't be Library Gaming Night without YOU!

X-Box 360

Dance Dance Revolution

Guitar Hero

Wii

Rock Band

Play Station

Find Food, Fun, and Movies at Library Game Night!

Library Welcomes Food and Fun on Gaming Night—Find Your Favorite Movies Anytime!

 

Are you looking for a place that offers entertainment and relaxation along with your favorite food and snacks? On Ninth Week Wednesday, June 4, from 5:30-9:00pm the library will be a gaming arcade offering your favorite video, board and card games. Enjoy X-Box 360, Dance, Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Wii, Rock Band and Play Station.  Or bring your favorite game and tell a friend. Pizza, pop, chips, and pretzels are FREE (while they last). Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Scharchburg Archives.

Check out the Game Night Flyer

The library has a long list of old and new favorite movies that many of your friends have already enjoyed.  Here are a few of the titles that you will find in DVD format available for checkout at the library:

 

Flightplan

The Gaurdian

Hitch

The Incredibles

Ocean’s Twelve

X-Men

Blades of Glory

Kill Bill

Pearl Harbor

Schindler’s List

 

To search the library holdings for more of your favorite movie titles follow these steps:

 

1)  If you’re on the library’s blog (http://ketteringlibrary.typepad.com/) there’s a link on the right side called DVD List under the Library Holdings section.  You’ll then be able to sort the list by author, title, or publication date. 

2) If you’re in the library’s catalog, there’s a tab on the top labeled “Media Collections” where you can see both our VHS and our DVD collection, and again you’ll be able to sort the list by author, title, or publication date. 

3) From the catalog do a regular Keyword search and use the limit “Coll: KU DVD Collection” to look for specific movies. 

 

 

Stop by the library for Game Night on June 4. Find and check out your favorite movies anytime

 

 

 

Library Welcomes Food and Fun on Gaming Night!

Are you looking for a place that offers entertainment and relaxation along with your favorite food and snacks? On Ninth Week Wednesday, June 4, from 5:30pm-9:00pm the library will be a gaming arcade offering your favorite video, board and card games. Enjoy X-Box 360, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Wii, Rock Band, and Play Station. Bring your favorite games too!  Pizza, pop, chips, and pretzels are FREE. Tell a friend. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Scharchburg Archives (FOLA). Click here to view the Game Night Flyer

Phoenix's Landing on Mars

The Phoenix spacecraft landed successfully on the surface of Mars late Sunday night and is already beginning to send pictures back to earth.  The craft traveled over 400 million miles to reach the martian surface for its exploration mission.  Check out the latest images on NASA's website!

The Phoenix project  has been an international effort and the United States has partnered with many agencies worldwide such as: the Canadian Space Agency; the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; the universities of Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark;  Max Planck Institute, Germany; the European Space Agency; and the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

If you're looking for information about space vehicles, aerospace engineering, or NASA the Kettering University Library is one of 3 libraries in the country with a comprehensive NASA Technical Paper collection.  The library received the NASA Papers from the Daimler Chrysler Archives in 2002.  The collection includes:  NASA Technical Memorandum, NASA Special Papers, NASA Contractor Report, NASA Historical Series, NASA Technical Note, NASA Technical Translation and NASA Technical Report.  Please stop by the library and inquire about the NASA Collection today!

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a federal holiday that is the unofficial start of summer for most Americans.  A brief history of the day can be found here.  You can join in a national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 26.  The Library will be closed Saturday, May 24 - Monday, May 26.  On Tuesday, May 27, library hours will be 7:45 a.m. -- 8:00 p.m.  Have a safe and happy holiday!

Sailing Robot to Cross Atlantic

In Sep/Oct 2008, seven robotic sail boats will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean.  The race will start in Portugal and winning boat will be the first one to reach between the northern tip of St. Lucia and the southern tip of Martinique in the Caribbean.  The race's goal, by way of friendly competition, is the advancement of autonomous sailing vessels.

Check out the links below for more details:

The Microtransat Challenge

2008 Transatlantic Race Details

"The Last Lecture"/Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow

" The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, with Jeffrey Zaslow, has hit the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' Best Seller List in just under a month's time.  In the fall of 2006, Randy Pausch was a computer science professor at  Carnegie Mellon University when the course of his life was forever changed with the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer at age 47.  A year after his diagnosis, Pausch gave his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon.  The goodbye lecture was not only for the 400 people in the auditorium but also as a legacy to his 3 young children.  What would you say if you knew it was your last time teach, give life advice, or leave a legacy?  Stop by the library today and get inspired by reading "The Last Lecture".  Also, check out co-author Jeffrey Zaslow's piece in the Wall Street Journal titled "A Final Farewell".

Success Story / Book Sale & Silent Auction

We would like to thank everyone that supported this years' FOLA Book Sale & Silent Auction! It was success, thanks to all the hard work of the many volunteers.  Kettering employee's and the area business community donated 214 auction items this year.  The bidding towards the end of the auction was quite intense and but came to stop once the closing bell sounded at 1:30PM.  Once again, we thank everyone for supporting the Kettering University Library & Scharchburg Archives.