IRC Hours: Spring Break

Spring Break Hours

• Friday, February 28:  Closed
• Saturday, March 1 & Sunday, March 2:  Closed
• Monday, March 3 - Wednesday, March 5:  8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Thursday, March 6 & Friday, March 7:  Closed
• Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9:  Closed

The IRC's spring hours schedule resumes on Monday, March 10th.  A complete listing of IRC hours updates is available on the main library hours calendar/

 

Juvenile Books • Non Fiction

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

• The Sunflowers: Vincent Van Gogh's search for beauty
  ND653.G7 M37 2024  
• Starlight symphony
  QL765 .S48 2025 
• Big gorilla : a book of opposites
  PE1591 .B74 2024 
• Lefty : a story that is not all right
  GN233 .W55 2024  
• Beacon of hope : the life of Barack Obama
  E908 .R37 2025  
• Fungi grow 
  QK603.5 .G53 2023
• A song for August : the inspiring life of playwright August Wilson
  PS3573.I45677 Z64 2024  
• Voting and elections : a first look
  JK1978 .L43 2024  
• And she was loved : Toni Morrison's life in stories
  PS3563.O8749 Z8275 2024  
• A flash of color & light : a biography of Dale Chihuly
  NK5198.C43 M46 2024  
  
  
  
  

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

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

• Bigfoot's big heart
  PZ7.1.M3727 Bi 2024 
• Sunday
  PZ7.1.T6252 Su 2025  
• Do you remember?
  PZ7.1.S6566 Do 2023  
• Class with Wings
  PZ7.F59918 Cl 2024
• How to tantrum like a champion : ten small ways to temper big feelings
  PZ8.3.W834 Ho 2024  
• My afro is a rising sun
  PZ7.1.Y337 My 2024  
• Knight Owl and Early Bird
  PZ7.D41496 Kp 2024  
• One hen and then ... : the story of a small loan and a big dream
  PZ7.M6467 On 2024
• Mr. Norton's new hat
  PZ7.1.L5216 Mr 2025  
  
  
  

Juvenile Books • Juvenile Fiction

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

• No purchase necessary
  PZ7.1.M37127 No 2025  
• Ain't it funny
  PZ7.G98146 Ai 2024  
• The curse of Madame Petrova
   PZ13.H64 Cu 2024 
• ARTificial intelligence
  PZ7.B4745 Ar 2024
• Answers to Dog
  PZ7.H2887 Ans 2024  
• The Fairy Tale Fan Club : legendary letters collected by C.C. Cecily
  PZ7.1.A984 Fai 2024  

Black History Month • Children's Book Authors

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Celebrating Black History Month 

 Explore these notable children's book titles by the following talented, award winning authors. Titles featured are available in Archer Library's juvenile collection. 

• Kwame Alexander 
• Christopher Paul Curtis 
• Sharon Draper 
• Rita Williams-Garcia 
• Nikki Grimes 
• Julius Lester 
• Walter Dean Myers 
• Andrea Davis Pinkney 
• Jason Reynolds 
• Nic Stone 
• Carole B. Weatherford 
• Jacqueline Woodson 

Looking for additional titles? Search for authors and illustrators in the library catalog. Need help finding a book? Stop in the IRC, second floor Archer Library.

Juvenile Books • Non Fiction

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

• The mistakes that made us : confessions from twenty poets 
   PS595.E77 M57 2024  
• I am wind : an autobiography
   QC931.4 .P65 2024
• The book of belonging : Bible stories for kind & contemplative kids
  BS550.3 .C547 2024  
• A dangerous idea : the Scopes trial, the original fight over science in schools
  KF224.S3 L48 2025
• Civic minded : what everyone should know about the US government
  LC1091 .F54 2024  
• Ukraine: remember also me : testimonies from the war 
  DK5447 .B885 2024
   

Black History Month • Children's Book Illustrators

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Celebrating Black History Month 

Explore these exceptional children's book titles by the following talented, award winning illustrators. Featured titles are available in Archer Library's juvenile collection. 

