Library Hours for Thanksgiving Break (Stamford)

Jeremy Richard Library

November 21-23 (Mon-Wed)
8:00 – 4:00PM
Recess Hours
November 24-27
CLOSED
Thanskgiving Closing

The UConn Stamford campus building will be closed Thursday Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving Friday the 25th and throughout the weekend. The campus will reopen at its regularly scheduled time, Monday Nov.  28th.

Library Intersession Hours -Dec. 19, 2011 thru January 16, 2012

November Book Display

The UCONN campus group, Zero Tolerance and the DVCC are collecting donations to benefit the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) safe houses. Collection boxes are in the Women’s Studies Center (Room 311) and the Jeremy Richard Library. Please help out with the donation, Thank you!

The Holiday Wish List to benefit the Domestic Violence Crisis Center are the following:

  • Gift Cards: Target, Stop&Shop, Stew Leonard’s
  • Towels
  • Linens (twin size)
  • Comforters (twin size)
  • Blankets (twin size)
  • Pillows
  • Personal care items
  • Baby bottles
  • Desitin A&D cream for diaper rash
  • Children’s DVD movies
  • Socks
  • Hair brushes, combs
  • Kids pajamas
  • Diapers (sizes 3 and up)
  • Construction paper
  • Glue sticks
  • Washable markers
  • Washable paint
  • Puzzles

For Details, please email zerotolerance.uconnstam@live.com

Or like their facebok page, www.facebook.com/ZeroTolerance.UconnStamford

In Memorium~ Dr Gary Storhoff

DR. GARY P. STORHOFF

Dr. Gary P. Storhoff, 63, of Danbury, passed at home lovingly surrounded by his
family on November 7, 2011. Gary was born on December 12, 1947 in Duluth, MN to
Mildred Storhoff and the late Edwin Storhoff. He is survived by his mother; his
wife, Linda, of 39 years; his daughter, Danielle and his son, Wesley. He is
also survived by his brother, Steven of Weslaco, TX and Greg of Mount Ayr, IA.
Gary graduated from Nome ND High School in 1965, and received his BA from the
University of North Dakota in 1969. He received his MA in 1971 and his PhD
in1975 in English literature from the University of Connecticut, where he
became a faculty member in 1974. Professor Storhoff was the author of numerous
publications, including four books and over 65 articles and chapters in
American, African-American and Ethnic literature journals. He was also the
recipient of “Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year” and the
“Best Teacher of the Year” awards, and served for two years as the
Assistant to the Director at UConn Stamford. Donations may be sent to the UConn
Stamford Campus Scholarship Fund.  Gary’s ashes will be scattered at his home in Danbury and his childhood home in ND.

Source:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stamfordadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=gary-storhoff&pid=154547539

Need a place to study for finals?

Additional rooms will be available on campus for groups to study during finals week 2011 –December 12-December 17.  Sign up at the Jeremy Richard Library Services desk to reserve one of these classrooms. Rooms are available from 2:00-7:00PM.

Good luck with finals

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New Library Service Available!

You can now place HOLDS on UCONN Stamford books and we’ll retreive the books for you and hold them at the Circulation desk.

 Here’s how it works:

 

  • Search for a title in UConn WorldCat or  HOMER, the library catalog
  • Click on the “request item” button at the top of the catalog screen.
  • Login with your NetID and complete the request
  • Please remember to choose your Home library’s Pick-Up Location
  • The button in UConn WorldCat and HOMER, (online catalog) that used to read “Request from another UConn campusnow reads asRequest Item.”
Request Item from Catalog

Request Item from library catalog