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Opened in 1985 and named for a trustee and cherished friend of the College, the Ralph M. Besse Library provides a welcoming space to learn, study, research, and collaborate.

An enormously successful businessman, Besse was also strong believer in the value of higher education. His fierce commitment to Ursuline College began in the early 1960s, when he helped raise the necessary funds to make Ursuline’s then-new Pepper Pike campus a reality, and it lasted through his many years on the college’s Board of Trustees, all the way up until his death 2002.

In countless ways, Besse’s essence is stamped into the very fabric of the library, but that is far from the only thing that makes Ursuline’s library unique.

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Extended Library Hours Dec 3-7th and Dec 10-13th until 1am. Coffee, Hot Chocolate, and snacks are available in the library too. Come get your study on Arrows!

Happy Thanksgiving Arrows!

The library will be closed Nov 22-26th. We will reopen on Monday Nov. 27th at 7:30am.

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Happy Thanksgiving Arrows! The library will be closed Nov 22-26th. We will reopen on Monday Nov. 27th at 7:30am.

We have study aids for those big test- GRE, NCLEX, and more. Find them on the first floor on the library.

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We have study aids for those big test- GRE, NCLEX, and more. Find them on the first floor on the library.

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How are you doing on this sunny day?

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Happy Halloween Arrows!

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Happy Friday Arrows! Have a great weekend!

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It's that time of the semester again. There is lots to do and study. Gather your friends and classmates and form a study group in the library. #ursulinestrong #studystrong #goarrows

I saw this on my walk to Pilla today. You’ve got this Arrows! #ursulinestrong

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I saw this on my walk to Pilla today. You’ve got this Arrows! #ursulinestrong

Arriving in Ithaca, I did what other college students do who are broke. I tried to get a job as a waitress. Luckily for my photographic future, the waitress jobs were all taken. By the time I got to the student library to apply for a tempting forty-cents-an-hour job there, that was snapped up too. I wept some secret tears, and turned to my camera.

Margaret Bourke-White, celebrated American photographer and photojournalist

#WomensLItWensday

Portrait of Myself (p. 30)
TR 140 .B6 A3 1985

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Arriving in Ithaca, I did what other college students do who are broke. I tried to get a job as a waitress. Luckily for my photographic future, the waitress jobs were all taken. By the time I got to the student library to apply for a tempting forty-cents-an-hour job there, that was snapped up too. I wept some secret tears, and turned to my camera. Margaret Bourke-White, celebrated American photographer and photojournalist #WomensLItWensday Portrait of Myself (p. 30) TR 140 .B6 A3 1985

Hey Students,
Information about Study Tables can be found in the comments.

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Hey Students, Information about Study Tables can be found in the comments.

Hey Arrows, information about our Study Tables can be long at the link in the comments. See you in the Library soon.
#studystrong

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Hey Arrows, information about our Study Tables can be long at the link in the comments. See you in the Library soon. #studystrong

In this “land of the free” we are burned, tortured, and denied a fair trial, murdered for any imaginary wrong conceived in the brain of the negro-hating white man. There is no redress for us from a government which promised to protect all under its flag. It seems a mystery to me. They say, “One flag, one nation, one country indivisible.” Is this true? Can we say this truthfully, when one race is allowed to burn, hang, and inflict the most horrible torture weekly, monthly, on another?

#womenslitwednesday
from Reminiscences of My Life in Camp by Susie King Taylor (1902)

Collected Black Women's Narratives (pp. 61-62)
Find this book in our collection at: E 185.96 .C64 1988

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In this “land of the free” we are burned, tortured, and denied a fair trial, murdered for any imaginary wrong conceived in the brain of the negro-hating white man. There is no redress for us from a government which promised to protect all under its flag. It seems a mystery to me. They say, “One flag, one nation, one country indivisible.” Is this true? Can we say this truthfully, when one race is allowed to burn, hang, and inflict the most horrible torture weekly, monthly, on another? #womenslitwednesday from Reminiscences of My Life in Camp by Susie King Taylor (1902) Collected Black Women's Narratives (pp. 61-62) Find this book in our collection at: E 185.96 .C64 1988

The Ralph M. Besse Library building will remain closed on Tuesday, August 15th. All services located in the Learning Commons and A/V Services will provide virtual service through email, with librarians also available through the library’s chat service.

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The Ralph M. Besse Library building will remain closed on Tuesday, August 15th. All services located in the Learning Commons and A/V Services will provide virtual service through email, with librarians also available through the library’s chat service.

Work began early yesterday on the Besse Bites floor. We are excited to watch the progress of this project.

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Work began early yesterday on the Besse Bites floor. We are excited to watch the progress of this project.

Today we had another great day meeting new students at Orientation. We look forward to seeing you in the library in August.

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Today we had another great day meeting new students at Orientation. We look forward to seeing you in the library in August.

Exciting news! Besse Bites is getting new flooring!

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Exciting news! Besse Bites is getting new flooring!

On June 19th we celebrate the 158 anniversary of the day the last enslaved people in America learned they had been freed 2 years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation.

Besse Library will be closed on Monday, June 19th.

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On June 19th we celebrate the 158 anniversary of the day the last enslaved people in America learned they had been freed 2 years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation. Besse Library will be closed on Monday, June 19th.

Some of the Rustbelt Scholars at the NEH Institute's Faculty Symposium this past Friday, June 9th.

#rustbeltlab

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Some of the Rustbelt Scholars at the NEH Institute's Faculty Symposium this past Friday, June 9th. #rustbeltlab

Welcome Rust Belt Lab Scholars. We hope you enjoyed your sessions in the Library today.

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Welcome Rust Belt Lab Scholars. We hope you enjoyed your sessions in the Library today.

Welcome Rust Belt Lab Scholars! We look forward to seeing you in the Besse Library Commons during your time on campus.

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Welcome Rust Belt Lab Scholars! We look forward to seeing you in the Besse Library Commons during your time on campus.

The Library has new hours this week. We now open each day at 8 am. Starting this Friday, June 2nd, all Ursuline College offices close at 12:30pm.

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The Library has new hours this week. We now open each day at 8 am. Starting this Friday, June 2nd, all Ursuline College offices close at 12:30pm.

Congratulations to our newest Ursuline College Alumni!

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Congratulations to our newest Ursuline College Alumni!

Congratulations to Sveidy Vasquez-Garcia as she graduates this week from Ursuline College.
Best wishes from your Friends at the Besse Library Commons!

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Congratulations to Sveidy Vasquez-Garcia as she graduates this week from Ursuline College. Best wishes from your Friends at the Besse Library Commons!

Congratulations to Grace Klinger as she graduated this week from Ursuline College.

Best wishes from your Friends at the Besse Library Commons!

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Congratulations to Grace Klinger as she graduated this week from Ursuline College. Best wishes from your Friends at the Besse Library Commons!

Congratulations to Armani Jefferson as she graduated this week from Ursuline College.

Best wishes from your Friends at the Besse Library Commons!

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Congratulations to Armani Jefferson as she graduated this week from Ursuline College. Best wishes from your Friends at the Besse Library Commons!

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