Each month, the Campus Library staff create multiple thoughtful displays that can be found on the first and second floors of the library. This post documents all of the library displays in the months of October through December 2019.
October Displays
Domestic Violence Awareness Month – 1st floor
Created by Tami Garrard (Access Services Manager)
“According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), in Washington State 42.6% of women and 28.3% of men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner rape, and/or intimate partner stalking at some point during their lives. Domestic violence is personal to many of us, and it impacts our communities as a whole. It has certainly impacted us on this campus in many ways, including the loss of UWB student Anna Bui who was fatally shot by her former boyfriend in July of 2016. The library’s display during Domestic Violence Awareness Month sought to illustrate our care for our community, letting survivors know that they are not alone while highlighting library resources and community resources that serve to support survivors, educate, and lead to change.
“Our deepest gratitude goes to the Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County and to our Campus Violence Prevention and Advocacy program, who both provided materials for the display and provide essential services and support to our community” – Tami Garrard
Additional Resources and Information:
UWB/CC Campus Violence Prevention and Advocacy Program. Do you need support? Does someone you know need support?
Anna Bui World of Hope Endowment Fund
NCADV domestic violence statistics for Washington State
A collection of Snohomish and Island county resources as well as a booklist from Sno-Isle Libraries
King County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
The Campus Library Welcomes You – 1st floor Lobby
Created by Tami Garrard (Access Services Manager), Andrea Portugal, Kathy Vuu, and Zoe Wisser (Circulation Student Employees)
“As the Campus Library welcomed new and returning Cascadia and UWB students this Fall Quarter, we wanted to provide an opportunity for library visitors to express their own words of welcome to each other and to paint a picture of how diverse our campus is. This display articulated that the Campus Library “welcomes you, whoever you are, wherever you are from” and invited participants to leave a note of welcoming in their own native language and to place a pin on a map, indicating where they are from. The visual display was paired with a book and media display exploring immigrant, refugee, and asylee experiences. Some titles that were included in this display are:
“And many more! If you are interested in additional resources, take a look at the UW Libraries guide to Immigration Resources: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/immigration
“The Campus Library values our community members and strives to create a ‘welcoming, safe, and accessible environment for all individuals including diverse populations and underrepresented students’ (language from our Strategic Directions). We hope that that this collective and participatory welcoming of our diverse students, staff and faculty has served to demonstrate that the Campus Library does value and care about you and your story” – Tami Garrard
National Voter Registration Day – 1st floor Lobby
Created by Heather Cyre (Head of Public Services)
“The National Voter Registration Day display is meant to provide information and resources for voting in the state of Washington, including important deadlines, voter eligibility, and frequently asked questions about the voting and voter registration process. National Voter Registration Day was celebrated on the fourth Tuesday in September and its goal is to highlight the importance of registering to vote and voting in upcoming elections. The privilege to vote in elections gives citizens a voice in shaping government by choosing leaders and deciding on issues that impact our daily lived experiences. Free and fair elections that are foundational to our democracy and active participation in the voting process is imperative” – Heather Cyre
For more information about voter registration in the state of Washington, including important deadlines, visit https://guides.lib.uw.edu/bothell/vote.
Mental health – 2nd floor
Created by Kathy Vuu and Zoe Wisser (Circulation Student Employees)
“After finding out that October 10th was World Mental Health Day, we wanted to go off of that theme and apply it to October’s Children’s Literature Display. This display allows us to raise awareness towards mental health issues and to provide different resources that can help college students if they are in need of professional support. This topic means a lot to me because I believe that the idea of mental health is difficult to discuss among your peers, friends, or even family. With Zoe’s assistance, I was able to help spread two messages: mental health is important for everyone, and you are not alone in this journey” – Kathy Vuu
November Displays
International education week photo contest – 1st floor Lobby
Created by International Programs at Cascadia College
“This is, I believe, the third year that the Campus Library has hosted this display as part of International Education Week. It’s a fantastic collaboration between UWB and Cascadia, as students and staff from both schools being eligible to submit photos to the contest. This year’s theme is “Global Celebrations” which you see reflected in various ways in the submissions! I hope this collaboration continues and that the number of submissions continues to increase” – Chelsea Nesvig, Research and Instruction Librarian
community reads – 1st floor
Created by Community Reads Team 2020: Sarah Leadley, Tami Garrard, Cora Thomas, and Hannah Mendro
“The Community Reads program organizes quarterly events based on a chosen book (or excerpts of a book) with themes of social justice, equity, and diversity, in the hope of inspiring discussions on these topics across both campuses. Our goals as stated on our website are as follows:
- Build community through a common intellectual experience.
