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                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           publicinfo@selu.edu
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 3/29/01
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   84

SLU LIBRARY CELEBRATES NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, APRIL 1-6
     HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University's Sims Memorial Library will
celebrate April 1-6 as National Library Week with a week-long library scavenger hunt, drawings
for free prizes, and a variety special events.  The library is expanding this year's national theme,
"@yourlibrary," to showcase not only what can be found at Sims Library but how the
information can be accessed from home or office. 
     As an added bonus, fines will be excused for those overdue materials returned during the
week.
     Southeastern faculty and graduate students can attend "our library@your home office"
workshops featuring netLibrary, Uncover and remote access improvements on Monday, April 2
or Thursday, April 5 from 1-2 p.m. Reservations should be made through the Center for Faculty
Excellence at 5791.
     Students, faculty and staff are invited to "research@your library" in the Reference
Department at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m on Wednesday, April 4, to learn about the new, simpler remote
access to library databases.  No reservations are required.
     All are invited to special events, featuring Southeastern faculty: 
      prize-winning author and English professor Tim Gautreaux will read from his works on
Tuesday, April 3 at 2 p.m., with a book-signing immediately afterwards. Punch and cake will be
served following the reading, with live jazz provided by Danny Acosta and friends. 
      Southeastern English professor and poet Jack Bedell and the Creative Writing Group
will present a "poetry slam@sims library" at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 4.  
      A used book sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, on the 
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loading dock behind the library.   
      During the week a travelling photography exhibit entitled "Of Many Colors: Portraits of
Multiracial Families"  will be on display, sponsored by the College of Education and Human
Development's Office of Diversity and Multicultural Issues.
      A Library scavenger hunt, with special prizes for the winner, involves gathering
information about some of the services and items found at Sims. All library users are eligible to
be included in drawings for free prizes. Entry forms may be found at the library information desk
on the first floor.
     Library hours are 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Monday - Thursday; 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Friday; 9
a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday; and 2-11 p.m., Sunday. For additional information about National Library
Week activities, call 985-549-3860. The schedule of events is available online at
http://www.selu.edu/Library/WhatsNew/nlw01schedule.html. 
                             -SLU-
Press release available online at www.selu.edu/NewsEvents/PublicInfoOffice/newsp01.htm