Use our list to find something to engage you during the winter break or to discover that gift of a "little something" for friends and family.
Consult with your librarians for additional recommendations and to locate available copies from campus or public libraries.
Even when you’re off campus, simply select the resource you need to use from the site. Resources requiring authentication will prompt you to log in with your NetID. (In some instances, apart from NetID, you may still be asked to submit your University ID number and last name as login and password). Once you have entered either of these two pieces of identifying information, you will be able to use the resource as if you were here on campus.
Should you plan to visit campus, do note that the libraries will be open during the winter recess, but the hours will vary. Plan ahead and visit the list of library locations to see "Who’s Open".
The library will host a generous contribution from University Housing of coffee and hot chocolate during the evenings, (December 16-19, beginning at 7:00 and while supplies last). Look for the hot beverage service on the first floor (vending area). For a list of extended library hours and finals week activities at the various campus libraries, visit the special, "Study Strong" pages.
The staff from Steenbock Library and University Housing wishes you the best for a successful finals week and end of term.
Be sure to check the "Study Strong" pages for a list of extended library hours and finals week activities at the various campus libraries. Steenbock Library will be extending its hours until 3:00 AM, beginning Friday, December 16, and running until Thursday, December 22, 2011.
Should you need to come and go from our building during these later hours, we always advise using the "buddy system" and to walk or share a ride with friends. Additionally, and as need be, do consider using SAFE Nighttime services.
In addition to some study break distractions to be found on the second floor near our entrance, the library will also host a generous donation from University Housing of coffee and hot chocolate during the evenings, (December 16-19; beginning at 7:00 PM, while supplies last). Look for the hot beverage service on the first floor (vending alcove).
Steenbock Library staff and the University Housing community wish you the best for a successful finals week and end of term.
The Go Big Read program invites all UW-Madison students, staff, faculty, and Dane County residents to submit a creative piece in response to his/her reading of the book Enrique's Journey to compete in a juried exhibit, "Our Nations of Others." Submissions should be creative pieces in visual or literary forms. Pieces entered must be the artist/author’s original work on any topic related to Enrique’s Journey. (No video or audio works will be accepted). Participants may submit up to two visual or literary works. Award winners will be honored in a ceremony with Enrique’s Journey photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner, Don Bartletti, in March 2012. A selection of works will also be featured in an exhibit during the spring 2012 semester.
Deadline for submissions: Friday, January 13, 2012
Full submission guidelines (PDF)
Email the exhibit committee for more information or to have your questions answered.
Co-Organizers:
Memorial Library
Community Partnerships and Outreach (CPO) Staff Network
Education Outreach and Partnerships, School of Education
Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS)
Go Big Read
Write a letter to Santa to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation! Daily, and until December 23rd, members from the UW Wishmakers organization will stop by its Steenbock letter-writing station to collect letters. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions; the UW-Wishmakers is a student branch of this organization.
Learn how and why Wisconsin became a dairy state when Steenbock Library welcomes author Edward Janus for a special book presentation, December 5, 2011. In his new title, Creating DairyLand, Mr. Janus examines how the history of ideas and the reality of resource degradation would serve to transform the practice of agriculture in the state, or, in other words, show "how caring for cows saved our soil, created our landscape, brought prosperity to our state and still shapes our way of life in Wisconsin." In addition to recounting this dairying revolution, the author shares stories and photos of contemporary practitioners--dairy farmers and cheese-makers. There will be time for questions.
Author’s Website | Press Website | Read an excerpt
Date: Monday, December 5, 2011
Time: 1:00-2:15 PM
Place: Room 340 (third floor), Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Drive
This event is free; the library welcomes faculty, staff, students and the community to attend.
Print a flyer (PDF)
