| by Mike Roy
We are excited to welcome students back to campus, and to our libraries. As part of the College’s evolving response to COVID-19, the library is committed to helping faculty and students safely access the services and resources they need for their teaching and learning. Here are our plans for Spring Term 2021, with the understanding that as the situation evolves, there may be further changes.
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Try these seven ways to get to oriented to the libraries
| by Brenda Ellis
Tired of binge-watching Netflix, Disney, Amazon, HBO, etc.? Try something different like watching the original Japanese Godzilla film (don’t worry there are subtitles) and other films you can stream from Kanopy. We also have popular ebooks and audio books you can read. The library even has current digital editions of newspapers and magazines from around the U.S. and world in almost every language. Don’t miss out on these great library subscriptions! And do you know about all the cool stuff Special Collections has digitized? Read the full post to learn more. Don’t miss out!
| by Ryan Clement
The March edition of the MiddLab Coffee Break discussion series will focus on ethics in data, including how data can be used for social good, data feminism, and community ownership of data
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Saher Al Khamash
Each February, the United States recognizes Black History Month. Join us this month as we feature works by Black authors in Special Collections. Today we celebrate Countee Cullen’s 1942 work, My Lives and How I Lost Them with Saher Al Khamash ‘21.
| by Brenda Ellis
We continue our celebration of Black History Month with a selection of films from Kanopy (library streaming video subscription). Learn more about these and other African American writers at go/Kanopy.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Each February, the United States recognizes Black History Month. Join us this month as we feature works by Black authors in Special Collections. Today, we celebrate Arna Bontemps: poet, novelist, and librarian.
MIDCAT, the catalog, will be unavailable Wednesday, February 17, 2021, starting at 4AM EST for approximately 4-6 hours.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Rebekah Irwin
Each February, the United States recognizes Black History Month. Join us this month as we feature works by Black authors in Special Collections.
| by Douglas Black
Can’t find something through the library anymore? Tell us about it, to help document the impact of this year’s substantial budget reductions.
The 4 films in this series “looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, scholarly analysis and rare archival footage, the series illuminates our recent past, while raising urgent questions about the future of the African American community—and our nation as a whole.”
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