INTERIM MAY HOURS

Hours for the 2nd floor east wing from May 12th - May 26th are as follows:

Sat May 17th - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday May 18th -closed
Monday May 19th - Friday May 23rd - 9:00 am - 5:00pm
Saturday May 24th - 10:00 am -5:00 pm
Sunday May 25th and Monday May 26th (Memorial Day) - closed

NEW HOURS WILL BE POSTED FOR SUMMER HERE SOON

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!

JOIN THE CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE

Join the circle of knowledge @ your library: celebrate National
Library Week April 13-19

It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide - and the perfect time to discover how you can join the circle of knowledge @ your library.

“Everyday, libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools and in businesses help transform their communities. At our library, people of all backgrounds come together to do research, to use our wonderful resources, or to attend lectures and programs. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

Visit the UW-Milwaukee Libraries this week, conveniently located all in one building at the center of campus. No rain, no cold, no hassle!

TWO GREAT WEB SITES

The March "surf report" features a list that primary teachers can use for literacy activities. Use your classroom computer as one of your literacy centers with sites that focus on many areas. Check out:
http://explore.ecb.org/surf/

ARTstor offers numerous tools and a wealth of content that instructors can use to enhance classroom presentations and their students' learning experiences. It features a digital library of approx. 550,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images. It is used in a variety of settings from universities and museums to k-12 schols.
At: http/www.artstore.org/using-artstore/u-html/interdisciplinary.shtml

USED BOOK SALE!

Friends Used Book Sale April 7-9

The Friends of the Golda Meir Library will hold their spring 2008 used book sale April 7-9 in the UWM Golda Meir Library’s fourth floor Conference Center, 2311 E. Hartford Avenue.

Over 6,000 books in a wide variety of genres--contemporary fiction, foreign languages, history, literature, poetry, and political science--will be on sale, as well as textbooks on various subjects, LP records and magazines.

The sale is open to UWM students, faculty and staff (with valid ID) ONLY, on Monday, April 7, from noon to 6 p.m.

The sale is open to the public on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9, and runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Public parking is available in the UWM Union and Klotsche Pavilion parking garages. For more information, call (414) 229-4786.

All proceeds benefit the UWM Libraries.

NEW EDUCATION DATABASE

The UWM Libraries now provide access to the database Teacher Reference Center. via EBSCOhost. This database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

The database is not cataloged yet but IS available at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=trh

A list of the journals and magazines it covers is available at:
http://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists.php?marketID=5&topicID=380&tabForwar

DID YOU KNOW .......

That a 1984 study found that physical, mental, emotional, and social development is faster when students learn a musical instrument?

That in a Scottish study, one group of elementary students received musical training, while another group received an equal amount of discussion skills training. After six months, the students in the music group achieved a significant increase in reading test scores, while the scores of the discussion skills group did not change.

That a 2000 study indicates that a student who participates in at least one college elective music course is 4.5 times more likely to stay in college than the general student population?

That playing a musical instrument has been shown to increase students math abilities and test scores?

Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them - a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. The future of all of us depends on providing children with a complete education that includes music (Gerald Ford)

MARCH is MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH
As more and more schools eliminate music programs and cut teachers everyone loses. Support your music educators and your school music programs.

EDUCATION MAJORS!

Tuesday March 11th at 7pm your Student Wisconsin Education Association will host a session on the Professional Development Plan. Every graduate must complete a PDP to advance to the professional educator license stage. The program will introduce you to what a PDP is or get you prepared to complete your own PDP. Speaking will be Terry Schoessow a UWM grad and current teacher. The session will be in the Denmark Lounge of Enderis and PIZZA will be provided.