Fun Activities during National Library Week at the Marywood Libary
Daily
Take our 10-min library tour and enter to win our Grand Prize - $75 cash! The tour runs Mon-Thurs at 12 noon, 12:15, 12:30 and 12:45. Tour starts at the Library Front Desk.You may enter to win more than once by taking the tour more than once (limit is one tour per day).
Visit Career Services, Student Activities, the Archives, Diversity Office, and the Academic Excellence Center (including tutoring/writing center) in the Library Lobby. Stop by their tables and enter to win in our daily drawing of two prizes.
Library Book Sale. Stop by and check out the books on sale inside the library and outside.
Take the Library Survey and enter into a drawing. Two prizes will be given away on Friday.
Visit the Helpdesk window in the library. The Helpdesk is having an open house all week. Stop by for some candy, and with your questions, or just to say hi. Drawings for technology-related prizes will take place on Thursday afternoon.
Monday-Wednesday only
Candy Guessing Game - guess how many candy pieces are in the jar and you win the whole jar of candy! There are three jars of candy to win each day. Winner will be announced on each day. Location: Library Front Desk.
Tuesday
Stop by for free soft pretzels 9-11 in Library Lobby (or till supplies last!)
Attend the Drawing Social organized by Art instructor Ted Michalowski 12-2. A live band will be present.
Wednesday
Free popcorn 11-1 in Library Lobby (or till supplies last!)
Live Band performance 6-8pm
Thursday
Green Mountain Coffee Tasting 11-till supplies last! (in Library Lobby)
Guitar Ensemble performance let by Dr. Charles Truitt 4-5pm. Location: by the library front desk area.
Friday
Free Rita's Ice! 11-1 (outside the library, weather permitting. If not, it will be held inside).
Drawing Social 12-2 with live band.
Winners will be announced for the library essay contest, library survey drawing, and our Grand Prize.
For more information, please call the library front desk at 961-4707. Please feel free to comment on the week's activities on our library blog at http://marywoodulibrary.blogspot.com/. We will be keeping a blog of our national library week activities.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Marywood Library Celebrates Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month, and the Marywood Library is celebrating with a special display showing a variety of titles that highlight Women's History.
Pictured below is the display:
A selection of books and media from the display are as follows:
1) The Women of the House by Jean Zimmerman
2) Governing Now by Maryann Barakso
3) In-Between Two Worlds - Narratives by Female Explorers and Travellers 1850-1945 by Beatrice Bijon
4) Ladies of Liberty - The Women who Shaped our Nation by Cokie Roberts
5) Learning to Stand and Speak by Mary Kelley
6) Religious Women and Their History by Rosemary Raughter
7) Women, Art, And Society by Whitney Chadwick
8) Women in Art [Videorecording]
9) Equality - A History of the Women's Movement in America [Videorecording] by Schlessing Video Productions
10) A Jury of her Peers - American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx by Elaine Showalter
All books and media are available for checkout at the main desk.
Pictured below is the display:
A selection of books and media from the display are as follows:
1) The Women of the House by Jean Zimmerman
2) Governing Now by Maryann Barakso
3) In-Between Two Worlds - Narratives by Female Explorers and Travellers 1850-1945 by Beatrice Bijon
4) Ladies of Liberty - The Women who Shaped our Nation by Cokie Roberts
5) Learning to Stand and Speak by Mary Kelley
6) Religious Women and Their History by Rosemary Raughter
7) Women, Art, And Society by Whitney Chadwick
8) Women in Art [Videorecording]
9) Equality - A History of the Women's Movement in America [Videorecording] by Schlessing Video Productions
10) A Jury of her Peers - American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx by Elaine Showalter
All books and media are available for checkout at the main desk.
St. Patrick's Day Display
The Marywood Library is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a special display that can be found right next to the new arrivals display in the library.
The display contains several media items, including the following:
1) Visit Wales
2) Celtic Woman
3) Irish Waterways
4) The Emerald Isle
5) Nature Ireland
All items can be checked out at the main desk. Why not learn a bit about Ireland and Irish heritage before celebrating this weekend?
