The following Books and DVDs (132 items) were received into the Library collection for both the Welshimer and Seminary Libraries through the Acquisitions Budget during June, July and August 2015. Continue reading
Milligan Library Life
by the staff of P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library & Seminary Library
Jake is here to help with your final exam stress relief
Jake was a few moments late this morning. Already a group of six or more students had gathered in the Welshimer Room of the Library, waiting to meet him. When he arrived with his owner/trainer Dr. Julia Wade (a former Milligan College professor), Jake quickly made up for lost petting time.
Jake is a certified therapy dog. He has been visiting Milligan College students in the Library during Final Exam Week each semester for the last couple years, to help relieve stress that can be associated with completing last minute assignments or taking final exams. Clearly, it’s a mutually beneficial arrangement!
If you missed Jake this morning, he will be returning tomorrow (Wednesday, May 6) morning from 10 AM to Noon.
Tomorrow, the Library will also be hosting free chair massages from 10 AM to 1 PM, offered by local massage therapists. This event is sponsored by C.O.O.L. Buffs (Connecting Others to Optimized Life), a student-led club focusing on holistic mental health and wellness.
If you just want a break from your studies, the Library has also set up a jigsaw puzzle station on Rev. P.H. Welshimer’s old desk, also in the Welshimer Room. And don’t forget free coffee and tea in the Library through Thursday at 5 PM (while supplies last). Your Library is here to help!
New Books and Media Received (March and April 2015)
The following Books and DVDs (205 items) were received into the Library collection through the Acquisitions Budget during March and April 2015. Continue reading
5th Annual Edible Books Festival — A Tasty Success!
The P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library’s 5th Annual Edible Books Festival, held on Monday and Tuesday last week, was a tasty success. This year we had ten entries from the Milligan community. 117 votes were cast for the Funniest/Punniest, Most Creative, Tastiest (judged by Library staff on Tuesday morning), and the Overall Favorite.
The winners, who each received a Dunkin Donuts gift card, were:
Funniest/Punniest: “20,000 Leeks Under the Sea” by Grace Jackson
Most Creative & Tastiest: “Around the World in Eighty Days” by Megan Lincoln and Justin Athey
Overall Favorite: “Madeline” by Lindsay Kenderes
Two other entries of special note were:
“Dante’s Inferno” by Kaitlin Campbell, which was a Humanities Creativity Project entry, and
“The Interpretation of Dreams” as a group entry by the Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society.
On Tuesday morning the doors of the Welshimer Room were reopened to invite taste sampling by the Milligan College community. By late afternoon almost everything was consumed. The leeks were avoided, but even some of that sea blue Jell-O had been tasted!
