Lib & Learn - February

Here's the first edition of the new Grand View University newsletter, geared toward students (and also faculty, but primarily students). Enjoy!

Library Newsletter -February
A big thank you to Rachel Slough for letting me borrow the title from her!

Reflect & Be Thankful

As what has been a fairly hectic week comes to a close (technically tomorrow it comes to a close, but hey, Thursday works for reflection too--thus ends-ish the first week of spring semester), I'd like to take a moment to reflect & be thankful. Some of it is career related, and the rest is likely adorable puppy related.

I give thanks for:

• the hubbub students bring with them 
• tech guys who are on the ball & fix little things before they become big things
• cold weather that helps us appreciate it when the mercury is in a range anywhere above that which causes eyelash-cicles (does this even make sense???)
• have I mentioned having students back on campus? having students back on campus (they keep life interesting)
• new projects
• others dancing in public
• children's books
• kids who read children's books
• grown-ups who read children's books
• adorable puppies
• adorable puppy videos
• friends who are like family
• family who are like friends
• curiosity
• enthusiasm
• internet memes
• Puttin' on the Ritz
• cheesy jokes
• fun reference questions that allow me to learn right alongside the person asking the question
• Television from my childhood (and yes, this includes reruns I watched during my childhood) like The Andy Griffith Show and The Flying Nun, and reruns now like Matlock and The Muppets. 
• CBS Sunday Morning
• Bob Schieffer laughing
• Downton Abbey
• Goodreads
• gluten-free food that doesn't taste like feet
• blogs
• TED Talks
• busy days that help make time fly
• space heaters
• good books
• adventures
• music
• pajamas
• when other people have fun surprises
• lots and lots of other stuff

Taking a minute to breathe and be thankful is just what we all need sometimes.