Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Special Collections’ newest exhibit features our tiniest books, ranging from handwritten religious texts to cookbooks, children’s books, and Shakespeare. Visit go/tinybooks for a virtual exhibit experience.
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Check out the library’s e-book collections!
| by Mike Roy
For the Fall 2021 semester, nearly all library services will return to normal.
| by Brenda Ellis
This week is Semana Latina de la Conservación (Latino Conservation Week). In recognition of this week, watch the 2009 film Crude: The Real Price of Oil on Kanopy in English / Spanish and learn about environmental issues facing Indigenous and Latino populations in South America.
| by Wendy Shook
The theme for this year’s Staff Picks is anti-racism, and in this post, Science Data Librarian Wendy Shook writes about Uncomfortable Conversations with Black Man by Emmanuel Acho.
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Welcome, Language School students! Here’s our best advice for finding books, articles and movies at the library.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Toni Morrison reading from Song of Solomon? Check. Louise Gluck and Anne Sexton giving poetry readings? Yes! You’ll now find audio and video lectures and readings by Julia Alvarez, John Irving, Tim O’Brien, and more at the Internet Archive (go/ia)
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Rebekah Irwin
How will we commemorate Juneteenth in Special Collections? By listening to “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” on repeat.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Kaitlin Buerge
The Middlebury Libraries are happy to announce that we join our colleagues at institutions like Dartmouth, Harvard, and Vassar in eliminating the term “illegal aliens” from our cataloging.
| by Brenda Ellis
June is LGBTQ month. The Middlebury Library has a dedicated LGBTQ+ Research Guide to get you started. Want to watch a film? Kanopy, our streaming service, has highlighted 20+ LGBTQ videos to celebrate Pride month. In addition, the Library of Congress has a resource page featuring a LGBTQ+ Studies Research Guide and many other primary source and media collections that document the history and accomplishments of individuals that identify with or are a part of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer movement. Take time this month to explore the wealth of resources available from our collections or at your fingertips online.
