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Murray Library April 2024 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

Contents of this issue include:

• Meet Murray’s New Director, Janet Vogel
• Library Student Research Grant Award
• The Living Library: Signups are live
• National Library Week is nearly here!
• Murray’s Seed Library Newsletter
• Sow and Grow Recap
• Seed Library Lunch and Learn event

Murray In A Hurray Fy24, Sarah K. Myers, Murray Library

Library Publications

Murray Library at Messiah University created a unique marketing tool called Murray in a Hurry. This newsletter is typically distributed every two to three weeks and is hung in all bathroom stalls at the library. It provides information on library events, new materials, literary quotes, fun facts, and humor. This combined document includes all 11 issues during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Murray Library October 2023 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• Food for Thought events
• Friends bus trip to DC
• Friends Dinner and Lecture
• Trivia Night recap

Murray Library April 2023 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• Library Student Research Grant
• Fueled by Failure event
• Chat with a Librarian
• Seed Library

Murray In A Hurray Fy23, Sarah K. Myers, Murray Library

Library Publications

Murray Library at Messiah University created a unique marketing tool called Murray in a Hurry. This newsletter is typically distributed every two weeks and is hung in all bathroom stalls. It provides information on library events, new materials, literary quotes, grammar, and humor. This combined document includes all 12 issues during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Murray Library March 2023 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• Mini Golf in the Stacks
• Human Library
• Seed Library officially open

Murray Library February 2023 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• Upcoming Bingo Night
• Student Snapshot – Meet Paige Horne
• Congratulations to Michael Rice
• Murray Library participating in the 2023 Messiah University Humanities Symposium
• Championing Literacy on the National MLK Day of Service

Murray Library December 2022 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• Gift of Music Handbell Quartet at Murray
• Exam Cram Extra Hours
• Maximize Reading with Audiobooks
• Friends 20th Annual Dinner and Program with Anita Voelker
• Christmas Film Classics

Murray Library November 2022 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• What’s a seed library?
• Student Snapshot – Meet Liv Allbee
• Canadian Literature

Building Murray Library, 1977 (Photo Exhibit), Sarah Myers

Library Exhibits & Events

Murray Learning Resources Center was named in honor of the college’s architect, William Lynch Murray and his wife Geraldine. The library expansion project was completed at Messiah College, now Messiah University, in 1977.

Inviting Patrons To Party With Their Ancestors: Finding Resources, Creating Programs, And Forming Partnerships For Genealogy, Beth Transue, Mary Porter

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

Obtain an overview of major resources (especially free!) and search strategies to get your patrons started on their genealogy searches. Ideas for genealogy related programming to get more of them interested and engaged will be shared, as well as possible organizations and businesses who could provide speakers and/or low- and no-cost assistance to both your library and your patrons in this effort.

Beth Transue is the Information Literacy Librarian at Messiah University. She coordinates information literacy instruction across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including a robust instruction program in required first year
core courses. In her personal time, Beth enjoys …

Murray Library October 2022 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• Friends Dinner
• Library of Things
• Golden Books Exhibit
• Beth Transue Ancestry presentation

Murray Library September 2022 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

• 20th Friends Dinner
• Trivia Night
• E-Receipts
• Treasure Hunt
• Student Snapshot: Madison Seifert

Ancestry And The 1950 Us Census, Beth Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

A presentation for the staff of Messiah University

Tuesday, June 7 at noon; Boyer 337

Did you know that Messiah employees have access to a version of Ancestry.com? Find your ancestors and grow your family tree.

In April 2022, the 1950 Census was released to the public for the first time, after 72 years. Learn how to find yourself or your family members in the census. Try it out for yourself!

Engaging The Disengaged: Implementing A No-Tech Policy After Years Of Adding Tech To The Classroom, Keith Quesenberry

Business Educator Scholarship

After a decade of adding technology to the classroom, students asking for a laptop ban sent me on a journey of discovery. After a literature review of existing research and a semester of a no-tech policy, I found less tech, not more increases student engagement and learning. Despite more than a dozen studies over the last decade detailing the negative learning effects of laptops in the classroom, the majority of faculty believe that laptop use in class increases learning. I highlight the research findings, explain my experience with the new policy, and provide suggestions on how to attempt your own. …

Teaching Special Educators To Critically Evaluate Children’S Books For Cultural Responsiveness, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Alexandria Cass, Julianna Chen

Faculty Educator Scholarship

Teaching Special Educators to Critically Evaluate Children’s Books for Cultural Responsiveness

• Session Date: Saturday June 25, 2022
• Session Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• Location: Washington Convention Center, 144B-C

Active Engagement of Participants:

• Participants at this presentation will learn about bibliotherapy, and cultural responsiveness within special education. They will view data from a study that used critique and engagement with children’s books as one way support growth in cultural responsiveness for pre-service teachers. Participants will critique I Talk Like A River (Scott, 2020), a 2021 Schneider Family Younger Children Book Winner using the Finding Belonging through Children’s Books Rating Scale. …

Moving Beyond Doctor Google: Finding And Evaluating Quality Health Information Online, Beth Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

• Identify quality health websites
• Evaluate health websites
• Improve communication with your health care provider

This was presented as part of a Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning course.

