Bracken Library’s Bookmark Café Offers Espresso and Blended Frozen Drinks

Beginning August 13, 2007, the Bookmark Café @ Bracken Library will add espresso and blended frozen drinks to its menu. During the week of August 6, Café employees received barista training from Starbucks, training on how to make coffee and espresso and some other important coffeehouse skills. They will use the same brand of espresso machine that is used in all Starbucks globally — Saeco’s patented Verismo 701.

"We will be prepared to make all of your favorites like cappuccino and lattes," said Lucas Miller, manager of menu development and Ball State's test kitchen. "We will also serve creamice to help beat the heat."

Creamice is a blended frozen drink similar to Frappuccino. It will come in four flavors: latte, mocha, raspberry and mango.

The Bookmark Café is a popular and favorite spot for students and faculty who are studying or working on a research project at Bracken Library or who are just meeting up with friends. The Café offers a range of “grab and go options” including bottled beverages, Seattle's Best brewed coffee, sandwiches, soups, salads, and breakfast items.

During the academic year, the Bookmark Café is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on weekends.

Bookmark Café @ Bracken Library Continues to Grow as a Popular Student, Faculty Gathering Spot

Bookmark Café @ Bracken Library Continues to Grow as a Popular Student, Faculty Gathering Spot

Every day from opening ‘til closing, students, faculty, and staff stream in and out of the Bookmark Café @ Bracken Library. The café, conveniently located in Bracken Library’s southeast corner, provides about 900 square feet of comfortable, inviting space for people to gather, relax, and visit with each other. The reasonably priced menu includes Seattle’s Best Coffee® and many other beverages in addition to pastries, salads, soups, and sandwiches. Visitors can hear XM satellite radio or watch plasma monitors that feature national and international news.

The café contributes to the transformation of Ball State University Libraries as a dynamic social, learning, and gathering space on campus. It supports Ball State’s Strategic Plan for increasing the vitality of campus social and cultural life.

For more information, contact Arthur W. Hafner Ph.D., M.B.A., Ball State University’s Dean of University Libraries, AHafner@bsu.edu, (765) 285-5277.

This article first appeared in The Library Insider 5(4): 1; April 2007.