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Mar 8

A photo from the 5th floor of Kennedy Library. We are looking out onto several stories of the cement and glass building. The balconies are decorated with tables with yellow umbrellas. In the background, there are gray rainclouds over a green mountain with a white letter P painted on it.

Top six reasons why we love Kennedy Library on rainy days

Cal Poly has been a little damp lately, but don’t let that get you down! Rainy days are a chance to puddle jump or stay inside with a book and a mug of tea, so to honor them we’ve created a list of the six things we love about Kennedy Library on rainy days. Read more

Mar 8

A woman in a red bandand pretends to bite a cardboard cut out of green eggs and ham.

Journey into Libraryland: green eggs and cameras

Victoria Billings is the communications and public programs intern at Kennedy Library. ‘Journey into library land’ is a series about what she’s learned creating media for Cal Poly’s university library.

Forgive me if I sound a little too ecstatic in this blog post. I’m coming off a Dr. Seuss cake high, and am just really, really excited about these last two weeks at Kennedy Library!

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Mar 1

A green cut-out map of the United States, with a photo of Dr. Seuss and the words Read Across America across the top.

One fish, two fish, read fish, cute fish

Hey, book nerds! You’ve probably already marked your calendars, but in case you forgot, March 2 is the birthday of Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) and the annual Read Across America. Of course, this means Kennedy Library celebrated by inviting a bunch of adorable kidlets over to enjoy a couple of Dr. Seuss’ most beloved books. Read more

Feb 27

A photo of two windows, decorated with black and white photos of student groups. The green awnings above them say "Cal Poly" and "University Store." A women in a green sweater is walking by the photos.

A Window to the Past

People walking through the UU Plaza can take a little trip into Cal Poly’s past with the University Store’s historic window displays. Smiling women strum ukuleles, cheerleaders rally the Mustang spirit, engineers labor over an airplane and Amelia Earhart smiles wanly at passersby from the University Store’s windows, all in black and white. Read more

Feb 25

Photo of Michael at Cal Poly Science Cafe

Crowd-sourced gaming with Cal Poly Science Café at SLO Mini Maker Faire

Cal Poly Science Café at Kennedy Library offers interactive experiences with an expert – taste coffee, build an imaginary city with found objects, offer ideas on how to collect E.coli samples – and now, be a part of a crowd-sourced game at SLO Mini Maker Faire! Read more

Feb 22

LA Times Book Prize Finalists

imagesFrom Jacket Copy, Carolyn Kellogg’s LA Times Book Blog:

The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning — the complete list is below. In addition to the 50 books in 10 categories that are in the running for the awards, two authors — Margaret Atwood and Kevin Starr — will receive special recognition.

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Feb 22

A woman in a red bandana and blue shirt poses arm raised flexing her bicep and rolling up her sleeve like the iconic Rosie the Riveter poster. A blue speech bubble above her says "We Can Do It!"

Journey into Library Land: The Can-Do Attitude

Victoria Billings is the communications and public programs intern at Kennedy Library. ‘Journey into library land’ is a series about what she’s learned creating media for Cal Poly’s university library.

As my boss, Karen, wisely said this week, it’s best to wrap up big projects quickly and efficiently, instead of letting them trail off…

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