Check out a great read from our Popular Reading, DIY Success, Zine, Graphic Novel, or Children's Collections to or a Board Game for the Winter Break!
We've extended the loan period for all these collections so they won't be due back to the library until the first week of Spring Semester.
Come on over an borrow something fun to read or play as you curl up by the fire with some hot cocoa over the break!
Looking for the perfect book to dive into over the break? Check out The New York Times Readers' Picks for the Best Books of the 21st Century! Many of these top titles are showcased on the first floor of the CORE building. Swing by and borrow them at the first-floor Checkout Desk — students, staff, and faculty are all welcome!
Can't find your favorite book from the list on display? No problem! You can request it for free from another CSU library. Just search for the title in the Library's OneSearch, sign in with your NetID and password, and hit the blue "Get It" button. Your book will be delivered to the CORE, ready for pickup.
Want free access to The New York Times? Good news! The Library offers campus-wide access to the Times for all students, staff, and faculty. Register now to get your account, and you’ll be able to enjoy the Times online or through their app. Need help setting up your account? Just ask us!
Happy reading! 📚
Come to the Library to take a break from studying to play games, color, puzzle, make a stress ball, snack, play video games, or just rest.
Who: open to all students
When: December 3, 1-4pm
Where: eHub, 178 & 179
Co-sponsored by: the Library, ASI, RAW, the UU, SHCS, Card Gaming Club, Psychology Club, SCAA, and Student Wellbeing Services
The Library subscribes to the Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) for all Cal State East Bay students and faculty. The CHE has become a popular and highly respected source for news and opinion about colleges and universities. The best way to take advantage of the library's subscription is to create a free account with the CHE using an East Bay email address. Go to Chronicle.com and click the "Sign In" link at the top, right-hand side of the page. Then, click "sign up" to create a free account using your East Bay email address. For more information, see the CHE FAQ.
Tired of learning on Zoom?
Come to the fabulous Core building at the center of our campus and learn in person!!!
INFO 230 offered Spring 2025 T-Th 1-2:15pm in Core Building 301.
Stay after class and talk to your classmates and instructor face-to-face!
Or grab a cubicle and get some studying done in the library, conveniently located in the Core!
Meet three GE requirements in one course:
INFO 230 - Argumentation and Information Literacy for Sustainability Topics
In-person section available
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-A3; Second Composition; Sustainability Overlay
Students analyze case studies in sustainability and environmental justice, exploring multiple perspectives and sources of evidence. Students will build coherent and cohesive arguments, using inductive and deductive reasoning, honing their argumentation skills through dialogue, outlining, and peer review of drafts. Must earn C- (CR) or better for GE credit.
Learn about sustainability and environmental justice!
Build key writing and argumentation skills in a supportive environment!
Email: Sharon Radcliff at sharon.radcliff@csueastbay.edu for more information.
On Thursday last week, our Intern from San Jose State University, Jarah Blum, led a fascinating talk on baking in the Library. Jarah has been working as a professional baker for 7 years and shared her tips and advice for baking. In addition to giving some great advice, such as weighing your ingredients rather than using volume, Jarah also brought fudge brownies she baked to share--complete with a piped spider and spiderweb decoration on top! It was truly a sweet talk and we hope you will join us at a future Library talk!
Brownie recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/fudge-brownies-recipe
Spiderweb recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/spider-web-brownies-recipe
We are excited to announce the hiring of our first ever Archives Student Assistants!
While the University Libraries has housed the University Archives and Special Collections for decades, this is the first time we have had the delight of having Archives Student Assistants. Lanii and Keisha will be helping with digitization work, our online presence, and other duties around the archives and library.
LaniiLanii is a Psychology major in her second year at Cal State East Bay. Her current work involves scanning as part of our retrospective digitization project of theses. When we have received permission from the authors, we are able to post these scanned theses in ScholarWorks.
Anna, our Archives Assistant, recently finished adding the metadata and uploading the first thesis Lanii scanned, which you can see it here: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/b5645152p
Lanii will also be helping out with other archives work beyond scanning, including outreach at tabling events, assisting with UX testing, and helping when classes and researchers visit the archives and special collections.
KeishaKeisha is a graduate student in the Interaction Design and Interactive Arts Masters program. She brings with her previous experience in product design and UX testing. Keisha is currently helping with revising our archives and special collections web pages to make them more user-friendly and accessible. Keisha will also be working on scanning, UX testing, and helping us improve our archives communications online and in-print.
For more information about the University Archives and Special Collections, please visit our website: https://library.csueastbay.edu/archives
Special October Edition
Expanded Weekend Library HoursWe are excited to announce that the Library will have expanded weekend hours starting this Saturday to coincide with Preview Day!
Starting on Saturday, October 26th, the Library will be open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturdays and 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Sundays.
For all current Library hours, please see https://library.csueastbay.edu/aboutthelibraries/hours
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INFO 200-02: Mon. & Wed. 9:30-10:45AM, Synchronous Online
Instructor: Jeffra Bussmann
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-E
This special version of the INFO 200 course is for Science conscious or Science curious students. The class will be focusing on science communication, covering such topics as peer review, pseudoscience, open science, data visualization, ethics in science, COVID-19 science, and more.
INFO 210-02 [7w1]: Asynchronous Online with instructor Daisy Muralles
INFO 210-03 [7w2]: Asynchronous Online with instructor Kate Pham
Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-E
From a topic of your choice, this 1 unit asynchronous course will dive into the research process from developing a focused research question, translating that question into a sophisticated search strategy to find appropriate information sources, to finally learning methods to evaluate the information sources you find.
INFO 230-01: Tues. & Thurs. 1-2:15pm, Hybrid
INFO 230-02: Asynchronous Online
Instructor: Sharon Radcliff
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-A3; Second Composition; Sustainability Overlay
Students analyze case studies in sustainability and environmental justice, exploring multiple perspectives and sources of evidence. Students will build coherent and cohesive arguments, using inductive and deductive reasoning, honing their argumentation skills through dialogue, outlining, and peer review of drafts. Must earn C- (CR) or better for GE credit.
INFO 250-01: Tues. & Thurs. 9:30-10:45AM, Synchronous Online
Instructor: Kate Pham
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-E
Introduction to the Critical Information Studies Minor. Covers critical information literacy theory, basic academic research skills to assist in research processes, and issues of seeking, finding, evaluating, using, and creating sources of information on a scoped topic.
Did you know? The Library offers FREE access to textbooks for many courses!
📚 Print Textbooks: Borrow them from the Check Out Desk on the 1st floor of the CORE Building.
📖 E-Textbooks: Access them instantly via links in the library catalog (OneSearch).
Not sure if your course textbooks are available?
✅ Check the Course Reserves (Textbooks) list (organized by course name) or search the title in OneSearch.
Got questions? Our librarians are here to help 24/7 via the library's chat service. Don't miss out—save money and make the most of this fantastic resource!