Library Services and the partners at Axe Library welcome our students back in a fun way. Drop by for a Beach themed, "Welcome Beach Fair" outside Axe Library on Wednesday August 31st from 11 am - 1 pm. 

Academic and department partners want to introduce students to services and personnel, while having a bit of fun. Make connections with friendly faces from Library Services, Student Success, The Writing Center, The Axe Grind, Students for Violence Prevention, and the Communication Center in Axe.  

Library Services annually celebrates the fantastic work of our colleagues through our University Authors Reception. This November 3 rd, 2022 we will celebrate the 39 th annual reception for those with published or creative works in 2021 and 2022. The reception will take place at 3 pm with some remarks by our Dean of Library Services at 3:15 pm. 

If you published a book, article, book chapter, conference paper, or any other work, please submit your entry via the link below. Please provide a scan of the first page. If you have a url to the published work, please provide the link in the "citation" box. 

 Submission Form  Last Submission Date for bibliography entries October 19 th.

If you are new or want to check out prior years:

• Bibliography from prior years:  Digital Commons

Watch Last year's digital section where book authors discuss their works.

Extended Hours and Free Snacks!

Leonard H. Axe Library has extended open hours for students working through Dead Week and Finals.

Axe Library is open till 1 am on selected nights: 

Sunday May 1 st - 12 pm - 1 am
Mon May 2 nd - Thur May 5 th - 7:30 am - 1 am 

Sunday May 8 th - 12 pm - 1 am
Mon May 9 th - Wed May 11 th - 7:30 am - 1 am 

Drop by at 10 pm, during the extended nights, for drinks and snacks. Just a small token to help students working on those last papers, tests, assignments, and more. You all got this!

Late Nights sponsored by Library Services with support from:

College of Arts and Sciences
Kelce College of Business
College of Education
College of Technology

Annual Library Services Book Sale! 

Two day, Spring 2022 book sale taking place Tuesday 4/19 and Wednesday 4/20 from 10 am -1 pm. Come to the Axe Library first floor.  

Tables of with paperback or hardback books priced at $0.50 -$2 OR or pick up a mystery grab bag of pre-packaged books for $2 or $3 (depending on hardback or paperbacks). Majority of material will be out on tables by subjects. Come find a western romance novel, some inspirational titles, or maybe a murder mysteries. 

The sale is only possible due to help from community donations. If you have any gently used titles please consider donating to Axe Library. 

The Library Book sale is open to PSU and community, with profits going to fund annual library programming. Your support is greatly appreciated. We hope to see you at the sale! If you have questions communicate with Jorge León  (jleon@pittstate.edu or at 620.235.4892 ) 

Join us once more and take part in the #ColorOurCollections. Take out your favorite coloring markers, crayons, or pencils. February 7th - 11th is the 2022 #colorOurCollections project.

We have coloring sheets that highlight Special Collections and University Archives. Physical prints available from the Axe Library basement. Or click below for pdf versions. Don't forget to use the hashtag and share your awesome works for others to see. 

PDF of 2022 Coloring pages

PDF of 2021 Coloring pages

PDF of 2020 Coloring pages

The #ColorOurCollections is a national group by Special Collections, Archives, and musems across the nation. Visit their site to learn more and grab different coloring sheets. Also check our your PSU Special Collections and University Archives.

Join us Sunday December 5th at 2 pm for a poetry reading with Author J.T. Knoll. Come down to Axe basement Rm. 029 to hear J.T. read from his newest poetry book Counterpart. 

Other titles by J.T. include Paperboy, True Stories, Entry / Exit Point, Chorus Line, Where the Pavement Ends and Fetch Crazy. 

Event open to the PSU and public. Light refreshments available. 

Library Services is here to help. During Dead Week and Finals, Axe Library will have extended hours and our Late Nights At Axe will have a range of programming and snacks!

Dead Week hours:

Nov. 28th                       12 pm- 1 am
Nov. 29th - Dec 2nd        7:30 am - 1 am

Dec. 5th                          12 pm- 1 am
Dec 6th - 8th                   7:30 am - 1 am

• Snacks and drink breaks at 10 pm on the evenings with extended hours. Courtesy of Library Services.
• Late Night at the Library with GAB . 9 pm - 11 pm. Come take a break and de-stress. Food, give aways, and activities.
• SVP, GSA, NASA are all helping set up "Self care and Destress" tables. Check out some of the materials and take care of yourself!

All sorts of different games and activities through out the week! Join in on the fun. 

Monday - Gorilla - D&D - 1-4pm Axe Library 

Tuesday - GAB - Bangers & Bingo - 7pm OSC Ballroom 

Wednesday - Gorilla Guild - D&D 1-4pm Axe Library 

Thursday - ABC - Game Night - 6:30-8:30pm Axe Library 029

Friday - Campus Activities - Quiz Bowl - Pre-Registration Required 

Games available through out the week at KTC Library & 1st floor Axe Library

Find out more on Engage

The Gene Degruson Memorial Lecture - "The Amazon Army: The Fight for Workers' Rights and Social Justice in the Kansas Coalfields." with presenter Linda Knoll. Presentation on October 5 th at 7 pm in the basement of Axe Library. 

