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📚 Collection Highlight! 📚 👀 Mini Crash was recently spotted in our Juvenile Collection! Stop by to rediscover a childhood favorite, share a beloved story with your kids, or find a fun summer read! ☀️ #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #JuvenileCollection
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✨ Meet Library Student Assistant Sarai Gonzalez! ✨⁠ ⁠ Sarai is a Kinesiology major who works in the library's Resource Sharing Department. We're so grateful to have Sarai on our library team! #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #StudentAssistant #LibraryTeam
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It was a special moment at the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral & Social Sciences (@csusm_chabss) graduation ceremony as Theresa Rios accepted a posthumous honorary degree on behalf of her husband, Dan Rios. Photo by Erica Perez. #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #SpecialCollections
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📚 Registration is still open for the 2026 CSU Libraries Conference—and it’s FREE to attend virtually! Join library faculty and staff from across the @calstate system as we explore this year’s theme: Building Community. Register at: forms.gle/txyVaCRbVSkPnKp4A #CSU
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How's summer looking? Are you chilling or stressing? No matter what’s on your schedule, the University Library is here for you all summer long! 🌞 We’re open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #SummerHours
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The University Library will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day. Our summer operating hours will resume on Tuesday, May 26. For library hours and resources, visit us online at: library.csusm.edu #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #MemorialDay #LibraryClosure
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☀️ SUMMER 2026 LIBRARY HOURS ☀️ 📚 CSUSM Library: May 17–Aug 29, 2026 Mon–Fri: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat & Sun: Closed 🛠️ The Makery Hours Tues–Thurs: 12–4 p.m. Fri–Mon: Closed Memorial Day, May 25: Closed Juneteenth, June 19: Closed Independence Day (observed), July 3: Closed #CSUSM
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Congratulations, CSUSM Class of 2026! 🎓👏⁠ We are honored to have been part of your journey. ❤️⁠ ⁠ Do you have a favorite memory of the Kellogg Library? If so, share it in the comments. ⁠ ⁠ #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #CSUSMCougars #ClassOf2026
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That feeling when you finish your last final 😌🎉 The University Library is cheering you on through finals week! Finish strong, Cougars! 💪🐾 You’re almost there. #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #Finals
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Enjoy this virtual Pause For Paws to help you de-stress during finals. Thank you to Love on a Leash for partnering with the library over the past 15 years to bring therapy dogs to campus. 💙 You got this, Cougars! 🐾 #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #CSUSMPauseForPaws #TherapyDogs
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Announcing the 2025–2026 Cougars Affordable Learning Materials (CALM) Faculty Awardees: George Brusch Elizabeth Nash Flor Saldana Roni Kay O'Dell Majid Karimi Toni Olivas The CALM Program saved students over $4.9 million during the 25/26 academic year! #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary
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Free grab-and-go breakfast and research help, why wouldn’t you stop by? Breakfast with Your Librarians 📅 Tuesday, May 5 ⏰ 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. 📍 Kellogg Library (outside the 3rd floor entrance) Take a breakfast break… you’ve earned it, you silly goose. #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary
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Hey graduate students, are you working on a thesis or a project for graduation? 🎓️ If so, you must turn it in to the library before the deadline of May 7th at noon. More info is available on the Library Thesis Submission Guide at bit.ly/csusmthesisprojectinf… We're here to help!
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It's National Library Week (April 19–25)! 🎉 ⁠ Take a look at Library Dean Cinthya Ippoliti’s blog post about the many ways libraries support our communities by fostering lifelong learning, creativity, and social justice at: bit.ly/3OyIzJ5 #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary
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Meet Carly Garzón Vargas (She/They)! Carly is our Electronic Resource Management Librarian, helping make sure students can easily access the library’s electronic resources 💻📚 Say hello if you see Carly around campus! #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #Librarian #ElectronicResources
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In observance of Farmworkers Day, the University Library will be closed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. ⁠ ⁠ For library hours and resources, visit us online at library.csusm.edu 💻️⁠ ⁠ #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #FarmworkersDay
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Join us for an unforgettable evening amplifying veteran voices. 🇺🇸 🎤 Keynote: Jim Gruny, USMC Veteran & Retired Colonel 🕔 Reception & Resource Fair: 5–6 PM 🕕 Program: 6–8 PM Get tickets at bit.ly/40XAvUZ #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #Veterans #SpecialCollections
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Stressed about research? 😟 Get in person help at the library’s Research Help Desk. 🗓️ Monday-Friday ⏰ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 📍Kellogg Library 3rd Floor Circulation Desk. Visit us online at library.csusm.edu We are here for you! #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #ResearchHelp
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📚 Which book will YOU choose? Swing by and select your FREE copy of one of this year’s Common Read books at our Book Giveaway! Thursday, March 12 12 - 12:50 p.m. Kellogg Library Terrace ⁠ #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary #CommonRead #BookGiveaway
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Happening today! Join us March 5th 5–7 p.m. for a reception celebrating our spring Context Exhibit, “Wayfinding Community-Campus Vā" in the Kellogg Library's 3rd Floor lobby. No RSVP needed — all are welcome! Image: Pāsefika Islander Scholar Association #CSUSM #CSUSMLibrary
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