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Construction to our new facility is proceeding on schedule with a completion date of mid August. The actual move should start in September and fully operational in October. Our primary goal will be maintaining a minimum disruption to services and access to resources on campus. Keep in mind that most of our resources are available online via our web site.

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In celebrating National Library Week, the staff wanted to test your knowledge of our libraries with a Scavenger Hunt. For inquiring minds, the answers are listed below. 1. InfoNet Libraries are Freeman, Parrish, Gill, Southeast and Whitehaven 2. Freeman displays a 9/11 Memorial Signature Plaque 3. Wall of Honor hangs outside the Parrish Library 4. The online catalog is called CyberCAT 5. The Parrish Library has 3 Information Desks 6. Parrish has a memorabilia display case across from the circulation desk. 7. A PIN Number is required to log on the computers 8. A picture of Alice Faye Thompson is prominently displayed 9. The Library of Congress classification systems is used to shelve materials 10. The Freeman Library houses the William Farris Award Plaque. 11. Use the book drop before opening and after closing to return books 12. The Executive Director is Carolyn Head. Congratulations to Crystal Nesbit Grand prize winner, Lorraine Coker second Grand prize winner, Joseph Landon and Latoya Hunter were second Place winners

In celebration of National Library Week, students are encouraged to test their knowledge of the InfoNet Libraries by entering the Scavenger Hunt. The Grand Prize will be a $150.00 gift card to the Southwest Bookstore. Good Luck to all who feel lucky.

The Southwest InfoNet library invites you to participate in our National Library Week celebration. An Open House will be hosted at each library during the week, refreshments will be served. We will also sponsor a Circle of Knowledge Book Drive. We are asking for a NEW book donation to help build and strengthen our collection. Each library will accept books during this week. Monetary donations can be sent to the Foundation on our behalf. A donation plate will be placed in each book upon request. Library Open House - 11:00 a.m. to noon Monday, April 14 - Parrish Library (Union Avenue Campus) Tuesday, April 15 - Whitehaven Center Library Wednesday, April 16 - Freeman Library (Macon Cove Campus) Thursday, April 17 - Gill Center Library Friday, April 18 - Southeast Center Library Please feel free to contact Vivian Stewart at (901) 333-5067 or by e-mail vstewart@southwest.tn.edu for additional information.

I am very excited to have joined the Southwest family. Above all I am energized about becoming an integral part of the leadership for the library system. I hope all of you are as excited as I am about the new state of the art Library facility that is estimated to open in August of this year on the Freeman Campus. I extend an invitation to all of the Southwest community to visit any of the colleges’ excellent library facilities - campuses: Parrish, Freeman or sites: Gill, Southeast, and Whitehaven. I look forward to working with faculty, staff, students and the community as we explore ways to provide the very best customer service and resources. I encourage you to provide feedback regarding how the Library might better serve your needs. Feel free to call, email or just drop by and share any thoughts you have.

Check out the new titles the Technical Services staff processed for the holiday: I Think I Love My Wife, Ratatouille, Meet the Robinsons, Premonition, Perfect Stranger and more. Movies checked out this week will be due back on December 19th.

It has been noted on numerous occasions that there were problems with our managing the time customers were allowed to stay on the computers. To remedy this a new software will be installed to monitor the time and allow more people to have access. We realize this change may cause some hardship, but the need to manage our resources has become a priority. We hope to have this implemented by the start of the next semester. We are interested in your comments.

Did you know that Southwest has 5 ebooks collections? Read entire books online 24 hours a day. Our collections include NetLibrary, Safari Tech Books, Oxford Collection, Xrefer and Gale Virtual Reference Library. Let us know your feelings on this type of delivery.

Remote access is available using your Southwest username and password. Please promptly report problems so we can resolve the issue.

The InfoNet hours are scheduled to change on December 18th. We will open from 8:00 to 4:30