Category Archives: Recommended Reading

In addition to supporting the YWCA Women’s Shelter by donating toys during the holidays, last year the library adopted a creature to be painted on their shelter mural: “Collins” the dragonfly, named after our beloved campus cat.

Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Call No.: PZ8.B327 P16), a story about a cat made of glass. Also, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, (Call No.:  PR2823.A2 W3 1966) … Continue reading →

Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Call No.: PZ10.3.O19 Mi), by Robert C. O’Brien, a story including the character Dragon, the farmer’s cat.  In Dorothy … Continue reading →

Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Call No.: PR4611 .A7 2011), by Lewis Carroll. It includes a short story about The Cheshire Cat, known for its distinctive mischievous … Continue reading →

NPR Article – November 1, 2012 Joe Queenan reads so many books, it’s amazing that he can also find time to write them. Queenan estimates he’s read between 6,000 and 7,000 books total, at a rate of about 125 books … Continue reading →

Do you like to write, but avoid the huge, daunting task? Now’s your chance to start! November is  National Novel Writing Month! And this is your opportunity to take a fun, fast approach to novel writing. You can begin writing … Continue reading →

Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library! This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents: The Black Cat (Call No.: PS2612 .A1 1944), by Edgar Allen Poe, a short story about a cat named Pluto, and the study of the psychology … Continue reading →

As Hurricane Sandy is heading up the east coast, we know many of you are watching, and we hope your families and friends are staying safe. If you have questions, here are some resources. Info from NOAA is here: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ … Continue reading →

A lot has been said about fact checking this election season.  In fact, I wrote a post about fact checking that appeared on the Huffington Post earlier this semester.  Do you share my frustration that so many political ads seems … Continue reading →

Read about our Literary Cats in Collins Library!  This week’s “Feline Fridays” series presents The Jungle Book: the Mowgli stories (Call No.: PR4854 .J6 1995) and The Second Jungle Book (Call No.:  PR4854 .S4) by Rudyard Kipling. The tales in … Continue reading →