August 2016

Nancy Kranich was recently awarded the 2016 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award.
Nancy accepts the Roll of Honor Award at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando.
New and transfer student orientations in New Brunswick are hosted at Kilmer Library and held throughout the summer.
The central administration suite receives a fresh coat of paint as part of some minor renovations taking place over the coming weeks.
Michael Joseph and Professor Thomas Fulton of the English Department pose with a rare book that is part of a collection recently donated to the Libraries.
Janet Brennan Croft takes questions from the audience after her AuthorTalks presentation at Alexander Library. Click to watch RU-TV’s promo for the talk.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN REPORT
	Takeaways from the two-day cabinet retreat in July – what does this mean for the Libraries’ priorities? More>>
FROM CABINET
	This fall, our returning students and faculty will discover many new resources for their studies, Tao Yang reports. More>>
FEATURES
	The Libraries’ email migration will take place August 23 – 26. Tibor Purger describes the plan for this change and training opportunities that will be available. More>>
	Michael Joseph and Kevin Mulcahy describe the discovery of a previously unrecorded letter by Charles Dickens in Special Collections and University Archives. More>>
	Research Administration and Proposal Submission System (RAPSS) Phase II goes live on August 8. Here’s what you need to know now. More>>
	This summer, the New Brunswick Libraries hosted two groups of interns from the Rutgers Future Scholars Program. More>>
	The Dana Library will play a key role in Rutgers University-Newark’s new Honors Living-Learning Community initiative. More>>
HAPPENINGS
	Bob Vietrogoski reports on MSNJ 250th: A Night of History, Medals, and Coins. More>>
	This fall, the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series welcomes “Laura Anderson Barbata: Collaborations Beyond Borders.” More>>
	Quick takes on events and news from the Libraries this month. More>>

JUST FOR FUN

Librarians at University of Montana taste-tested Cold War-era food as they prepped their exhibit. Tasty?	Libraries are taking advantage of the Pokémon Go insanity. We “found” this artifact of earlier Pokémon madness in the X Room.	Meet the “book lady” of Tennessee: Dolly Parton.

Seen & Heard