This week's event is a Katakana Workshop. Join the Salmon Library to learn an introduction on how to read and write katakana. Katakana is a Japanese phonetic alphabet used for loan words from other languages, onomatopoeia, and common Japanese names for plants and animals. Learn how to read and write your name, the titles of some of your favorite animes, and sound effects in manga! Katakana Workshop: April 3rd. 2pm to 4pm. Upcoming events over the next few weeks include: LinkedIn Profile Portrait Workshop (April 8, 2025. 1pm to 4pm.): This event is all about taking updated photos for your LinkedIn profile, your resume, and other professional outreach. Professionally suitable attire is highly recommended. Great Gastsby 100th Anniversary (April 10, 2025. 5pm to 8pm.): Free snacks and drinks while listening to Jazz-era music to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the Great American Novels. Boba Tea and Snacks (April 17, 2025. 2pm to 4pm. Library Commons.): Join the Salmon Library for free Boba Tea and snacks! Pizza and Tenders (April 21, 2025. Noon to 1pm. Library Commons.): Wind down the final week of regular hours in the semester with free pizza and chicken tenders. Sustainable Tea and Book Swap (April 22, 2025. 1pm to 3pm.): An Earth Day Special Event. Bring your own mug to get free tea and bring your gently used popular fiction and non-fiction (no text books or wrecked books, please) to swap out with books that other attendees bring. Website Usability Study Volunteers Needed Every year, the Salmon Library hosts various studies and projects to insure its library website is staying relative and useful for our patrons in the UAH Community. The Library will be launching the first 2025 study this April and needs students, faculty, and staff to volunteer. Each session will take around 30-45 minutes. Feedback from this study is valuable for influencing the future of the website and access to large number of resources and services the Library has for its community. The study requires no previous experience with web- or user-design. There will be a thank you gift for all participants. If you are interested in volunteering, email doug.bolden@uah.edu. Learn More about the Sensory Space If you missed last week's Sensory Space Grand Opening, you can still find out more about the newest service offered by the Salmon Library by reading the handy guide. The Sensory Space is a calm and quiet space where UAH students, faculty, and staff can take a much-needed break to regulate, relax, meditate, stretch, or just be. A variety of comfortable seating options, soft non-fluorescent light sources, and calming and sensory activities are available in this large space located in room LIB 210 on the second floor. The Sensory Space is divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant has unique furnishings that offer different experiences and ways to relax and regulate, but each space is flexible and doesn’t have to be used in a specific way.