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Edward Hopper at the MFA and the Library

annek — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:44:56 +0000

In conjunction with the Edward Hopper exhibition currently at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Lamson Library invites our users to learn about the artist and his works. A display of select resources is in the Reference Area on the Main Level of the Library.

The MFA exhibit will run throughout most of the summer until August 19, 2007.
You can preview the exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, or to learn more, visit the Edward Hopper Scrapbook at the Smithsonian.

Check the library catalog for other resources.

Displayed prepared by Lissa Zinfon, Coordinator of Library Instruction

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Lamson extends hours for Finals Week Spring 2007

annek — Thu, 03 May 2007 19:48:30 +0000

The Library and Lamson Learning Commons is pleased to extend its hours for Finals Week!

Friday May 11:

Saturday May 12:

Sunday May 13:

Monday – Wednesday May 14-16:

Thursday May 17:

Friday May 18:

Saturday May 19:

Sunday May 20:

The Commons Cafe will keep its regular schedule during Finals Week.

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Investiture celebration at Lamson

annek — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:43:22 +0000

The Library and Lamson Learning Commons welcomed PSU President Sara Jayne Steen and area families for a storytime reading event in April. President Steen read old favorites like The Cat in the Hat and well as newer titles. Child Development and Family Center Teacher Bob Gannett and Outreach Librarian Anne Kulig were on hand to entertain as well.

Everyone enjoyed the refreshments and a little alone time in the stacks.

Several families from Plymouth and Holderness also applied for their FREE library cards during their visit. Permanent residents of both towns are invited to come and register for their cards at the Main Level Information Desk during regular library hours.

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New student artwork on display in The Commons Cafe

annek — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:10:33 +0000

Alicia Roche

The Library and Lamson Learning Commons is pleased to announce the arrival of new student artwork in The Commons Cafe .

Alicia Roche wrote of her above work, “…..These particular pieces represent a stressful few weeks. I made them while really contemplating the things I wish I could be doing and the things I am forced to do. This confict resulted in a few pieces that seem anxious, edgy and caught between euphoria and agony.”

Kyle Desmarais

The paintings of Kyle Desmarais are displayed on the public side of the cafe. He wrote, “When I look back at my life and the path I have traveled artistically, it resembles a maze consisting of styles and processes leading to the work you see in front of you today. Through this journey of learning experiences, I have been able to gather and combine many qualities and techniques resulting in this gallery display.”

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Investiture celebrations at Lamson Library

annek — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:31:43 +0000

Lamson Library will celebrate the Investiture of President Sara Jayne Steen with a Community Open House on Saturday April 14th from 10 am to Noon.

Tour the newly renovated Library and Lamson Learning Commons, bring the children for storytelling with President Steen in the Tower Room, and visit the Michael J. Spinelli Center for University Archives and Special Collections. Plymouth and Holderness Residents may apply for their free library cards at the Information Desk.

The Commons Cafe will be opened from 9 am to 1 pm serving Starbucks coffee, and other complimentary refreshments will be served in select locations.

All are welcome!

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April is National Poetry Month

annek — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:31:07 +0000

We Never Know by Yusef Komunyakaa

He danced with tall grass
for a moment, like he was swaying
with a woman. Our gun barrels
glowed white-hot.
When I got to him,
a blue halo
of flies had already claimed him.
I pulled the crumbed photograph
from his fingers.
There’s no other way
to say this: I fell in love.
The morning cleared again,
except for a distant mortar
& somewhere choppers taking off.
I slid the wallet into his pocket
& turned him over, so he wouldn’t be
kissing the ground.

This year, in reflecting on the fourth year of the nation’s current operations in Iraq, the Library is focusing its observance of National Poetry Month on the poetry of war. On display are select resources witnessing the tributes, grief, horror, and remembrances of generations of poets, from the Homeric era to our present day conflicts. In addition to print sources, more information and online access to poets and works can be found at these links below.

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March is National Women’s History Month

annek — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:33:56 +0000

Lamson Library celebrates National Women’s History Month with a display of materials focusing on this year’s theme, Generations of Women Moving History Forward.

The National Women’s History Project has more information on this year’s celebration and other educational programs and resources. During March, the library blog will connect you to local events on campus so come back often!

In the meantime, check out one of this year’s top Women’s History Books, as noted in the February 15, 2007 edition of Booklist magazine.

Unbowed: a memoir by Wangari Maathai (Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize)
African Queen: the real life of the Hottentot Venus by Rachel Holmes
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips
Chrysalis: Marie Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis by Kim Todd
Beatrix Potter: a life in nature by Linda Lear
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: China’s eternal first lady by Laura Tyson Li
Love and Louis XIV: the women in the life of the sun king by Antonia Fraser
A woman of uncertain character: the amourous and radical adventures of my mother Jennie by Clancy Sigal
Jane Goodall: the woman who redefined man by Dale Peterson
Virgin: the untouched history by Hanne Blank
Anna of all the Russias: the life of Anna Akhmatova by Elaine Feinstein

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Landscape photography at the Commons Cafe

annek — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:03:43 +0000

The Library and Lamson Learning Commons is pleased to display the landscape photography of PSU student Andrew P. Cary in the Commons Cafe.

Cary is the first student at Plymouth to create a complete digital portfolio in photography. He writes that “looking through the lens allows me to create interesting compositions and to explore and capture everyday landscape scenes into pictures that communicate on another level.”

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Harlem Renaissance display at Lamson

annek — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:12:17 +0000

In observation of Black History Month, Lamson Library is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance with a selection of library resources on the rich literary and cultural heritage of this period.

Contributed by Lissa Pearson Zinfon, Coordinator of Library Instruction.

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PSU’s Snowy Past

annek — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:30:42 +0000

The Michael J. Spinelli, Jr. Center for University Archives and Special Collections presents an exhibit of winter activities at Plymouth. Most photographs and written material comes from the first half of the 20th century, including Plymouth Normal School and Plymouth Teachers College. The photographs depict typical winter activities, skiing, snowshoeing, and Winter Carnival. The exhibit is located on the upper level of Lamson Library, near the entrance to the Archives Room. These photographs of the 1959 Winter Carnival were donated by alum Marilyn Currie Mons, class of 1961.

For more information, contact Alice Staples, Archives/Special Collections Librarian at 535-2961 or email at astaples@plymouth.edu.

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