Teacher Resource Library Moved to School of Education Building
UNCP's School of Education celebrated the reopening of the Teacher Resource Library on Jan. 31. The Teacher Resource Library was once located in the Mary Livermore Library, but has now moved to the School of Education room 137. Claire Clemens, a reference librarian who was hired to set up the library, is well-versed in everything that the students who use the library will be able to check out. A group of students who major in education come to the library often and had mostly
Faculty Respond to Mary Livermore’s Removal of Resources
“Although they may have been deemed useless or not fitting the library’s collection, somebody’s trash is someone else’s treasure” In the last edition of The Pine Needle, Dean of Library Services Dennis Swanson sat down with student journalists Abaigeal Brown and Mason Miller to discuss the discarding of library resources. Once the article was published, faculty and staff presented The Pine Needle with more accurate information. Staff and faculty felt their voices were not acc
Baby Blue Walls Offer Studying Students a Sense of Calmness
The remodeled study rooms opened late last October at the Mary Livermore Library. The rooms were restored after a fire burned through most of the study area, but these rooms were scheduled for renovation long before the fire occurred. The walls are painted baby blue and the floors are fitted with new carpet and tables for students. The library used this opportunity to get rid of the “institutional white” covering most of the study area. Photo by Tyana Morris “We wanted to giv
Library Gets New Cafe With Jazzman’s Closing
Since Jazzman’s is closing soon, the library is opening a new café for students to study and eat. The new eatery is expected to be bigger and have a larger menu than Jazzman’s, according to Dennis Swanson, the dean of the library. “More along the lines of Panera Bread,” Swanson said. “Soup, bread, sandwiches and coffee. You know, you’re studying and you have to get up and get a snack or something, you’re going to have to pack up all your stuff and books and go get something t
Library Room Named After Charlie Rose Faces Confusion
The Mary Livermore Library “Charlie Rose Collection” has faced recent confusion on campus amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Charlie Rose, the career news host and interviewer seen on CBS, PBS and Bloomberg. However, the Charlie Rose room at Pembroke is named after a completely different man by the same name. The room is home to hundreds of legislative files, books and photos formed as a collection and named after Charles Grandison Rose who served as th
High Hopes for Library Makeover
Photo by Brendaly Vega, Photo Editor Notice the section of empty stacks and yellow caution tape in Mary Livermore Library? The library is undertaking an ambitious renovation by building a 2,500 square foot classroom on the main floor to “enhance the student experience,” according to Library Dean Dr. Dennis Swanson. The future classroom will include technology purchased with a $44,000 grant. It will have two marker board glass walls looking out into the library. Dr. Swanson is
