Axe News
Welcome Back Beach Fair
Join us for a Welcome Back Beach Fair!! Right outside Leonard H. Axe Library on Thursday August 29th from 11 am to 1 pm.
Join us for free food, drink, and activities! It's a great way to learn about the resources Axe Library and the partners offer.
Each group will be out with a different game or activity! Event is open to all.
*This event counts as one entry into the Library Champions Study Room giveaway.
41st University Authors Reception
Save The Date - Thursday November 7th at 3 pm.
Library Services will hold the 41st University Authors Reception on November 7th at 3 pm. The reception will be on the 1st floor of Axe Library. Annually this is a social, come and go, event to celebrate with colleagues authored and creative works.
If you are new or want to check out prior years - From the Digital Commons page you can see past bibliographies, Author Discussion videos, and submit any works. The University Authors Reception is a great opportunity for us to celebrate and recognize colleagues that have authored, published, or created works (including artistic endeavors) this past 2023 - 2024.
Submission process is currently open.
We want to celebrate the works of our PSU community. If you are interested in submitting your work the University AUthors Reception and published bibliography, please follow the link the Submission Form. The deadline for submissions this year will be October 17, 2024.
Direct questions to Jorge León
Spring 2024 Late Nights Programming
Library Services is here to help support students through Dead Week and Finals!! We know there is a lot going on so here are some ways we would like to support.
Reminder - Axe Library is normally open until 1 am Sunday nights -Thursday nights.
Dead Week Programming:
- Dead Week Drinks. Library Services will have free drinks Sun - Wed of dead week at 8 pm each evening.
- Sticker Art Nights. Starting Tuesday April 30 th at 7 pm we will have games and a giant sticker puzzle to help fill-in, one sticker at a time!
Finals Programming:
- Finals Food Breaks. Library Services will have free snacks Sun - Wed of Finals week at 8 pm each evening.
- Finals Sunday Snacks, sponsored by Kelce College of Business at 8 pm.
Many thanks to our colleges and departments for helping us offer these services. Especial thanks to the Kelce College of Business, College of Technology, and the College of Arts & Sciences.
Spring 2024 Book Sale
The annual Spring Book Sale is taking place April 24th from 10 am - 2 pm. The sale takes place inside the Leonard H. Axe Library's 1st floor.
This is an annual community event. Axe Library accepts books, in good or gently used condition, for the sale through out the year. This becomes a great way to recycle used books and find a new title to read! Find titles in a variety of subjects, ranging from $1 for paperbacks to $2 per hardback item.
The sale is open to all, campus and community. Proceeds help fund library programs.
Questions can be sent to Jorge Leon.
Solar Eclipse Memories
Are you still mooning over the April 8th Eclipse? We are!
Please share with Library Services your Eclipse photos and videos to our institutional repository, DigitalCommons. Future and past Gorillas will enjoy seeing and reading about your experiences of the Eclipse 2024.
To submit, go to the Digital Commons [link], find “Author’s Corner” on the right-hand sidebar and select “Submit Research” to share! Please note that you will have to create a DigitalCommons account to submit.
Submission to capture this unique piece of PSU history will close on Thursday, April 25.
Create an account documentation here.
DigitalCommons submission - https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/eclipse/
2024 Midterm Destress
Midterms can be stressful!
Join Library Services at Axe Library for destress and relaxation activities during the day from Monday, March 4-Thursday, March 7. Let these themed days and activities provide a chance to decompress, be creative, and relax during the week.
Monday is a coloring party,Tuesday and Wednesday are graphic novel read-ins with light refreshments, and Thursday is board game time!
Attendance at each event will earn entries into Library Champion Study Room Giveaway.
More information on Gorilla Engage.
Join us for the annual #ColorOurColletions once more! From February 5th to 9th come get coloring sheets and supplies from Special Collections.
2024 Coloring Sheets - From the 1910 Kanza
Each year we join the national group in celebrating the joy of coloring pages and celebrating what is unique in our Special Collections and Archives. Share your unique work using the #ColorOurColletions .
Explore past Pittsburg State University submissions here. Feel free to download and color any of them or check out what other collections have submitted to the national movement.
Past years:
Wide Open Space
Call for Spring 2024 Exhibit
All current PSU students and employees are invited to submit 2D visual artwork to Wide Open Space: Openly Licensed Art Exhibit. The theme of the juried show is “Wide Open Space,” which explores content created by PSU community members that has been openly licensed. Any 2D artwork falling under any genre will be accepted, except for artworks that include vulgarity or nudity. Additionally, the expectation is for the content to be human-created.
Submissions are due on Tuesday, February 13 at 1pm CT via - https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/wideopenspace/. As a part of the submission process, works will be posted to a repository. Open repositories are electronic services designed to preserve and provide open access to various media. By submitting to the exhibit, your work will become a part of the Digital Commons repository at PSU. You are welcome to add your work to other repositories such as Flickr or Openverse. Submissions must include a Creative Commons (CC) license, Title of work, date created, and formatted as a JPEG or PNG file. For assistance identifying a Creative Commons license for your work, see the CC License Chooser webpage. If you have further questions set up an appointment with Learning Outreach Librarian Ruth Monnier by email at rmonnier@pittstate.edu.
If you have not submitted to PSU’s Digital Commons before, you will need to create an account.
The exhibit will be hosted at the Overman Student Center in conjunction with Open Education Week in March.
Kansas Notable Books
Come check out any of the 2023 Kansas Notable Book award recipients.
This annual program by the State Library of Kansas recognizes, "15 outstanding titles either written by Kansans or about a Kansas related topic. The Kansas Notable Book List highlights our lively contemporary writing community and encourages readers to enjoy some of the best writing of the authors among us."
You can check out the annual lists going back to 2006 - here.
Current 2023 winners are on display in Axe Library on the 1st floor display case. Come check one out.
Check out any of the prior winners from the catalog - here.
Learning From Gordon Park - Gene DeGruson Lecture series
Join us for the Annual Gene DeGruson Memorial Lecture on October 19th at 7:00 pm in the basement of Leonard H. Axe Library.
This year’s DeGruson Memorial Lecture Series will feature “Learning from Gordon Parks,” presented by Ann Dean.
In this presentation, photographer Ann Dean discusses the impact and inspiration found in Gordon Parks’s books: The Learning Tree, A Choice of Weapons, and Half Past Autumn.
Members of the community are invited to attend the free program and reception afterwards. Event open to all.
The discussion is sponsored by the Pittsburg State University Special Collections and Archives with support from the Humanities Kansas and the Friends of Leonard H. Axe Library. Contact Sara DeCaro for more information.
