December 2025 Newsletter

 Library Newsletter

⏰ Holiday hours

😌 Stress relief activities

📘 Christian Collier display

📙 Student Support Center display

 

Holiday Hours

 

⏰ See all of our hours on the library website

The library is open regular hours through Friday, December 12

• Monday - Thursday, 8am - 8pm

• Friday, 8am - 3pm

• Sunday, 1pm - 5pm (December 7 is the last Sunday for 2025)

         The library will be open for interim hours through Friday, December 19

• Monday - Thursday, 8am - 5pm

• Friday, 8am - 3pm

        The library will be closed December 20 - January 4 and will reopen Monday, January 5

 

Exam Stress Relief 

 

The library is here to motivate you with stress relief activities as you study for exams and wrap up those final projects and papers!

🍬 Snacks/candy while supplies last

🐶 Therapy dogs, Monday - Thursday between 11am - 1pm

🖍 Coloring

🧙‍♀️ Puzzles

 

Writers @ Work: Christian Collier

 

Check out this interactive display about identity in poetry from the students of Erica Lux's composition class! Christian Collier is the author for the annual  Writers @ Work events in spring 2026. 

 

You Have Support! 

 

Are you struggling to keep up with the demands of life while trying to succeed in school? You are not alone. 

Our incredible Student Support Center provides resources and information to assist you with housing, food, and other forms of help when you need them most. 

Educate yourself, pick up the available literature, and learn how you can be supported during difficult times. 

  

 

 

A Welcoming New Space for Student-Caregivers

By Ardent Brownfield

The ChattState Library is excited to open its first Family-Friendly Study Room (FFSR), a space created especially for our student-caregivers who balance learning with parenting.

This new room offers a calm, comfortable place where students can focus on their coursework while their little ones play, read, or rest nearby. Inside, you’ll find a computer workstation and desk for studying, a full-sized crib, a child-sized table and chairs, and a thoughtfully selected collection of books, toys, and art supplies—including coloring pages and educational activities that keep little hands and minds engaged.

The room is fully enclosed, offering plenty of space for children to walk, crawl, or explore safely while caregivers study within reach. Food and drinks are welcome, and we simply ask that all visitors tidy up before they leave so that the space is ready for the next family.

Chattanooga State students who are parents or caregivers are invited to reserve the Family-Friendly Study Room for up to two hours during regular library hours. To get started, simply make an online reservation, review the policy on the library’s Student Resources page, and check in at the circulation desk with your child or children.

This space was created with care—part of the library’s ongoing commitment to removing barriers and supporting every student’s success, recognizing that learning happens in many forms and often alongside the ones we love most. At the ChattState Library, families are welcome—and learning together is always encouraged.

November 2025 Library Newsletter

 

Library Newsletter

🌙 Late Night at the Library

📘 Native American Heritage Month Reads

📙 Children's Books on Friendship, Kindness, and Empathy

🐶 Therapy Dogs TODAY AT 11

 

Late Night at the Library

Need some motivation to get you over the semester finish line? The Library is here to support you with Late Night at the Library!

📅 Tuesday, November 18, 5pm - 10pm 

🌙 Extended hours until 10pm

🐔 Free Chick-fil-a served at 6pm

🎉 Swag raffle at 7pm

🎤 Karaoke at 8pm

🍪 Snacks 

🆓 Prizes

🐶 Therapy dogs

👩‍🔬 Research help

🎲 Puzzles & Board Games

🎨 Coloring

 

Native American Heritage Month

 

 

Each November, Native American Heritage Month invites us to celebrate the voices, traditions, and enduring contributions of Indigenous peoples.

We encourage students, staff, and faculty to explore Native perspectives—from powerful memoirs and poetry to groundbreaking research—by visiting our specialized resource guide.

Find Resources on the LibGuide, including:

• Libby ebooks and audiobooks

• Selected print books in our collection

• Nearby local sites of interest

• The Presidential Proclamation

• Web links to many educational resources

Visit the LibGuide Today: library.chattanoogastate.edu/nativeamerica

Let this month be not just a celebration, but a chance to listen and learn.

Children's Books Spotlight: Friendship, Kindness, and Empathy

 

Did you know the library has children's books?  Bring your ChattState ID to check them out and share with the children in your life, or take a little study break to visit old friends like Wilbur and Charlotte. 

 

Children's Books Spotlight: Friendship, Kindness, and Empathy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the full schedule below for the fall semester and come by for some much-needed therapy!

 

Love on a Leash, 11-2 pm

TODAY, November 11

December 9

 

Buttercup, 11am - 12pm

November 19

December 10

 

Come see us at the Library!