#LibraryWrapped! We answered over 5000 questions last year! Thanks for a great year and Happy New Year from all of us at Buley Library

The Library building will be closed Jan. 1-4. Limited online services available Jan. 2 (Friday). Online resources available 24/7. Happy Holidays!

The Library building will be closed Dec. 25-28, and Jan. 1-4. Limited online services available Dec. 26 & Jan. 2 (Fridays). Online resources available 24/7. Happy Holidays!

What's your favorite non-holiday holiday movie? (besides Die Hard!) Look for your favorites, or check out some of these in Swank Digital Campus. Search SouthernSearch for titles, or go directly to Swank from the Database list. Happy Holidays from Buley Library!

Winter Intersession Library Hours (Dec. 14 – Jan. 20) Mon. - Fri.: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. Closed Christmas Day Thursday, Dec. 25 – Friday, Dec. 26: CLOSED New Year’s Day Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 – Friday, Jan. 2, 2026: CLOSED MLK Day Monday, January 19, 2026: CLOSED

The Library tracks publications by campus authors in our SCSU Authors database. One source is the database Scopus, which tracks UN Sustainable Development Goals topics. SCSU published in ALL the SDG topics! #LibraryWrapped

The Library will be closed for Thanksgiving break between Wed. at 4:30pm - Sun. at 2pm. For the last week of classes, we'll be open an extra hour! Sun., Nov. 30 - Th., Dec. 4, until 11pm; & a librarian will be at the desk & on chat until 8pm. Have a great break and finish the semester strong!

The Library will be closed for Thanksgiving Break from 4:30pm, Wednesday, 11/26, to 2pm, Sunday, 11/30. Sunday also starts our lead-up-to-finals extended hours - we'll be open til 11pm through Thursday. Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break!

Did you miss the Saturday citation Q&A? Check out our citation guide on the Library website (look for How do I...CIte Sources?) or ask anytime Library Chat is open. LibGuides.SouthernCT...

Ask a Library, Citation Edition is live! Come and visit on the 1st/main floor of Buley Library, or hop on the Library Chat with your citation questions between now and 5pm

Bring your citation questions to the Library on Saturday! Noon-5pm, at the Research & Info desk (back of the 1st/main floor). If you can't make it Saturday, you can ask citation questions anytime chat is available.

Cite those sources right! Ask a Librarian for citation help at the Research & Information desk (in person or on chat) Saturday, Nov. 22 from noon - 5pm. We'll tackle those weird resources and give you tips for different styles.

Celebrating the expansion of early voting to SCSU's campus! New Haven residents can now cast early voting ballots at Schwartz Hall. Read more at the New Haven Independent. www.newhavenindepend... Perry Flowers, casting the first ever ballot at SCSU's early voting site. Credit: Thomas Breen photo

Did you know we publish all of @lunduniversity.bsky.social Press's titles #OpenAccess? 📚🔓 This #OAWeek, browse titles on Japanese musical festivals, art and creation in the face of illness, Nordic religion, Swedish environmentalism and more. Visit manchesterhive today: bit.ly/manchesterhi...

Read the post, then read the book! Available in the Library Circulating Stacks collection. (Check SouthernSearch for call number and check-out status.)

While the Amazon AWS outage has been fixed, we are still seeing issues with some databases and services. Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any issues, please try again in a few minutes. Contact us via Library Chat if you still have problems.

Celebrate Wold Mental Health Day and get some self care ideas fro the Library's Self-Care Collection, with both e- and prit books. libsearch.southernct... From the Library homepage, click the SouthernSearch link, then go to Collection Discovery in the top nav bar.

This is Banned/Challenged Books Week, aka Freedom to Read Week. Buley has a display of some of the books challenged around the country that are in our own collections. Also please check out the PEN America report on book banning in 2025. pen.org/report/the-n...

Today is Altering! 4-5pm in the Buley Makerspace (ground floor.) Hemming, darts, adjusting sleeves, subtracting or adding fabric - all basics that you can do to make your clothes fit better. Bring your own garments and questions, and/or we will discuss some example pieces.

“Children Draw War, Not Flowers” Meet the curator of this powerful exhibit on Monday, Oct. 6 between 1-3pm in the Library. More info: calendar.southernct.... The exhibit is open during Library hours (see library website) until the end of October. And thanks to Carpentry for hanging the pictures!

WTNH was at Buley Library today covering the CPR training kiosk for World Heart Day! Learn hands-only CPR in the Library through Nov. 6, thanks to Hartford Healthcare and the College of HHS. www.wtnh.com/news/co...

Sit Down & Write is happening again this semester! Currently scheduled for Thursdays, 3-5pm on Teams, but we're also seeking more facilitators and times! See LibGuides.SouthernCT... for more info, including how to join.

Think the New York Times is just news? Think again! Not only can you find out what a HIIT workout is, but this interactive lets you create your own routine (and save it!) Gift link, but everyone at SCSU can get a free subscription via the Library: www.nytimes.com/inte...

