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The first floor of Sterne Library is home to the Café Collection, STEM Café Collection and New Releases collection — each curated by Jaycee Chapman, collection development librarian, to provide patrons easy access to in-demand, noteworthy and new items available through UAB Libraries.

“These collections are always being updated, so there’s always something new for library visitors to find,” said Jaycee Chapman, collection development librarian for UAB Libraries. “Academic libraries often are most known for the reference books used for research projects and class papers, so it’s fun to have these unique collections in a high-traffic area that feature popular topics and authors.”

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Get a glimpse into each collection below.

Café Collection

Café Collection

The Café Collection showcases popular literature from well-known authors such as Stephen King, Singrid Nunez and John Grisham, among others. Wait times to check out novels included in the Café Collection can span months at public libraries, Chapman explains — so she recommends always checking the Café Collection to see their current lineup. Don’t have time to make it to Sterne? You can check the collection online.

Current highlights:

Café Collection books rotate every six weeks and have a loan period of 28 days with the option for one renewal; they are not a part of UAB Libraries’ permanent collection.

STEM Café Collection

STEM Café Collection

Whether library patrons are searching for books about coding, data analysis, women in science, or ecology and plant intelligence, the STEM Café Collection features nonfiction books across a broad range of academic and scientific topics, each intended for a more general audience.

Current highlights:

STEM Café Collection books rotate every six weeks and are not a part of UAB Libraries’ permanent collection. They also have a loan period of 28 days with the option for one renewal.

New Releases

New Releases

This collection showcases new acquisitions to UAB Libraries’ permanent collections; unlike the Café or STEM Café collections, if you miss it during its inclusion in the New Releases section, you can find it later in the stacks.

Current highlights:

New Releases books rotate periodically depending on new acquisitions to UAB Libraries Collections; loan periods and renewals are determined by patrons’ affiliation with the university.

Mervyn H. Sterne Library

917 13th St S
Birmingham, AL

(205) 934-6364

Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences

1700 University Blvd
Birmingham, AL

(205) 975-4821

Reynolds-Finley Historical Library

1700 University Blvd - 3rd Floor
Birmingham, AL

(205) 934-4475

Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences

1700 University Blvd - 3rd Floor
Birmingham, AL

(205) 934-4475

Lister Hill Library at University Hospital

615 18th Street S - P235 West Pavilion
Birmingham, AL

(205) 934-2275

801 Building

801 5th Ave South
Room 1111
Birmingham, AL

(205) 934-5432

J. Ellis Sparks Medical Library

301 Governors Drive SE - 3rd Floor
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 551-4405

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