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Is there some who works at the library that you are always happy to see when you walk in because they provide you with exceptional service? Did you know that you can nominate that person for a Putting Students First Award? This award is nominated by students and non-library faculty, staff, and community members. Recipients of the Putting Students First Award have an impeccable record of work excellence and service to library patrons and the

This online, 8-week course will be offered March 20th-May 14th and is taught by a CSN Librarian. The research skills taught in this course will help you succeed throughout your academic journey at CSN and wherever you choose to go after. You will learn how to find, evaluate, and use information in both your research and everyday life. Register through myCSN today!For more information, feel free to reach out to Emily Pattni, CSN eLearning Librarian,

CSN Libraries received a noteworthy recognition from Pet Partners of Las Vegas – Love Dog Adventures. Library staff members Gracie McDonough, Stephanie Villamor, Aubrey Padilla, and Lorraine Rosales attended the special event on behalf of CSN Libraries. Each campus library received a certificate of appreciation in recognition of CSN Libraries’ commitment to supporting the CSN community through animal-assisted therapy.Since 2013, CSN Libraries has been a proud supporter of Love Dog Adventures by allowing certified therapy

CSN Libraries sends a very warm congratulations to Dana Phillips, our Access Services Coordinator, for being named Administrative Faculty Employee of the Month for January 2023. Dana has worked for CSN Libraries for seven years, coordinating all circulation and access services between our different library locations. She has been a key resource for our students and all other library users seeking access to the important resources they need to succeed at CSN. We are so

If you’re in the Henderson Campus Library this semester, you might notice some new pieces of art sprinkled throughout the library building!Photographs of dark greens and deep blues from the Las Vegas Wash/Wetlands really make our walls pop! But did you know the photographer is a CSN professor himself? Artist Fred Sigman teaches Art Appreciation and Asian Art History online at CSN, while currently living in Cambodia. His donation of 8 photographs from the series

North Las Vegas Campus Library is ringing in the new year with a splash of color thanks to a vibrant art collection. The collection that now adorns the library’s walls is by artist Mary Cady Johnson. The art collection was donated by Ms. Johnson to the College of Southern Nevada, College Art & Image Collection in the 1990s. The art pieces are from the late 1960s, 1970s, and early 1990s and are acrylic paint on

During the winter intersession CSN Libraries will be open December 19-23 from 8AM-12PM.December 24-January 2 we will be closed, but the outside book drops will be open if you would like to return your books and other library materials.January 3-8 the libraries will be open 8AM-12PM.January 9-13 the libraries will be open 8AM-4PM.CSN Libraries will be closed Saturdays and Sundays and holidays: Monday, December 26 (Christmas Day observed), Monday, January 2 (New Year's Day observed),

Now Hiring Student WorkersInterested in a temporary, part-time Work Study position? We are seeking motivated students to work at our campus libraries for Spring 2023!Get Ready…If you’re interested in becoming a student worker for our CSN campus libraries, you must fulfill specific criteria:You must have applied and been accepted for financial aid AND been accepted for a work study award. Find out through the Work Study Office to see if you qualify and have been

CSN Libraries held a bookmark design contest this Fall and received many amazing submissions from our talented students! Lee Ensley was our hand drawn design winner for “Dive Into A Good Book,” and Destiny Maynard was our digital design winner for “Feeling My Shelf.” We asked our winning students a few questions to get to know them and find out what inspired their bookmark design.What is your name and what is your major?Lee, Environmental ScienceWhat

On Monday, November 7th, the Nevada Library Association held their 76th annual conference at the Green Valley Library in Henderson. In addition to the many informational sessions and programs (some even presented by CSN librarians), the most exciting thing to happen was when the Henderson campus’ Lead Librarian, Stephanie Villamor, won 2022’s Librarian of the year!She was nominated by Theri Wyckoff from CSN’s Department of Education for being an exceptional instructor both in-person and online,

How long have you been working at CSN Libraries?I have been working with CSN Libraries in some capacity on-and-off since 2012! I was originally hired as a student worker at the Henderson campus, and worked at the library for the entirety of earning my Bachelors degree! Best place to work in the world!What is your favorite thing about the library?Aside from our amazing staff, I love the sheer amount of resources that the library has

North Las Vegas Library will be closing early today due to the all-campus evacuation. We will resume regular hours tomorrow at 8am. We appreciate your understanding.

