Happy Holidays!

Wishing You Tidings of Great Joy!

Davis Library Closed for Christmas and New Years Holidays

Wed. Dec 19, 2012 - Tues. Jan. 1, 2013 

 

Welcome 2013!

Library Reopens (Wed. Jan. 2 - Sat. Jan 12, 2013)

Mon. – Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat. – Sun. CLOSED

Regular hours resume Sun., January 13, 2013

(Hours subject to change)

For more details on Davis Library's hours, "Ask Us!" or visit:  http://www.rio.edu/library/Hours.cfm

Break Up Front

View of Davis Library's Main Entrance around 9 a.m. Friday 12.14.12

Once again we want to remind you that the Davis Library will be closed this coming weekend as we’re on abbreviated hours during the Semester Break.

Davis Library and the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande CommunityCollege will also be closed for the holiday season from Wednesday, December 19, 2013 until Tuesday, January 1, 2013.  Davis Library and all campus offices are set to reopen again on Wednesday, January 2^nd.

For more details, “Ask Us!” or see Davis Library’s hours posted at:  http://www.rio.edu/library/Hours.cfm

While school is not in session, there’s still a lot of university-related work taking place.  Tomorrow, the University of Rio Grande’s River Tales Project will begin collecting personal stories about the Silver BridgeTragedy of December 15, 1967.  Interviews will be conducted at Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis, OH on:

• December 15, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• December 15, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Additional interviews will also be gathered and recorded at the Mason County Public Library in Point Pleasant, WV on:

• January 12, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• January 19, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Silver Bridge was an eye bar and chain suspension bridge built in the 1920s that span the Ohio River connecting Point Pleasant, WV and Gallipolis, OH.  It collapsed in the late 1960s while it was full of rush-hour traffic, resulting in the deaths of 46 people.  The old bridge had not been well-kept and was not originally built to be utilized by heavy vehicles.  The event had a lasting impact on area residents and led to legislation to ensure that bridges, particularly older ones, are inspected and maintained regularly.

The River Tales Project, which is being funded by the Ohio Humanities Council, seeks to preserve our local history and heritage by collecting and digitally preserving stories of those individuals impacted by the event.  These narratives will then be made available online for public viewing and research purposes.   Interviews will be arranged on a first-come-first-serve basis.  Walk-ins are welcome.  

We Need Your Story!

For more information on this oral history enterprise or to set up an interview, please contact Dr. Greg Miller, Director of Cultural Advancement, at 740.245.7030 or email:  rivertales@rio.edu

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Speaking of tragedy, our hearts go out those who lost their lives and loved ones in the Connecticut Shooting today when a gunman open-fired on an elementary school in Newton, CT.  We're deeply saddened by news of this devastating event.

Just a reminder...

Semester Break Hours (Sat. Dec. 8 - Tue. Dec. 18)

• Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sat. - Sun. CLOSED
• Closed Mon. Dec. 10 (Staff Development)

Closed for Christmas and New Years Holidays,

Wed., Dec 19, 2012 - Tues. Jan. 1, 2013

Library Reopens (Wed. Jan. 2 - Sat. Jan 12, 2013)

• Mon. – Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sat. – Sun. CLOSED

Regular hours resume Sun., January 13, 2013

(Hours subject to change)

For more details on Davis Library's hours, "Ask Us!" or visit:  http://www.rio.edu/library/Hours.cfm

Check It Out!

Davis Library's Newsletter is just out with more information on the Library's happenings.

"Check it out!" at...

http://www.rio.edu/library/documents/ExLibrisFall2012.pdf

Last Day of Classes (Fall Term) Up Front

View of the Davis Library’s Main Entrance around 8:30 AM Monday 12.03.12

Just a reminder to “Celebrate the Last Day of Classes with Friends”…

The Friends of the Davis Library is meeting at today at Noon (12 PM) on Davis Library’s 2^nd Floor in Room 208.   

The group is starting to discuss ideas and plans for its spring programing activities, which support of the Davis Library here on the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College Main Campus.

If you’re interested in learning more this organization, please feel free to stop by and see us.  Refreshments will be available… while they last!

Have any questions?  Just “Ask Us!”