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Welcome Week

WELCOME HOME BRONCOS! To make sure you have a great semester, the University Library has a series of fun and engaging library events to teach about the library and our many services. Please join us online for as many events as you can!

Welcome Week Spring 2024

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Spring 2025

Join us from January 27 to January 31, 2025, for the Spring Semester's Library Welcome Week. We have a host of great programming so you can learn more about your Cal Poly Pomona University Library and the many services, resources, and spaces we have for students, faculty, and staff.

 

Programming

 

Monday, January 27, 2025 to Friday, January 31, 2025

Welcome Week - Therapy DogsCute Dog

Location: 2nd Floor, Bronco Community Zone (Time varies by dog, look below for more information)
Type of Event: In-Person

Stop by the library's second-floor Bronco Community Zone (behind the second-floor entrance elevators) and pet cute dogs, and feel your stress go away. The library is also hosting the event "Learn About YOUR Library" during therapy dog events so you can learn about library resources and get some freebies.

  • Monday, January 27, 2025, 12pm - 1pm - Makana
  • Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11am - 1pm - Kairos
  • Thursday, January 30, 2025, 10am – 12pm - Wesley
  • Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1pm – 2pm - Tsunami
  • Thursday, January 30, 2025, 2pm – 3pm - Max
  • Thursday, January 30, 2025, 4pm – 6pm - Apollo
  • Friday, January 31, 2025, 1pm – 3pm - Gracie, Hamlet, and Sioux

Everyone is welcome to pet these adorable dogs.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Button Making and Drawing

Location: 2nd Floor, Bronco Community Zone (11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Type of Event: In-Person

Let your creative juices flow to design pinback buttons, and assemble them using the machine for Welcome Week Spring 2025.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 & Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Nintendo Switch Free Play

Location: 2nd Floor, Bronco Community Zone (11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Type of Event: In-Person

Play Mario Kart, Smash Bros, and other Nintendo games in the Library's second-floor Bronco Community Zone for Welcome Week Spring 2025.

 

Cal Poly Pomona University Library YouTube Programming

Star Wars Virtual Display Tour - Do you love Star Wars? Join retired library employee Larry Huizar and librarian Paul Hottinger on a virtual tour of our Star Wars library display.
De-Stress with Library Pets - Check out this heartwarming video of University Library faculty, staff, and student assistant pets. Your heart will melt away with all the love and joy of this video.
Adult Storytime - Librarian Shonn Haren does dramatic reads of intriguing scary stories. This YouTube is even better at night!
Beyond Tin-Foil Hats: Exploring the World of Conspiracy Theories - In this presentation we're going to discuss the phenomena of conspiracy theories, what they are, how they work, and why people believe in them.
You're Doomed, Now What? (Survival Skills for the Academic Procrastinator) Workshop - IT'S DUE WHEN? Oh no, you're DOOMED! Or not... In this workshop, we will go over some of the skills, tricks, and tools that can help save you from academic doom, when the deadline is rapidly approaching.
5 Job Search Secrets for Challenging Times - In this recorded webinar, career strategist and author Christy Noel shares job search strategies and answered questions from the audience. Avoid the feeling of frustration and disappointment that can come with a lack of opportunities and job interviews. Watch this presentation to learn actionable advice and practical tips you can implement to find a job and get hired in a virtual world.

 

Cal Poly Pomona University Library Facebook Recording

Resume and Job Search Essentials - Did you miss the Resume and Job Search Strategies Workshop? Here is a link to the Facebook Live simulcast so you can watch it at your own pace. There is lots of good material for the new job hunter or the person looking to move up the corporate ladder.

 

Meet Your Subject Librarians

Meet Your Subject Librarian: Shonn Haren - Meet the Subject Librarian for Anthropology, English, Geography, Psychology, and Sociology.