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The Searching Squirrel, a Library Newsletter: Summer 2025

Looking ahead to Fall Term 25

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Librarian Instruction Sessions

If you would like a librarian to visit your class, please notify them at least one week in advance or as soon as possible. This allows librarians to prepare materials for the session and plan their semester.

Please continue to direct your students to a librarian for one-on-one research assistance, and we can address all their needs.

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Course Reserves

If there are books or media items you would like to add to the course reserves for your courses, please follow these instructions:

  1. Bring materials before the first day of classes (the earlier the better) and allow 24 hours from when the online form is submitted or materials are dropped off and a paper form submitted to ready the items for course reserve. You can bring your own personal items, get things from our collection, or give us a list of things from our collection and we’ll get them.

  2. If you would like to put an item on reserve that we do not have in our collection and you do not own, please talk to a librarian about ordering it and fill out the purchase request form (linked below). Please allow time for ordering, shipping, cataloging, and processing.

  3. The two options for loan periods are 4-hour and 24-hour checkout. Be sure to indicate which you prefer.

You may also fill out the course reserves request form (linked below).

Seeking feedback on library events

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Amy Stevenson, Information Literacy and Community Engagement Librarian, seeks feedback on library events from the 2024-2025 academic year and what different ideas you would like to see happen in the upcoming year.

There are two links below: the first is to the library events page, which includes information on past events/programs, and the second is to Amy's contact information. 

Food for thought:

  1. What events would you have gone to if you had known about them?
  2. What ideas for events or programs do you have? It doesn't have to be strictly academically focused.
  3. Have an idea but need some support? The library is here for you

Spotlight on 2nd Floor Display: Pride Month

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This month's second-floor book display is celebrating Pride Month and features an array of books from our Juvenile Fiction collection featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. 

Not on campus in the summer? Click the link below for a digital collection of the books on display.

Check it out!

Summer Break Hours

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The library hours will change during the summer. Be sure to always check on our hours page (linked below) to see when we're open and closed. 

  • Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Closed Wednesday, July 4

Vogel Library, Wartburg College   |   100 Wartburg Blvd, Waverly, IA, 50677 |   Phone: 319-352-8500   | Email: asklibrarian@wartburg.edu