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Gardner-Harvey Library Events

Explore our upcoming events at the Gardner-Harvey Library.

Your AI Toolkit

Would you like to know how to put AI to work for you? These workshops will add to your skills and save you time and effort as you add AI to your team. Seize the future.
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Creating and Identifying AI Images

Sept. 10 | 12 p.m.
Zoom and in-person event. Zoom Link

From social media, to the news, to advertisements, AI images are everywhere. Join Jennifer Hicks, Garner-Harvey Library’s outreach and instruction librarian, to learn tips and tricks to help identify AI images. During the second half of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create their own AI images to get a better understanding of how they are made.

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Using AI in Your Research

Sept. 17 | 12 p.m.
Zoom and in-person event. Zoom Link

There are ways to use the power of AI to ease your research journey. Generative AI tools can help with grammar and suggest ways to edit text, but they can also help you develop a topic and find search terms. Join John Burke, director of Garner-Harvey Library, to learn strategies for using AI tools as you research sources for papers and presentations.

The Underground Academy Presents The Truth About Trees Series

Visit the Gardner-Harvey Library’s spacious lower-level Makerspace and event area for Janelle Allen's series of presentations. 

Sept. 3 | 4 p.m.
The Secret Life of Trees: Why They Matter and What We Can Do
Zoom Link

Oct. 1 | 4 p.m.
Your Guide to Special Trees on the Middletown Campus
Zoom Link

Nov. 5 | 4 p.m.
Your Guide to Special Trees on the Hamilton Campus
Zoom Link

Trees in the woods in the winter

You Can Make It @ the TEC Lab Makerspace!

Give the Makerspace a try and see what wonderful creations you can make and take home. Drop in at any point during the workshop to start making your gear.

Painting with Bob Ross/Sip and Paint

Oct. 9 | 2-4 p.m.

Join us in the TEC Space (GRD 014) to paint your own masterpiece. The library will provide painting supplies and (non-alcoholic) drinks to enjoy. While we don’t have an artist on staff, we will be screening Bob Ross painting videos for participants to learn some new techniques.

Laser Engraved Spoons and Cutting Boards

Nov. 20 | 12-2 p.m.

Join us in the TEC Lab (GRD 125) as we use our laser engravers to make custom spoons, cutting boards, and more. We'll demonstrate how our three laser cutter/engravers can add text and images to wood, acrylic, and other materials.

National Parks

Tammie L. Gerke, teaching professor in Geology at Miami University, will share presentations and lead discussions about geology and related topics. Get your questions answered and participate in lively discussions in three events this semester.

Sept. 23 | 4:30 p.m.
The Shifting of Tectonic Plates Through Geologic Time
Zoom Link

Oct. 21 | 4:30 p.m.
Formation of the Great Lakes
Zoom Link

Nov. 28 | 4:30 p.m.
Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Zoom Link

Topographic and bathymetric map of the Great Lakes showing labeled lakes, major cities, depth and elevation color scale, and waterways between lakes.

Passport to Programming

Interested in more public programming events at Miami Regionals? Check out our Passport to Programming schedule. Travelers with five or more stamps will receive a Miami University Regionals coffee mug.

Gardner-Harvey Library

4200 N. University Blvd.
Middletown, OH 45042