February 17 2026 Library Newsletter

National Entrepreneurship Week 2026

Interested in being your own boss? Celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week February 14 - 21 with print and online resources from the Library and the Business Division! National Entrepreneurship Week is a congressionally-chartered initiative centered on celebrating America's entrepreneurship ecosystem. Formed in 2006, and relaunched in 2017, this initiative uplifts core values of diversity, inclusion, equity, education, and collaboration needed for the growth of entrepreneurs (NationalToday.com).

Be Your Own Valentine with Mental Health and Self-Care Resources
 

Valentine's Day may be over, but self-care is for every day of the year. Check out our resources on supporting your mental health to be your best self! 

Therapy Dog Schedule 

 

 

 

 

 

Buttercup, 11am - 12pm
March 11, 2026
April 8, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Love on a Leash, 11am - 2pm
February 24, 2026
March 10, 2026
March 24, 2026
April 14, 2026
April 28, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Great News Resource
To keep well-informed about local, national and international events, try 
Ground News, one of the library’s newer resources. It has nearly 60,000 news articles from over 50,000 different news sources. The articles include possible bias – right, left, or center, as well as shows the source’s ownership and related articles. A standout feature is the Blindspot feed, reporting on less covered stories from a variety of perspectives. Local stories along with national and world coverage can arrive daily in your email. 

Audiobook Feature
How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music
Using the 50 years of National Public Radio archives, this audio book features 1920s’ pioneers such as Bessie Smith to the present day, i.e. Taylor Swift. A stunning oral history that covers women’s significant role in music.

Academic Success Center Construction
Heads up! Construction on the Academic Success Center (2nd floor of the IMC) is happening throughout the spring semester. That means you might hear some construction noise in parts of the Library from time to time.

If the noise gets distracting, we’ve got headsets, USB-C headphones and earplugs available, plus an anonymous way to report noise concerns. Looking for a quieter spot? The Library’s Quiet Zone (behind the bookshelves) isn’t directly under the construction and may be a better place to focus.

If you’re having trouble finding a good study space or need help dealing with the noise, stop by the desk and chat with us — we’re here to help.

Library Open for Spring Break
The library will be open for Spring Break! Our hours during Spring Break (March 2-6) are Monday - Thursday, 8am - 5pm, and Friday, 8am - 3pm. We will be closed Sunday, March 1 and Sunday, March 8. We will be back to regular hours Monday, March 9. All library hours and closings are on the website. 

Come see us at the Library! 

National Entrepreneurship Week 2026

Context note: In August 2025, a change was announced for the thematic display area near the entrance of the library. The new display initiative focused on display collaborations and intentional exhibits that highlight the intersection of academic affairs and student life.

National Entrepreneurship Week is a congressionally-chartered week celebrating entrepreneurship across the country, taking place annually on the third week of February. This year the week is celebrate on February 14-21, 2026 and the library has a collaborative display with the ChattState Business Division celebrating the week.

The congressional resolution supported the goals and ideals for a National Entrepreneurship Week so that the people of the United States are reminded of the contributions of entrepreneurs and so that educators are encouraged to reflect on how entrepreneurship education can improve the performance of their students.

In the display, you can find related books, related library databases, and information about an AAS degree from Chattanooga State.

Sculpture book display connected to DHAC Shapeshifting exhibit

Context note: In August 2025, a change was announced for the thematic display area near the entrance of the library. The new display initiative focused on display collaborations and intentional exhibits that highlight the intersection of academic affairs and student life.

The Denise Heinly Art Center at Chattanooga State currently has the exhibit "Shapeshifting" on display until February 26, 2026. In alignment with the refocused thematic display initiative of August 2025,  our book display focuses on sculptures as a tie-in to Raymond Padron's Shapeshifting exhibit. 

 

 

 

The blue down vest pictured from the DHAC announcement is a carved and painted basswood. There are several carved and painted basswood in the exhibit. In addition to the vest, there's a dress shirt, a holster, a leather jacket, and even a tube sock. 

The artist statement about the exhibit mentions the relationship between the traditional and improvisation and the roles we learn from that relationship. The statement mentions the tension between ideal, expected, and lived experience. Check out this amazing exhibit of wood sculptures at the DHAC until February 26, 2026.

The sculpture-related books on display at the library can be checked out and enjoyed.

 

Twenty Years of the Kolwyck Library Blog!

On October 12, 2005, librarian Dwight Hunter posted the first post on the Kolwyck Library Blog! 

This week we have a temporary display celebrating 20 years of the library blog. When discussing the possibilities of online communications presence back in 2005, we knew we wanted to create our own stories about what we were doing in the library. After researching possible platforms, we decided on the blog as way to create our own content, promote library services, and to have an online communication tool that could be followed or be linked out to other platforms.

Image of the first blog post in 2005! 

Check out the library display of past book reviews from the Library Blog. Check out the library blog at https://kolwycklibrary.blogspot.com/