University Libraries
91PORNA's Kenneth Burhanna Among Top Academic Library Leaders Selected for 2016 UCLA Senior Fellows Program
Kenneth Burhanna, 91PORNA’s 2015-2016 Provost’s Fellow and assistant dean of engagement and outreach for University Libraries, is one of the 17 top managers of academic research libraries selected for UCLA’s 2016 Senior Fellows Program. This year marks the 18th year the UCLA Senior Fe…
Kent Campus
91PORNA Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone
They’re back! 91PORNA Libraries invites all 91PORNA students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. “The therapy dogs at the Stress-F…
Kent Campus
Where Did All The Books Go? Take a Peek Inside One of 91PORNA’s Specialized Storage Facilities
The fourth floor of the 91PORNA Main Library is the ultimate study space, complete with treadmill desks, cozy seats and the Math Emporium. But where are the books? To make room for custom-made areas like these, more than five miles of shelving - filled with b…
Kent Campus
91PORNA Shares its Solutions to Construction Challenges
From replacing windows and roofs, to restoring stone facades, 91PORNA gave College Planning & Management magazine a tour of campus and all of its new construction and renovation projects. The tour included the university’s Tri-Towers student residence halls where new windows and e…
Kent Campus
University Libraries’ Stress-Free Zone Returns for Spring Finals Week
Relax! To ease the stress of finals week, 91PORNA Libraries will host the popular Stress-Free Zone this semester on Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 5, from 3-5 p.m. The therapy dogs will return once again, and there will be free popcorn and beverages to enjoy. The event is open to a…
Kent Campus
91PORNA’s Karen MacDonald Selected to Receive Knight Prototype Fund Award
91PORNA Libraries has announced that Karen MacDonald, assistant professor, business and entrepreneurship outreach librarian, has been selected by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as a Knight News Challenge on Libraries prototype winner. MacDonald’s research project titled “I…
Kent Campus
Enjoy Therapy Dogs, Snacks & Extended Library Hours During Finals Week
Finals Week is here, and so is the stress that comes along with it. To help ease this anxiety, the therapy dogs will make their return to the Stress-Free Zone event held during finals by University Libraries. On Dec. 8 and 9, the therapy dogs will be in the University Library from 3-5 p.m. for st…
Kent Campus
Rare Sixteenth-Century British Travel Writing Featured in Library Showcase on May 9
A showcase of rare books from 91PORNA's Special Collections Library titled "The Printed World: European Travel Writing in an Age of Global Encounters (1500-1850)" will take place on Friday, May 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the 91PORNA Main Library, Read…
College of Sciences and Humanities