Happy Spring - Summer everyone!
As we head into exam / exhibition season, we wish you the very best of luck with it all. We hope everything goes your way and you are all looking forward to some downtime over the Summer.
I know we are! It's been a busy few months here at the Library. We welcomed new members to our team: library assistants, Elaine & Noel, and part-time staff, Lisa & Naomi.
We added lots of new resources to our online and print collections, including a number of study skills books and publications with a Limerick theme.
We also hosted our first ever BookFace Challenge and participated in TUS' inaugural Research Week!
Read on to find out more...
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Elaine Fahy and Noel McNamara, who have recently joined the Library Team. Elaine & Noel introduce themselves below.
“Hello, I’m Elaine Fahy, originally from Ashbourne, Co.Meath but was working for Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown Public Libraries since 2017. My husband (Patrick Barry) and I decided to relocate to Limerick City when he applied for the position here at TUS International Office. Shortly after, I found a library assistant position in TUS. So far, we both find our experience here enjoyable and staff here are really supportive and friendly. I enjoy working as a library assistant, it is a very varied role and I love engaging with both staff and students. Outside of work I love acting, performance and theatre. I once performed in Dublin’s oldest theatre, Smock Alley Theatre".
“Hello, I’m Noel McNamara. Originally from Dublin, I am joining TUS following over five years working with public libraries in South Dublin. I am delighted to be joining the library team at TUS and am looking forward to assisting students and staff with their academic and professional needs. Although a proud Dub, I have close links with Clare. I am a keen supporter of Dublin and Clare GAA. Hobbies include Gaelic football, golf, surfing and cycling".
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armly welcome Lisa Cadogan (pictured left) and Naomi Makyao, two new part-time staff, to the Library Team.
Lisa and Naomi will be working between Moylish and LSAD campus libraries on mornings, evenings and Saturdays over the exam period.
In celebration of World Book Day 2023, TUS Library ran a BookFace competition. Pop-up exhibitions of a selection of the entries were held in both Limerick & Athlone campus libraries. Thanks to all the entrants and congratulations to our BookFace competition winners - Sherifat, Masood and James (pictured above) - who collected their prizes at the prize-giving ceremony in Moylish Library on March 2nd.
Photo: Nadene Ryan, TUS Midwest
As part of the inaugural Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Research Week which took place from Monday 17 - Friday 21 April 2023, TUS Library ran a Research Image Competition for staff and students.
The competition was an opportunity to share and talk about your research in a different way and get other people thinking about and aware of research through different formats. Each winner received a 100 euro voucher from the library.
The winners of the competition were:
Aisling Slevin, TUS Midwest Library
Check out the good luck bookmarks designed by Elaine & Naomi. Don't forget to remember the nuggets of wisdom contained in these charms as you travel through exam season!
Don't forget to return your library books before heading off for the holidays!
All best wishes to Nadene, in her new role in Computer Services, and to Anne, in her retirement. May the road rise to meet you both!
Carrie Soto is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Now that tennis season is nearly upon us, this book is a timely read. Focusing on a fictional sports star, interspersed with a spattering of real life events from ‘80s and ‘90s America, it is also a clever and enjoyable Summer read.
Carrie Soto aka ‘The Battle Axe’ is a force of nature who dominated the elite tennis circuits in her twenties, breaking all records. Aged 37, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in a bid to reclaim her title.
Her journey is not an easy one, it is emotional as well as physical, full of highs and lows. You will be on the edge of your seat at times following Carrie's progress in the Grand Slam tournament. Sit back and enjoy the ride!
Review by Nora Hegarty, Moylish Library
The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah
This book is set in Texas in 1934 during the Great Depression and The Dust Bowl Era, a time when millions of farmers and their families had to emigrate to the West Coast in the hopes of a better future.
It is a multi-perspective story about strong resilient women: Elsa Martinelli and her daughter, Loreda. Despite her family suffering, Elsa refuses to leave the dying family farm believing that if you work hard the rain will soon come. Meanwhile her husband is so desperate, he abandons his family in the middle of the night.
Elsa then makes the agonising decision to take her two children and journey across the desert to California in hopes of a better life. Loreda, now in her teens is constantly arguing with her. This is truly compelling read that enlightens you to the harsh realities of living during the Great Depression.
Review by: Elaine Fahy, Moylish Library
Edited by: Nora Hegarty, with thanks to: Elaine Fahy, Noel McNamara, Aisling Slevin,& Olive Vaughan for their contributions.
Image credits - Freepik.com, iStock.com, Unsplash.com
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