Spooky season has arrived and Mullen Library is here for it. This month, we’ve got plenty of treats in store, from workshops that take the fright out of writing citations to new exhibits that will stir up your curiosity. And who knows, you may run across some spirits in the stacks…
Spellbinding Stories for Hispanic Heritage Month
This month, celebrate the voices, histories, and traditions of Hispanic and Latinx authors. Discover books on our Popular Reading shelf that cast a spell through powerful storytelling – tales of heritage, imagination, and culture that enchant far beyond the season. Prefer your stories on screen? Summon Kanopy from our Databases list to conjure a curated collection of hauntingly good films you can stream for free – no tricks, just cinematic treats.
Frightfully Fresh Exhibits
Two new displays are haunting Mullen Library this fall! In the Main Reading Room, It Came From the Archives reveals the eerie challenges of preservation and the ghostly threats our collections face – think leaks, decay, and the slow creep of time itself. Down in the first-floor lobby, Class of 1925 resurrects books, music, film, and alumni stories from a century ago, offering a spirited glimpse into campus life of the past.
Summon Real Brainpower with PsycInfo
Brains, but make them peer-reviewed! PsycInfo lets you dig deep into the human mind with resources such as journal articles, book chapters, and reports. From clinical psychology to education, neuroscience, and more, it’s your key to terrifyingly thorough research. Feed your paper the knowledge it craves. Find PsycInfo through our website by clicking Databases –> Complete Database List. Scary smart starts here.
Avoid the Citation Fright!
This spooky season, sharpen your fangs and sink them into two fang-tastic workshops on citation management tools. Learn how to tame unruly sources and keep your bibliography undeadly accurate.
– October 6th at 12 pm: Getting Started with Refworks
– October 10th at 12 pm: Citation Management with Zotero
Don’t let messy citations suck the life out of your paper. Register through our Events page at libraries.cua.edu – you’ll be vlad you did!
Don’t Ghost Your Due Dates
Avoid jump scares and renew your books on time! Log in to My Library Account at libraries.catholic.edu to track your due dates, renew materials, review requests, and avoid the haunting presence of overdue fines…
Mapping the Unknown
Dare to chart spooky new territory? Join our Introduction to QGIS workshop and learn the basics of creating maps and visualizing geospatial data with this powerful open-source tool. No prior experience needed – just a spirit of adventure! October 24, 12 pm, online. Register through the Events page at libraries.catholic.edu.
Graveyard Shift
Calling all night owls and restless spirits: overnight hours start October 14th. From Monday through Thursday, select reading rooms stay open past the witching hour, offering a quiet haunt for study, writing, and printing. While Circulation and other services rest in their coffins until morning, the spaces remain yours to conjure focus.