IRC Hours: Winter Break

IRC Winter Break Hours
The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Friday, December 13th, through Monday, January 6th during winter break. A complete listing of our hours and updates is located on the IRC web site.

We wish you a joyous holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the new year!

IRC Hours & Extended Hours

AU Library Extended Hours
The library's extended hours schedule begins on Monday, December 2nd and continues through Wednesday, December 11th. Extended hours provide study and work space for students during the last week of classes and finals. Visit the library web site for extended hours details.

IRC Hours & Availability
The Instructional Resource Center does not participate in extended hours. Library 2nd floor computers and the print quota printer are available during extended hours. Remember, IRC resources and equipment are not available when the IRC is closed.

Main Collection: General

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Conducting Your Literature Review
  BF76.5 .H45 2020
• Writing Literature Reviews
  H62 .G246 2017
• Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Research Imagination
  H65 .H37 2018

IRC Hours Update: Thanksgiving Break

IRC Hours Update
The IRC will close at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, November 26th and remain closed through Sunday, December 1st.  Regular fall hours resume on Monday, December 2nd..

IRC hours and updates are available on our web site: IRC Hours & Updates and at @IRCaulibrary. We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday break.

Juvenile Books: Nonfiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
  NC975.5 .F85 M33 2019
• My Friend is Deaf
  HV2392.C43 2020
• Supreme Court: Why it Matters to You
  KF8742 .S5865 2019
• It's a Round, Round, World
  QB286.P48 2019
• Mars or Bust: Orion and the Mission to Deep Space
  TL789.8 .U6 O7535 2020
• Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiumg Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
  QC16.W785 R63 2019
• What Miss Mitchell Saw
  QB36.M7 B27 2019
• Animal Awards
  QL751.5 .J45 2019
• You are Eating Plastic Everyday: What's in Our Food
  TD427 .P62 S65 2020

IRC Hours Update

The Instructional Resource Center will be open 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday, November 22nd. A complete list of IRC hours and updates is available on our website.

Juvenile Books: Nonfiction & YA Nonfiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Kindness Book
  BJ1533.K5 P37 2019
• Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Fredom
  E444.J83 H66 2019
• Monument Maker
  NB237.F7 S94 2019
• Defining and Discussing Free Speech
  JC591.M54 D44 2019
• Blue Planet: Life in Our Oceans and Rivers
  GB662.3 B88 2019
• One Person, No Vote
  JA1924.A54 2019
• Encyclopedia of American Indian History & Culture: Stories, Timelines, Maps, and More
  E77.4 .E53 2019

Juvenile Books: Fiction & YA Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Story That Cannot Be Told
  PZ7.K696 Sto 2019
• Memory Keeper
  PZ7.C328 Mem 2019
• Words on Fire
  PZ7.N5673 Car 2019
• Roll with It
  PZ7.S8545 rol 2019
• The Year We Fell from Space
  PZ7.K5673 Ye 2019
• Big Words Small Stories: Smell the Daisies
  P326.H46 S64 2019
• Allies
  PZ7.G77224 Al 2019
• Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
  PZ7.R33593 L00 2019
• Dear Sweet Pea
  PZ7.M95352 Sw 2019
• Light it Up
  PZ7.M2739 Lit 2019

AU Library Survey: Thank You

Thank you! Thank you very much!
AU Library would like to thank everyone who took time to complete the 2019 AU Library LibQUAL Survey.   At the survey's conclusion, 561 students, faculty, and staff participated in the survey; 216 comments were submitted and 75 students joined us for our kick-off event.

Survey Results
We are looking forward to reviewing survey responses and will present results on our LibQUAL guide in the near future. Over the next few weeks, survey results will be compiled by LibQUAL.org and shared with AU Library. Once that happens, we will be able to share our findings with the AU Community.

Survey Comments
We will review and categorize comment data into the three categories:  affect of service, information control, and library as a place.  When complete, word clouds will be developed and shared for data visualization purposes.

