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cartoon drawings of a woman giving blood and a young student reading on a bean bag in front of book shelves. Text - Homer Babbidge Library Blood Drive, Thursday, July 24 from 9am-2pm. Parking available in the South Parking Garage. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter 1200 to schedule an appointment.

DYK that every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood? The UConn Chapter of the American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive in Homer Babbidge on Thursday, July 24th from 9am-2pm. Schedule an appointment at redcrossblood.org and enter 1200

Due to the issues at the Hartford Public Library, our Hartford campus location will be closed for the remainder of the week. We will reopen on Tuesday.

Image saying Hartford Campus Library Closed.

Due to unforseen circumstances, our Hartford campus library is closed today.

Things we learned today:
1) The library is a great place to make new friends! 🥰
2) We might have 6 more weeks of spring semester? 😅

Temporary door at the top of stairs

Two people standing at the iDesk

Random portal? Even better, the escalator to Level B in Babbidge is FINALLY being replaced by stairs! The iDesk has temporarily moved to just inside the west entrance and will be staffed

M-W, 8 am - 9 pm
T-F, 8 am - 5 pm
S-S, 12 - 5 pm

You should also anticipate noise near the Plaza.

Student laying on a golden retriever

This is our 15th year of Paws to Relax and this picture says it all. Today is the last day to get some snuggles on the first floor of Babbidge.

12-1 Willow, Foxhound
1-2 Andy, Golden Retriever
2-3 Seneca, Yellow Lab
3-4 Millie, Spaniel Mix
4-5 Cora, Bernese Mountain Dog

Blow up snowman on a table

We could say corny things like chill, you got this or stay frosty. Instead we’ll just file this under strange things you find at the library during finals.

Tori the Golden Retriever sitting in front of the Paws to Relax sign

Tori may have been here yesterday, but there are plenty of snuggles to get today! Come Paws and Relax on the first floor of HBL today and meet

Dugan, Australian Shepherd (12-1)
Grant, Golden Retriever (1-2)
Millie, Border Collie (2-3)
Toby, Golden Retriever (3-4)
Hunter, Shetland Sheepdog (4-5)

Pug sitting on a chair with a student taking a picture of him.

We are partial to the big dogs, but there is room for the little guys here at UConn. Frankie the Pug sported a cute little tie for y’all today. Paws to Relax in HBL until 5.
Ryder, Mini Australian Labradoodle (1-2)
Wrigley, Newfoundland (2-3)
Shelby, Border Collie (3-4)
Tori, Golden Retriever (4-5)

Table with the UConn Library table cloth and tea on it

You made it to the end of classes! We are still rolling with 24/7 hours in Babbidge through next week and even better, Paws to Relax starts Monday. But today, stop by and grab some free tea in the Plaza.

Good luck on your finals!!

Photos of Kristina Edwards, Fyiane Nsilo-Swai, and Stan Huzarewicz with the text - Level Up! Congratulations Librarian level 3

Help us congratulate Kristina, Fyiane, and Stan on their recent promotions to Librarian 3👊

Illustration of a personified Earth wearing glasses and holding books in their hands. Text reads "Celebrate Earth Day with the UConn Library."

Happy Earth Day, residents of Earth! 🤓
Celebrate the day by learning more about our planet and climate change! Check out our collection at s.uconn.edu/EarthDay

Closing early today

The Stamford campus library will be closing at 3:00pm today.

Babbidge Library Exhibit Offers Powerful Images of War, and Hope, Created by Ukrainian Children - UConn Today "Children Draw War, Not Flowers" will be on display at the Homer Babbidge Library through August 1

War is devastating in so many ways, and these pictures drawn by Ukrainian children are a reminder of how it affects our children. The exhibition in Homer Babbidge is up through August 1 and worth the visit.

today.uconn.edu/2025/04/babb...

Student Elena Smith holding the book "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller in front of the reference desk next to the Welcome sign with Jonathan the Husky.

Student Alyssa Spellman holding the book "The Girl Who Dared to Think" by Bella Forrest in front of the reference desk next to the welcome sign with Jonathan the Husky.

Student Katelyn Lamprey holding the book "Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body" by Roxane Gay in front of the reference desk next to the welcome sign with Jonathan the Husky.

It's National Student Employee Appreciation Week! Our students are essential - from behind the scenes to information desks, we would be lost without them. Avery Point Library celebrated by adding books to the collection for their seniors. Thank you to all our student employees!

Photo of Jennifer Schaefer, Katie Fiducia and Jonathan outside on Fairfield Way at the UConn Storrs Campus next to a table with books on it.

It was cold. It was gusty. Both of these are understatements. BUT WE ARE NOT FAIR-WEATHER LIBRARIANS! Thanks for stopping by the Spring Fling to plant some seeds and take home a book from our Earth Day Collection!

For more books, check out s.uconn.edu/EarthDayCollection

Conversations in the Creases | Drop-in Zine-making on Tuesdays, 4:30 - 6:00pm in

Attention (prospective) zine-makers: we've moved our drop-in studio to HBL Room 1101, still from 4:30pm - 6:00pm on Tuesdays through April 29th. Come hang out, make new friends and be creative! 🤙😎

Illustration of a personified planet earth on rollerskates holding a potted plant over its head. "Spring Fling Plant Pop-Up. Take home one of 15 different herbs in its own planter! April 16th, Fairfield Way, 11am - 2pm."

Visit Spring Fling on Fairfield Way tomorrow between 11am - 2pm and take home a new plant friend! Our friendly library staff will help you choose one of 15 different herbs to plant, and we'll even have some Earth-related books available for check out!

Book bracket: Pride & Prejudice vs. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings.

Here it is: the Final Four in our book bracket!

