This week on the internet: Librarians reveal Readbox
Found in a college library new this week – “Readbox”: fresh content for your borrowing pleasure.
Ferguson: Recommended Reading Lists
In recent weeks, sociologists, historians, activists, critics, and others have been compiling reading lists to help people understand the social and historical …
this___ Poem: In honor of national poetry month!
Check out this electronically moving poem, The Mandrake Vehicles, by Oni Buchanan. After you read the quick overview about the poem, you …
This Resource: A to Z Database List
Doing some research and already know the database you want to use? Check out the A to Z Database List – and …
Why I love my job..
I have the lucky job of being able to go through Robert Seydel’s collection of materials that his family is donating …
These Books: Bodily Course by Deborah Gorlin, Teeth by Aracelis Girmay
The other day my current adviser introduced me to Deborah Gorlin at the Writing Center because he thought we would work …
This Book: Factory Girls
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China is the story of China’s young rural women and the role they …
This Book: The Graveyard Book
I first read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman before it won the Newbery Award in 2009 (given by the American Library …
This Book: Our Graphic Novel collection
Did you know we had it? Do you know where to find it? The library is home to a plethora of resources-spanning …
This Book: Looking For Jake and Other Stories
Looking For Jake and Other Stories, by China Miéville Simply put, Looking For Jake is my favorite collection of short stories, written by …
New Books Are Easy to Find!
Last night I was helping a patron print an assignment, and on my walk back to the desk I caught a glimpse …
This Book: A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
With a long standing and often-atypical interest in home food preparation, (most juniors in high school do not spend their summers perfecting …
This Film: By Hook or By Crook (2001)
This film, starring the writers/directors Silas Howard and Harry Dodge as Shy and Valentine, chronicles a queer friendship in a world that …
This Book: The Vengekeep Prophecies
A nefarious family of thieves, whose talent in that area goes back generations, suddenly spawns a klutz. What is the poor boy …
This Book: Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity
If you are looking for an interesting read into one activist’s vision of what a queer future would look like then this …
This Book: Home Comforts
As a part of a cohort with parents who were in the first generation of economically middle class with a great percentage …