• Fun Distraction: Fat Bear Week

    It’s OctoBEAR at Katmai National Park in Alaska and that means 10/5-11/2022 is FAT BEAR WEEK!!! You can vote your favorite bear to the top of the brackets each day. Follow the links to learn more about #fatbearweek, read the bios for each of the bear contestants, and vote! – www.fatbearweek.org – https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week-2022.htm – https://m.facebook.com/KatmaiNPP–…

  • Two-Sentence Horror Story Contest

    Two-Sentence Horror Story Contest October is the month for horror! Memorial Library and The Writing Center are hosting a two-sentence horror story contest to celebrate. All SUNY Cortland students are welcome to participate. Entries must be submitted online by Friday, 10/14 at https://forms.office.com/r/3dX74D4uhy. Story submissions must be original and two sentences long. The first place…

  • Fun Distraction: Gatorade

    How did Gatorade make water active for their “Active Water” ad campaign? Watch this video and learn about the technology Gatorade created to develop 3D images out of water droplets. https://youtu.be/_z7lAxEMF74 #memoriallibraryfundistractionsseries#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • Banned Books Week

    To Kill a Mockingbird . . . Harry Potter . . . Captain Underpants . . .Every year, there are hundreds of attempts to remove books from schools and libraries. Celebrate YOUR freedom to read and right to choose your book during Banned Books Week, September 18 to 24. Stop by the library to view…

  • Harvesting Healthy Habits

        HARVESTING HEALTHY HABITS tree at the Memorial Library. Stop by the Library lobby and write down something you like to do to stay mentally or physically healthy on a paper apple or fall leaf and tape it to our tree. Then read others’ ideas to inspire you to try something new! #sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • Fun Distraction: Deadliest Gardens

    Planning your Fall Break get away? How about a trip to the deadliest garden in the world!?! The Poison Garden in Alnwick, Northumberland, UK is fully stocked with all plants that can kill you! Feel safer with a virtual tour? Check out this fascinating video from BBC Earth. https://youtu.be/2oCWAiqL0i0 #memoriallibraryfundistractionsseries#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • NYT, WSJ & Chronicle of Higher Education Digital Subscriptions

    The Library is pleased to provide SUNY Cortland students, faculty, and staff with access to the Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as Digital Editions of the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. NYT and WSJ access must be renewed, usually once/year. Directions for account creation and renewal are can be found at…

  • Memorial Library Fall Hours

    Fall 2022 Library HoursInformation on available library services is available via our Library Resources guide, including information on Memorial Library’s Testing Center. Visitors will need to adhere to campus COVID policies. Post-Summer Session (Aug. 2 – Aug. 28)Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.Saturday – Sunday CLOSED Aug. 29 – Sept. 5Monday – Thursday…

  • Fun Distraction: Lost Wallets

    Which cities do you think are the most honest? Which are the least? Watch this video of Mark Rober’s experiment “dropping” 200 wallets in multiple cities across the US and Canada to discover if honesty still exists. https://youtu.be/jnL7sJYblGY #memoriallibraryfundistractionsseries#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • Fun Distraction: The Columns Restoration

    Have you ever thought about restoring an old home? Follow Doug and his restoration projects at The Columns here in NY. Doug found a secret room, a hidden fountain, and much more … in addition to all his metal detector finds around the house’s grounds. https://www.instagram.com/thecolumnsny #memoriallibraryfundistractionsseries#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

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