News from the City Tech Library
Stop by the library to check out the accompanying library exhibit for the upcoming 10th Annual Science Fiction Symposium on
Image in Science Fiction.
Join us for the symposium on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 9:00AM-5:00PM in the Academic Building, room A-105.
To learn more about City Tech’s Science Fiction collection, visit us on the Open Lab.
And to check out more Frankenstein content, visit our online catalog.
The first meeting of the City Tech banned books book club is coming up soon: Wednesday, December 3 from 3-4pm. We will meet in L432 in the library, and the entire college community is welcome to participate.
The first book we will discuss together is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. While our library doesn’t own copies, it is available from other CUNY libraries as well as most public libraries across New York City: Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library. Visit the Ask a Librarian desk in the City Tech library for help finding a copy near you. Interested but want to learn more before committing? Read a synopsis about The Perks of Being a Wallflower, including an author interview and responses to the bans and challenges to this book. Space is limited so please register by November 24. The Banned Books book club is sponsored by the IDEA subcommittee of the City Tech General Education Committee.
Come unwind before finals, craft (and snack) with us!
We strongly encourage you to BYOP but we will have some materials on hand.
The OER Team at City Tech Library is seeking applications for the January Open Educational Practices Institute for Part-Time Faculty. (Chairs and full-time faculty, please recommend to your part-time colleagues!)
The Institute provides asynchronous and synchronous virtual training on using free and openly-licensed materials for courses and foregrounding student-centered pedagogical approaches.
More specifically, participants will learn and discuss:
As a culmination to the intensive, participants will redesign a class activity or assignment using free and open resources that incorporate student-centered pedagogical principles. To qualify as a zero-textbook cost OER, faculty can select course materials that are:
Part-time faculty members at City Tech in any discipline with an active appointment are eligible to apply.
Participants will be compensated with a $1200 stipend for a commitment of 20 hours of project work, including asynchronous work and synchronous virtual training sessions. Participants will need to be available to attend all four synchronous sessions to receive the stipend. The final project, redesigning a class-assignment/activity incorporating open educational practices, must be completed by Friday, February 14, 2026.
Please fill out the OEP Institute application by December 1, 2025.
If you have questions about the Institute or application process, please contact Joshua Peach, OER Librarian at jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu
On Thursday, Oct. 16 from 3:00pm-4:00pm, we hosted four visitors to the Archives and Special Collections @ NYCCT Open House for New York Archives Week 2025. It was organized and setup by Wanett Clyde, Kel Karpinski, Jennifer Hoyer, and Keith Muchowski. For the event, they displayed artifacts from the archive, including artwork, photos, student newspapers, and books. During the event, Jason Ellis gave a presentation on the City Tech Science Fiction Collection. Our discussions ranged from maintaining archives, challenges to growing special collections, sustainability, and practical advice for entering the field.
Due to campus IT updates, the library will be offline on Friday, November 14, 3 – 7 pm. We will be open as a study space only. However, students and other users may borrow and return materials including calculators, reserves and other books.
Library services will be unavailable including:
For online connectivity, bring your own device and use your phone’s cellular data as a hotspot.
Spooky season is most definitely here, and Naxos Music Library will help you get into the spirit. Best known as the premier resource for streaming classical and instrumental music, Naxos offers access to over 3 million tracks, including nearly 100 albums of sound effects. What better time to discover some of the library’s scariest resources, like 23 types of zombie moans from Zombie Sound Effects, 99 different monster vocalizations, or 100 minutes of Stormy Halloween Sounds for a Completely Spooky Night? As with all library e-resources, log in with your CUNY credentials for off-campus access.
Academic Works Demystified
Nov. 6, 11 AM-12 PM
What is Academic Works and how does it benefit you as a scholar? You will learn more about how and why publishers allow you to contribute to Academic Works and the many benefits to sharing your scholarship openly to you, your students, and the public.
Registration
During Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept 15-Oct 15 Migdalia Pérez (Maggie)–a graphic designer, peace activist, and graduate of City Tech– designed a beautiful exhibit and hand drawn poster to honor Rita Moreno. Her exhibit titled, “Siéntete Orgulloso de Quien Eres” (Be Proud of Who You Are) is currently on display in the City Tech Library.
