Fall 2008 Excellence in Customer Service Award Winner

Congratulations to Lisa Jackson, Secretary to the Library Director, for receiving the Fall 2008 Niagara University Library Excellence in Customer Service Award.

Lisa was recognized for her responsiveness to the needs of Library departments.

Reference Librarian Named NU's Employee of the Month

Congratulations to Reference Librarian Michael Lavin for being named the Niagara University Employee of the Month for October! Dr. Bonnie Rose, Executive Vice President and Vice President of Academic Affairs, presented the award today.

Above: Library Director David Schoen, Michael Lavin and Bonnie Rose were all smiles during the award presentation.

Reference Librarian Wins Award

Reference Librarian Andrew Bailey was a recipient of the Canadian Association of Journalists Computer-Assisted Reporting Award for the his work on the series "Give and Take," published in the Toronto Star in 2007.

Andrew works part time at Niagara University and full time at the Toronto Star as a Computer-Assisted Reporting Analyst.

Reference Librarian Promoted

Congratulations to Samantha Gust, Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian & Webmaster, for being promoted from Assistant Librarian to Senior Assistant Librarian.

Fall 2007 Excellence in Customer Service Award

Congratulations to Acquisitions Department Technical Assistant Helen Farallo for being named the Fall 2007 recipient of the Niagara University Library Excellence in Customer Service Award!

Helen was recognized for "fast and efficient processing of special orders for the immediate research needs of Niagara University students and faculty."

New Library Instruction Assistant

We'd like to officially welcome Melissa Miller, our new Library Instruction Assistant, to the Library. She completed a library instruction practicum with us this past fall and will be assisting us with library instruction sessions and reference desk duties this semester.

Melissa is a graduate student in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the University at Buffalo and is scheduled to graduate this May.

Welcome, Melissa!

Library Staff Member Named NU's Employee of the Month

Congratulations to Cataloging Technician Kris Schrader for being named Niagara University's Employee of the Month for November!



NU President Father Levesque presented the award to Kris yesterday.

New Reference Librarian

We're pleased to announce that Michelle Skiba has been hired as a part-time reference librarian.

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.

Library Staff Member Named NU's Employee of the Month!

Congratulations to Circulation Coordinator Debbie Farrell for being named the Niagara University Employee of the Month for February 2007! Father Levesque presented the award today in the Library's Rare Book Room.

Archivist/Reference Librarian Departs

Part-time Archivist and Reference Librarian Kathleen DeLaney has left the University. She has accepted a similar position at Canisius College. We thank her for her dedicated service and wish her well.

New Information Literacy Librarian

The Library would like to welcome its new Information Literacy Librarian, Kelly Waller. She most recently worked as a Reference Librarian at Genesee Community College in Batavia, NY.

Kelly earned a Master of Library Science from the University at Buffalo in 2005 and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Buffalo State College in 1996.

You may contact Kelly at kwaller@niagara.edu or 716-286-8028.

Staff News

The Library welcomed two new employees this fall: Evening Circulation Supervisor Rebecca Straub and Part-Time Reference Librarian Andrew Bailey.

Evening Circulation Supervisor Renee Johnson recently left the University. We thank her for her service and wish her well.

Spring 2006 Excellence in Customer Service Award

Congratulations to Circulation Department Coordinator Debbie Farrell for being named the Spring 2006 recipient of the Niagara University Library Excellence in Customer Service Award. Debbie was recognized for her "positive can-do approach to her work."

Information Literacy Librarian Departs

Kristine Kasbohm, Information Literacy Librarian, is leaving Niagara University Library on Friday, June 9. She has accepted the Information Literacy Coordinator position at the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library at Canisius College.

Kristine came to NU in August 2001 and was the Reference/Electronic Reserve Librarian before becoming the Information Literacy Librarian in 2002.

We are happy for Kristine and appreciate all her hard work and dedication. She will be missed.