Another masterpiece by Picoult that has you gripping the edge of your seat from start to finish. A fantastic tale that is not meant for light reading and will have you questioning what is right and wrong. If you liked other novels by Picoult then without a doubt you will like this one as well.
Availability: COSMOS
Review Submitted by: Lisa Williams
Rating: Highly Recommended.
This is the story about Father time, someone who wants too much time and someone who wants too little time. It will make you rethink how you spend your time and what time means to you. IF you like The Five People You Meet in Heaven, then you will also like this one as well.
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Availability: COSMOS
Review Submitted by: Lisa Williams
Rating: Recommended.
This is a book about a former student catching up with his former professor and learning life lessons that Morrie has come to realize on his deathbed. A wonderful book that makes you rethink your life and how you spend your time.
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Availability: SMCM Library
Review Submitted by: Lisa Williams
Rating: Highly Recommended.
Ender’s Game is one of our preview round titles. The film won’t be released until November so there is still time to read it.
The Library at St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Summer Reading Program will begin on June 3 and end on August 16, 2013.
The Summer Reading program is open to all members of the SMCM Library community including students, staff, faculty, alumni and residents of the Tri-County area (St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties.) Any book is eligible as long as a copy is available in the SMCM library catalog, the local public library (COSMOS) catalog, or the USMAI catalog. The books don’t need to be checked out from the library. To get points, you must post a review on the blog.
New this year is the preview round. Staring on May 28 you can rate or review the books the St. Mary’s Staff Book Club read this Spring. The more books you review the more chances you have to win.
For more information, visit the Summer Reading Program Blog.
Library summer readers are invited to rate or review the St. Mary’s College Staff Book Club titles, Ender’s Game, The Likeness, The Fault in Our Stars and The Dog Stars from May 28 – June 2, 2013. You may use the submit a review form or follow the links to rate the book. All four titles are held by the SMCM Library. Include your name and email with your review to be entered into the preview round raffle. (Updated to correct review links.)
The Library at St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Summer Reading Program will begin on June 3 and end on August 16, 2013.
The Summer Reading program is open to all members of the SMCM Library community including students, staff, faculty, alumni and residents of the Tri-County area (St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties.) You may read anything you like as long as a copy is available at the SMCM Library or via the USMAI or public library (COSMOS) catalogs. You do not need to check the book out of the library. To get points you must post a review on the blog.
New for this year we have a Preview Round. Staring on May 28 you can rate or review the books the St. Mary’s Staff Book Club read this Spring. The more books you review the more chances you have to win.
See About Summer Reading for more information.
The staff book club has selected Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card for May. This Nebula and Hugo Award winning novel is the first in Card’s Ender’s Game series and is considered by many to be a classic in the science fiction genre.
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Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender’s childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battleschool. Among elite recruits, Ender proves himself to be a genius among geniuses.”
Looking for more than a blurb? Check out the SparkNotes.
At this time you are more likely to find reviews of the film trailer as it is about to become a major motion picture. There is a lot of enthusiasm from fans eagerly anticipating the film’s opening in November as well as concerns about bad press related to Orson Scott Card’s politics.
The book club will meet on May 30 at 12pm in the Library Boardroom. You can also participate online by rating or reviewing the book, attendance is not required.
Want to check it out? The library has copies of the book on the library’s Kindles and in print. You can also borrow it from the St. Mary’s County Library.
— Pamela Mann
Sous-Bois by Paul Cezanne, courtesy of the LACMA digital collection
Earlier this year the Los Angeles County Art Museum revamped their website to include a searchable collection of over 20,000 downloadable images of artwork in their collection that are in the public domain. These are high resolution images, folks! The quality is outstanding and the search interface is fantastic. In just 5 minutes I’ve manage to pull up Magritte’s The Treachery of Images (This is not a pipe), Renoir’s Two Girls Reading, and examples of 15th century Islamic calligraphy.
This is an excellent resource for art students, researchers, or simply art enthusiasts. Enjoy!
The library’s summer hours are now in effect. You can continue to stop by the library during the summer months Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. We’re closed on Saturday and Sunday. After the mad rush of finals the library is now calm, cool, and filled with awesome librarians, library staff, computers, and books.
We will be closed for the following holidays:
Memorial Day (Monday, May 27)
Independence Day (Thursday, July 4)
Stop by and see us. We’re not at the beach yet!
