• Mell Classroom Building
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    Mell Classroom Building at RBD Library

    September 26, 2017 - By 

    Dynamics at work have changed a bit, because the addition that has been under construction since December 2015 is now finished and open. This $35 million addition adds 26 state of the art classrooms, 2 large lecture halls, study rooms, and open study spaces that span 69,000 square feet in 3 stories. This mecca is called Mell Classroom Building @ RBD Library. With the completion of the Mell Classroom Building at RBD Library, the transformation of the workplace dynamic is not only evident within the walls but extends to the very structure that houses these state-of-the-art facilities. Considering environmental sustainability,…

  • RBD Library is Growing!
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    RBD Library is Growing!

    December 11, 2015 - By 

    Now that the university is closed for Christmas break, construction on RBD to add the new Mell Commons Building will begin over the holidays. The staff of the library took a picture today infront of our building since it will never look like this again. Photo above by Jayson Hill – AUL libraries (Flickr) I also got some shots to remember what it looked like from different angles. See all the pics I took here. To see progress on the new building see this link: Mell Commons

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    Library Story #9

    September 16, 2014 - By 

    This is a post that never got published from about year ago.  This was an email I sent to my 2 bosses to let them what happened one evening at the Circulation Desk. Had a weird occurrence this evening, but wasn’t sure if it warranted an “incident report.”

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    All of a sudden…

    May 3, 2013 - By 

    I was sitting at the staff computer up at the our front desk, not evening touching the keyboard, when all of sudden the keyboard and the keyboard tray crashes into my lap! The mouse, of course, went flying straight to the floor. I just sit there as my 2 student workers look over at giggling, happy it didn’t happen to them. I pulled the thing out since it and the screws were just staring at me. 1 inch screws don’t do much good especially when they’re facing up going against gravity. I was amazed this hadn’t happened sooner. This is…

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    Busy Football Friday

    September 15, 2012 - By 

    Friday was a busy day. As much as I had hoped to get a lot of items marked off my to-do-list, it just didn’t happen. I spent about half a day at work. Fridays are not usually days that I work but it was our Open House. I was on the committee for that, so it was necessary for me to be there. I didn’t take a lot of pics, because I was busy working it. Here’s a collage with a couple shots. Friday evening I went to see Drew march at the football game. I went by myself because…

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    Library Story #4

    July 14, 2012 - By 

    Warm Fuzzies A tall, tough looking guy walks up to the desk with a pile of big books. He places them on the desk and as he does so I see the forehead, eyes, and nose of a little girl as she peeks over the top of the desk trying to see. The little girl looks up to her daddy and whispers something. He looks down admiringly and tell his daughter that they have to check the books out before they can take them home. There’s something so endearing about seeing a father bringing his children, especially his little girl,…