Get your Flu Shot (campus clinics)

UW-Madison students can obtain a flu shot by visiting University Health Services (1552 University Avenue) weekdays, between the hours of 9:30 AM and 4:30 PM. No appointment is necessary during these walk-in clinics which will continue through December (after December the UHS clinic will move to 333 East Campus Mall). Students will be asked to present their university ID in order to get the vaccine.

For more information about influenza and the vaccine, visit the UHS site.

Faculty and staff can obtain the flu shot at walk-in clinics hosted in several campus locations during two weeks, November 3-14 and, unless otherwise indicated, from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Faculty and staff will be asked to present their insurance card. For more information, visit the campus Occupational Health site.

Books with Bite!

"I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars."

--From Twilight, 2005 by Stephenie Meyer

Among the stars of popular, gothic literature are Laurell K. Hamilton, Stephenie Meyer and Anne Rice who have introduced readers to a passionate coven of vampires. Their books are to be found lurking in the stacks of campus libraries—primarily College and Memorial.

Run a MadCat search for these authors (either a “Words Anywhere” or “Author Browse”) or ask a librarian for assistance.

Sink your teeth into a few of these books during your Halloween weekend; you’ll be thirsting for more!

Tips from staff fans:

Look for the Anita Blake, vampire hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton

Look for the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

Look for the Vampire Chronicles (series) by Anne Rice

Holocaust Memorial Exhibit (Oct 10-Dec 10)

Memorial Library is hosting a traveling exhibit from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum on the Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945.

The Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools and the General Library System are co-sponsoring this exhibit plus a series of related presentations and events.

The exhibit is comprised of more than 200 reproductions of photographs, documents, and artwork that examine the Nazi regime’s social and racial ideology that contributed to its persecution of the gay community.

The exhibit and events are free and open to the public. When coming to visit the exhibit, as housed in the main entrance lobby of Memorial Library (728 State Street), you will be asked to present campus ID, driver’s license or other photo ID to enter.

Guide for Penny Pinchers

In tough economic times, it is useful to note a few strategies for saving some pennies here and there. Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor, Barbara Lawton, has issued an online Guide for Penny Pinchers with links to tips on saving money and stretching your dollar where necessary.

Among her tips is the call to use your library (be it public or campus!) in order to access resources, of all kinds, suitable for scholarship or entertainment. Ask a Librarian today how you can retrieve the resources you need to complete your papers and projects.

Ebling Book Sale (October 23-24)

Ebling Library will hold its annual book sale, Thursday, October 23 (from 8:00 AM -5:00 PM) and Friday, October 24 (from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM) in the Historical Reading Room (third floor, Ebling Library). Bargains are to be found on out-of-date anatomy, clinical, nursing and pharmacy books, and reasonably priced 19th and early 20th century collectibles—including texts of the history of the health sciences.

Campus Bus 80 will get you there!

To donate books for this sale or to ask questions, contact Micaela Sullivan-Fowler at 262-2402.