Prize Drawing
Once survey email addresses are provided to us by LibQUAL.org, we will select the winners of our prize drawings. Winners will be contacted via AU email and information will be posted here, on the IRC News & Information Blog, and in a portal announcement.

LibQUAL: Take the survey

There's still time!
Time is running short for responding to the AU Library LibQUAL+® survey. The survey will close tomorrow, Friday, November 15. If you have not already done so, please take a few minutes to complete our library quality improvement survey. Your participation is important to us.

Take the survey here: http://bit.ly/AU-LIBQUAL19

Remember, enter your Ashland University email at the end of the survey if you want to enter the drawing for a chance to win one of our prizes.

• $50 Campus Store Gift Certificate (1) 
• Amazon Fire 7 Tablet, $50 value (1) 
• 3rd Generation Amazon Echo Dot, $50 value (1) 
• Gift card from Vines, Subway, and Chipotle, $10 value (3 total) 
• Select AU merchandise, $5 value (25)

IRC Hours Update: Nov 13

The IRC will close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, November 13th. Regular hours resume on Thursday, November 14. A complete listing of Instructional Resource Center hours and updates is available on our web site.

Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Creating Effective IEPS: A Guide to Developing, Writing, and Implementing Plans for Teachers
  LC4031.B85 2018
• From Disability to Diversity: College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
  LC4818.88.S53 2019
• Holistic Curriculum
  LB1025.2 .M4772 2019
• Broader, Bolder, Better
  LC215.W46 2019

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Mr. Pumpkin's Tea Party
  PZ7.B37 M77 2019
• Sweep
  PZ7.G7367 Swe 2019
• Home in the Woods
  PZ7.W5623 Hom 2019
• There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Book
  PZ7.T4423 Th 2019
• River
  PZ7.C784737 Ri 2019
• Fry Bread
  PZ7.M34683 Fry 2019
• Why
  PZ7.R32865 Wh 2019
• Double Bass Blues
  PZ7.L6645 Dou 2019
• Oscar Seeks a Friend
  PZ7.P38 Osc 2019
• Saturday
  PZ7.M6682 Sat 2019
• Stretchy McHandsome
  PZ8.3 .S2849 Str 2019
• Day So Gray
  PZ7.L1676 Day 2019
• Chicken Break: A Counting Book
  PZ8.3 .B4592 Chi 2019
• Wintercake
• PZ7.P4313 Win 2019

AU Library Faculty Resources

Need a refresher on all things AU Library? 

AU Faculty Resources in Blackboard Learn can help.

We're Still here!
AU Library’s two Blackboard sites, AU Library Faculty Resources & AU Library Student Orientation, have been relocated from the Institution Page to Organizations. While no longer accessible from both locations, we are still here!

About AU Library Faculty Resources
This site is a starting point for resources, information, and services provided by AU Library to all faculty, with an emphasis on those teaching hybrid and online course content via Bbl. Featured here are familiar items such as Library Services for Faculty & Staff and Library Guides, and a selection of resources that may be new to you.

Information is grouped into five areas:

• Welcome to AU Library | Overview of the site and AU Library Mission & Vision Statements, Library News and Announcements, and a feedback survey.
• AU Library & Blackboard | This section provides information pertaining to AU Library digital resources for instruction and support. Here you will find Library Tutorials with surveys, quizzes, and course resources; Library Guides to support your course, an assignment, or provide research help; Electronic Reserves (E-Res) for your courses; and a link to AU Library's Student Orientation in Blackboard Learn.
• AU Library & Assessment | This section provides an overview of library assessment opportunities. Featured here is a collection of assessment examples currently being used, the ACRL framework for information literacy, and standards and guidelines for libraries in higher education.
• Faculty & Research | Learn more about using AU library and OhioLINK databases for your research and Interlibrary Loan FAQs. This area provides tips and tutorials for using Zotero with library databases.
• Library Quick Links | AU Library has a wealth of information and resources readily available to users on our web site. These links provide quick access to the library web site, library hours, AU Library's FAQs knowledge base, and more.