Celebrate the life of Robert Redford (1936–2025) with these films in the Library's Swank Digital Campus Top 1000. (From the Library homepage, go to the Find a Database option under the main search box and scroll down to Swank. SCSU login required. Search for Robert Redford or film titles.)

Are you checking news before sharing? Read the Breaking News Checklist from NewsLit.org for ideas and see their website for this poster and lots more. (This poster and more are under Educator - Resources on the site.)

Have something torn, buttons coming off, or thinning fabric? Come by the Buley Makerspace from 4-5pm Monday 9/8 for advice and mending practice. There will be some hand sewing exercises for practice! Part of our Fashion & Refashion series this fall semester.

What's the #1 question for Week 2? How to print! Send to the campus printers from anywhere via print.southernct.edu or [email protected]. Then login to a printer to print your file. More info at: HelpDesk.SouthernCT....#1 Note: the Library does not manage the printers. Please ask IT!

Welcome SCSU New Faculty! If you didn't get a welcome bag at the New Faculty Orientation Library Tour, stop by the Check-Out desk next week and ask for one. In the meanwhile, check out our Guide for New Faculty at libguides.southernct... PS. Remember the Library is closed for the long weekend!

The Library will be closed for Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday Online resources are available 24/7. Submit questions and requests - we'll get back to you first thing Tuesday morning. Enjoy the weekend (safely!)

The Library has most required undergraduate textbooks available for short term check out. Ask at the Check-Out desk on the 1st/main floor of the Library! More textbooks (older editions and duplicates) are in the Textbook collection at the back of the floor.

Welcome, new students, faculty, & staff, and Welcome back to everyone! We've got several Week of Welcome events, and a lot more exciting things planned this semester. Follow us for updates!

The Leisure Reading theme for July is 'Movies Adapted from Books'! Pick up some of the original books from our Leisure Reading collection: LibGuides.SouthernCT... Feel more like watching something? Check out the Swank 1000 top movies in the Swank Digital Campus database. Enjoy (and stay cool!)

The Library will be closed Friday, July 4 for Independence Day. We will be open regular hours, til 7pm, Thursday, July 3 and reopen at 8am on Monday, July 7.

**New Exhibit** We picked books from @MentalHealthAmerica's reading list for an exhibit celebrating Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Visit the Library exhibit and learn more at mhanational.org/july and nami.org/bebemoore

It's hot! Come in to the AC at the Library, and enjoy no-cook recipes via our New York Times subscription (sign up with your Southern email). cooking.nytimes.com/...

Celebrate Freedom! The Library will be closed Thursday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth, Freedom Day. For hours, including holidays, see our website at Library.SouthernCT.edu

The Library will be closed in celebration and remembrance, Sat-Mon, May 24-26, 2025 for Memorial Day Weekend.

We brought the big TV into the Learning Commons, near the front elevators. Come watch Graduation in the Library! (And yes, you can cheer!)

From all of us at Buley Library, CONGRATULATIONS 2025 graduates!

Considering grad school, about to start, or trying to navigate? Check out the Academic Life Podcast latest episode, Graduate School Myths and Misconceptions, with the authors of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students (search in SouthernSearch!)

Congratulations to all those who have finished finals! (And best wishes to those still finishing!) Before you go, grab a book from our Summer Reads display or a card for the Palace App (free ebooks!) Enjoy the summer, whatever you are heading for, with a good book ☀️ 📖

What have we been up to at the Library? Read all about it in the latest issue of the Buley Bulletin. New resources, staff updates, intern projects, and reflections from the Library Director. LibGuides.SouthernCT... and linked on the Library homepage.

Library Intersession Hours between finals and summer classes Monday, May 19 - Friday, May 23: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24 - Monday, May 26: Closed for Memorial Day

Never worry about returning a late book (or laptop!) to Buley Library. We do not charge late fees for overdue items. (Lost or damaged a book? Ask us about replacement options.)

Grab a novel or other light read from the Leisure Reading Collection (front of the first/main floor of the Library - near the Nap Pod!) See more featured books at LibGuides.SouthernCT...

Hopefully you've been using good study skills all semester - but it's not too late to up your exam skills! The Study Skills Handbook (6th ed) is available as an ebook via SouthernSearch and chapter 17 is all about exam strategy. (Note, this is a UK publisher, so "revision" means "review"!)

More seeds! Thanks to the Office of Sustainability for some more seeds to give away! Plus gardening books to get you started or inspire you to greater gardening efforts this year.

Read this book through the system-wide De Gruyters collection. (Just search for the title in SouthernSearch for the link!)

Read the review and the book online via the Library's subscriptions!

The Library chat is open to all - students finalizing their semester papers, professors working on their courses & research, alumni reminiscing, community members looking for scholarship. 'Thanks' and 'You're welcome!' to all who've used chat - and if you haven't, you're welcome here, too!