Remote access to our research databases and ebooks continues 24/7. If you have reference or other library questions, a librarian will respond on Mon, April 5.
Easter Blessings!
The
E.M. White Library building is open until 5:00 pm today for students with
confirmed study carrel reservations. Jill Sherman, Technical Services Librarian
is also online to help until 5:00 pm -
I don't know if Eliot actually penned these words but here's what's often attributed to him: The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. I found this quote placed on the front of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson, published in 2019. I'm currently reading this novel about Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project and as I'd used this real-life story to inspire us last year, I modified the T.S. Eliot quote to reflect my 1 year COVID19 experiences. I want to highlight the importance of people - those who care for the collections as well as our readers and users (communities of learning).
We are approaching the 1-year anniversary of our school and Kentucky’s COVID19 #StayHealthyAtHome #WorkFromHome change. Thanks to the Holy One who is helping us co-create new lives, and has helped the library move into Phase 3 of our Safe and Responsible Reopening. I am grateful to the librarian team of Bobi Bilz, Burton Callicott, Jill Sherman, Ken Schuck, and the Facilities team of Tim Williams, David Thomas, and Bryant Carter. They have important roles in our successful and safe delivery of library services. I covet your prayers for continued safe reopening of our library, Seminary, and also, of course, the wide world of our often invisible yet, critically interdependent lives.
I thought it may be helpful to highlight the Responsible Reopening Phase 3 library services and hours that are available this week along with a few reminders.
Starting Monday, March 1, 2021, E..M. White Library will move into Phase 3 of our Safe and Responsible Reopening Plan. Phase 3 services are still limited to LPTS students and employees. And, it is our hope and prayer that Phase 3 library services will be available the rest of Spring semester, i.e. May 15 and we can slowly keep scaling up. The three new services for phase 3 are:
1) Study Carrels for Students Quiet Study Use - Complete this form to Request a Study Carrel; (12 select, socially distanced carrels)
2) Reference Room for 2-hr Quiet Study Use - Complete this form to Request Reference Room Access (24 hours advance notice of anticipated use is required, 6 people at a time in 2 hour blocks);
2) Daily Book Hub - Complete these forms for daily fulfillment of contact less pickup - Request Contactless Print Book Borrowing | Contactless Scanning (Print Reserve books may be borrowed for a week.)
Dearly beloved students,
Please complete this form to Request Study Carrels - https://forms.gle/XqZe1juEBi7SVYQx6 - ASAP. The form contains the hours of availability and other important guidelines for carrel use.
Review of your applications begins at 3 pm Thursday, 25 February 2021.
You will be notified by email of your study carrel assignment on Friday, 26 February 2021.
Thanks!
| Photo: Campus Housing, Winter 2021 snowstorm |
The Course Etextbooks Excel workbook has been updated to reflect the new course, PW 3203 African American Prophetic Teaching by Prof. McCormack. It was sent by email and if you lost the email/Excel sheet be aware that the etextbooks links are also in 1) CAMS, 2) on the public Google Sheet, and 3) Course Etextbooks/ Reserves (via Morgan/catalog).
A Course Reserves Video by Jill shows the easiest way to access course etextbooks: https://youtu.be/POP2Ah6rbGc
The library building and its collections remain closed. With Much Love, the library portal-blog is our virtual door, providing 24/7 remote access to research databases. Additionally, Book Hub, i.e. print book borrowing from the library’s circulating collections and the student lending library, scanning, Laptop/MacBook borrowing, Library instruction sessions for classes - faculty and students as well - by Zoom, may all be requested and scheduled using the forms on the portal.
Looking out this morning, I saw our thin-place campus even more beautiful covered in snow, and I remembered Kahlil Gibran’s Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.
May the rest of our winter days and beyond be full of kindnesses. Blessings!
Welcome back dear students! Happy
Spring 2021!! We are happy to have you back!
Library Hours For Week of February 1 - February 15:
M - Fri. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Sat and Sunday Closed.
Other Library Services: Access Spring Courses ETextbooks | Request Print Book(s) - Contact less book borrowing | To Borrow A Laptop/ MacBook (email library@lpts.edu) | Request Contactless Scanning
On Friday, Feb. 5, the Reference Room will be open to those who have made arrangements with Jessica Bowman for taking their Ordination Exams. We remember you in our prayers and wish you success.
Blessings for a safe and successful semester of learning. We are here for you!
“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, No progress.” – “Uncle” Willard Scott.
Sincerely,
Anita, Bobi, Burton, and Jill
Access to Spring 2021ebooks and etextbooks is available in three different ways:
1. Google Sheets: Spring 2021 Semester Courses ETextbooks - Arranged by faculty name, one per sheet.
2. Course Reserves: Spring 2021 Courses in Morgan, the Library Catalog - Arranged by course name.
Required and recommended titles for courses have been purchased when available, i.e. when the publisher has made it available in ebook, digital format. Some titles are not available digitally and open source links are given, when available. The above two lists do not include course readings such as book chapters and journal articles.
3. CAMs for Faculty login | CAMS for Student Login - CAMs is the definitive repository for all course readings - etextbooks, ebooks, book chapters, journal articles, etc. The links to ebooks have been input into your CAMS courses. All course readings for Spring 2021 will be available for access in January the (faculty deadline to submit readings request is December 18).
Have questions? Need help? Please contact: Online Help.
