{"id":1191,"date":"2022-03-11T19:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T19:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/library\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2022-03-11T19:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T19:54:12","slug":"ellender-memorial-library-aims-to-enhance-appeal-on-give-n-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/library\/2022\/03\/11\/ellender-memorial-library-aims-to-enhance-appeal-on-give-n-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellender Memorial Library Aims to Enhance Appeal on Give-N-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
THIBODAUX, La. — When you have to spend hours studying for a midterm or final, finding the right space is important for your state of mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why for Give-N-Day<\/a> on Tuesday, March 15, the Ellender Memorial Library<\/a> is asking for donations to help reupholster the chairs on the second floor to give them more appeal than orange and yellow ones that look straight out of the 1970s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur goal is to create a comfortable and welcoming space for students to study in, and upgrading our chairs would go a long way toward that goal,\u201d said Dr. Robert Stephens<\/a>, Research and Instruction Librarian and Outreach Coordinator. \u201cWe reupholstered a handful of them last year, and the refurbed ones have been the most used in the library.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n To donate, you can visit the Library\u2019s Give-N-Day page<\/a> or donate directly to library Director Elizabeth Batte<\/a> on the second floor. You can give a minimum of $5 to help the library, or even donate $250 to upgrade a study room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of our core functions is to provide a variety of appropriate spaces to facilitate learning and communication,\u201d Batte said. \u201cBy donating to this year’s campaign, our donors will help us create a more inviting and comfortable space for all Colonels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The library is hoping to reupholster around 200 chairs, which would cost approximately $10,000, to finish upgrading the chairs on the second floor. Each chair enhancement costs $50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stephens said the library is thankful for the opportunity Give-N-Day provides campus organizations, and the challenges can help make raising money possible even if a group cannot secure many donors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt gives any organization on campus, no matter how small, a chance to fundraise, which can be huge for smaller organizations on a tight budget,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it also gives students the opportunity to learn a little about fundraising, which is a skill that is really important in a lot of careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ###<\/p>\n\n\n\n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/strong>March 11, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n CONTACT: <\/strong>Robert Stephens<\/a>, Research and Instruction Librarian\/Outreach Coordinator, rob.stephens@nicholls.edu<\/a> or 985-448-4633<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THIBODAUX, La. — When you have to spend hours studying for a midterm or final, finding the right space is important for your state of mind. That\u2019s why for Give-N-Day on Tuesday, March 15, the Ellender Memorial Library is asking for donations to help reupholster the chairs on the second floor to give them more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[54,38,53,37,55],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-library-news","tag-access-services","tag-ellender-memorial-library","tag-give-n-day","tag-robert-stephens","tag-study-space"],"yoast_head":"\n