First Wednesday Report

Hello everyone!

I come bearing news of a wonderful First Wednesday event held at the library today! A flurry of students poured in all day, enjoying free coffees with their food purchases, enjoying tasty fortune cookies (that were both delicious and motivational), looking over the great Chinese New Year display (right next to the cookies, so how could you miss it?), and taking part in the activities all day long.

I would now like to let you in on the report that Annette Fisher sent my way (she is the Information Literacy Coordinator at the library):
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Study Abroad
The first event for our very first FWL was a discussion on Study Abroad with students who had studied abroad and the Director of the Marywood program, David Crisci. This discussion was spirited and lively because students told of their experiences in Italy, Brazil, and Chile. Several topics were covered including financial aid, how to implement your study abroad, culture, and education. David Crisci will soon be overseas recruiting students to our campus so talk to him soon if you want to know how to successfully launch your study abroad. An interesting tidbit from the discussion: one of the student speakers had never even traveled in an airplane. Imagine his excitement with his engagement with the land of his grandparents!

Diversity
The next presentation, led by Madeline Levy-Cruz, highlighted the outreach of the Office of Diversity Efforts. Initiatives from the Office include: Diversity United and the International Club. This Office also works with the Office of International Affairs on campus. There are several endeavors that are in the works for the month of February including: Movies, the weekly Black History Quizzes, Library Displays, and a capstone feature on 2/24 highlighting a Fashion Show, Step Performers, and a performance by singer, Tara Watkins. The week of Feb. 20th will feature a Scavenger Hunt. The homepage of the Office of International Affairs is welcoming--check it out; there are many things to do with the this Office, so get involved.

Storytelling
Stories of foolishness and wisdom were presented in the Storytelling session. Annette Fisher, Information Literacy Coordinator and Storyteller, told the stories: "The Contest between Wisdom and Luck"(an old Yiddish tale with an ending that begs the question: so what would you choose in your life: wisdom or luck?) and an Irish tale about the laziest/most hardworking girl in all Ireland--(or was Eileen just in the right place at the right time?) Stay tuned for more storytelling as Annette presents other sessions during National Library Week. How convenient for this Storyteller that the actual theme for NLW is "Create your own story @ your library."
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I sincerely hope that everyone had a great time! I'll be reporting the winner of our grand prize drawing shortly, so stay tuned!