MANSFIELD, PA—Mansfield University students who took part in Project Textbook are reminded to return their books at the end of the fall semester so that other students can take advantage of the program.
“Our goal with Project Textbook was to assure that the cost of a textbook or books was not an obstacle to a student’s success and our initial effort has proven to be a success,” Nancy Sidell, interim associate provost and dean of the faculty, said. “Through the leadership of Nichole Book and the North Hall Library staff and Julie Cimino and the Student Accounts staff, together with the support of Student Government Association and the Mountie Den Bookstore, we have been able to give students access to textbooks they need to be successful.”
With funding from the Student Government Association (SGA), the Project was launched this semester and involved two programs designed to help students succeed: Reserve 2.0 and the Lending Library.
The Reserve 2.0 program expands the traditional reserve section of the North Hall Library where faculty place textbooks on reserve for any student to use in the Library. Open to all students, the goal of Reserve 2.0 is to have as many textbooks as possible available for use within the library.
The Lending Library program allows students with financial need to apply through the MU Student Accounts Office to borrow textbooks for the semester if they qualify. Books must be returned at the end of the semester so they can be loaned to other students in need.
While the books being returned will perpetuate that success, faculty and staff can continue to donate used textbooks to Project Textbook. Financial donations are also being accepted to help build the textbook collection. Faculty are strongly encouraged to place as many course textbooks on reserve in the library as possible.
For more information on Project Textbook, including how to apply for the spring semester, or how to donate, go to mansfield.edu/projecttextbook