National Library Week Celebrated

The UAMS Library celebrated National Library Week April 9 - 15, 2000 to increase awareness of the importance of libraries across the country. This year's celebrations included drawings for prizes and special posters proclaiming that the savy patron should "Plug Into the World at Your Library." In addition, the library staff was treated to a special lunch in appreciation for all their hard work and dedication.

For the first time, a Library Quiz was created for patrons to test their library knowledge using the Library's new web-based catalog. Those answering both questions correctly were placed in a drawing for a grand prize. The grand prize winner, Tony Johnson of UAMS Central Supply, won a Jansport backpack donated by the UAMS Bookstore. Prizes for other drawings included: READ book bags, keychain, Spanish-English medical translation pocket cards, $10 gift certificates to the bookstore, UAMS t-shirts, $20 vendacards & $5 vendacards.

We'd like to express our appreciation to all those who participated in this year's NLW activities and hope you will all join us again next year.

"New" Statue in Library

A "new" statue now resides on the second level of the Library, near the Arts of UAMS exhibit. A statue of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine, once (according to the 1950 UAMS Yearbook) resided in the Library at the McAlmont location. The base was added by the class of 1965 in memory of medical students who died while obtaining their medical education ( Medico, Dec. 1965, p.3). For many years it was at the entrance of the auditorium in the Education I building (now the Shorey building). It was removed when the Shorey building was remodeled, and now it has come home to the
Library again.