Visti us in person, and online! We look forward to working with you.

LibQUAL: Take the Survey!

It's not too late ...
Last week you received an email message asking you to participate in Ashland University Library’s quality improvement survey. If you have already completed the survey, thank you very much! If you have not completed it yet, there is still time. Only you can tell us how well we are serving your library needs.

Please complete the survey no later than Friday, November 15th. Remember, enter your Ashland University email at the end of the survey if you want to enter the drawing for one of our prizes.

• $50 Campus Store Gift Certificate (1) 
• Amazon Fire 7 Tablet, $50 value (1) 
• 3rd Generation Amazon Echo Dot, $50 value (1) 
• Gift card from Vines, Subway, and Chipotle, $10 value (3 total) 
• Select AU merchandise, $5 value (25)

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Thing About Bees: A Love Letter
  PZ7.L375 Thi 2019
• Tale of the Tiger Slippers
  PZ8.755 Tal 2019
• Frank and Bean
  PZ7.M5815 Fr 2019
• Pick A Pumpkin
  PZ7.T64 P53 2019
• Fern and Horn
  PS8563.A868 F47 2019
• Love and the Rocking Chair
  PZ7.D5796 Lo 2019
• M is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child
  PZ7.R64 M57 2019
• Around the Table That Grandad Built
  PZ7.H56 A76 2019

Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Global Networks, Local Actions: Rethinking Adult Education Policy in the 21st Century
  LC5225.A36 M55 2018
• Contemporary Theories of Learning: Learning Theorists in their Own Words
  LB1060.C6558 2018

Safari Learning Platform: eBooks

Please be aware that access to the O’Reilly Safari Learning Platform (eBooks collection) is temporarily unavailable due to the fires and power outages in California. We will post updates as they become available.

Follow @OReillyMedia on Twitter for current platform status.

AU Library Podcast: Library Escape Room

AU Library Podcast 
Interested in learning more about AU Library's Escape Room? Listen to our most recent podcast, a mini-episode with Sarah Thomas, head of the Escape Room planning committee. Listen here, or listen online: The AU Library Podcast, Episode 2.2


Registration Info
Ready to participate in our escape room activity? Register at the reference desk, library main floor, call the library reference desk at 419.289.5403, or email library@ashland.edu.  Help us find the missing librarian!

Blog post originally published on the AU Library News blog.

AU Library Podcast: LibQual Survey

AU Library Podcast
Interested in learning more about the LibQUAL survey? Listen to our most recent podcast, a mini-episode from the LibQUAL survey team discussing the survey and our kick-off event. Listen here, or listen online:  The AU Library Podcast, Episode 2.1


Your opinion counts!
Take the survey and enter for chance to win 1 of 31 available prizes. Scan the code, go online, and let your voice be heard.  Already working online? Visit the library web site or AU Library LibQUAL Survey guide and take the survey.

Take the AU Library Survey

Take the Survey!  This video provides an overview of the 2019 AU Library LibQUAL Survey. Visit the Library web site to take the survey; learn more about the survey process on our LibGuide.

AU Library Student Orientation

Need a refresher on all things AU Library? 

AU Library Student Orientation in Blackboard Learn can help.

We're Still here!
AU Library’s two Blackboard sites, AU Library Faculty Resources & AU Library Student Orientation, have been relocated from the Institution Page to Organizations. While no longer accessible from both locations, we are still here!

About AU Library Student Orientation
AU Library student orientation features information about resources and services available to Ashland University students in person and online. It is a starting point for all things Ashland University Library including research, resources, and library guides.

Explore our topics in the order presented, or start with items that interest you. Return at any time to review library and IRC tutorials, catch up with Library News, or find someone to help with your library or research.

