As an extension of our gratitude towards our patrons this Thanksgiving season, the Lydia M. Olson Library will be running different hours for the week of fall break. Whether celebrating this time off with family or friends, we hope you can find the time to thank those around you as well (and maybe eat some pie too).
The Lydia M. Olson Library is asking students, faculty, staff, and the general public to participate in a library user satisfaction survey to help us serve you better.
Once the survey is completed, individuals will have a chance to be entered in a drawing and win a $100 Amazon gift card or one of several $20 Starbucks cards.
All responses to the survey will be held in confidence. No identifying links between responses and the individual responding will be retained. Combined data only will be reported.
The NMU Archives invites you to join this Community History Workshop! If you have a history in the UP or with NMU, the Archives wants your old family photos, genealogical documents, diaries, postcards, correspondence, letters, and more! This event is a 2-part event: first, digitize any old photos and documents you bring, and second, record an oral history interview to gather stories and history about NMU and the Upper Peninsula! (Remember to bring a flash drive if you would like to keep the original document.)
The Library of Michigan's Michigan is currently highlighting their 2021 Notable Book Collection! The collection consists of various literature types and conversations with the authors, and allows individuals to explore local work featuring Michigan authors.
Visit The Library of Michigan's YouTube channel at: 2021 Michigan Notable Books to view a full collection of their notable book conversations.
The Digital Media Tutoring Center in the Lydia M. Olson Library proudly hosts the Adobe Creative Cloud on their three desktop workstations for classroom projects or personal designs. This includes popular programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro (video editing), InDesign (page design and layout), Audition (audio editing), and more.
The resources at the DMTC are available during library hours. Student workers are available to offer assistance on any content creating or editing as well.
Do you need someone to look over your essay before submitting it? Unsure if spellcheck picked up all of your grammatical errors? Stumped about the order of your paragraphs?
The Writing Center is offering convenient drop-in help on the main floor of the library, during the following hours:
After being closed for more than a semester, the study rooms at the Lydia M. Olson Library are now available for reservation on our updated system!
Visit our updated online reservation system at https://spaces.nmu.edu/home to book a room for your solo study sessions or group-work gatherings.
Learn more about the storytelling traditions of the Upper Peninsula by visiting the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center's display of "Stories from the Woods", currently located on the main floor of the library. It features Anishinaabeg folklore, songs, histories, and stories as well as mining, lumberjack, and maritime heritage and folklore.
"Stories from the Woods" sheds light on the distinctive oral and cultural traditions of the Upper Peninsula and honors the efforts of folklorists to preserve this heritage.
The Library now has a subscription to the New York Times (Online). Included is access to the TimeMachine, which allows you to search or browse PDFs of the newspaper back to 1851, the Book Review section, and the New York Times Magazine! This is a great addition to the Library's resources!
The Lydia M. Olson Library has opened its study rooms for open use! This means, that no check-in is required to access these rooms.
Our study rooms are located on the library's upper floor. All rooms offer a whiteboard and whiteboard markers. Select rooms contain a television with HDMI connectivity. We ask that you limit your use of a room to a 2-hour time frame.
Visitors are welcome to use the rooms for video/phone interviews, test preparation, job searching, or simply a quiet space to focus.