Pride & Prejudice vs. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Jurassic Park vs. The Lord of the Rings.

Did ya'll see this coming? Get those votes in! ow.ly/QHkw50VsACl

Amazing marker art found in the library this morning! Thanks for brightening our day with this awesome tribute to the UConn Women!
Follow the artist on insta: james_mcnicol

UConn Library Workshops | Get the GISt - Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Learn the fundamentals of geospatial visualization using ArcGIS Online. Then, make your own map using your new skills! Tuesday, April 15 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm in HBL Room 1136 and Wednesday April 16 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm in HBL Room 1136. Register today at s.uconn.edu/libraryworkshops

Want to learn how to use ArcGIS to enhance a class presentation?
Or maybe to track cryptid sightings? 👀
This is the workshop for you! Join us on Tuesday, April 15 from 1:00 - 2:30pm in HBL! Register today at s.uconn.edu/libraryworkshops

Illustration of former UConn President Homer Babbidge in fantasy adventuring garb in front of a cavernous library. "Babbidge Quest. We're going on an adventure! Have you discovered all the knowledge to be found on campus? Collect all four seals of knowledge before the portals close. Embark April 9th 1pm - 4pm. Quest rewards: drawstring bag, water bottle and 400exp."

A man in adventuring clothes with the air of a former university president introduces himself as Homer. He tells you that on April 9th, portals will open at various library locations & there's a reward for anyone who can bring back seals of knowledge.

Welcome to BabbidgeQuest.
🐉🧙‍♀️🔮

March Madness book bracket with the following match ups Pride & Prejudice vs. To Kill a Mockingbird The Wonderful Wizard of Oz vs. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jurassic Park vs. Dune The Joy Luck Club vs. The Lord of the Rings

Our March Madness book bracket is down to the Elite Eight & the match ups are FIERCE.

Pride & Prejudice vs. To Kill a Mockingbird
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz vs. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jurassic Park vs. Dune
The Joy Luck Club vs. The Lord of the Rings

Vote today! ow.ly/cYZW50VsACm

All We Can Save book cover with lecture information

Tomorrow is the UConn Reads lecture “To Change Everything, We Need Everyone” with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, co-editor of the climate anthology “All We Can Save” to lead us on a path toward all we can save.

In conjunction with Women’s Herstory Month

March 31, 7pm
Student Union Theater

Photo of Sports Studies collection and Books That Became Movies book display on Level 1 of Homer Babbidge Library. A March Madness Book Bracket is on a screen behind the book display.

We're celebrating March Madness in true library fashion: with a book bracket!

Each competitor in our Sweet 16 is a book that became movie! Cast your votes and we'll reveal the Elite Eight titles next week! forms.office.com/r/Mrqnc1bpvC

Maria Brennan standing in front of a sign that says Homer Babbidge Library

Babbidge Scholar pin held up with Homer Babbidge Library in the background

🥳Congratulations Maria Brennan on becoming a Babbidge Scholar! A Babbidge Scholar is an undergraduate that earns a 4.0 in two consecutive semesters. Maria is a senior graduating in May with a degree in Italian Literary & Cultural Studies.

Image shows exhibit banners for the Pandemic Journaling project exhibition, Picturing the Pandemic, in the entrance to the University of Connecticut's Babbidge Library. Exhibition website is at https://picturingthepandemic.org/.

Image shows exhibit banners for the Pandemic Journaling project exhibition, Picturing the Pandemic, in the entrance to the University of Connecticut's Babbidge Library. Exhibition website is at https://picturingthepandemic.org/.

Image shows key exhibit banner for the Pandemic Journaling project exhibition, Picturing the Pandemic, in the entrance to the University of Connecticut's Babbidge Library. Banner text reads: Thinking about five years of COVID. Let’s ask the big questions. Why did most of us not die? Science. Where are scientists made? In our schools and universities. Science is slow, and costly, and imperfect. It also saved — and saves — lives. Yet the past five years have seen a rise in skepticism and anger at the scientific community. How did we get here? Five years of COVID, five years of PJP The Pandemic Journaling Project is many things. It’s an online journaling platform. A community engaged project. A quiet space to remember and reflect. It’s also science. How has PJP been able to chronicle the pandemic? Through investments in the common good: universities, libraries, museums and historical societies, community-based organizations. Through the investments we — in the US and around the world — make in each other, in our communities, and in the future. Will we have these resources going forward?

Join us TODAY 3/6 @ 4pm at UConn's Babbidge Library to mark 5 years of COVID by launching, "Picturing the Pandemic: Images from the Pandemic Journaling Project."

On display till 3/20, then => @qdr.bsky.social in Syracuse, NY

@uconn.bsky.social @uconninchip.bsky.social @uconnlibrary.bsky.social

The Homies present No Bad Days. Buy a t-shirt today, $20, pick up in the library. Sale runs until March 12th. Light blue t-shirt with "No Bad Days" written in a dark blue, retro font, on the front. Back reads "Friends of the Home Babbidge Library."

With friends (of the library) like these, there are no bad days! 🥰
Support The Homies with one of these awesome t-shirts! On sale until March 12th.
Order via Google Form and pick up in the library! ow.ly/y4ef50Vbml9

UConn Library Workshops | Get the GISt Introduction to Digital Storytelling using ArcGIS StoryMaps. Learn to use the media and mapping tools in ArcGIS StoryMaps to create interactive stories. GIS beginners welcome! Wednesday, March 5, 3:00pm - 4:30pm in HBL room 1136 or Tuesday, March 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm in HBL room 1136. Register today at s.uconn.edu/libraryworkshops.

There's still time to register for the March 11th StoryMaps workshop! GIS beginners welcome - come learn how to make an interactive map! Visit s.uconn.edu/libraryworkshops to sign up.