• Overview: Get started with AU Library Orientation by reviewing what's available, watching the introductory video, seeing what's new with AU Library News, and help us help you by taking our orientation survey. 
•  AU Library: Learn more about AU Library on Campus, resources available to you online, and how to borrow items from AU Library & OhioLINK. 
• Library Research: Review our introductory research videos for finding books, finding articles in library databases, and finding help from the reference team. 
• Welcome to the IRC: Take a tour of the Instructional Resource Center, learn more about our collections, and see what's available with the IRC online. 

Navigating the information landscape can be challenging, we are here to help. AU Library Student Orientation is available to all students, faculty, and staff in Blackboard Learn.

Today! Survey Kick-Off Event

Today's the day! 

Join us for our survey kick-off event from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, on the library main floor. Refreshments will be served, and all attendees will have a chance to win a kick-off event prize.  See you there!

AU Library Podcast episode: LibQUAL survey

AU Library Podcast
Interested in learning more about the LibQUAL survey? Listen to our most recent podcast, a mini-episode from the LibQUAL survey team discussing the survey and our kick-off event. Listen here, or listen online:  The AU Library Podcast, Episode 2


Your opinion counts! 
Take the survey and enter for chance to win 1 of 31 available prizes. Scan the code, go online, and let your voice be heard.  Already working online?  Use the survey link @ http://bit.ly/AU-LIBQUAL19 for access.

AU Library Survey

LibQUAL Survey
Today Ashland University students, faculty, and staff will receive an email containing information about and a link to our library service quality - or LibQUAL - survey. As we plan for Ashland University Library’s future, it is important that we understand perceptions and expectations of our campus community.

Your opinion counts! 
Take the survey and enter for chance to win 1 of 31 available prizes. Scan the code, go online, and let your voice be heard.  Already working online?  Use the survey link @ http://bit.ly/AU-LIBQUAL19 for access.

IRC Hours Update: Fall Break

The IRC will close at 5:00 pm, Thursday, October 17th. We will be closed closed Friday, October 18th through Sunday, October 20th for Fall Break.

Regular hours resume Monday, October 21st. A complete list of IRC hours & updates is available on our web site: IRC Hours & Updates.

Juvenile Books: Non Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Caught! Nabbing History's Most Wanted
  HV8080.A6 B73 2019
• Born to Draw Comics: The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts
  PN6727.S3 Z89 2019
• Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum
  N440.S48 2019
• Join the No-Plastic Challnge: A First Book of Redcing Waste
  TD798.R58 2019
• Thurgood
  KF745.M34 W56 2019
• Paper Son: The Inspiring tory of Tyrus Wong
  N6537.W647 L48 2019
• Soldier for Equality
  D570.3.90th T66 2019
• Liberty Arrives
  F128.64 L6 B97 2019
• Parrot and the Merchant
  PK6481.M8 Par 2019
• 16 Words: William Carlos Williams and the Red Wheelbarrow
  PS3545.I544 Z876 2019

Juvenle Books: Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
  PS8561. A375 C65 2019
• All the Impossible Things
  PZ7.L215 All 2019
• Judy Moody: Book Quiz Whiz
  PZ7.M478419 Jubo 2019
• Stargazing
  PZ7.7.W3599 St 2019
• If the Hat Fits
  PZ7.W3847 W84 2019
• Clockwork Ghost
  PZ7.R83138 Cl 2019
• Beverly, Right Here
  PZ7.D5455 Bev 2019
• Someplace to Call Home
  PZ7.D1644 So 2019
• Indian No More
  PZ7.W54 In 2019

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Fly!
  PZ7.T2193828 Fly 2019
• Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse
  PZ8.3.G5463 Re 2019
• Apple Cake
  PZ7.C3749 A66 2018
• Mother Goose of Pudding Lane
  PZ8.3.R1768 Mo 2019
• Two for Me, One for You
  PZ7.M454 Tw 2019
• Rhythm of the Rain
  PZ7.B1782 Rh 2019
• Sing A Song
  PZ7.L995545 Sin 2019
• I Got Next
  PZ7.P44738 Iag 2019
• Ball & Balloon
  PZ7.S19785 Bal 2019
• Dogulas
  PZ7.C2999 Do 2019