You can print!You can print from our computers in the library for only 5 cents per black-and-white page and 40 cents per color page. All you have to do is click on the PrintWise application on your computer’s desktop and select “Jobs Pending Release.” From here, you will be able to release any print jobs that you have sent to the printer! CSN students are also automatically given $10 of printing credit on their PrintWise

Ajax Delvecki has joined the library staff as an Instruction Librarian at the Charleston campus. He will be working closely with our CSN instructors and other librarians to create customized content and library instruction sessions teaching important research skills. Ajax has kindly answered a few questions to help us get to know him:Where are you originally from and where have you worked along the way?I am originally from Oklahoma City. I have also lived in

Torri Kellough joins the CSN Library as an Instruction Librarian. She will be providing information literacy instruction to our students as well as help students navigate their research assignments. Torri has kindly answered a few questions to help us get to know her:Where are you originally from and where have you worked along the way?Greetings! I am from Texas and have had a motley set of experiences throughout my work life. Prior to joining the

Welcome students, staff, and faculty to the 2022-2023 academic year! The CSN Libraries staff have spent the summer recharging and making several improvements in preparation for another great year. We have had several new individuals join the team, including two new librarians and multiple library assistants; the entire Charleston library collection was shifted by the hard- working staff, which has allowed us to remove several of the stacks in preparation for more student- and studying-friendly

In addition to the three physical campus library locations (North Las Vegas, Henderson, and West Charleston), CSN Libraries has officially launched the Online Library. We have interviewed Emily King, the new Lead Librarian for the Online Library, to learn more about the plans for the Online Library and what cool things to expect.The Library has offered online resources such as eBooks, streaming films, and online reference services for quite some time now. What inspired the

Now Hiring Student WorkersInterested in a temporary, part-time Work Study position? We are seeking motivated students to work at our campus libraries for Fall 2022!Get Ready…If you’re interested in becoming a student worker for our CSN campus libraries, you must fulfill specific criteria:You must have applied and been accepted for financial aid AND been accepted for a work study award. Find out through the Work Study Office to see if you qualify and have been

How long have you been working as a librarian at the CSN Henderson campus?I actually had my first shift at the Henderson Campus Library 10 years ago when I started working at CSN Libraries in 2012. I even helped the library create a blog that was specific just to Henderson’s community. Though we phased out the blog years ago, I’ve enjoyed seeing how the campus has grown and changed since then. I returned to having

In 2019, CSN Libraries began refurbishing their North Las Vegas space with new furniture after receiving the CSN Foundation’s Spirit of CSN award. Along with more modern and moveable furniture (including many charging ports!), the refresh also reimagined the reference desk area where students could consult with librarians, a relocation of the book collections, and a redesign of individual and group study spaces.At the Henderson Campus, CSN Libraries reopened in the brand-new Health Sciences building

Christopher Zahedi has joined the library staff as an eLearning Librarian at the North Las Vegas campus. He will be doing online teaching and will be the primary person troubleshooting linking issues for our electronic resources.Can you tell us a little bit about your background before coming to CSN? Where have you lived and gone to school?Before coming to CSN, I worked with the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District for around 15 years and while

After 23 Years, Librarian Christine Shore Retires.How long have you worked at CSN? I started as an adjunct librarian in 1998 at the Henderson Campus Library and as a full-time reference and instruction librarian in 1999. I worked at the Charleston Campus Library for several years but mostly at Henderson where I recently had the rare experience of setting up and opening a brand new library with our amazing library staff.What changes have you seen

