{"id":476,"date":"2014-12-22T12:19:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T18:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/?p=476"},"modified":"2015-04-15T14:26:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T20:26:45","slug":"uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Libraries&#8217; Holiday Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holidays always have a way of reminding us what is important in our lives and those things that we are thankful for. And like it or not, a big part of our lives are our jobs. The average person spends 90,000 hours at work during a lifetime &#8211; yikes! That means we spend a lot of time with each other. So why not make the best of it? Over the last month UCL staff has gathered to spend some time outside of the day-to-day tasks and meetings we all work through each day. We participated in the University&#8217;s gingerbread house decorating contest, the archives unit celebrated December birthdays at the bowling alley and most recently the Libraries&#8217; hosted current and former staff for the Winter Solstice.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed the Winter Solstice contests the winners included:<br \/>\nMost Festive Attire &#8211; Terry Palacios-Baughman<br \/>\nMost Unique Attire &#8211; Nicholas Eshelman<br \/>\nUgliest Attire &#8211; Terri Goldich<br \/>\nBest Dessert &#8211; Erika McNeil<\/p>\n<p>So please enjoy some of the images we have taken over the last month. If you have images you&#8217;d like to share, send them along and I will add them to the post! Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-476 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/lindajackson_nanette\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/LindaJackson_Nanette-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-484\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-484'>\n\t\t\t\tLinda Jackson &#038; Nanette \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/galadriel_jennifer\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Galadriel_Jennifer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-504\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-504'>\n\t\t\t\tGaladriel &#038; Jennifer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/scores\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/scores-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-493\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-493'>\n\t\t\t\tLook at those scores!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/davehicking_francine\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/DaveHicking_Francine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/DaveHicking_Francine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/DaveHicking_Francine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/DaveHicking_Francine.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-479'>\n\t\t\t\tDave &#038; Francine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/kristin_joann\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Kristin_JoAnn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-483\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-483'>\n\t\t\t\tKristin &#038; Jo Ann\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/joel_kim_photobombjeanmartha\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Joel_Kim_photobombJeanMartha-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-481\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-481'>\n\t\t\t\tJoel &#038; Kim (photobombed by Jean &#038; Martha)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/terry_erika_stan_tony\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Terry_Erika_Stan_Tony-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-487\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-487'>\n\t\t\t\tTerry, Erika, Stan &#038; Tony\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/billmiller\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/BillMiller-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/BillMiller-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/BillMiller.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-478'>\n\t\t\t\tBill \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/groupshot2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/groupshot2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-492\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-492'>\n\t\t\t\tMore archives bowling\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/davidgarnes\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/DavidGarnes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-480\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-480'>\n\t\t\t\tDavid Garnes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/terry_mostfestive\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Terry_MostFestive-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-488\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-488'>\n\t\t\t\tTerry winning for most festive attire!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/uconngingerbreadteam\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/UConnGingerbreadTeam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-490\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-490'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Babbidge Builders! Terry, Chris, Tony, Jean &#038; Kristen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/joelle_dave_bill_kim_joel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Joelle_Dave_Bill_Kim_Joel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-482\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-482'>\n\t\t\t\tJoelle, Dave, Bill, Kim &#038; Joel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/christine_khara_kim\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Christine_Khara_Kim-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-502\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-502'>\n\t\t\t\tChristine, Khara &#038; Kim\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/tony_valori_galadriel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Tony_Valori_Galadriel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-489\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-489'>\n\t\t\t\tTony, Valori &#038; Galadriel Chilton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/patty_kristen_martha\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Patty_Kristen_Martha-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-486\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-486'>\n\t\t\t\tPatty, Kristen &#038; Martha\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/nicholas_mostunique\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Nicholas_MostUnique-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-485\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-485'>\n\t\t\t\tNicholas winning the most unique &#8220;outfit&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/groupshot\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/groupshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-491\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-491'>\n\t\t\t\tArchives &#038; Special Collections Bowling Night! &#8211; Graham, Terri, Kristin, Melissa, &#038; Betsy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/2014\/12\/22\/uconn-libraries-holiday-cheer\/yvette\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/staffnews\/files\/2014\/12\/Yvette-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-494\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-494'>\n\t\t\t\tMelissa \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holidays always have a way of reminding us what is important in our lives and those things that we are thankful for. And like it or not, a big part of our lives are our jobs. 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