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
  PS595.G76 T45 2019
• Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
  PZ7.K417 Man 2019
• La gran fiesta de los olores
  PZ73.M37724 2019
• Here and Now
  PZ7.D43275 Her 2019
• Proudest Blue: A Story of Huab and Family
  PZ7.M76 Pro 2019
• My Footprints
  PZ7.P5153 My 2019
• Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home
  PZ7.7 .G9 St 2019
• Scarecrow
  PZ7.F388 S33 2019
• Stone Sat Still
  PZ8.3.W4653 St 2019

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Butterflies on the First Day of School
  PZ7.S545 Byu 2019
• Expedition
  PZ7.C815343 Exp 2019
• Vanishing Colors
  PZ7.0762 Van 2019
• Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time
  PZ7.P22115 Ny 2019
• Moldilocks and the Three Scares
  PZ7.L99526 Mo 2019

Juvenile Books: YA Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Language of Fire: A Story of Joan of Arc
  PZ7.5.H44 Lan 2019
• Slay
  PZ7.M6727 Sl 2019
• End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future
  PZ7.R7375 End 2019
• Fountains of Silence
  PZ7.S47957 Fou 2019
• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
  PZ7.R83138 Thi 2019

Main Collectiton: Education & General

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Preparing Teacher's for Deeper Learning
  LB1715.D344 2019
• Where Teacher's Thrive
  LB2832.2.J64 2019
• Restortive Justice Pocketbook
  HV8688.T46 2009
• Joy of Search: A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics
  ZA4230 .R87 2019
• Handbook of Behavioral Intervention in Schools: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
  LB3013.H3359 2019

The AU Library Podcast

We're Podcasting!

Join us for conversations inside and outside AU Library stacks as we discuss topics of interest to the Ashland University community.

The Ashland University Library Podcast is hosted on Anchor.fm and available for your listening pleasure on seven podcast platforms: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Pocket Casts, and Radio Public.


Visit the Ashland University Library Podcast library guide for more information about where to find our podcast on Anchor, how a podcast fits with the library's strategic plan, general podcasting resources, and a form to suggest episode topics. You can even listen to new episode on our library guide!

Banned Books Week: 2019 Infographic

Banned Books Week: More than Books

It's more than books ...

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks reported instances of bans and challenges to books, as well as instances related to programs & meetings, displays, databases, artwork, magazines, films, and games. "Since 1990, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom has maintained a database on challenged materials. ALA collects information from two sources: media reports and reports submitted by individuals" (ALA, Challenge Reporting).

Banned Books Week: Censorship by the Number

Why are Books Challenged?

"Often challenges are motivated by a desire to protect children from “inappropriate” sexual content or “offensive” language. The following were the top three reasons cited for challenging materials as reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom: the material was considered to be "sexually explicit;" the material contained "offensive language;" and the materials was "unsuited to any age group"'(ALA, Banned Books FAQ).

Banned Books Week: Challenge or Ban?

What is the difference between a challenge or banning? 

"A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection" (ALA Banned Book FAQ).

Banned Books Week: Top 11 List of 2018

About Bans & Challenges

This graphic features the 11 most challenged books from 2018. "While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have remained available. This happens only thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, students, and community members who stand up and speak out for the freedom to read" (ALA, Banned Books Week).

• Frequently Challenged Books
• Frequently Challenged Children's Books
• Frequently Challenged Young Adult Books
• Frequently Challenged Books with Diverse Content

Banned Books Week: Top Challenged Books 2018

Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2018

Banned or Challenged? What's the difference? "Books are still being banned and challenged today. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials" (ALA Banned Books Week).

Banned Books Week: Sept 22-28, 2019

What is Banned Books Week?

"Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2019) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular" (ALA, Banned Books Week).

Interested in learning more? There's a Banned Books Week LibGuide for that! The IRC Banned Books Week guide features an overview of  Banned Books Week history and challenged books, Library Resources and Internet & Infographic Resources, links to frequently banned and challenged books for the last ten years, challenged classics, and an interactive timeline highlighting 30 Years of Challenged Literature.

