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Inside This Issue

• Summer Reading List
• Helping Animals
• Book Signing
• Celebrating Faculty
• 50th Anniversary Events

Saint Louis University Libraries Posts Its 3^rd  Annual Summer Book List 

Looking for that perfect summer read? Search no further. The Saint Louis University Libraries has published its 3rd Annual Summer Book List. From historical fiction to mystery to Mary Todd Lincoln, this year’s list has something for everyone.  The Summer Book List is compiled from University faculty and staff recommendations. Some titles you may recognize as best sellers, others are lesser-known good reads. For those looking to read a thriller, pick-up The Wrong Side of Memphis by local author Claire Applewhite. Looking to read a life-changing story? Then Rupert Isaacson’s The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest to Heal His Son may be just for you. Visit http://libraries.slu.edu/list/summerreadding2009.pdf  for the complete 3rd Annual Summer Book List that includes recommendations of each title.

For all students who plan to graduate in May, Pius Library would like to remind you that all outstanding books and fines must be taken care of prior to graduation. As of last semester, the library has implemented a new practice of withholding diplomas and transcripts for all graduates who have unpaid fines and/or non-returned library materials. Students are encouraged to check their library records by logging into their library accounts at https://libcat.slu.edu/patroninfo/ or by calling the Circulation Desk at 314-977-3087. All fines must be paid at the Circulation Department of Pius Library.

Library accounts will expire for all students who have not registered for the Fall semester. For undergraduates, expiration will be effective as of June 3, and for graduate students, August 31. Consequently, all materials currently checked out to students who have not enrolled are due by these dates and will remain non-renewable until registration is completed. These materials are subject to late fees and billing. Graduate students who are working on dissertations in the absence of taking classes are reminded that they must register for zero credit hours in order to maintain a library account.

Pius XII Memorial Library will be open for 24 hours on a limited basis over the next four weeks. The entire first floor will remain open during this time (the upper floors of the library will close at 2:00am). The hours will be as follows.

Monday – Friday, April 20-24 Monday, 7:30am – Friday, 9:00pm
Saturday, April 25 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday – Friday, April 26 – May 1 Sunday, Noon – Friday, 9:00pm
Saturday, May 2 10:00am – 9:00pm
Sunday – Friday, May 3-8 Sunday, Noon – Friday, 9:00pm
Saturday, May 9 10:00am – 9:00pm
Sunday – Tuesday, May 10-12 Sunday, Noon – Tuesday, 6:00pm

A few facts about the 24-hour period

• A new cardswipe is being installed. Students, staff, and faculty will need to swipe their ID after 9:00pm to gain entry to the building.
• An officer from DPS will be stationed in the library starting at 1:30am on 24-hour days.
• The library’s cafe will institute longer hours during this period, staying open until 2:00am on 24-hour days.

If there are any questions regarding 24-hour access to the building, please call the library at 314-977-3100.

Inside This Issue
1 Locust St. Library Facility
2 April is ASPCA Month
3 Kurdish Violins @ Pius
3 24 Hour Coming to Pius!
4 EndNote2X Training
5 New e-Resources
6 After the Books Move
7 50th Anniversary Events

The University Libraries are co-sponsoring with the St. Louis County Historical Society a symposium on local landmark civil rights cases on Wednesday evening, March 25, at 7:00pm in the Knights Room. This symposium is being held to honor what would have been the 90th birthday of Judge Theodore McMillian. McMillian, one of the first African Americans admitted to the Saint Louis University School of Law in the 1940s, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006 at the age of 86.

McMillian broke racial barriers throughout his law career. After graduating first in his class at SLU in 1949, McMillian became the first African-American assistant prosecutor in the city of St. Louis. Three years later, Missouri Governor Phil M. Donnelly appointed him the first African-American judge for the city of St. Louis.

In 1972, McMillian was elected to the Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District by Governor Warren E. Hearnes and became the first member of his race to serve on that court. In 1978, he became the first and only African-American to reach the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, he was unanimously confirmed in 20 minutes. During his tenure, McMillian wrote landmark decisions on desegregation, free speech, civil rights, employment discrimination and affirmative action.