News Release from Northwestern Michigan College 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City MI 49686 Contact: Paul Heaton, 231 995-1019, email: pheaton@nmc.edu Date: June 19, 2008 News Archive

Osterlin Library summer hours include Saturdays

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – NMC’s Osterlin Library announces that its summer term hours will include Saturdays.

Hours through Wednesday, August 13 are as follows:

• Monday, Thursday, Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Wednesday:  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Saturday: Noon - 4 p.m.
• Sunday: Closed

“We believe summers are a great time for Grand Traverse community to discover NMC’s campus because they’re not competing with students for parking. It’s also a time when the librarians can give more attention to users from the public,” said Mary Beeker, the library’s Electronic Resources Coordinator.

Osterlin Library is offering two different levels of free classes this summer, focusing on finding better-quality resources doing research on the Internet. Users will learn how to find free, but “hidden” resources not searched by popular search engines like Google or Yahoo. The two-hour classes are offered at multiple dates and times.

“We see this service to public users as a return on the investment the public has made in NMC,” Beeker said.

Users who are beginning web surfers will be served by the basic course. Dates are:

• Monday, June 30: 8-10 a.m
• Wednesday, July 2: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Friday, July 18: 1-3 p.m.

Users who can answer yes to one of the following questions might want to skip to the intermediate class:

• Can you search an online library catalog?
• Can you use an electronic index?

Dates for the intermediate class are:

• Wednesday, July 9: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 14: 8-10 a.m.
• Friday, July 25: 1-3 p.m.

Advance registration is suggested. For more information or to register, contact Mary Beeker at mbeeker@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1015.