• Bryan Collier 
• Shane Evans 
• Laura Freeman 
• Ekua Holmes 
• Oge Mora 
• Frank Morrison 
• Christopher Myers 
• Kadir Nelson 
• Brian Pinkney 
• Faith Ringgold 
• Christian Robinson 

Looking for additional titles? Search for authors and illustrators in the library catalog 

Need help finding a book? Stop in the IRC, second floor Archer Library. 

Juvenile Books • YA Fiction

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

• Not like other girls 
  PS3601.D3658 N68 2024
• The unboxing of a Black girl 
  PS3619.H35568 U543 2024  
• Truth, lies, and the questions in between 
  PZ7.E453 Ts 2025  
• The blood years 
  PZ7.A73517 Bl 2023
• Will's race for home : a western 
   PZ7.R3476235 Wi 2025  
• Where the heart should be
  PZ7.5.C76 Wh 2025  

Juvenile Books • Non Fiction

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

• Anne Frank : the Anne Frank House authorized graphic biography 
  DS135.N6 F73357 2010  
• The mythmakers : the remarkable fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien 
  PR888.F3 H46 2024
• Hidden systems : water, electricity, the internet, and the secrets behind the systems we use every day  
  Q126.4 .N68 2023  
• The worry monster : calming anxiety with mindfulness 
  BF723.A5 C66 2024

New Books • Main Collection

The following titles have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find these titles displayed with new books on the main floor, or in their regular location in Archer Library.

• The Holocaust : country by country 
  D804.25 .B38 2024 
• Paper boat : new and selected poems, 1961-2023 
  PR9199.3.A8 P37 2024  

New Books • Main Colleciton

The following titles have been added to the library's main circulating collection. You will find these titles displayed with new books on the main floor, or in their regular location in Archer Library.

• Shifting the balance : 6 ways to bring the science of reading into the upper elementary classroom
  LB1573 .C767 2024 
• Phonics from A to Z : a practical guide 
  LB1573.3 .B553 2023  
• Strive-for-five conversations : a framework that gets kids talking to accelerate their language comprehension & literacy 
  PN83 .Z83 2024 
• 7 mighty moves : research-backed, classroom-tested strategies to ensure K-to-3 reading success
  LB1525 .K325 2023  

AI Student Workshop • Session 1

 

Practical & Responsible Use of AI

This inaugural GenAI student workshop series is a collaborative project presented by the Instructional Resource Center, Writing and Communication Center, and Archer Library.

In this series of workshops, students will learn about the benefits and pitfalls of employing generative AI, or  GenAI. While GenAI can be a great tool, it is critical to have a foundational understanding of the topic to be discussed in order ensure the information provided by the generators is indeed accurate and pertinent to your project.

Finally, this workshop will further your understanding of Ashland University’s official policy on the use of AI and will offer insights from a professor that both employs AI and lectures about the practical and appropriate employment of AI on assignments and projects.

Registration is open for Session 1:  Exploring AI

AI Student Workshop Series

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Practical & Responsible Use of AI 

This inaugural GenAI student workshop series is a collaborative project presented by the Instructional Resource Center, Writing and Communication Center, and Archer Library. 

In this series of workshops, students will learn about the benefits and pitfalls of employing generative AI, or GenAI. While GenAI can be a great tool, it is critical to have a foundational understanding of the topic to be discussed in order ensure the information provided by the generators is indeed accurate and pertinent to your project. 

Finally, this workshop will further your understanding of Ashland University’s official policy on the use of AI and will offer insights from a professor that both employs AI and lectures about the practical and appropriate employment of AI on assignments and projects. 

Registration is Open!

Session 1 • Exploring AI 

February 12, 2025 

Session 2 • Projects & AI 

March 12, 2025 

Session 3 • Prompts & AI 

April 9, 2025