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Summer Hours

Special Collections will begin Summer Hours on Monday, May 7th. We will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Other hours available by appointment.

Head’s Up: The End is the Beginning

I can always tell it’s the end of the school year by my level of fatigue, and this year is no exception. But otherwise it’s hard to believe that we’ve reached Finals Week and another class of students will soon

Run Spot Run with Dick and Jane

Books from the Edgar and Faith King Juvenile Literature Collection frequently trigger pleasant memories from my childhood. The Dick and Jane Basic Readers from the King Collection hold a special place in my heart. I loved books long before I

E.A. Seguy, Insects, and the Art of Pochoir

E.A. Seguy was an artist and designer active in Paris during the first three decades of the 20th century. Very little is known about him, even his actual name and birth/death dates are in dispute. During my search for more

The Working Library of Louise Bogan (1897-1970), Poet and Critic

“How can we explain the places where we finally land, after inexplicable journeys, long boring holidays, years of misapprehension?” – Louise Bogan, Journey Around My Room: The Autobiography of Louise Bogan. Louise Bogan was a distinguished American poet and the poetry

Head’s Up: The Art of Freedom

Coming up next month is National Library Week (April 8-14) and one of the things we in the library community always observe during that week is the importance of intellectual freedom and the ongoing fight against censorship. But there is

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