Discover the treasures that often elude the public eye and swim in the
dark depths of the Rare Book Room. Mellon Library Interns will be holding
a workshop on Thursday, May 1st, to expose what truly lurks behind those
closed doors. 1:00-1:45PM. Meet on Level III of McCabe Library, near the Feature Films.
You are invited to join
Jake Brunkard '08
Mark Kharas '08
Trude Raizen '08
The three winners of this year's A. Edward Newton Student Book Competition Awards will discuss their experiences creating their book collections
Come enjoy the talk accompanied by refreshments at our reception on the first floor of McCabe Library.
Thursday, February 28th 4:15 PM
McCabe Popular Reading Lounge
Traditionally, the thought of accessing microforms can cause apprehension and misgiving. Dispel these notions- attend our Microform Open House on Valentine's Day. The latest in microform reader technology will be unveiled in ongoing demonstrations of our new scanning software. Using microforms has never before been so versatile. Pick up a chocolate Valentine at the same time!
Thursday, February 14th
12:30-1:30PM
McCabe Library, Level III
Author Olga Grushin, who was chosen as one of Granta magazine’s "21 Best American Fiction Writers Under 35" last year and received the 2007 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, will give a reading at Bryn Mawr College on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ely Room of the Wyndham Alumnae House.
The reading, part of the College's Creative Writing Reading Series, is free and open to the public.
Grushin’s first novel, The Dream Life of Sukhanov, was among the most well reviewed books of 2006. It was named one of the year’s best books by The New York Times, Washington Post, and many others. Jonathan Yardley of The Washington Post Book World described it as "sophisticated, ironic and witty, multilayered, intricately constructed, deeply informed, elegantly written—the work, one would think, of someone who has been writing and publishing fiction for years."
Visit the author's homepage
Find Grushin's works in Literature Online
Read an interview with Grushin from Library Journal
The spring exhibition in Canaday Library, Intimate Devotion: The Book of Hours in Medieval Religious Practice, will feature some of Bryn Mawr's most gorgeous medieval manuscripts and printed books and an extraordinary group of novice curators.
The exhibition is the work of the students in Professor Martha Easton's undergraduate seminar last fall, "The Book of Hours and the Art of Devotion." It will open on Thursday, January 31, with a panel discussion featuring the student curators. The program will begin at 5 p.m. in Carpenter 21, and will be followed by a reception and viewing of the exhibition in the Rare Book Room of Canaday Library.
Martha Easton, lecturer in History of Art, said she developed the course so that students could work with original objects, but also have to think about how to present the subject to a wider public.
"From the beginning this has been their show," she said. "Collectively they came up with the theme, decided what aspects of the book of hours they wanted to highlight, and chose the objects and images they wanted to display. I have been very impressed with the way they collaborated together in a professional way, listening to divergent points of view but finding the common ground between them, meeting deadlines and commenting on each other's work. The end result has been a cohesive and thoughtful examination of the book of hours in medieval religious life."
Thirteen students participated in the class, including eight from Bryn Mawr, four from Haverford, and one from Swarthmore. The students are Bianca Bromberger '08 (HC), Jacob Carroll '09 (HC), Jenny Castle '09, Erina Donnelly '08, Brittaney Golden '08, Talia Greenwald '08, Kira Grennan '08 (SC), Lavanya Jayakar '09, Margaret Livingston '08 (HC), Lindsey Merikas '08 (HC), Annie Morse '09, Alex Solomon '08, and Arianae Tsavaris '09. Special Collections Librarian Marianne Hansen helped the class with expertise on the physical production of medieval manuscripts and also served as the exhibition coordinator.
The exhibition will be open from January 31 through May 30. The exhibition hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For additional information, contact the Special Collections Department at 610-526-6576.
Celebrated poet Lucille Clifton, 2007 recipient of the Poetry Foundation's highest honor, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, will give a reading at Bryn Mawr College on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ely Room of the Wyndham Alumnae House.
Check out Clifton's works in Tripod.
Read more about Clifton in Literature Resource Center.
Clifton reading her poem "Turning" at WGBH's Open Vault.
Clifton reading her poem "September's Song: A Poem in Seven Days" at Online News Hour.
Well, here’s your chance to find out!
The Mellon Library Internship Program provides a unique (and best of all, paid!) opportunity for Swat students to learn about librarianship as a possible career choice.
Come to an informal reception, this Monday, November 26 at 4:15 PM in the Popular Reading Room in McCabe, and hear from previous interns about their experiences. Whether you just want to snack on free food or take a quick study break, come and learn about this great opportunity. Then mark the November 30 application deadline on your calendar!