The Charleston and North Las Vegas Campus Libraries will be open May 16th through June 3rd, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 12 noon. The libraries will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays and on Monday, May 30th for Memorial Day.The Henderson Campus Library will be open May 16th through May 20th, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 12 noon, but will be closed from May 21st through May 31st. The Henderson Campus Library will be open

CSN Libraries’ student worker Hannah Dunbar will be participating in CSN’s 50th Commencement Ceremony on May 16th, 2022 and we are so proud of her! We caught up with Hannah during her last week of finals.When did you take your first class as a student at CSN and when did you start working for CSN Libraries?My first class at CSN was in January of 2020, right before the pandemic hit and we shut down. I

UNLV’s school of Public Policy and Leadership awarded CSN librarian, Gracie McDonough, the Community Impact award for her work on her thesis legacy project! This award recognizes students whose engagement activities advance learning, justice, and social change within the community. Gracie, along with her group members from UNLV, the Nevada Contractor’s Board, and Workforce Connections created a mentoring program for The Harbor and the Department of Juvenile Justice. The Harbor provides guidance and services to

Eileen Hamilton is CSN Libraries new Administrative Assistant.Where are you originally from? California until I moved to Las Vegas in 2003. Still not used to the summers here :PHow long have you been at CSN, and which departments have you worked in? 8 years- I’ve worked in Health-Related Professions and Academic AffairsWhat are you most looking forward to while working in the library? Spending more time with people I’ve gotten to know much better since

May the 4th Be With You: Study Night at Henderson Campus LibraryHenderson Campus Life and Student Government (ASCSN) will be hosting “May the Fourth Be With You Study Night” at the Henderson Campus Library in Building H on Wednesday, May 4th from 5 pm to 8 pm.Enjoy the chill Star Wars vibe, snacks and other goodies while you study and finish up your assignments. If you would like to sign up for a free 10

How long have you been at CSN as a student/student worker/library staff member?I have been working as a student worker for the CSN West Charleston Library since fall of 2017 so about 3 years minus that one-year cause of pandemic, and got promoted from being a student worker to Library Assistant II and I started as full time on 01/01/2022Did you graduate from CSN and what was your degree in?Yes, I did graduate with my

Did you know CSN Libraries has a TikTok? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, TikTok is a social media platform featuring short video content that exploded during quarantine. What makes TikTok unique from other platforms is its ability to entertain, inform, educate, and inspire all in one short video! Since TikTok’s skyrocketing popularity, other social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook have also followed suit cultivating their own short video capabilities with reels.During

The theme for National Library Week this year is “Connect with Your Library.” This theme was chosen because it promotes the idea that libraries are places where people can go to connect with technology like Wi-Fi and computers, but also with media, programs, ideas, classes, books, and most importantly to one another.During the week each day has a theme:Monday, April 4: State of America's Libraries Report released, including Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books of 2021.Tuesday,

Have you had a chance to meet Jennifer Reyes-Lopez, the newest Library Assistant at the North Las Vegas Campus Library yet? If not, here is your chance to learn a little more about her.How long have you been at CSN as a student/student worker/library staff member?As a CSN student, I started here in the Fall of 2016 to pursue my first degree in Associate of Applied Science – Computer Office Technology. I was a full-time

CSN Libraries Elearning Librarian, Stephanie Espinoza Villamor, was recently awarded the 2022 Nevada Regents’ Creative Activities Award! This prestigious award recognizes significant accomplishments which bring recognition and national and international stature to the Nevada System of Higher Education.In her letter nominating Stephanie for the award, CSN Professor of Education Theri Wyckoff wrote, “Stephanie exemplifies what it means to earn this award not only because of her award-winning, nationally published creative fiction and non-fiction, but also

