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The Harold Issue II

Newsletter Issue II

The second edition of The Harold newsletter is now here to keep you updated on the Library’s goings-on. Check it out below, …

Stress less image header with dates listed, and snowflakes

Stress Less @ the Library!

During the first week of December, the Library and Knowledge Commons will be promoting mental wellness with activities, snacks, and additional study …

View of the cyclorama set up from the control booth.

Studio G.’s Cyclorama

Studio G., named in honor of beloved long-time staffer John Gunther, houses our  “GreenScreen Cyclorama.” Some folks may be familiar with the term “cyclorama” as a mechanism used to create a “seamless” backdrop, also sometimes referred to as an “infinity wall.”

Tropical Contrast | Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico — A contrast on the Punta Salinas road, a few miles outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the great guns with which the U.S. is fortifying the island pass the humble ox cart of a Puerto Rican “Jibaro” (mountain man). Credit line (ACME) 1-12-40

Getting meta: a museum inside a gallery inside a library

Currently on view in the gallery, Pablo Delano’s conceptual art installation, The Museum of the Old Colony, uses reproduced materials and curatorial approaches familiar from traditional historical and anthropological museums.

Counter Intelligence: Alana Kumbier

Counter Intelligence is a series that introduces the intelligent (get it?) people that provide research help at the InfoBar.  I hate bananas. …

Media Labs studio

Knowledge Commons: did you know?

Did you know that the Knowledge Commons is more than just the room adjacent to the Airport Lounge? There is media production help on the basement level and writing help on the second floor!

Jennifer King at her farewell reception

Farewell to Jennifer Gunter King

On Tuesday, October 2, we celebrated Jennifer Gunter King and thanked her for her more than six years of wonderful leadership in …

Playing cards from the game Seven Wonders, displayed on a table.

Most often checked out: games!

How many times a game’s been checked out doesn’t always indicate its rank in popularity – after all, we’ve had some longer than we’ve had others — but here’s a list of the games checked out most often!

Head shot of Elan Goldman.

Counter Intelligence: Elan Goldman

Counter Intelligence is a series that introduces the intelligent (get it?) people that provide research help at the InfoBar.  I will, in …

The Harold Issue I

Newsletter Issue I

The Library is proud to announce the first issue of The Harold newsletter! It’s a new way to keep tabs on what’s …

Karen enjoying the furniture at the Kern

Celebrating Karen Weneczek

Many of you know Karen as she has worked at Hampshire College since its founding.   She worked in a few different departments …