- Promote engagement with thoughtful, noteworthy works of literature or scholarship related to issues of equity and social justice across the UWB/CC campus and community.
- Offer instructors an opportunity to invigorate curriculum with vital issues and community conversation.
“In the past, we have always read a new book each quarter. This year, we will be working with the same book all year, allowing us to choose different chapters and themes to emphasize each quarter. In honor of Angela Davis’s visit to our campus last year, this year’s read is her book Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. We will be looking at the book through the main theme of democracy, with different focuses and “sub-themes” each quarter.
“Because of our deeper focus on specific excerpts and themes of the book, we wanted to provide opportunities for members of our campus community to explore the book in different ways. No research occurs in a vacuum, and not everyone learns in the same way. To honor other activists and artists within the community of struggle, and to provide other frameworks with which to examine the text, we have compiled a resource list of related works of art, literature, and scholarship. Though we will continue adding to the list all year, the book display contains many of the notable works that we found relating to Angela Davis, the book in general, or the themes of Chapters 1 and 5, our fall focus.
“More information about 2019-2020 Community Reads project can be found here: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/bothell/communityreads/19-20. More information about Winter Quarter’s events are forthcoming. Please join us!” – Community Reads Team
Healthy Eating – 2nd floor
Created by Johana Montoya and Kathy Vuu (Circulation Student Employees)
“November 1st was National Vegan Day, which inspired this discussion on eating healthy. Being a vegetarian from a young age, I believe that it is important that children are taught about healthy eating patterns. Although living a meat / dairy free lifestyle is not for everyone, there are many ways in which children can eat healthier” – Johana Montoya
December Displays
First Generation College STudent – 1st floor
Created by Cora Thomas (Circulation Lead) and Kathy Vuu (Circulation Student Employee)
Cora says – “This First Generation College Student display was inspired by the National First Generation College Celebration on November 8. I knew that UW Bothell encouraged campus to join the festivities and celebrate first generation college students. So, we had the idea to continue in this vein and create a display for December to highlight first gen stories and means of support. We decided to collect not only research based texts but also personal narratives in order to highlight the multitude of voices that make up our first gen population here and around the country. We also highlighted articles recommended by faculty heavily involved in first gen work. We decided to offer ‘take-aways’ including first gen buttons and words of encouragement. Kathy, a Student Circulation Specialist, and I are both first gens – she volunteered to collaborate with me on this display and brought another perspective to the display design and content. This issue is close to my heart because I have worked extensively with the First in Our Families digital narrative project. Giving space and allowing first generation college students as well as staff and faculty who are also first gen to become more comfortable talking about the barriers and social and cultural nuances that first gens face while also recognizing the invaluable knowledge they bring to the table allows the sometimes uncomfortable and stigmatized issue to become a little easier to navigate. We believe continued momentum for ongoing dialogue around improving our institutional and community support systems for the unique experiences of first generation college students is extremely important for their success. I would like to thank Kathy Vuu for assisting with this display.”
Kathy says – “I think that it is significant to display the voices of first generation college students because it not only emphasizes their value and hard work as individuals, but it also raises the idea where first gens are more than just a subgroup of students. Despite being a first generation college student myself, this display helped me gain a different perspective in understanding other first gens and what they have to face when trying to fulfill an education for themselves. I am so happy that I was able to assist in creating this display, and I hope that the display inspired first generation college students to share their stories with others.”
Holidays around the world – 2nd floor
Created by Paul Keum and Jolene Truong (Circulation Student Employees)
“December is the time of year where many different holidays are celebrated. Whether it is Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Ōmisoka, there are various ways the world celebrates the holiday season.
“The most popular way we celebrate the holidays in America is through Christmas. The rush to get Christmas presents for our loved ones, to decorate our Christmas trees and our homes in pretty lights is very common in the month of December. Knowing this, Jolene and I wanted to shed light into how different parts of the world celebrates the holidays. We saw the month December as an opportunity to really represent the world and UWB’s extraordinary community” – Paul Keum and Jolene Truong
While all of these displays have come and gone, these books are still available to check out!
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