Welcome Back Students, Faculty, and Staff!The libraries are going to be open more hours this spring semester than we were last semester! Spring semester hours begin on Tuesday, January 18th.The Charleston campus library will be open 8 am to 10 pm Monday-Thursday, 8 am to 4 pm on Fridays and 9 am to 5 pm on Saturdays.The North Las Vegas campus library will be open 8 am to 8 pm Monday-Thursday and 8 am to

Interested in a temporary, part-time Work Study position? We are seeking motivated student workers at all three campus library locations for Spring 2022!Get Ready…If you’re interested in working as a student for our CSN campus libraries, you must fulfill specific criteria:You must have applied and been accepted for financial aid AND been accepted for a work study award. Find out through the Work Study Office to see if you qualify and have been awarded. Get

Have you ever found yourself doing research in the library for an upcoming paper and thought, “This would be so much easier if I had my own computer to work on too?” While we love it when students use the computers at each of our campus libraries, there is another option for computers on campus: your own brand new one! This fall you can get a CSN laptop computer for free.Our college is all about

As November approaches with midterms past and finals on the horizon, we're so thankful to announce the return of our library's therapy animal event live and in person! That's right, the Love Dogs are BACK!Join us for this Stress Free event, brought to you by the "Pet Partners of Las Vegas/Love Dog Adventures" therapy animal organization. Relax by petting a pooch during the busy semester--that's what they're here for!The dogs will be be at North

Need to return your library book?Our Henderson campus library has a new location for our outdoor bookdrop.The new bookdrop is located in the round-about between the Student Union and the new Health & Sciences building.If you need to return a calculator, a DVD, or a non-book item, please return it INSIDE the library. The outdoor bookdrop is for books ONLY.Our outdoor bookdrop is open 24/7 for returns.If you would like to come inside to return

CSN Libraries extends a warm welcome to new Instruction and Reference Librarian Sylvia Owens! Sylvia will be helping students at the Charleston campus library. She has answered a few of our interview questions to help us get to know her!Can you tell us a little bit about your background before coming to CSN? Where have you lived and gone to school?Growing up my family was stationed overseas; I lived in Germany for ten years. I

CSN Libraries extends a warm welcome to new eLearning Librarian Emily Pattni! Emily will be helping students both online and at the Charleston campus library. She has answered a few of our interview questions to help us get to know her!Can you tell us a little bit about your background before coming to CSN? Where have you lived and gone to school?I was born in Las Vegas and actually attended the CSN High School program

A whole new library experience awaits you at the Henderson Campus! Our library staff have been busy all summer preparing the two-story library for the Fall 2021 semester. We will open on Friday, August 27 from 10 am to 2 pm. The library is located on the first floor in Building H, the new Health Sciences building. Parking is available off Heather Drive. If you enter the Health Sciences building from the parking lot, take

CSN Libraries will be open on all campuses this fall semester to help you with your research assignment needs and more!Current hours for Fall 2021 for the CSN Charleston, North Las Vegas, and Henderson campus libraries are: Monday-Thursday from 9am-7pm and Friday from 9am-4pm.Hours are subject to change based on staffing and needs, so you can always check our hours website for the most up-to-date library hours of operation.We also have extended online library hours

The Henderson campus library is closed while we set up our brand new library in the Health Sciences building. The Henderson campus library book return bin, located in the parking lot between Buildings A and B is open 24/7 so you can return CSN library books in the drive-up bin. We expect the new Henderson campus library to be ready later in August and we will update our website as soon as we have a

Interested in a temporary, part-time library position? We are recruiting for student workers at our Charleston, North Las Vegas, and Henderson campus library locations! Work Study and Wages positions available.Get Ready…If you’re interested in working as a student for our CSN campus libraries, you must fulfill specific criteria:To qualify for Work Study you must have applied and been accepted for financial aid AND been accepted for a work study award. Find out through your Work

