UT Dallas McDermott Library

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the library would like to announce the winner of this year's annual Haiku Contest. Congratulations to Henry Schaefer, a junior majoring in physics, for the winning entry! You can see him pictured with his winning "swag bag" filled with library- and school-related goodies: pens and pencils, notebooks, a sticky pad with book flags, and more.

Congratulations, Henry! We wish to thank you and all the other participants for your very creative submissions this year. To those returning for classes, we hope to see you participate in the 2026 contest.

~ The Haiku Contest Committee,
Laren Anderson, Sabrina Gillo, & Matt Makowka

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Celebrate National Poetry Month in April by participating in the library's annual Haiku Contest.

Rules: UTD students only. Submit your library-themed haiku (3 lined poem: 1st line 5 syllables, 2nd line 7 syllables, 3rd line 5 syllables) from your UTD email to [email protected] with the subject line 'Haiku Contest 2025.'

The prize will be a swag bag of library- and school-related goodies and massive bragging rights. 😉

The deadline for all submissions is Apr. 9th. The winner will be announced Apr. 16th.

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Join the Eugene McDermott Library and OIT for an engaging virtual webinar on Tuesday, February 25th from 1-2PM. Register at https://utd.link/LIL

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Make sure to register - A grand prize will be given to an attendee! 🥳

Celebrate Constitution Day at Eugene McDermott Library According to Library of Congress, Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is observed each year on September 17th to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens." This commemorat...

Congratulations, Carson Ramsey, a junior in BBS studying psychology, for winning this year's annual Haiku Contest! Last week, Carson came to the library to retrieve her prize and to get her photo snapped in front of the contest poster. The winning haiku is as follows:

Questions? Answers there.
Millions of worlds waiting too.
Yours with one card swipe.

We felt her haiku expertly encapsulated the experience of the library with its many spaces and resources . . . all with the simple swipe of a card. 😊

We wish to thank all the students who participated this year. Your creativity and thoughtfulness are very much appreciated.

~Haiku Contest Committee, Laren Anderson and Matt Makowka

In honor of National Poetry Month, the library is holding its annual Haiku Contest. The rules are as follows. Only currently enrolled UTD students are eligible. Using their UTD email, students can submit poems that must be library-themed and in the haiku format (3 lines: 5/7/5 syllable structure) to [email protected]. Poems will be accepted until the deadline of Apr. 15th. A winner will be announced on Apr. 22nd. The prize will consist of a 'swag bag' of school- and library-related materials along with bragging rights.

Questions? Comments? Please submit them to Matt Makowka, [email protected]. May the best haiku win!

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Happy first day of the semester! We heard your request and have extended our hours.

Library Hours for Fall Break 2022

Comets, have a safe and happy break!

The library will be closed on Monday for the July 4th holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, July 5th. 🎆🇺🇸