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Can I Keep It?
  PZ7.J565 Can 2019
• One Dark Bird
  PZ8.3.S2798 On 2019
• Count on Me
  PZ7.T735 Co 2019
• Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
  PZ7.L32379 Me 20198
• My Teacher is a Robot
  PN6727.B7575 M9 2019
• Sign Off
  PZ7.S2716 Sig 2019
• Camp Tiger
  PZ7.C533 Cam 2019
• Tangled: A Story About Shapes
  PZ8.3.M657 Tan 2019
• Night is Yours
  PZ7.Z23 Ni 2019
• Albert's Quiet Quest
  PZ7.A782 Al 2019
• From One to Ten
  PZ7.H8227 Fr 2019
• Spencer's New Pet
  PZ7. S548 Spe 2019

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• This Beach is Loud
  PZ7.C6749 Th 2019
• Great Pumpkin Contest
  PZ7.R825 Gre 2019
• Being Edie is Hard Today
  PZ7.B751536 Be 2019
• Daniel's Good Day
  PZ7.A728 De 2019
• Hideout
  PZ7.M435423 Hid 2019
• Normal Pig
  PZ7.S7414 Nor 2019
• I am so Clever
  PZ7.R16 Iam 2019
• How to Read a Book
  PZ7.A37723 How 2019
• Little Girl Green
  PZ7.A513 Lit 2019
• Puppy Truck
  PZ7.P63347 Pu 2019

Juvenile Books: Non Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo
  TL789.8 11.U6 A5333 2019
• Big Book of Birds
  QL676.2 .Z65 2019
• Mass Shootings in America
  HV7436 .H37 2019
• Opiod Crisis
  HV5809.5.H36 2019
• Moon Mission: The Epic 400-Year Journey to Apollo 11
  TL789.8 .U5 A563 2019
• Rivers and Streams
  QH541.5 .S7 S5725 2019
• Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreo Played the Piano for President Lincoln
  ML3930.C2635 E55 2019
• Debunking Conspiracy Theories
  HV6275.J64 2019
• Navigating Filter Bubbles
  ZA3085 .S46 2019
• Recognizing Bias
  P96.M4 R93 2019
• You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks
  E160.T87 2019
• Racism
  HT1521.L33 2019
• Bullying
  BF637.B85 L33 2019

Juvenile Books: Non Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star Spangled Banner
  E356.B2.H38 2019
• Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The Story of Alan Bean
  TL789.85 B36 R63 2019
• You are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood
  PN1992.4.R56 R45 2019
• I'm Trying to Love Math
  QA40.5 B38 2019
• It feels Good to Be Yourself
  HQ77.9 T497 2019
• Samuel Morse: That's Who: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code
  TK5243.M7 M37 2019
• Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero
  GV1051.B37 H64 2019
• Crossing on Time: A Story of Steamships and Speed
  VM381.M315 2019
• Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves Hidden Colors
  QK649.{67 2020
• Dinosaurs: By the Number
  QE861.5 J45 2019

Juvenile Books: YA Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Stepsister
  PZ7.D7194 St 2019
• Destroy All the Monsters
  PZ7.M5865 De 2019
• Wild and Crooked
  PZ7. T463 Wil 2019
• Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
  PZ7.T629 Pan 2019
• Let Me Hear a Rhyme
  PZ7.J353 Le 2019
• We Walked the Sky
  PZ7.F457 We 2019
• Downstairs Girl
  PZ7.L43 Dow 2019
• Pumpkinheads
  PS3618.O8755P865 2019

Juvenile Books: Non Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Deadly Aim: American Indian Soldiers in the Civil War
  E99.C6 W35 2019
• Indigenous People's History of the United States for Young People
  E76.8 .M46 2019
• African American Press
  PN4882.5.M54 2019
• Internet Journalism and Fake News
  PN4867.2 .A33 2018
• Television News and the 24-Hour News Cycle
  PN4784.T4 .T475 2019
• Yellow Journalism, Sensationalism, and Circulation War
  PN4784.S4 G75 2019

