Fall 2006 & Spring 2007 Excellence in Customer Service Awards

Congratulations to Reference Librarian (formerly our Library Instruction Assistant) Jennifer Potter and Technical Assistant Eleanor Jacoby for being named the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 recipients of the Niagara University Library Excellence in Customer Service Award.

Jennifer for recognized for her outreach in building a relationship with the Castellani Art Museum, and Eleanor was recognized for demonstrating initiative and creativity in her work on Library displays.

Librarian Completes Leadership Program

Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian Samantha Gust recently graduated from the Western New York Library Resources Council's inaugural Library Leadership Institute.

Between September 2006 and April 2007 she attended six all-day training sessions and worked with three area librarians on the group project, "Creating a Marketing Plan for Private Academic Libraries," which she plans on implementing in NU's library. You can learn more about her group's project here.

Reference Librarian Departs

Part-Time Reference Librarian Michael Krajewski recently left the University and will soon begin working towards his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) at the University at Buffalo. Mike began working in the Library in August 2005. We thank him for his dedicated service and wish him well in his future endeavors!



Pictured: Samantha Gust, Mike Krajewski (and his new Taylor Hicks photo) and Jonathan Coe.

Photo taken by Kelly Waller at the Steelhead Irish Pub in Lewiston.

Excellence in Library Service Awards

The Library would like to congratulate the 2007 recipients of the Excellence in Library Service Award. This award is presented to senior work-study students who have demonstrated quality service to patrons and dedication to their job continuously during their entire academic experience here at Niagara University. The students honored at the May 7 ceremony were Katie Boyle, Stacey Howard and Ryan Morris.



Pictured: Stacey Howard, Library Director David Schoen and Katie Boyle.

"Cake Day" at the Library

Cataloging Technician Eleanor Jacoby and Brendan Powers, Niagara University Theatre’s Artistic Director, were all smiles on "Cake Day" during National Library Week last month.

Elizabeth I

In the May Monthly Book Spotlight, Reference Librarian Diane Maroon writes about the biography Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden.