{"id":4608,"date":"2019-08-29T23:55:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T23:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/library\/2019\/08\/29\/welcome-to-the-new-school-year-panthers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:34:48","slug":"welcome-to-the-new-school-year-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/2019\/08\/29\/welcome-to-the-new-school-year-panthers\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the New School Year, Panthers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week marked the opening of a new academic year. Classes are back in session, friends are re-connecting across campus, and the Starbucks is busy again.<\/p>\n<p>The Leatherby Libraries helped welcome a whole new crop of Panthers to the Chapman University community last week as a part of Fall Orientation 2019. We connected with first year and transfer students, along with parents, talking to them about how important the library will be to their time here at Chapman University, and letting them know just how many resources we have to offer, beyond books and a quiet place to study.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4608 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/img_5040\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5040-e1567122795740-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A woman stands at a podium while another woman sits at a table looking at her\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5040-e1567122795740-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5040-e1567122795740-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5040-e1567122795740-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5040-e1567122795740-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5040-e1567122795740-2048x1379.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4604'>\n\t\t\t\tDevelopment Librarian Essraa Nawar presents at a panel for parents.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/img_2714-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_2714-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A woman sits at a table with papers and giveaways on it. A woman approaches her, and a crowd is in the background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_2714-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_2714-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_2714-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_2714-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_2714-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4603'>\n\t\t\t\tLibrary Events and External Relations Assistant Rachel Karas tables at the First Year Student Services Fair\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We also offered tours of the Leatherby Libraries, showing new students all the best studying spots!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4608 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/img_5071\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5071-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A man stands to the left of the frame, talking to a crowd in front of him\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5071-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5071-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5071-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5071-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5071-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4605'>\n\t\t\t\tLibrarian Rand Boyd leads a Leatherby Libraries tour.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/img_5072-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5072-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A crowd of people stand listening to a woman speak.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5072-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5072-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5072-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/IMG_5072-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4606'>\n\t\t\t\tLibrarian Shahrzad Khosrowpour leads a Leatherby Libraries tour.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As the first week of classes began, the Leatherby Libraries had something else to celebrate &#8211; our birthday! On the first day of classes for the 2004-2005 academic year, the Leatherby Libraries opened its doors for the first time. This Monday, then, to mark our 15th birthday, we welcomed students to the first day of classes with balloons and cupcakes!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4607\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/file9-2-e1567122445245.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4607\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2019\/08\/file9-2-e1567122445245.jpeg\" alt=\"A cluster of red and gray balloons, with two number balloons spelling out &quot;15,&quot; stand in front of a table filled with cupcakes.\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balloons and cupcakes to to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of the Leatherby Libraries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to the 2019-2020 academic year, Panthers &#8211; have a great year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019-2020 Begins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2982,"featured_media":4603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","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":"","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":"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":"","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-4)","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-4)","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-4)","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":""}},"custom_author_name":"","chapman_pin_hero_slider":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leatherby Libraries | Chapman Blogs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/library\/2019\/08\/29\/welcome-to-the-new-school-year-panthers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welcome to the New School Year, Panthers! 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