Words Empty And Hollow? The Brethren In Christ Church And The Challenge Of Race, 1967-1975, David Weaver-Zercher

Biblical, Religious, & Philosophical Studies Educator Scholarship

This article, the second of two exploring the Brethren in Christ Church’s response to race, racism, and the Civil Rights Movement, picks up the story in 1967. Earlier, in 1963 and 1964, the denomination had adopted two statements on the issue of black civil rights that placed the church firmly in the “white moderate” camp. Not only did the events of the late 1960s call for renewed consideration of these issues, but the denomination itself was changing, with a growing contingent of members who considered working for social change to be an important part of the church’s mission. To be …

Murray Library April 2022 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

Contents:

• 1950s Night
• Library Student Research Grant Award Application
• New E-books
• Framed prints in Neidhardt Collection
• PA Goal Grant Ebooks
• National Library Week activities

Murray In A Hurry Fy22, Sarah Myers, Murray Library

Library Publications

Murray Library at Messiah University created a unique marketing tool called Murray in a Hurry. This newsletter is typically distributed every two weeks and is hung in all bathroom stalls. It provides information on library events, new materials, literary quotes, grammar, and humor. This combined document includes all 13 issues during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Murray Library March 2022 Newsletter, Murray Library

Library Publications

What's new at the library? News and information about Murray Library at Messiah University written by its staff.

Contents:

• Library Student Research Grant Award
• Human Library
• Messiah Press aids Bridge to Freedom Collection
• SWANK Film of the month

Bias In The Stacks: Seeking Justice On The Shelves, Liz Kielley, Sarah Myers

Library Exhibits & Events

Words matter. To make materials findable, libraries have relied on subject headings and classification numbers to organize their resources. Have you ever wondered how these subjects or classification numbers were developed? Both the Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification were developed with a Western-centric, white, Christian, male perspective. How does the language we use in our subject headings reinforce marginalization? In what ways can libraries reconcile the inequalities found in these standardized policies to be inclusive of diverse and multicultural perspectives? What are Messiah’s Murray Library and other institutions doing to create balance?

Speakers:

• Elizabeth Kielley (Discovery and …

Sympathy And Disfavor: The Brethren In Christ Church And Civil Rights, 1950-1965, David Weaver-Zercher

Biblical, Religious, & Philosophical Studies Educator Scholarship

This article, the first of two exploring the Brethren in Christ Church’s response to race, racism, and the Civil Right movement, picks up the story in the early 1950s and runs through 1965—that is, after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the 1950s, the Brethren in Christ Church began to develop programs to address America’s “race problem” (e.g., starting new churches in black neighborhoods), but its support for black civil rights was always minimal. Even as the church expressed sympathy for the goals of the Civil Rights Movement, it condemned activist means of protest that, in …

2021 Virtual Humanities Symposium: A Conversation On Freedom, Messiah University

Humanities Symposium

Keynote Lecture: Troubling the Narratives of a Democratic Nation: "Whose Stories Are These?" Jacqueline Jones Royster

Date: Thursday, March 4th, 2021

In 2020, the Center for Public Humanities had the remarkable opportunity to join “The Commonwealth Monument project,” a coalition of citizens, organizations, educators, and legislators dedicated to establishing a new bronze monument on the Pennsylvania State Capitol that honors Harrisburg’s rich African American history and pays tribute to the U.S. Constitution’s 15th and 19th amendments, which secured the vote for African Americans and for women. The dedication of this new monument, “A Gathering at the Crossroads” (pictured above) took …

Information Consumer Or Product?: Algorithmic Literacy, Sarah K. Myers, Linda Poston

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

A brief essay of the importance of being aware of your online privacy, algorithm bias, filter bubbles, and the sale online personal data. A starting place with provide resources to be a better user of the internet and more informed information consumer.

2020-2021 Annual Report By The Numbers, Murray Library, Sarah Myers

Library Publications

Murray Library's 2020-2021 Annual Report displayed as an infographic. It includes highlights for the 2020-21 year and testimonials from educators, undergraduate, and graduate students. Statistics are lower than most years due to the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted on-campus activities.

Big Statements With Project Outcomes, Beth Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

Presented virtually at the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference on October 20, 2020.

Project Outcome is a free tool which your library can use to assess and evaluate the impacts of the programming/services which you do. Project Outcome for public libraries has been used for many years and, this year, an academic library version has been launched. Learn how this powerful tool can be used in your library and how you can compare your data with other local, state, national and international participants.

Bylaws Of The Friends Of Murray Library, Messiah College, Murray Library

Friends of Murray Library

Friends of Murray Library at Messiah College was formed in 1993 for the following purposes:

• To stimulate interest in the collections and facilities of Murray Library.
• To provide an opportunity for those interested in the library to participate in exhibits, programs, and volunteer activities.
• To attract gifts of books, manuscripts, and other materials for the library's enrichment.
• To encourage and receive financial contributions for needs beyond the library budget, such as building special collections.

Document last revised October 2018

Addressing Minority Student Achievement Through Service Learning In A Culturally Relevant Context, Dottie Weigel, Julian D. Owens

Higher Education Faculty Scholarship

Research on recreational media use among youth indicates young people of color who spend more time with media may also be at higher risk for school disengagement and low personal contentment compared to their white peers. This puts these students in a position to be even more influenced by the themes and messages that abound in pop culture, particularly music and social media. ME: MIM is a multisensory, interdisciplinary, integrated approach to teaching and learning that uses music multimedia to engage students in individual and group activities and lessons that reinforces competencies aligned with positive youth development. Song lyrics, sound …

A Christian Perspective Of An Ojibwe Sweat For Women, Carol Z.A. Mcginnis, Julie Ogemaanungokwe Smith

Counseling Educator Scholarship

It is a rare privilege to be invited to participate in a Native American Ojibwe sweat and I was fortunate to experience this as an all-female event with other counselors from across the US. As a pastoral counselor who comes from a Methodist Christian worldview, I thought it may be helpful to share my perspective with other counselors who may work with Native American clients who engage in this type of religious experience. Oftentimes we have difficulty in finding “common ground” from which to connect with clients from different cultures, and this experience helped me to see how our shared …