A new round of weekly ComiXnite programs, a continuation of a grant-funded series that debuted last fall, will be held throughout February at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library. "The 2012 program promises to deliver innovative presenters and creative, experiential learning," said librarian Judy J. Zebrowski, one of the coordinators for ComiXnite.
The Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been recognized as an "Outstanding Design" in American School & University magazine's 2011 Architectural Portfolio a premier showcase celebrating the best in educational design. The 1,000-seat facility opened in August 2006 and has become a campus destination for students and the community.
The Gallery at Penn College will host the traveling exhibit "Intruding Umbrellas," by members of the Society for the Art of Imagination, from July 14 to Aug. 28 in The Madigan Library. The exhibit, which will be displayed in the library atrium, originated at the Zendai Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai as part of a citywide project.
The Army ROTC program brought a pair of 11-ton conversation pieces to Pennsylvania College of Technology on April 14, landing two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters on The Madigan Library lawn. Pilots and crew chiefs were available to answer questions about the aircraft, which were flying cadets to Fort Indiantown Gap.
As winter soon gives way to gardening season, Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library offers a timely presentation to help green thumbs differentiate between beneficial and baneful backyard growth. Horticulture instructor Carl J. Bower Jr. will present a free, public forum "Plants: Friend or Foe?" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the library's second-floor reading loft.
The Madigan Library's far-ranging focus on one of literature's most beloved series continued from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday with "Harry Potter's Herbs: Fact and Fantasy" in the second-floor reading loft.
From noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Penn College hosted Katharine "Kat" Kan, a recognized expert selector and reviewer of graphic novels.
Heidi K. Eppenbach, casual part-time library acquisitions assistant, and Brandie L. Pate, student library worker won The Madigan Library's MayDay Preservation Quiz. The contest, which was open only to library employees, tested knowledge of procedures for proper handling of library materials in both normal and emergency circumstances.
If you have a research question and need assistance, and you have a cellphone, you can text the question to one of The Madigan librarians. How? Text to 246246 (standard text-messaging charges may apply depending on your wireless provider and your service plan) and start each message with send pctlibref. Example: send pctlibref are you open this weekend?
Interested in seeing what Penn College instructors are doing when they are not instructing? Check out the Faculty Publications exhibit, on display in The Madigan Library from now to the end of March.
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