The wind was unpredictable, a few drops of rain fell, and the sky was overcast at times. But none of that stopped 111 people from participating in the Galvin Library’s first Circulate! Disc Golf Hole-in-One competition. Everyone was a winner, going home with a free Frisbee, snacks, and a smile. However, two contestants really stepped up and showed IIT how disc golf is done.

We’d like to congratulate the winners:

• Jacob Ernst (Arch), 1st place
• Christopher Lee (CAEE), 2nd place

Jacob and Christopher both won Barnes and Noble gift certificates for their nimble ‘bee tossing skills. Thank you all for joining us at the Galvin Library tee, tee #2, this past Thursday and Friday to celebrate National Library Week. It’s never too early to start practicing for next year…

Got a favorite book you wish everyone knew about? Tell us about it! In honor of National Library Week (April 13-19th), Galvin Library will be honoring IIT students’ most beloved books.

Let us know in the comments below what your favorite book is, and why you love it so much. We’ll put a copy of your book on display next to the Circulation desk on the lower level of the library. Make it fun – that means no textbooks! (Well, OK, but only if it’s *really* your favorite book).

Don’t miss upcoming announcements on other National Library Week activities and contests!

Galvin Library was honored to have 6 stunning entries in the First Annual Light Up Galvin contest. Everyone who participated stepped up to the design challenge and created a funtional lamp made out of books. That’s no small feat.

First of all, we would like to thank everyone that participated:

Elizabeth Laschiazza
Bulbul Jain
Martina Dolejs
Raman Nagaraja
Aparna Krishnamoorthy
Smita Vijaykumar

Thank you all for your lamps. These lamps will light up the Galvin Library for years to come.

And now, for the winners:

The First Place Prize (above right), a $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble, goes to Raman Nagaraja.

The Second Place Prize, a $25 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble, goes to Aparna Krishnamoorthy.

Galvin Librarians shared their favorite books with you in the National Library Week display. Now we’d like to hear from you! What are your favorite books? Have you read one of our choices and hated it? Why? Leave us a comment telling us what your favorite books are and why you love them.