Library Hours for the Remainder of 2021

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Information on available library services is available via our Library Resources guide. Changes to library policies have been implemented due to COVID-19, consistent with other SUNY Cortland policies. Visitors will need to adhere to campus COVID policies.

In accordance with campus policies, face coverings are required in all indoor spaces for all individuals, regardless of their vaccination status. See either the library policies or the campus COVID policies for additional details

Regular Hours
Monday – Thursday – Open 7:45 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Friday – Open 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday – Open 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday – Open 11:00 a.m. to 12 a.m

Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday November 23 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday November 24 – Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday November 25 – Saturday November 27 – Closed
Sunday November 28 – Open 6:00 pm to 12:00 a.m.

Extended Hours
Monday December 6 – Thursday December 9 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Friday December 10 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday December 11 – Sunday December 12 – Open 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Monday December 13 – Thursday December 16 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Friday December 17 – Open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Winter 2021-22 Library Hours

Winter Session
December 18 – December 19 – Closed
December 20 – December 23 – Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
December 24 – January 2 – Closed

Bring-a-Reading Workshop

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Bring-a-Reading Workshop​
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021​
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.​
Memorial Library​

Dog reading book

Struggling with a tough reading? ​
Bring it with you to our next Reading Workshop! Participants will learn strategies and resources for addressing challenging texts and work one-on-one with a librarian, faculty member, or tutor. ​
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Registration is limited. Please register by Nov. 15 at: ​
​https://tinyurl.com/rb2buzja ​

Face coverings are required at all indoor and outdoor events for all individuals, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status. To ensure that all campus community members can fully participate in this program, please contact lauren.delaubell@cortland.edu for questions about accessibility and/or to request accommodations.

Sponsored by The Learning Center, Literacy Department, and Memorial Library.


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Virtual Sandwich Seminar: Digital Commons 11/4/2021

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“Looking For a Place to Highlight Your Online Content? Come Learn About the Digital Commons at Cortland and What It Can Do For You”

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Noon-1:00 PM

Link:  https://sunycortland.webex.com/sunycortland/j.php?MTID=m64faee4a20417d4892660bfc765f17fd

Speakers: Digital Commons Administrators – Jeremy Pekarek, Jennifer Kronenbitter, Maaike Oldemans, Jennifer Parker & Hilary Wong

Memorial Library offers Digital Commons to the campus as an institutional repository for digital collections. Our presentation will highlight some of our existing Digital Commons content as examples of how it could be used by other entities on campus. Furthermore, we will discuss the steps needed to request, create, and manage new collections.

Existing collections include some of the following content areas:
• Posters / student work / undergraduate research
• Scholarly works
• Historical information / campus history
• Images / photographs
• Interviews / oral histories

Following the presentation, we would welcome questions from attendees on creating their own collections for their campus organization or feel free to reach out via email anytime at DigitalCommons@cortland.edu

Fun Distraction: Accents

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: Image advertising the Library’s FUN Distractions series post about accents in North America

Meet Erik Singer a dialect coach and his fellow Linguists in this video from Wired about the history behind accents of the English language in North America. What an interesting profession!

https://youtu.be/H1KP4ztKK0A (21 mins)

“Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik and a host of other linguists and language experts (Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, and Kalina Newmark), take a look at some of the most interesting and distinct accents around the country.”
– Wired

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Reading Workshop on Friday 10/22

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Dog reading book

Reading Workshop @  Memorial Library
Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Did you know that all readers encounter challenges when they read?

Have you been experiencing any reading challenges this semester?

Come join a small group to work through some of these reading challenges together. Attendees will walk away with tools, strategies, and resources for addressing some common reading challenges.

Space is limited. Please register by the end of day on Oct. 20: Workshop registration link

Face coverings are required at all indoor and outdoor events for all individuals, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status. To ensure that all campus community members can fully participate in this program, please contact lauren.delaubell@cortland.edu for questions about accessibility and/or to request accommodations.

Sponsored by The Learning Center, Literacy Department, and Memorial Library.