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Research Tip #3: Question Your Sources

Posted on February 14, 2018 by jmkyoung
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Whale you be my Valentine? Dolphinitely!

Posted on February 13, 2018 by jmkyoung

Happy Valentine’s Day, Loggers! Love is in the air on this fine Wednesday, and many of you are off to another day of classes, consumed by papers, readings, projects, presentations, and more! So for those of you who woke up … Continue reading →

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Letterpress Printing: Jennifer Farrell, Starshaped Press, Thursday, April 5th, 4:00-6:00pm, Archives Seminar Room, Collins Library

Posted on February 12, 2018 by jmkyoung

Since 1999, Jennifer Farrell has operated Starshaped Press in Chicago, focusing on printing everything from business cards to posters, as well as custom commissions, wholesale ephemera and limited edition prints & books. All work in the studio is done with … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to live forever…

Posted on February 9, 2018 by jmkyoung

Rachel is a woman with a problem: immortal life. Her recent troubles―widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son―are only the latest of her problems. In the 2,000 years since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Color Our Collections

Posted on February 7, 2018 by jmkyoung

The only thing better than reading books is coloring them! This week, February 5 – 9, the Archives & Special Collections is participating in #ColorOurCollections, a week-long coloring fest sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine. Participating institutions use … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks – A few of our favorites – 1892: Gossip in a Library

Posted on February 6, 2018 by jmkyoung

Gossip in a Library!  Another title that we just could not resist, but don’t pick up this book expecting to find out some long forgotten secrets of scandalous library behavior. Edmund Gosse, the author,  was a prolific man of letters. … Continue reading →

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Research Tip #2: Seek out multiple news sources

Posted on February 6, 2018 by jmkyoung
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Take the Valentine Trivia Quiz!

Posted on February 6, 2018 by jmkyoung

This year’s trivia quiz is all about people and based on one of our most popular databases filled with facts.  Each clue has some connection with Valentine’s Day – it could be a profession, a color, a name or an … Continue reading →

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Valentine Trivia Answers

Posted on February 6, 2018 by jmkyoung

Only in power for forty days, this Italian was beloved for goodness:  Pope Valentine This composer is known for Heartfelt music:  Bruce Adolphe, The Tell Tale Heart Opera A comic with a sweet name:  John Candy An actress and dancer … Continue reading →

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Distinguished Visitor at Collins Library

Posted on February 6, 2018 by jmkyoung

This week Collins Library was happy to host a very distinguished visitor: Flat Stanley. Stanley is a boy whose bulletin board flattens him one night in his bedroom. At first he is sad, but then he finds all sorts of … Continue reading →

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