Primero fue dibujado a mano a lápiz por Migdalia Pérez (Maggie) y luego retocado digitalmente para crear un póster ampliado en blanco y negro de 61 x 91 cm para exhibir a estudiantes, profesores, personal e invitados. En honor a Rita Moreno en este Mes de la Herencia Hispana.
Migdalia Pérez is a Puerto Rican American born in East New York, Brooklyn. She is a professional multi-faceted Graphic Designer and Artist. She graudated from City Tech’s COMD Department with her AA in Advertising Design and her BA in Communication Design in 2005, Majoring in Graphic Design, Web Design, and Desktop Publishing. She is a peace activist and advocate of the people.
She chose to work on Rita Moreno for the whole entirety of Hispanic Heritage month in honor of Rita’s activism, representation for the people, pride for her nationality, and her great success in her acting career–being the first woman to win an Oscar and only the 3rd person to win an EGOT.
Migdalia Pérez es una puertorriqueña estadounidense nacida en East New York, Brooklyn. Es una diseñadora gráfica y artista profesional multifacética. Se graduó del Departamento de Diseño de Comunicación y Diseño de Publicidad de City Tech en 2005, con especialización en Diseño Gráfico, Diseño Web y Autoedición. Es activista por la paz y defensora de los derechos de los ciudadanos.
Eligió trabajar en Rita Moreno durante todo el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en honor a su activismo, su representación social, su orgullo por su nacionalidad y su gran éxito en su carrera actoral, siendo la primera mujer en ganar un Óscar y la tercera persona en ganar un EGOT.
Los invito a visitarnos y echar un vistazo. Si admiran mi trabajo y desean seguirme para futuras exposiciones o saber más sobre él, No duden en enviarme un mensaje a través de Facebook donde publicaré más o LinkedIn. Soy una persona ocupada, pero haré todo lo posible por volver.
Conozca más sobre de Maggie en Linkedin y Facebook.
Learn more about Maggie’s work on Linkedin and Facebook.
We asked Maggie to share a little more about the inspiration for her project and she told us:
I committed to work on the project everyday of Hispanic Heritage Month and to have it finished to show by the last day. During Hispanic Heritage month there was a lot of bad mouthing of the performer Bad Bunny singing at the Super Bowl only in Spanish, along with the issues going on with being an immigrant in this country dealing with fears of being detained by ICE agents and dealing with discrimination. I wanted to present some sort of beacon of strength, pride and hope and to educate people of our past accomplishments and what they still can become now and, in the future, if we hold fast to our pride and work together and support one another through trying times.
Le pregutamos a Maggie sobre la inspiración para su proyecto y ella nos dijo:
El plan para mi proyecto era comprometerme a trabajar en él todos los días del Mes de la Herencia Hispana y tenerlo terminado para el último día. Durante este mes, se habló mucho de Bad Bunny, quien vas a cantar solo en español en el Super Bowl, además de los problemas que enfrenta un inmigrante en este país, con el miedo a ser detenido por agentes de ICE y la discriminación. Quería presentar una especie de faro de fortaleza, orgullo y esperanza, y educar a la gente sobre nuestros logros pasados y lo que aún pueden llegar a ser ahora y en el futuro, si nos aferramos a nuestro orgullo, trabajamos juntos y nos apoyamos mutuamente en tiempos difíciles.
Join us for the Wiki Education Foundation’s workshop up in the Skylight Room at the CUNY Graduate Center, on Monday Oct 20 at 10am!
Interested in learning more about teaching with Wikipedia? Join us for a workshop with representatives from the nonprofit support organization Wiki Education. We’ll examine the role of Wikipedia in reflecting and shaping knowledge, hear feedback from faculty and student participants, and explore how the assignment empowers students to fill Wikipedia’s content gaps while developing their research, writing, and digital literacy skills. The session will include an overview of Wiki Education’s free support, such as customizable course plans, student trainings, digital tools, staff guidance, and more. Together we’ll talk through the possibilities for your courses and how to get started today!