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Place to Belong
  PZ7.K1166 Pl 2019
• Day the World Stopped Turning
  PZ7.M677 Da 2019
• Some Places More Than Others
  PZ7.W32868 Som 2019
• Oh, Rats
  PZ7.S45526 Pj 2019
• Planet Earth is Blue
  PZ7.P35747 Pl 2019
• Pie in the Sky
  PZ7. L228 Pie 2019

Juvenile Books: Graphic Novels

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• They Called us the Enemy
  D769.8.A6 T355 2019
• Handmaid's Tale
  PN6733.A89 H36 2019

Main Collection: Education

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
  HQ796.E554 2012
• Artificial Maturity: Helping Kids Meet the Challenge of Becoming Authentic Adults
  BF637.68 D693 2016

Phonics Scavenger Hunt

It's phonics scavenger hunt time! 

Working on your scavenger hunt project?
Having trouble finding some of the items?

We are here to help. Ask in the IRC for assistance locating any items on your scavenger hunt activity.

Where is the IRC? We are located on the second floor of Ashland University Library.  Look for the Phonics Scavenger Hunt sign on the whiteboard outside our door.  Look familiar? It's the same image on your Scavenger Hunt Library Guide.

We also have a small token to give you after signing your completed worksheet. Be sure to view IRC hours and updates on our web site during the activity.

IRC Hours Update: Labor Day

Labor Day Weekend Hours
The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Saturday, August 31st and Sunday, September 1st. We will be open 6 pm to 10 pm on Monday, September 2nd.  IRC fall hours resume on Tuesday, September 3rd.

A complete list of IRC hours and updates is available on our web site.

IRC Hours: Fall 2019

Welcome to the Instructional Resource Center 
Our fall hours schedule begins Monday, August 26th.  Regular hours of operation are:

• Monday - Thursday: 8 am to 10 pm 
• Friday: 8 am to 5 pm 
• Saturday: Closed 
• Sunday: 1 pm to 6 pm 

A complete listing of IRC hours and updates, including changes to normal operating hours, is available on the IRC web site.  All hours updates will be published here on the IRC blog and 'tweeted' via IRC Twitter; a monthly hours update is always posted on the IRC door.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

IRC Hours: August 23

Hours Reminder

The IRC is open 7:30 am to 1:00 pm today (the last day of summer hours!).  Fall hours schedule begins on Monday, August 26th.

Hours and updates are posted on the IRC web site.

IRC Hours Update: August 22

Hours Reminder:

The IRC is closed from noon to 2 pm today, August 22nd during the provost luncheon and meeting.

IRC hours and updates are available on our web site.

IRC Printing: Update

Good news! 
PaperCut is once again operational, color printing is available in the IRC.

Interested in color printing?
Check out the IRC Printing & Poster Printer guide.

IRC Printing

IRC color printing and poster printing is not available today. Due to server problems experienced over the weekend, PaperCut is not active/working and print jobs can not be processed.  Updates will be posted as they  become available.

IRC Hours: August 19-23

IRC Summer hours
resume this week. A complete listing of IRC Hours & Updates is located on the IRC web site. Please note the following:

Thursday, 8/22:  Closed noon - 2 pm
Friday, 8/23: Close 1 pm

IRC Hours Update: August

The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Monday, August 12th through Friday, August 16th.  Summer hours resume on Monday, August 19th.  A complete list of IRC hours and updates is available on our web site: IRC Hours & Updates.

IRC Hours Update

The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Monday, July 15th through Friday, July 19th.  Summer hours resume on Monday, July 22nd.  A complete list of IRC hours and updates is available on our web site: IRC Hours & Updates.

IRC Summer Hours

The IRC's summer hours schedule resumes today, June 3rd. Exceptions to our regular summer hours, including holidays, are detailed on the IRC web site's IRC Hours & Updates page.

