| 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.
The Middlebury Libraries take seriously our responsibility to disavow racism in our country and in our work.
| by Terry Simpkins
Steps for Middlebury patrons to request physical materials from Middlebury College Libraries.
| by Kaitlin Buerge
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the Library’s frontline staff were forced to abandon their books and leave the circulation desk behind. While in exile from the building, collections, and people who normally keep them extremely busy, they pitched in to help Special Collections cross off items from our very long wishlist of projects.
| by Danielle Rougeau and Kaitlin Buerge
College Archivist, Danielle Rougeau, shares her experience transcribing the journals of Pliny Fisk, Class of 1814.
Middlebury Special Collections and the Vermont Folklife Center have joined forces to make our old, archival collections new again. But we need your help.
| by Rebekah Irwin
Two centuries of portraits of Middlebury alumni portraits are available online for the first time. They’d love to meet you.
| by Kaitlin Buerge and Rebekah Irwin
Writers for The Middlebury Campus dig into digital archives
| by Katrina Spencer
By now, we hope that you’ve been able to establish some sense of stability, if even occasionally tremulous, despite having so much of what we understand about our college and higher education experiences intensely challenged over the last two months. As we approach the close of the 2019- 2020 academic school year, this last entry in the Words for Wellness series is especially for graduating seniors. In a culture that praises us for being chipper, upbeat and optimistic, let me introduce you to an audiobook in our Overdrive collection titled How To Be Fine. Not how to be great. Not how to be excellent. Not how to be thriving. How to be fine. We’ve all had to alter and adjust our expectations for an extended period of time and we’re not certain what we’ll return to once our collective “hiatus” comes to an end. If you’re looking for ways to maintain a sense of equilibrium, How To Be Fine is chock-full of testimonies and tips, and is a critical examination of the self-help book.
| by Katrina Spencer and Carrie Macfarlane
Many thanks to The Middlebury Campus for sharing the Middlebury College librarians’ efforts to serve our community in the story linked below. The seven librarians in the research and instruction group meet regularly to talk about how we’re connecting community members with library resources.
