Lepidoptera in the Library

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By Alex Mesadieu

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Usually, hundreds of insects would not make a building better, but this is not the case with Hannon Library’s latest digital collection. Hannon Library has teamed up with students, researchers, and amateur collectors to create the Southern Oregon University Insect Museum—Butterfly Collection.

Butterfly CollectionThe digital collection displays over 300 butterflies from the Oregon and Northern California regions. Visitors to the library’s website can see every kind of local butterfly imaginable, from Anglewings to Tortoiseshells.

Whether you have a passion for nature, insects, or just love beautiful photos, check out this great new collection on our website.

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A Fond Farewell

By Alex Mesadieu

comm202Last week, Hannon Library had the bittersweet task of saying goodbye to ten of our student employees—Steven Beatty, Emily Borman, Hannah Gogulski, Mariah Gonzales, Kelsie Lawson, Edward Pay, Haley Petty, Cristian Ramirez, Elizabeth Williams, and Kaiwen Zhang, who have all graduated from SOU.

Student workers play a major role in how the library operates. WithHappy Grad over 16 departments and just 28 non-student employees, student workers are essential to making the library run seven days a week. In exchange for their dedicated service, Hannon Library gives university students unique opportunities for developing skills outside of the classroom experience. Library student workers receive practical training in office management, computing, event planning, customer service, tutoring, and many more skills that are essential for graduates entering the work force.

The staff at Hannon Library wish nothing but success for all of our graduating students. Congratulations class of 2015!

Hannon Library Makes the Ranks

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CollegeRank.Net – The 50 Most Amazing College Libraries

We’ve always known that Hannon Library is a great place to be, but now the news is making its way across the nation. Yesterday, CollegeRank.net posted its list of The 50 Most Amazing College Libraries, with Hannon Library holding the proud place of #19.

Badge-LibrariesAlso included on that list are libraries from lofty institutions like Cornell University, Harvard, and UCLA, proving that Southern Oregon University has what it takes to provide students with a first-class college experience.

“These libraries offer amazing on-campus experiences, provide stunning and rare book collections as well as offer fantastic campus views.”

Our heartfelt thanks to the folks of CollegeRank.net for the recognition. We’ll use it as inspiration to keep giving our best.