Holiday hours

From Tuesday December 13-Friday December 23 and on January 3rd the libraries will be open:

Monday - Friday 8am-4pm

We will be closed December 26th-January 2nd.

Happy holidays and winter break!

Exam time

Wishing you all the best as you take your exams. A few reminders (because we can't help it...)

• Make sure you get enough sleep
• Take short study breaks to help you refocus
• Eat healthy foods like nuts and apples. Stay away from the energy drinks! 
• Motivate yourself. Every day. Write your motivation on a post-it where you can see it. 
• Don't get overwhelmed. Even the biggest task can be broken down into smaller ones. 
• If things get a bit loud and busy at your house, come study at the library. We have quiet study rooms.

The ideas above were paraphrased from this wonderful blog post. Read it if you have a minute. She has many good suggestions.

Give thanks!

Library hours for Thanksgiving week 2016

Monday November 21: 8am-4pm
Tuesday November 22: 8am-4pm
Wednesday November 23: 8am-4pm
Thursday and Friday November 24 and 25: Closed

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Take a survey; be entered to win a Kindle!

Take a minute to take the GALILEO Annual User Survey. You can access it here:

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3143848/
Annual-User-Survey-2016

This is your chance to give feedback on this valuable information resource full of online articles, books, videos!

Vote!

November 8th is election day! 

Here are some quick facts about voting in Georgia.

Your library staff has created an Elections 2016 guide with lots of useful information. There is of course information about the candidates, fact-checking, news coverage, and more. Check it out even if you know who you are voting for. 

Celebrate your freedom to read!

September 25-October 1, 2016 is Banned Books Week. 

Each year during this week we celebrate our freedom to read and the value of free access to information. 

Check out the list of top 10 challenged books in 2015. Some of them might surprise you. 

If you have a few minutes, watch some of the virtual read-out videos. There are celebrity readings and thoughts on censorship. There are also readings by people like you and me.

Follow us on Pinterest and Facebook as we celebrate.

Upcoming

Join us in the TecknOWLogy Nest for a 3D printing workshop.
September 15th
2:30-3:30 p.m.

Welcome back

Wishing you all a great semester!

Athens Campus library hours

Mon.-Thurs. 7:30am-10pm
Friday 7:30am-4pm

Elbert Campus hours
Mon.-Thurs. 7:30am-8pm
Friday 7:30am-4pm

Walton Campus hours
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am-7:30pm
Friday 8:30am-4pm
Come see us!

Summer Break Hours

August 8-19, 2016 Library hours

Athens Campus
Monday-Friday: 8am-4pm 

Elbert & Walton 
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-5pm
Elbert: Friday: 8:30am-4pm
Walton closed Friday 8/12 and 8/19

#ATCWhoKnew?

School's out...

The libraries will be on break hours from May 2-13:

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

We'll resume normal hours on the first day of summer classes, May 16, 2016.

Enjoy!

Money Smart Week

April 23-30, 2016 is Money Smart Week



Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002. It's designed to help consumers better manage their finances. 

Here is a link to the resource page. 

Also, stop by the library. We have some really good money smart brochures for you. We even have one that includes advice on financing a car. 

April 10-16, 2016 is National Library Week

This year's National Library Week theme is Libraries Transform. Libraries are so much more than books on a shelf in a room. Libraries can take you beyond physical boundaries. We live in a digital age. People need technical skills and resources in order to thrive. You can have access to a lot of technology for free at your library, and chances are that there will be classes offered on how to use it. 

If you haven't seen our own TecknOWLogy Nest in the Athens Campus library, you should check it out. We have 3-D printers, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, robots, and so much more. Its purpose is to provide current ATC students, faculty, and staff a safe space to learn and explore these technologies.

Stop by and visit. Celebrate libraries with us.

Check it out!

All these campaign shenanigans making your head spin? You are not alone. We have created a 2016 election guide to help you (and us) try and sort it all out. This guide will be updated on a regular basis. 

Suggestions for good sites or blogs or other sources to add? Email Beth: bthornton@athenstech.edu

Library Hours

Beginning this semester (Spring 2016) the library will no longer be open on Saturdays.

Athens campus library hours will be:
Monday - Thursday
7:30 am - 10:00 pm
Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Elberton, Walton, and Greene library hours will not change.