Title: EndNote Web
Date: Monday, November 12, 2007, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Description: Find out what all the excitement is about. The new, easy-to-use EndNote Web makes formatting citations and managing bibliographies effortless! Learn to create your own 'libraries' in EndNote web and format them using Cite While You Write. 1000s of citation styles will be available to you with the press of a button.
Instructor: Meg Spencer, Science Librarian
Location: McCabe computer classroom
Title: Halloween in the Rare Book Room
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Description: Sinister illustrations. Creepy artifacts. Disturbing artists' books. Dancing skeletons. Rare editions of classic eerie tales. Explore the scary side of McCabe's special collections, just in time for Halloween!
Instructors: Bronwen Densmore, Daisy Larios, and Amanda Watson, Reference and Instruction Interns
Location: Meet in the McCabe lobby at 1:00.
Modern Musings: Treasures from the Lieberman Collection
McCabe Library lobby, October 24-December 23
Talk by Professor Graham Bader, Tuesday, October 30, 4:15 p.m.
This exhibit, curated by Sarah Burford '08, showcases some of our favorite items from the Lieberman collection. This generous gift from William S. Lieberman '43, prominent curator at the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, comprises thousands of volumes on art, history, literature, and a myriad of other subjects. Lieberman graduated Swarthmore in 1943 with a B.A. in English, and almost immediately embarked on a six-decade career in the art world. The exhibition includes books, catalogs, original prints, and lithographs created or signed by figures such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, W.H. Auden, and Andy Warhol. Lieberman knew many of these artists personally, and the exhibition offers an exciting look at works representative of some of the most important developments in modern artistic culture.
Please join us at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30th, for a talk on the exhibit by visiting Art History Professor Graham Bader. We hope to see you there!
Need articles?
Come to a session Wednesday Oct. 24, 7:00 in the Magill Information Hub
Looking for the latest information for a Poli Sci class? Need scholarly analysis but don’t have time to read 10 books?
Use academic journals, popular magazines, and newspapers to enrich your work. Come learn how to search for articles by subject and locate their full texts online and in print.
Discover the resources available to you for every field of study. Amaze your friends, impress your professors, and sleep easier at night.
Instructor: Margaret Schaus, Reference Librarian
Contact Christa Williford to register or ask questions.
Poet and playwright Derek Walcott, recipient of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature, will give a reading at Bryn Mawr College on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Thomas Great Hall.
Search for Walcott's books in Tripod.
Read more about Walcott in Literature Resource Center.
Hear a reading and interview with Walcott at Lannan.org.
Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, the Rhys Carpenter Professor Emerita of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, will reflect on the work of the extraordinary female archaeologists who came out of Bryn Mawr in the early part of the century in a lecture Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Carpenter Library 21. Her talk, sponsored by the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Library, accompanies the opening of the exhibition Breaking Ground, Breaking Tradition: Bryn Mawr and the First Generations of Women Archaeologists.
A reception and viewing of the exhibition in the Class of 1912 Rare Book Room in Canaday Library will follow the lecture.
Ridgway is one of the great figures in classical archaeology. She holds doctorates from both Bryn Mawr and the University of Messina, and she has taught at Bryn Mawr since 1957. She is one of the foremost authorities on sculpture in the ancient world, the author of many books now considered classics in the field. In recognition of her lifetime achievements, the Archaeological Institute of America awarded her its most prestigious award, the Gold Medal, in 1988.
The exhibition will run from Sept. 25 through December 21 in the Class of 1912 Rare Book Room in Mariam Coffin Canaday Library.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, except for Fall Break and Thanksgiving weekends.
Eighty-six-year-old poet Richard Wilbur, the only living American poet to have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry two times, will be reading from his work at Bryn Mawr College on Thursday, Sept., 27 at 7:30 p.m., in the Ely Room of the Wyndham Alumnae House.
Check out Wilbur's books in Tripod.
Read more about Wilbur in Literature Resource Center.
Video of Wilbur talking about his life at the People's Archive.
Title: Using EndNoteWeb
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Description: The makers of EndNote, the popular citation-management tool, have come out with a new version: EndNoteWeb. Learn how to use this resource in a workshop with our resident EndNote experts.
Instructors: Pam Harris, Outreach & Instruction Librarian, and Meg Spencer, Science Librarian
Location: McCabe computer classroom
To register, RSVP to Amanda Watson at awatson1. We hope to see you there!
Here are the winners of the 2007 Magill Open House contests. Thanks to all who entered!
Heather Harden and Karen Katz came closest to guessing the number of sheets printed using the library's printers last year at 1,180,389.
The winners of the Bach and Beethoven Composer Bobbleheads are David Lopez and Jenny Zhu.
The grand prize winner of the 1933 Map reproduction was Serena Schwartz, who answered all ten questions correctly.
