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We are happy to tell you that Dr. John Buri and Dr. Carol Bruess will team up at Noon in the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library and speak about "You and Your Soul Mate: Made in Heaven? Or Made on Earth? Join us to hear about the nature of soul mate ideology - its origin, its romantic appeal, and some of its negative consequences. How does one "make" a soul mate? How can we act love and not just feel love in order to create a soul mate? We'll look for you at Noon on Tuesday, February 17 in the O'Shaughnessy Room. All are welcome - bring your soul mate! You'll have a chance to purchase books by Dr. Buri and Dr. Bruess following the talk. Any questions? Please call Julie at 651-962-5014.

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I have been here at St Thomas for about 7 years and have used CLICnet on occasion. I went to your open house today to see what I could learn. I was surprised to see it was located in the small room to the left as you walk in. I though that we might be shown the different areas of the library and what they had to offer.

What I found was a great deal of information on the different areas of the library. I was with a coworker and we stopped at each of the tables and I learned some very interesting things that I did not know before from each person I talked to. And we stopped at each table. Every person graciously offered information about their area and an invitation to stop in and ask for help if we needed it. They were more than willing to answer all questions – and explain more when I didn’t understand.

So this library that I consider a valuable tool for our students can also be a valuable tool for me; both in person and on line. Thank you for having this open house. It was fun and informative.

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Check out this Treasury website for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Once on the page, click on the most recent link to look at all payments to all institutions since October.

This page is the primary source for information on payments from this program, used by journalists and business analysts alike.

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Many thanks to Susan for coming up with the idea for the staff open house and her extra work in organizing this event. I hear it went well at OSF and we all at Keffer believe ours was a great success as well. Thanks again!

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It's so nice of him to bring treats in for us!

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My thanks to the group which did most of the planning for today’s retreat. I’ve heard good things so far. The Assessment committee consists of Jan Orf, Andrea Koeppe, Conie Borchardt, Janice Kragness, Linda Hulbert, Mary Lou Schmidt and myself. I’d like to thank Julie for her work in making the arrangements at the Center for the Open Book which is a great place for us to meet. Thanks to all who came and participated. Please send us your comments so that we can continue to work on retreats and gatherings that make sense and are useful to you all. Dan

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Thanks to Julie Kimlinger, the person behind so many library events. Smoothly, uncomplainingly, competently, she works to make our library functions a success.

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I appreciate the ability and willingness of this group to run with the ball for this event! Good work, Susan, Andrea, Jo Ann, Earl and all those presenting at the event on January 28! Diane

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On Tuesday January 20th, we'll show live coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Live streaming video from the web of the various inauguration ceremonies and parade will be running all day in rooms 102 and 208 of the Library.
Stop by any time during the day to watch the coverage.

Event Schedule from the Presidential Inauguration Committee:

Tuesday, January 20th - Inauguration Day
The President-elect and Vice President-elect and their families will participate in the traditional inaugural ceremonies and events. For the first time ever, the length of the National Mall will be open to those wishing to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Festivities will commence at 10 a.m. (9 AM Central time) on the west front of the U.S. Capitol and will include:

• Musical Selections: The United States Marine Band, followed by The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus
• Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein
• Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
• Musical Selection: Aretha Franklin
• Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will be sworn into office by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Honorable John Paul Stevens
• Musical Selection: John Williams, composer/arranger with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet)
• President-elect Barack H. Obama will take the Oath of Office, using President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible, administered by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
• Inaugural Address
• Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
• Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
• The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters”

After President Obama gives his Inaugural Address, he will escort outgoing President George W. Bush to a departure ceremony before attending a luncheon in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The 56th Inaugural Parade will then make its way down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House with groups traveling from all over the country to participate.

Later that day, the Presidential Inaugural Committee will host ten official Inaugural Balls.

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The UST Libraries invite all UST staff members to Open Houses on both the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses. We would like to share the wealth of resources and services that are available to you! Learn about accessing online journals and e-books, requesting interlibrary loans, visiting special collections, media library materials, and discover our new leisure reading collection. If you have any kind of question about library services please drop in for as long or short of a time as you would like! And remember, you can make an appointment for a future one-on-one session with a librarian at any time during the year.

The Open Houses will be on Thursday, January 29th from 11:30 until 1:00 -- in Room 102 in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library AND on the first floor of the Keffer Library in Minneapolis. Treats and beverages will be provided.

For more information please contact Jo Ann Toussaint, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, at 962-5409 or Andrea Koeppe in the Keffer Library. at 962-4647.

Posted by Julie Kimlinger at 04:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

We are celebrating the 50th Birthday of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library in 2009 and we begin the year-long festivities by inviting you to a free screening of "Party Girl" in the O'Shaughnessy Room on Thursday, January 22.

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The Archbishop Ireland Memorial was recently highlighted in the St. Paul Seminary’s School of Divinity’s publication, The Oracle. The article is entitled, “Ireland Library: A Theological Gem.” The article can be found here.

(The full issue of The Oracle can be found at http://www.stthomas.edu/spssod/oracle/currentissue/default.html )

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No. 1
January term is finally well underway. We are here to help you -- as ever -- though please note Library hours are not quite as long. Check out IRELAND LIBRARY HOURS. You will notice our spiffy new calendar look, courtesy of Google gadgets and the Library's new web wonder worker, Ben Durrant.

No. 2
Through June, the Church celebrates the bi-millennial Year of Saint Paul the Apostle. We call attention to two small displays, one of recent books about Paul (check cases on either side of Circulation or this list from CLICnet) and a display in the Reference Room, including a Bible atlas illustrating missionary journeys, the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, and a plate of the famous Caravaggio painting, from the venerable Encyclopedia of World Art (McGraw-Hill).

No. 3
Finally, our library conservator Sheila Hague brought forth a wonderful volume that had evaded cataloging for some years. Now added to the collection by cataloger Betsy Polakowski, it is the oversize second volume of a rare Coptic New Testament with parallel Arabic translation published in London, 1847-1852. As far as we can tell there are only a few sets in the States. Our volume joins the other Coptic-Arabic Bible in our Special Collections, a one volume parallel Gospels also published in Britain but a little earlier, in 1829.

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On your next visit to the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library be sure to notice the new carpeting installed over the Christmas and New Years Holidays. Second floor, 1st floor, and Lower Level all are being treated to new carpeting in key areas. Some movement of computers and furnishings is going on to help this all happen, but it seems to be going very well. The photos below show some of the temporary arrangements we are working around. Come see us soon - we hope you like the new look!

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