IRC Summer Hours 

• Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am to 4 pm 
• Friday: 7:30 am to 1 pm 
• Saturday & Sunday: Closed 

 The IRC is closed daily from 1 to 1:30 pm for lunch.

IRC Hours Update

The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Monday, May 20th through Friday, May 31st.  Summer hours resume on Monday, June 3rd.  A complete list of IRC hours and updates is available on our web site: IRC Hours & Updates.

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• True-History of Lyndie B. Hawkins
  PZ7.S51447 2019
• Trace
  PZ7.C9148 Tr 2019
• Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure
  PZ7.S6422 Mr 2019
• Focused
  PZ7.G4745 Fo 2019
• Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
  PZ7.B58 Mig 2019
• Because of the Rabbit
  PZ7.L87734 Be 2019
• Year I Didn't Eat
  PZ7.P64286 Ye 2019
• Great Jeff
  PZ7.A1587 Gr 2019
• Good Kind of Trouble
  PZ7.R358 Go 2019
• In Fairyland: The Finest Stories of the Brother's Grimm
  PZ8.G882 In 2018
• The Becket List: Blackberry Farm
  PZ7.G881325 Bl 2019

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Carl and the Meaning of Life
  PZ7.F744 Car 2019
• Fox & Chick: The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories
  PZ7.R9475 Qu 2019
• What is Inside this Box?
  PZ7.D3388 Wh 2019
• Sweeping Up the Heart
  PZ7.H389 Swe 2019
• Recipe for Disaster
  PZ7.A585 Did 2019
• Birdie
  PZ7.S68 Bir 2019

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, or in their regular location within the juvenile collection.

• Penguin Flies Home
  PZ7.J894 Pe 2019
• Tomorrow Most Likely
  PZ8.3. E2885 To 2019
• Cicada
  PZ7.T16123 Ci 2019
• Little Guys
  PZ7.B788 Lit 2019
• Sweety
  PZ7.Z83 Swe 2019
• Puddle
  PZ7.J35 Pu 2019
• How to Two
  PZ7.S696224 Ho 2019
• Grumpy Duck
  PZ7.D8944 Gr 2019
• Bear, The Piano, the Dog, and The Fiddle
  PZ7.L575 Bh 2019
• Dazzling Travis: A Story about Being Confident & Original
  PZ8.3.D533 Daz 2019
• One is a Pinata: A Book of Numbers
  PZ8.3.T328 Or 2019
• Maybe Tomorrow
  PZ7.A2665 May 2019
• Circle
  PZ7.B26615 Cir 2019
• Because
  PZ7.W65535 Bec 2019
• Wings
  PZ8.3.K6573 Win 2019
• Another
  PZ7.R6363 An 2019
• Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack & the Beanstalk Story
  PZ7.F59 Fea 2019

MAIN Collection: General

The following books have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in their regular location.

• Foundations of Information Ethics
  QA76.9.M65 F68 2019
• Professionalizing Leadership
  HD57.7 K44785 2018
• Rational Leadership: Developing Iconic Corporations
  HD57.7.B764 2018
• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes what We See, Think, and Do
  BF575.P9 E34 2019
• Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture that Brings out the Best in People
  HD58.7 .H53 2018
• End of Chraq: A Literary Mixtape
  PS509.N3 E53 2018

IRC Summer Hours

The IRC's summer hours schedule begins today, Monday, May 6th. Exceptions to our regular summer hours, including holidays, are detailed on the IRC web site's IRC Hours & Updates page.

IRC Summer Hours 

• Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am to 4 pm 
• Friday: 7:30 am to 1 pm 
• Saturday & Sunday: Closed 

 The IRC is closed daily from 1 to 1:30 pm for lunch.

Congratulations Class of 2019!

IRC Hours Update

The Instructional Resource Center will be closed Friday, May 3rd.  A complete list of IRC hours and updates is available on our web site.

Hours updates are posted in the IRC and tweeted to @IRCaulibrary.