Milne Library News

Thanks to our judges, Christine Quail and Oscar Oberkircher! And the winners are:

Best video went to Zoe Mahlum and Chris McMyne for their film “The Peep Show,” a romance that also made a great push for the use of the library (even if you’re not a peep).

 

Best 2-D prize went to Logan Rath for his photo “Oneonta Peep Space,” a tribute to the Safe Space program on campus.

 

Best 3-D prize went to the Cooperstown Graduate students diorama “Art Heist,” which recreated a large museum complete with a Sabrett hotdog stand, museum-quality artwork, peeps visiting the exhibits, and peeps robbing the museum of famous paintings. 

 

All the entries for the Peeps Show Contest can be viewed in the online exhibit at http://www.oneonta.edu/library/peeps/peepsexhibit.asp beginning Monday, March 3.

In conjunction with the opening of the new Periodicals Room, Milne Library is sponsoring a contest using marshmallow peeps as an artistic medium. Anyone affiliated with the SUNY Oneonta campus is eligible to enter. Fifty dollar gift certificates to Jazzman’s will be awarded in three categories: 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, and video. 

The rules are:

 

• Use marshmallow peeps or images of peeps to create a diorama, a sculpture, a painting, a photograph, a video or anything else you can imagine that makes a peep(s) into “art.”
• Submit your entry by Monday, February 25 at the Circulation Desk of Milne Library. 
• You may submit as many entries as you like.

 

Special consideration for prizes will be given to entries with the theme “How Peeps Use the Library.” For inspiration and a look at the results of other Peeps Shows, visit http://www.oneonta.edu/library/peeps.asp.

 

Winners will be announced at 2 pm on Friday, February 29, at an Open House in the Periodicals Room.  Come take a look a our very neat and attractive new space, partake of refreshments, and see the Peeps Show entries which will be on display at that time. An online exhibit of the Peeps Show entries will be constructed after the contest so that everyone can be delighted by campus creativity with peeps. For more information contact Kay Benjamin (X2791) or Anne McFarland (2026).

Milne Library has a number of media carrels available for redisitribution.  These carrels have a shelf at eye level and built in power strips.  Please contact Valerie Grant at x2723 or grantvr@oneonta.edu if you are interested.  Thank you.

Recently, Milne Library "pimped" bookcarts.  Many of you may have seen them in the library.  Here are the winners:

 

The Best in Show: Tiki Bar Bookcart

Tackiest: Mr. Bookworm Bookcart

Most Humorous: Witch Way to the Books Bookcart

Most Creative: Double Headded Dragon

Most School Spirit:

Thanks to all who entered and voted! 

Five new staff members joined the library during the summer. Anne McFarland is the new Head of Bibliographic & Digital Services, replacing Elaine Downing. Pam Flinton is the new Head of Access Services (ILL and Circulation Services), replacing Sally Goodwin. Logan Rath is the new Emerging Technologies Librarian. Sandie Fritsch is the circulation reserve clerk, replacing Patty Murphy. And Jennifer Gaston has just joined us in a new position to provide evening coverage of the circulation desk.