Odum Library will close at midnight Thursday, March 18.
We will reopen at 9am Saturday, March 20.
Learn, Study, Discover
The library will close Thursday, March 18 at midnight. We will reopen Saturday, March 20 at 9 am.
The rest of the week Odum Libray will be open for its usual hours.
Reference Desk Hours
- Closed March 13, 14
- Open 8 am – 6 pm Monday – Thursday
- Closed Friday, March 19
- Closed March 20
- We resume normal desk hours Sunday,March 21 and will be open from 2 pm – 10 pm
Did you know you can renew your books online?
- Go to the library’s home page
- Click on My Library Account
- Click on My GIL Account
- Sign in with your 870 number, PIN, and last name
- Check the Renew box next to the book title and click on Renew Items
- Voila! You are done 🙂
PIN? What PIN?
To get your PIN, go to the My GIL Account page, fill in your 870 number and last name, then click on Get My PIN. Your PIN will be emailed to your VSU email account.
If you have questions you can always call the Circulation desk at 333-5869.
Beware the Birds
Linda Paul’s radio story “Jennie’s Secret” tells of “a woman who posed as a man during the Civil War and went on to live most of her life as a man in the tiny town of Saunemin, Illinois. Over the years the town has been ambivalent about their most famous citizen and is struggling to figure out how to honor the memory of Jennie Hodgers/Albert Cashier.“–transom.org
There’s more on Cashier (and many others, including spies, wartime nurses, and vivandieres) in She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War.
My Last Skirt: the Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier is a fictionalized account of Jennie/Albert’s early life and military career, written for younger readers (ages 9-12)
We also recommend They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers of the American Civil War for a look at women as prisoners and casualties of war, life as a female soldier, and the postwar experience.
These are just a few of our boatload of children’s books dealing with the outdoors, gardening, animals and the environment:
Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Birds (Grade 2-4)
Whose Tracks are These? A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals (Preschool-Grade 3)
Dig, Plant, Grow: a Kid’s Guide to Gardening (Ages 8-12)
A Handful of Dirt (Ages 7-10)
There’s a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm’s Story (Delightful for all ages)
Simon & Schuster Children’s Guide to Insects and Spiders (Grades 4-6)
Insects (Ages 4-8)
Once I Knew a Spider (Ages 4-8)
Instructional Materials Collection
The IMC Teaching Materials Collection is located on the second floor near the main circulation desk.
Down the hall next to the stairwell are the IMC materials (kits, educational games, etc.)
Past the computers and reading area are the IMC Texts.
Puppets are hidden behind the main circulation desk.
