Say it Forward: Post-election pop-up oral histories
In the aftermath of a tough presidential election, the College Archives will create in-person and virtual spaces to reflect on this historical moment and what comes next.
In the aftermath of a tough presidential election, the College Archives will create in-person and virtual spaces to reflect on this historical moment and what comes next.
| by Kat Cyr
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, Interlibrary Loan Associate, Kat Cyr writes about How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.
| by Rebekah Irwin
On the second Monday in October, Vermont recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day. (In other states, it’s called Columbus Day.) This year, Special Collections is stretching our celebration across the entire fall semester.
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Meet with one of our expert researchers to find sources, develop search strategies, and get help with citations.
| by Mike Roy
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, Dean of the Library Mike Roy writes about Nice White Parents from the New York Times.
* We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Midd students, faculty and staff!
| by Rebekah Irwin
Louise Glück, the New York-born American poet with ties to Vermont and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, won the Nobel Prize for literature today.
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Have you ever wished that there was a directory - a book, perhaps, or a website - where you could search for your classmates by name in order to find out what they look like? A book of faces, maybe? Well, if you were a student between 1949 and 2008, Middlebury had your back.
| by Rebekah Irwin
Here’s another miniature book from Special Collections. Sometimes photographs alone are not enough. This book needs to be seen in action to be appreciated.
| by Kaitlin Buerge and Rebekah Irwin
We love sharing images of the books in our collections. Some books, though, need to be captured in action.
| by Mike Roy