“The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world."
-Rita Dove
From April 24 to April 28, 2023, Cal Poly Pomona University Library celebrates National Library Week (NLW). During this annual event, we highlight the contributions of libraries, librarians, and library workers. NLW also promotes library use and support. The theme for this year is "There's More to the Story." Our events this year are mostly in-person with some hybrid programming.
NLW 2023 - Therapy Dogs
Date (Time): 4/24/23 - 4/25/23 (Time Varies)
Location: Second-Floor Bronco Community Zone
Stop by and pet Hatchi (4/24, 11am -12pm), Max (4/25, 2pm - 3pm), or Tsunami (4/25, 3pm - 4pm) in the Bronco Community Zone (University Library, Second Floor) during National Library Week. Pet her and feel your stress go away~
Hunt at the Library
Date (Time): 4/25/23 (11:00am - 2:00pm)
Location: Starting Point, 1st Floor Information Desk
Hunt the Library will take the form of an interactive and self-guided library “tour.” Students will visit the table by the front desk during the hours of the event. At the table, the student or students will pick up a scavenger hunt list of areas they will need to visit in the library. The areas included are the LRC, RAMP, Rm 2907, the Maker’s Studio, the RIS offices, the reflection room, Special Collections, the Bronco Family Space, and the Grand Reading Room. A unique stamp or sticker will be housed at each location for the student to “check off” that location from their list. Once the list is complete, they will return it to the front table along with their name and e-mail address. Once the event is complete, three “winners” will be randomly selected from the completed lists. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place gift cards of $50, $25, and $15.
Photographer Antonio Turok Speaks on Documenting Indigenous Mexico
Date (Time): 4/26/23 (3:30pm - 4:45pm)
Location: Online
Discussant: Marietta Bernstorff (Curator, cultural promoter & artist)
Moderator: Dr. Álvaro Huerta
Co-organizers: Álvaro Huerta, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Cal Poly Pomona & Jaime Cruz, M.A., Adjunct Faculty, Santa Monica City College
There’s More to the Story, or Is There? A Flash Fiction Workshop
Date (Time): 4/27/23 (12:00pm - 1:00pm)
Location: Hybrid, Fourth Floor Special Events Room 15-4829 and Online
Spend your lunchtime in a creative way with a quick look at WHAT is Flash Fiction and then dive right in with some prompts to get your creative juices flowing. We’ll share the stories you devise while meeting new friends!
Golden Leaves Author Award
Date (Time): 4/28/23 (11:00am - 12:00pm)
Location: Online
We are pleased to announce that the University Library will hold the Golden Leaves Author Awards recognition ceremony on Friday, April 28 from 11 a.m. – 12 noon via zoom. We will recognize all honorees since 2019 and they are welcome to join the ceremony, along with their family and friends. The event is free, but please register on Eventbrite to receive the login information.
Since 1986, the Golden Leaves program has celebrated those members of the Cal Poly Pomona campus community (faculty, staff, students, alumni, and retirees) who have authored or edited a book* in the preceding year. The Golden Leaves program is funded by the University Library, with the generous support of the Wilson Family Memorial Golden Leaves Endowment.
Each year, books published by Cal Poly Pomona authors are on display in the Library during the month of April. The University Library celebrates the Golden Leaves program annually in conjunction with National Library Week.
*Authors must be affiliated with the campus community (includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, and retirees) who have authored or edited a published book within the preceding two years. A book must be (following UNESCO’s book definition) at least 49 pages in length exclusive of cover pages. We accept books in an all-electronic format. Honorable Mention authors should meet all the same requirements for full Golden Leaves honors but have written or co-authored a chapter or essay within a larger published book (i.e., they are not listed as the book’s author or editor, but are listed as contributors to the whole work).
Cal Poly Pomona has a Library Club that does its events and partners with groups all over the campus. Click on the link to join the Library Club. You can become part of the conversation in the Library Club's Discord Server.
The library club meets on the first Monday of the month; to see the upcoming club meetings, we have it on the main library calendar. There is no membership fee to join!
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