"One hundred years ago, women of Crawford County held a protest. The wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of local miners protested the creation of the Court of Industrial Relations in 1920, which restricted many of the miners’ rights, including the right to strike. Alexander Howat, the head of the Kansas coal miner union, was jailed for failing to recognize this court. In December 1921, in a protest that made national news, several thousand women marched to the mine headquarters in Franklin, Kansas, in an event that became known as the Amazon Army March.

This year’s Gene DeGruson Memorial Lecture features local historian Linda Knoll in a talk titled “The Amazon Army: The Fight for Workers’ Rights and Social Justice in the Kansas Coalfields.”

This free lecture will be given on Tuesday, October 5, at 7:00 pm in the basement of Axe Library on the Pittsburg State University campus.

This Gene DeGruson Memorial Lecture series is in honor of the late Gene DeGruson, the first and long-time curator of the Special Collections & University Archives at PSU. 

The event is free and open to all. A reception will take place afterwards. For more information, email: speccoll@pittstate.edu, or call: (620) 235-488

• An Evening with Chris Crutcher: Books Unite. Censorship Divides - ( Link ) Tuesday September 28th at 5 p.m. at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.
  Chris is author of Loser's Bracket, Whale Talk, and Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. A book signing will follow. 
  Sponsored by PSU Library Services, Department of English & Modern Languages, Tilford Group, Student Government Association, Office of Student Diversity, and the Albertini Family.
  
  
• Check out materials from Axe Library.
  
  
• Books Unite. Censorship Divides Exhibit - at Bicknell on September 27th. 

Earth Day is April 22, 2021. Help Library Services and Students for Sustainability celebrate Earth Day (and Earth week) by engaging in various Earth Day activities. 

During the first Earth Day in 1970, millions gathered for rallies, teach-ins, and to collectively help raise the national awareness of environmental issues. Learn a little more about the history of this grassroots movement from History Channel and from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Activity #1

Participate in the PSU Earth Day Challenge from April 18 th - 24 th through the GooseChase scavenger hunt app.
PSU and community invited to participate. From where ever you currently are located!

1. Download GooseChase App from Playstore on mobile device. (see logo on right)
2. Search for the Game using one of the Game Codes from the right.
3. Complete as many of the challenges as you can. Take great pics, go explore, learn, and have fun!
4. Using the same account, you can return over various days to finish the challenges. Stay safe and follow local safety guidelines. 

Download App from App Play Store and use ONE of the Game Codes below. Game starts Sunday  4.19.21.

Play anytime during the week and return to finish additional challenges. Have fun: 

Individuals or Groups

PSU 2021 Earth Week Challenge ( L784EX ) 

PSU 2021 Earth Week Challenge#2 ( 3KL89E )

Activity #2

Pick up your own DIY Pollinator Seedlings Kit from Axe Library Wednesday April 21st or Thursday April 22nd. Kits will be available on the first floor of Axe Library (limited quantity) and include instructions, soil, seeds, and everything you will need to grow your own MilkWeed or Pollinator plants. 

Planting MilkWeed supports Monarch Butterfly habitats. Sometimes small steps can help in big ways. K-State Research and Extension and Monarch Watch are two sources with fantastic information about Monarchs, habitats, and planting MilkWeed. 

Note - There are many types of Milkweed. Check a local guide or ask at your local garden or nursery for assistance. 

• One common type you may find in the SE Kansas region is Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed ). If you get some seeds, here are some directions Growing Directions
  
  
• If you are interested in other DIY projects with young children: check out Seed Bombs and DIY seed bombs . 

The Spring portion of the TIlford READ 2020-2021 project is about to start up. Library Services and the Tilford group want to make sure any participants can access this years READ title: The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui.

The graphic novel used this year is available through the Tilford Diversity and Multicultural group's webpage and several copies are available for check out from Axe Library.

Join the group through zoom each week for Virtual Read-Aloud sessions and book discussions. Each week the same chapters are covered on two repeating days, to help with scheduling. Join either day. 

Access from the Tilford Canvas webpage the Zoom links and additional information.

Starting November 30th - The Leonard H. Axe Library will be open 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday, and closed on the weekends.

Exceptions include: 
December 19th - January 3rd: Closed

Martin Luther King jr. Holiday Observance January 18th: Closed

Spring Semester hours commence Tuesday January 19th 

At PSU, the health and safety of our employees and students is our top priority. Library Services has been engaged in revising policies, changing space, reimaginging services, and modifying operations to reopen safely.

Outlined here is the Library Services Reopening plan.

The Library Services Material Pick-up Service will continue beyond our reopening. It is the goal that this services helps students and employees request and pick up materials in a low contact and speedy manner. 

For additional Covid-19 Resources visit our Library Guide.

For campus information on Covid-19, Resources, Policies, Forms, and more.