The original map was commissioned for Haverford's centennial in 1933 and includes amusing incidents using cartoon-like figures alongside historical buildings and famous Haverfordians. This copy was hand-painted, which adds amazingly bright and fresh detail to the scenes. You can view the map online here.
The freshmen's mission, if they chose to accept it, was to answer ten questions about Haverlore, related to the map and other historical events on campus. Even if you're not a freshman, you can test your Haverford IQ by trying the questionnaire yourself (check the answers).
Peruse the brochure for a view of the night's activities.
Introduction to the Library
Sept. 19, 7:00 in the Philips Wing
Mysteries of the Tripod Library Catalog Revealed! Come to Magill Library’s Introduction Workshop where you’ll learn the skills to navigate your library like a pro. Discover how Library of Congress call numbers work, where everything is, and how to use search strategically to get the materials you want – fast!
Instructor: Theresa Donahue, Circulation Services Specialist
Finding articles
Oct. 24, 7:00 in the Magill Information Hub
Looking for the latest information for a Poli Sci class? Need scholarly analysis but don’t have time to read 10 books? Use academic journals, popular magazines, and newspapers to enrich your work. Come learn how to search for articles by subject and locate their full texts online and in print. Discover the resources available to you for every field of study. Amaze your friends, impress your professors, and sleep easier at night.
Instructor: Margaret Schaus, Reference Librarian
This Old Browser
Nov. 7, 12:30 in the Philips Wing
The Firefox internet browser is gaining in popularity on campus – you may use it yourself. But did you know that Firefox has hundreds of add-ons that can enhance your browsing experience? Bring your laptop to this workshop in the Philips Wing and try out some add-ons that the library staff find useful, including a toolbar Tripod search, Zotero, Web Developer and IE Tab.
Instructor: Michelle Oswell, Humanities Librarian
Creating Citations
Nov. 13, 12:30 in the Philips Wing
Your research compositions for this semester’s classes promise to be masterful. The words flow onto the page with ease. Your sources have spoken to you forcefully. Now, what to do to make sure you are citing them correctly? Come to a 30-minute citations workshop and learn the ins and outs of citation styles.
Instructors: Diana Peterson, Manuscripts Librarian & College Archivist and Christa Williford, User Services Librarian
Title: Paper and Papermaking
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Description: Learn about the history of paper and the art of papermaking through books from McCabe's Rare Book Room. This hands-on workshop will include examples ranging from papyrus to parchment to modern-day paper arts.
Instructors: Pam Harris, Instruction and Outreach Librarian; Amanda Watson, Reference and Instruction Intern; and Sarah Burford, Mellon Library Intern
Location: McCabe Library 3rd floor lounge
You can register using the online form at http://www.swarthmore.edu/x9018.xml, or e-mail Amanda Watson (awatson1). Drop-ins are also welcome!
Bestselling author Neil Gaiman, whose celebrated Sandman series of graphic novels is widely considered a groundbreaker in introducing comic books to a literary audience, will read at Bryn Mawr on Tuesday, April 24, at 7 p.m., in Thomas Great Hall.
Check out Gaiman's works in Tripod.
Read more about Gaiman in Literature Resource Center.
Visit Gaiman's personal webpage.
Listen to interviews with Gaiman via Squidoo.
Title: Blogging for beginners
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2007, 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Description: Do you read blogs? Want to start one yourself? Just curious about what a blog is and why people keep talking about them? Want to do more with your existing blog? Come to this workshop and find out!
Instructors: Amanda Watson, Reference and Instruction Intern
Location: McCabe Library computer classroom
Register online at http://www.swarthmore.edu/x9019.xml or e-mail Amanda Watson (awatson1).
Please join us for a lecture by Steven Rothman, noted Christopher Morley scholar and curator of the current exhibition in the Philips Wing, on Morley and his life-long relationship with Haverford College. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 4:30 pm in the Philips Wing of Magill Library, Haverford College. Refreshments will be served.
Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was a prolific and popular novelist, editor, playwright, poet, essayist, and book lover. But more than anything, Morley was a devoted Haverfordian, who grew up on the campus (his father was a beloved mathematics professor), graduated from the college in 1910, and returned as a successful writer to give lectures and visit brother Felix, who became Haverford’s fifth president. On the fiftieth anniversary of Christopher Morley’s death we honor this “local boy made good” and his lifelong commitment to Haverford College.
For more information on our exhibition and events:
http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa will give a reading at Bryn Mawr on Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m., in the Ely Room at the Wyndham Alumnae House.
Check out Komunyakaa's books in Tripod.
Read about Komunyakaa in Literature Resource Center.
Listen to an interview and reading at CortlandReview.com.
Read and listen to poems at the Internet Poetry Archive.
A SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF ASHLEY ELSER '05
Ashley Elser (1980 - 2005) was an economics major with a strong interest in transportation issues, sustainability, and the environment. Her interest in transportation economics developed during time she spent in pre-Katrina New Orleans. Ashley was also a student of German language and literature, a violinist and pianist, and a lover of photography.
