News from the UNT Libraries

October 28th, 2021 View this email in your browser News from UNT Libraries The Portal to Texas History has reached a MASSIVE milestone- our content has reached over 100,000,000 uses! If one use equaled the length of the Alamo, all of them laid end-to-end would encircle the world 73 times. Thank you to everyone who has visited us at texashistory.unt.edu! Help Us Celebrate our Golden Anniversary!   We're celebrating Willis Library's 50th birthday this year with an open house on November 11th from 12:30 to 2 p.m.! Join us for birthday cake and learn more about our history and wide array of library services available to students and the UNT community. Interested in working with us or know someone who is? We recently posted the following job! For more information or if you are interested in applying, please visit the HR job site for faculty and staff positions and Handshake for student jobs. Staff Jobs: Library Services Manager- Public Services– Posting S3042P Media Library Spooktacular! October 29 from 11AM  to 6 PM Media Library, Chilton Hall 111   The UNT Media Library and Discovery Park Library invite you to join us for a cross-campus Spooktacular! Join us for simultaneous watch-and-craft screenings of "What We Do in the Shadows" at the Media & Discovery Park libraries and stick around at the Media library for spooky video and tabletop games. Game On! at the Media Library November 3 at 4 to 8 PM Media Library Chilton 111   Come join fellow gamers for some friendly competition and fun in the Media Library from 4 to 8 pm. Can't join us in person? Join us online in the Media Library Discord from 6 to 8 pm. First Chair Chats: Mariachi November 4 at 2 PM Zoom Join our First Chair Chats session for a discussion with scholars on Mexican musical genres prevalent throughout communities in Texas and Mexico today. Our panelists specialize in research areas such as música norteña, Texas-Mexican music in South Texas, and Mariachi in Texas and Mexico. Reel to Real November 5 at 6:30 PM   Join Reel to Real Classics, in conjunction with Delta Kappa Alpha, as we watch and and discuss the Film Noir classic "Too Late for Tears." Registration is required. Self Care Expo November 10 from 12 to 2 PM Willis Library 250H   The Self Care Expo is an indoor tabling space for campus student support units to provide self-care information and resources as the campus moves into post-midterms, the fall/winter holiday season, finals, and the end of the semester. Photograph of children with a jack-o-lantern. SUPPORT US! Consider making a donation to support the students and community users making daily use of our buildings, physical, and digital collections. Donate FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Libraries Website Our mailing address is: 1155 Union Circle #305190  Denton, TX 76203-5017 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Forward this newsletter to a friend