The display contains several media items, including the following:
1) Visit Wales
2) Celtic Woman
3) Irish Waterways
4) The Emerald Isle
5) Nature Ireland
All items can be checked out at the main desk. Why not learn a bit about Ireland and Irish heritage before celebrating this weekend?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
For your listening pleasure as St. Patrick's Day nears, I have added a collection of Irish songs to the vinyl digitization project. If you are not fluent with your Gaelic, English translations are available in the notes for the album. I hope that you enjoy Deirdre Ni Fhlionn's lovely voice.Access = Marywood Library Catalog > Type "Irish Traditional Songs. sound recording" > Make sure pop-up blockers are off and volume is not muted > Enjoy
--Jim
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Valentine's Day Display
The Marywood Library is celebrating Valentine's Day with a special display that can be found right next to the new arrivals display in the library.
A few books from this small but super cute display are:
1) Arthur's Great Big Valentine by Lillian Hoban
2) Valentine Friends by Ann Schweninger
3) Valentine Mice by Bethany Roberts
Books can be checked out at the main desk as usual. The books are short, sweet, and just right for that special someone this Valentine's Day. Flowers not included :)
A few books from this small but super cute display are:
1) Arthur's Great Big Valentine by Lillian Hoban
2) Valentine Friends by Ann Schweninger
3) Valentine Mice by Bethany Roberts
Books can be checked out at the main desk as usual. The books are short, sweet, and just right for that special someone this Valentine's Day. Flowers not included :)
Marywood Library Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and the Marywood Library with Diversity United is celebrating with a selection of books and media dedicated to Black History and the prominent figures throughout history, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Also available for free are Unity Pins, which can be worn during the month to celebrate the achievements of African American's throughout history. These pins are available at the display.
Pictured below is the display:
Found on the table in a small basket are the free pins, pictured below (click for a bigger image to read the text):
A selection of books and media from the display are as follows:
1) Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
2) Uplifting the People by Wilson Fallin Jr.
3) The Roots of Black Nationalism by Rodney Carlisle
4) Modern Black Novelists - A Collection of Critical Essays edited by M. G. Cooke
5) Uptown by Bryan Collier
6) Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson
7) The Black Power Movement - Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era edited by Peniel E. Joseph
8) Black Leadership in American - 2nd Edition by John White
9) Freedom Dreams - The Black Radical Imagination by Robin D. G. Kelley
10) African American Lives - Discs 1 & 2 - Kunhardt Productions
As with all other displays, these books can be checked out at the main desk.
Pictured below is the display:
Found on the table in a small basket are the free pins, pictured below (click for a bigger image to read the text):
A selection of books and media from the display are as follows:
1) Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
2) Uplifting the People by Wilson Fallin Jr.
3) The Roots of Black Nationalism by Rodney Carlisle
4) Modern Black Novelists - A Collection of Critical Essays edited by M. G. Cooke
5) Uptown by Bryan Collier
6) Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson
7) The Black Power Movement - Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era edited by Peniel E. Joseph
8) Black Leadership in American - 2nd Edition by John White
9) Freedom Dreams - The Black Radical Imagination by Robin D. G. Kelley
10) African American Lives - Discs 1 & 2 - Kunhardt Productions
As with all other displays, these books can be checked out at the main desk.
New Arrivals
Below is a selection of new arrivals for the week of 2/1/10.
Book Selections:
1) The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Piers Breadon
2) Scarred Landscapes - War and Nature in Vicky France by Chris Pearson
3) The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire by William S. Malthy
4) Cuba in Revolution - A History Since the Fifties by Antoni Kapcia
5) Zhivago's Children by Vladislav Zubik
6) Catholic Women of Congo - Brazzaville Mothers and Sisters in Troubled Times by Phyllis M. Martin
Media Selections:
1) Flying Drunk by Joseph Bulzer (a book read by the author)
2) The Union - The Business Behind Getting High directed by Brett Harvey
3) Global Warming - The Rising Storm - Hosted and Narrated by Bradley Whitford
4) Looking For Lincoln by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
As always, these books can be checked out at the information desk.
Book Selections:
1) The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Piers Breadon
2) Scarred Landscapes - War and Nature in Vicky France by Chris Pearson
3) The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire by William S. Malthy
4) Cuba in Revolution - A History Since the Fifties by Antoni Kapcia
5) Zhivago's Children by Vladislav Zubik
6) Catholic Women of Congo - Brazzaville Mothers and Sisters in Troubled Times by Phyllis M. Martin
Media Selections:
1) Flying Drunk by Joseph Bulzer (a book read by the author)
2) The Union - The Business Behind Getting High directed by Brett Harvey
3) Global Warming - The Rising Storm - Hosted and Narrated by Bradley Whitford
4) Looking For Lincoln by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
As always, these books can be checked out at the information desk.
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