“What does that mean exactly? What does a librarian do?” This is the question that usually follows up “It’s a shame libraries are ending” or “I didn’t know you needed a degree to do that!” when I tell someone I want to work in libraries. Since I decided to pursue... View Article
Libraries contain a special sort of magic that is not always visible to the naked eye. You step in and you see the magic out of the corner of your eye. There’s that book that’s going to change your life. There’s that friend that will be there for life. A... View Article
Laura Ullom is a junior English/Spanish double major who is interning at the Centennial Library this fall. She has put together a book display on visual media and talks about why she chose the topic: “I chose to do a display on visual media, because I’ve always been fascinated by... View Article
My first memory of a library is pretty sweet. I must have been a little girl – six years old, perhaps – when I followed my kindergarten class into a wonderful room packed with books. Our school librarian came out from behind her desk and gave everybody an old wooden... View Article
The Centennial Library is excited to welcome the 2016 Library Interns: Sharon Tapia, Laura Ullom, and Shaune Young . The interns will participate in a variety of learning experiences and projects in order to develop an understanding of the operation of an academic library and to explore their interest in... View Article
Sharon Tapia is interning at the Centennial Library during the fall semester. Below, she describes the book display she just put together… The theme of my display is “Perspectives on the 2016 Presidential Election.” I was interested in this topic for a few reasons. The first, obviously, is that this is... View Article
The Centennial Library congratulates Taylor Wilcox, the 2016 winner of the Centennial Library Scholarship Award in Library Science. Taylor completed her History major at Cedarville University in December 2015, and will begin her Master’s of Library and Information Science degree at Kent State University in August. She is currently employed... View Article
The Centennial Library hosted the 10th Annual Library Careers Dinner on Monday, November 23, 2015 in the Center for Biblical & Theological Studies. A record number of students attended, representing 14 different majors as diverse as English, Psychology, History, Missions, Theatre, Pharmaceutical Science, and Engineering. Students had the opportunity to... View Article
Julie Deardorff, Director of Collection Services, and a group of current and former Centennial Library interns presented “Today’s Undergraduates…Tomorrow’s Library Directors!” at the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference in Columbus on Friday, November 20, 2015. The presentation outlined the library’s unique career development program for students considering the... View Article
Stop by and see our latest book display “Immigration and Injustice”. Rebekkah Reisner, who is interning with the Library this semester, gives some background on the display: “I picked it after listening to a friend give an account of providing healthcare to an illegal immigrant who is being deported. He... View Article
