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Library Hours Update
 Library Hours Update


November 5, 2024


We are happy to announce that Library hours will be fully restored to 2023-2024 levels in spring 2025 with funding from the Provost’s Office.

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We're Hiring a Technical Services Coordinator


November 5, 2024


We're recruiting for a Technical Services Coordinator who will acquire, catalog, and process print and media and ensure that these materials are accessible in our online discovery tool.
Archives intern Tyler McGurk
 Merced Native Gains Hands-On Archives Experience


November 4, 2024


Tyler McGurk, currently pursuing a Master's degree in Library and Information Science, learned fundamental skills and strategies as an intern in the Library's Archives & Special Collections this summer.
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 Open Scholarship featured at Reception


October 29, 2024


We celebrated International Open Access Week with a reception co-sponsored with UC Merced’s Academic Personnel Office (APO) on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Faculty and librarians attended and examples of faculty’s contributions to open scholarship were featured.
Making Sense of the Election & Staying Well
 Upcoming Event: Making Sense of the Election & Staying Well


October 17, 2024


This panel highlights faculty research that can help us make sense of the current political environment. It will provide strategies for managing stress and coping with emotions, evaluating political rhetoric, navigating puzzling polarization, and sifting through the information landscape.

Pick Up Your Name and Write: The Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, with author Betty Blanks graphic with book cover and author photo
 Pick Up Your Name and Write: The Life of Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, with author Betty Blanks


October 1, 2024


Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, Tulare Poet Laureate, was the first woman in California to be honored with a Literary Landmark. Join us for a talk and reading by McDaniel’s longtime friend and biographer, Betty Blanks.
Faculty Author Series with Associate Teaching Professor Samantha Tetangco Ocena. Photo of author facing left.
 Faculty Author Series Talk: Samantha Tetangco Ocena


September 27, 2024


Please join us for an author talk featuring Associate Teaching Professor in Global Arts, Media & Writing Studies Samantha Tetangco Ocena.
Call for Proposals. Zero-Cost & Low-Cost Course Materials Grants. Includes icon of speaker.
 Call for Proposals: Mini-Grants for Zero-Cost and Low-Cost Course Materials


September 19, 2024


With funding from the Scholar Transformational Impact Fund and support from the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning (CETL), the UC Merced Library invites faculty (senate and non-senate) to apply for funding to eliminate or minimize course costs for undergraduate or graduate students.
Faculty Author Series UC Merced Library with Dr. Katherine Steele Brokaw
 Faculty Author Series Talk: Dr. Katherine Steele Brokaw


September 13, 2024


Please join us for an author talk featuring Dr. Katherine Steele Brokaw. This talk will discuss Dr. Brokaw’s recent book, Shakespeare and Community Performance.

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 Essential Readings on the Labor Movement


August 29, 2024


Library graduate student researcher Carlo Acevedo created a reading list for audiences interested in learning about the history of the labor movement.

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