Kathy Skhal, Clinical Education Librarian at Hardin Library, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 16. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Sahai Auditorium (Room 1103) in MERF (Medical Education & Research Facility) at 375 Newton Road on the University of Iowa Health Sciences Campus. [map] AllContinue reading “Memorial Service for Kathy Skhal”
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
President Obama addresses the American Medical Association annual conference
President Obama addressed the AMA annual conference in Chicago this morning. Watch the address as an online video or read the text online.
The Iowa City Book Festival
The festival is a day-long celebration of books, reading, and writing presented by the University of Iowa Libraries on Saturday, July 18. It will be held in Gibson Square outside the Main Library’s south entrance. See all of the activities that you will be able to participate in as well as volunteer opportunities and bookContinue reading “The Iowa City Book Festival”
Follow us on Twitter
Hardin Library is now sending tweets on Twitter. If you want to follow us, our name on Twitter is HardinLHS. (http://twitter.com/hardinlhs) If you are interested in twittering yourself, stop by the Information Commons on Fridays from 10am-Noon or contact us for help.
April is National Poetry Month
In honor of National Poetry Month, Hardin has posted medical poetry around the library! You can also view a wider array of poetry at: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406 Make sure to check it out!
Power Down for the Planet Contest!
The University of Iowa is currently apart of the Power Down for the Planet sustainability challenge. The contest challenges students to reduce computer energy use, and to get more of their student population involved than the opposing schools. The challenge is put on by Climate Savers Computing Initiative, with hopes to lower energy bills andContinue reading “Power Down for the Planet Contest!”
Watch the Iowa vs. Michigan Basketball Game- 3/12
Want to watch the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes take on 7th-seeded Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament? Come to the Hardin Library! Thursday, March 12, 2009 Starting at 1:30 p.m. Information Commons East The game will be shown on the plasma screen in the Information Commons East! GO HAWKS! Continue reading “Watch the Iowa vs. Michigan Basketball Game- 3/12”
Newly Added Recycling Bin!
A Recycling Bin is now located outside of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. It is for plastic bottles and can be found outside of the 3rd Floor Entrance Doors!
New to Iowa?
New to Iowa? Looking for Something to do? Check out this link created by the University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/ref/guides/iafacts.htm
More computers available in the 24-hour study
Hardin Library’s 24-hour study now has 5 computers available, including a Mac. Wireless access is also available throughout the library.