In honor of Ashley, the Economics department asked the library to create a collection of books that Ashley would have enjoyed. The Ashley Elser Memorial Book Collection includes a selection of contemporary works in the area of transportation economics. The collection also includes some of Ashley's childhood favorites and most beloved works of literature.
Please join us on Thursday, April 12th for a stimulating lecture on a timely topic, followed by refreshments, conversation, and good books.
LECTURE:
Transportation, Sustainability, and the Recovery of New Orleans
John L. Renne, Ph.D.
Thomas 224, 7:30 pm
John Renne is the Associate Director of the University of New Orleans Transportation Center and is an Assistant Professor of Transportation Studies and Urban Planning at the University of New Orleans.
RECEPTION:
Refreshments & the inauguration of the Ashley Elser Memorial Book Collection
Rare Book Room
Canaday Library
9:00 pm
As a part of the two weeks of environmental events leading up to the "Saving Communities, Saving the Environment" conference at Haverford during Earth Day weekend, there is an exhibit of rare and valuable environmental books in the Special Collections. This exhibit has been developed by Lesley Fleischman, in conjunction with Earthquakers (Haverford's environmental group) and with help from Ann Upton.You're invited to a special workshop for Swarthmore Family Day!
Title: Quakers, Swarthmore, and the Underground Railroad
Date: Friday, April 13, 2007, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Description: Find out the hidden stories of Swarthmore Presidents Edward Parrish and Edward Magill, Dean Elizabeth Powell Bond and their connections with the Underground Railroad. This workshop will be illustrated by 19th century papers and documents from the collections of Friends Historical Library.
Instructor: Christopher Densmore, Curator of the Friends Historical Library
Location: McCabe Library Computer Classroom
Register online at http://www.swarthmore.edu/x11028.xml or e-mail Amanda Watson (awatson1).
Please join us for a screening of Christopher Morley's potboiler-turned-Hollywood hit Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman, starring Ginger Rogers in her academy award-winning role. Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 8:00 pm in the Philips Wing of Magill Library, Haverford College. Popcorn and refreshments will be served.
Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was a prolific and popular novelist, editor, playwright, poet, essayist, and book lover. But more than anything, Morley was a devoted Haverfordian, who grew up on the campus (his father was a beloved mathematics professor), graduated from the college in 1910, and returned as a successful writer to give lectures and visit brother Felix, who became Haverford’s fifth president. On the fiftieth anniversary of Christopher Morley’s death we honor this “local boy made good” and his lifelong commitment to Haverford College.
For more information on our exhibition and events:
http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/
Please join us Thursday, April 12 at 4pm in the Rare Book Room in
Canaday Library to celebrate the new books of the faculty and to hear a
few words about the research and writing of their publications.
The faculty-author reception has become a tradition of sharing the
scholarship and publishing success of Bryn Mawr's prolific faculty
authors. Each spring the community gathers for a wine and cheese
reception and the authors will be asked to share a few words about their
books. The Bookshop will partner with The Friends of the Library to
sponsor this event and will make available for purchase the titles to be
celebrated.
See you there!
This year's celebrated authors are:
Michael Allen
Globalization, Negotiation and the Failure of Transformation in South Africa: Revolution at a Bargain
Elizabeth Allen
A Fallen Idol is Still a God: Lermontov and the Quandaries of Cultural Transition
Catherine Conybeare
The Irrational Augustine
Karen F. Greif and Jon F. Merz
Current Controversies in the Biological Sciences
Carola Hein
European Brussels. Whose capital? Whose city?
Cities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan
Karl Kirchwey
The Happiness of This World: Poetry and Prose
Christine Koggel
Moral Issues in Global Perspective
Michael Krausz
Interpretation and Transformation: Explorations in Art and the Self
Barbara Lane
Housing and Dwelling: Perspectives on Modern Domestic Architecture
Katherine Rowe
New Wave Shakespeare on Screen
Lisa Saltzman
Trauma and Visuality in Modernity
Making Memory Matter: Strategies of Remembrance in Contemporary Art
Sanford F. Schram
Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization
Making Political Science Matter: Debating Knowledge, Research and Method
Lorett Treese
Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape
Amanda Weidman
Singing the Classical, Voicing the Modern: The Postcolonial Politics of Music in South India
The Gest Program in Comparative Religion presents Thomas Hamm, Department of Religion, Friends Collection and College Archives at Earlham College, in a talk entitled "The Use and Abuse of Quaker Tradition" on Thursday, April 4. Please join us in the Philips Wing of Magill Library, Haverford College, for tea at 4:15 pm followed by Tom's lecture at 4:30 pm.
