Library Plans for Fall 2020
| by Mike Roy
Our libraries will re-open on September 8, 2020. Below you will find information about how the libraries will operate this fall.
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Update on Phase Two Library Services For Students
| by Mike Roy
Alexander Twilight Day, or Happy 225th Birthday
| by Danielle Rougeau
On Juneteenth—the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of the last slaves in America— Vermont state lawmakers designated Sept. 23 as Alexander Twilight Day in Vermont.
Staff Pick: Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Hey, voracious readers! Library staff members are reviewing the best items in our collections* so that you can devour them, too. Read a 100-word Staff Pick, then click on a handy link to get the book, article, video or podcast. Don’t stash away these treasures for later. Check them out now!
The theme for this year’s Staff Picks is anti-racism, and in this post, Director of Research & Instruction Carrie Macfarlane writes about Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad.
* We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Midd students, faculty and staff!
Welcome to the Libraries, Class of 2024
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Not even a giant flying squid with a mask could prevent us from trying to become your favorite place on campus.
Requesting Microforms from the Library
| by Terry Simpkins
Faculty! Here’s How to Help Students Get the Most from the Library this Fall
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Five ways for faculty to help their students connect with the library, Fall 2020
Have the Quarantine Blues? Check Out these Library Resources
| by Brenda Ellis
Are you stuck in your dorm room? Going stir crazy? Fear not! The library will come to the rescue! We have films and music to stream, popular ebooks and audio books to read, online newspapers for catching up on world news or news from back home, and more!
The perfect prune whip: Tastes of the Middlebury Nursery School cook book
| by Kaitlin Buerge
We were thrilled to receive this donation of the 1938-1939 Middlebury Nursery School Cook Book from Deborah West Zipf, Class of 1958.
Ask-A-Librarian Zoom Drop-In Hours for Faculty
Faculty! We’ve turned our calendars to August, and we expect you’re starting to think about the logistics of your fall classes. How will you and your students access library resources and services during this unusual semester? Librarians are ready to answer your questions, and we’re eager to hear about your preliminary plans. Join us at Zoom Drop-In Hours!
What Angelina Weld Grimké taught me about Black authors in Special Collections
| by Kaitlin Buerge
While researching Black authors in Special Collections for Black History Month, I was inspired by Angelina Weld Grimke (of whom I knew nothing), to work on a project to make our works by Black authors more visible and accessible.