Are you looking for a class that will help you with your research papers? Do you want to take a one-credit class that is online that doesn’t require you to get a textbook or come to campus? Could you use some help on how to narrow and refine a research topic? Do you want to find out how to locate and cite scholarly articles? Then LIB 101 is the class for you!In LIB 101 you

May 17 through June 4Charleston Campus Library:Monday-Friday, 10 am to 2 pmThe Charleston Campus book return bin, located near the main entrance to Building I, is open 24/7.North Las Vegas Campus Library:Monday-Friday, 10 am to 2 pmThe North Las Vegas book return bin, located in front of the main building/main entrance (near the flag pole), is open 24/7.Henderson Campus Library:Closed as of 2 pm on May 14 while we move to the new library in

Get ready for a whole new experience at the Henderson Campus Library this Fall semester! Construction is almost complete on the two-story library, located inside the new Health Sciences building near the Student Union.The first floor of the library will have our circulating book collection, as well as over 50 desktop computers and a dedicated room for individuals who want to study quietly. At our service desk, students can check out reserve textbooks, anatomy models

CSN's Queer Inclusive College Campus Committee (QICC) is holding its fourth annual "Human Library" event virtually this year on Thursday, April 29 from 11am to 1pm in Zoom. This is your opportunity to "read" about some interesting people!Human libraries function similar to other libraries except that in the human library, people--rather than books--are available for checkout. "Human books" are persons who have volunteered to challenge prejudices through respectful conversations with members of the community who

Welcome to the exciting world of virtual teaching, CSN instructors and professors! If your course includes a research or critical thinking component requiring the use of information, we are still capable of providing library instruction to your students for the remainder of the semester! While we are no longer providing in-person instruction, our librarians are still eager to work with you to create a customized instruction session (or multiple sessions) for the research assignments in

We've made it to Spring Break during another unprecedented semester at CSN! Our libraries continue to be open, but will have limited hours March 29-April 2. That week all campus libraries will be open:Monday-Friday from 10am-2pmwith online chat available from 10am-2pm as well. Then Monday, April 5 our regular semester hours will resume.Don't forget that even during Spring Break, we will have our traditional health and safety measures for when you come to campus:Mask When

Interested in a temporary, part-time Work Study position? We are recruiting for student workers at our North Las Vegas campus library location!Get Ready…If you’re interested in working as a student for our CSN campus libraries, you must fulfill specific criteria:You must have applied and been accepted for financial aid AND been accepted for a work study award. Find out through your Work Study Office to see if you qualify and have been awarded.Get Set…If you

It has been over a year since we last had the Love Dogs come to the library to spread some joy. Since there aren’t many people on campus right now, and with social distancing being a priority, we figured we could have the Love Dogs join us for a virtual event on Friday, February 12th from noon to 1 PM.What could be better than having the Love Dogs with us for a very special Valentine’s

Welcome back CSN students, faculty, and staff for the spring semester. We are glad that you’re here and want to help you in every way that we can.One of the ways that we can help is with the textbook reserves collection that we have in the library. The textbook reserves collection contains many of the textbooks that are currently being used in your classes. When the libraries open again on February 1, 2021, you can

It’s the start of a brand-new semester! And while CSN Libraries’ physical buildings aren’t yet open to the public, we have good news! The first two weeks of the semester, January 19-28, we will be offering curbside pickup at all three campus libraries: Monday through Thursday, 10am to 2pm.Simply request a book online in our catalog, wait for your email that it’s ready, then come to the campus where you requested to pick it up.

The CSN Campus Libraries will be reopening on February 1! Spring semester hours will be Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 6 pm and Friday, 10 am to 2 pm. Additionally, each campus library will extend hours to 8 pm one day a week: Henderson on Mondays, Charleston on Tuesdays and North Las Vegas on Wednesdays. Please note that due to COVID restrictions, only NSHE affiliated patrons will be allowed to use the campus libraries.What

As Finals week fast approaches, it's time to study and finish up those final projects! Usually this week our libraries are filled with students looking for a quiet place to study, but we all know that everything is a little different this year. While the library buildings remain closed for the rest of the semester, we are here with students in spirit, to offer help online and tips to get the most out of studying

Even though our campus libraries are closed until further notice due to COVID, our drive-up book return bins located at each of the main CSN campuses are open! If you have books checked out from the CSN Libraries, just drop them in the drive-up book return bin located near the library at each of the main CSN campuses.Our library book return bins are open 24/7, even though our staff is permitted to empty them just

Is there a question about the library that you’ve been wanting to ask, but you’re sure that the question is being asked regularly? The CSN Library website has an FAQ page to help you find the answers that you’re looking for.Right now the librarians are answering many questions about extended due dates because of the Stay at Home 2.0 order, how to return materials, if the libraries are currently open, and questions about research assignments.

Campus might be closed for now, but our librarians are more committed than ever to help students with assignments, research, and citation. We have multiple ways you can get in touch with a librarian quickly and easily to talk about your assignment!While we always promote our online chat service, email, and other contact information, we're rolling out a brand new service where you can book a one-on-one virtual call with a librarian to get the

Since our campus libraries are closed until at least Nov. 30 due to COVID, we have extended the due dates on all checked out CSN Libraries items until Dec. 11, 2020. You should have received an email with your new due date and you can always check your account to see the new date listed on your items as well.If you have InterLibrary Loan items checked out, all items have been extended to at least

In compliance with the governor's stay at home order in response to Nevada's Covid-19 cases, all CSN campuses will close at 5 p.m. Nov. 13, until further notice.This means that all libraries will be closing at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 and will remain closed for the next two weeks or until further notice. Our bookdrops will also remain closed, so please do not return items at this time. You will not be charged

Barbara Burgess is our CSN Libraries Administrative Assistant and a veteran of the US Air Force. Each year, she makes this helpful guide available inside the libraries, but this year we are providing it here for those who can't make it to campus.Many of our CSN students, employees and community members serve this country through the military or are veterans who formerly served. In honor of Veterans Day 2020, CSN Libraries is sharing an easy-to-use,

Are you looking for a class that will help you with your research papers? Do you want to take a one-credit class that is online that doesn’t require you to get a textbook or come to campus? Could you use some help on how to narrow and refine a research topic? Do you want to find out how to locate and cite scholarly articles? Then LIB 101 is the class for you!In LIB 101 you

Everything is a little bit different as we live our lives during a pandemic, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue moving forward with a little bit of caution and care. We are so pleased to be able to offer services to you this Spring 2021, both online and through limited in-person options.While you might notice our in-person hours are shorter than previous semesters, not to worry! Our virtual reference is available 7 days a

CSN's One Book, One College (OBOC) program begins its fifth year of bringing the CSN community together by reading and discussing a single book! The selection for this 2020/2021 academic year is The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. The book explores how to live a happier, more fulfilling life using 10 great ideas from psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, ethics and morality. It's a highly readable mix of enduring

As faculty prepare for the beginning of the semester, CSN Libraries offer good news to those teaching research assignments: our online citation guides are updated and ready for you and your students!The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (or APA 7th) officially came out at the end of 2019, which now feels like a lifetime ago. But CSN Libraries has spent that time working with the college writing center to create an

The American Women’s Almanac: 500 Years of Making History by Deborah Felder (2020) is a new addition to our Credo Reference database. This reference book contains biographies, historical facts, essays on significant legislation & movements and over 500 photos.If you’re looking for credible biographical information on well known or lesser known women who had a significant impact on U.S. history, society or culture, just click on the “people” section when you open the ebook. You’ll

[[Add Thumbnail]]In the middle of summer classes? They tend to go by pretty fast, especially if you’re in a 4-week course! With logging in to classes every day and assignments due before you know it, it’s good to know that the library is available to help you with any research projects or papers you get assigned this summer. Here’s how to make the best use of the library when time is short!1. Contact us as