Hilda C. Landers Library & Archives

BOOK SALE 2017!

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Brace yourselves, the book sale is coming…

The annual library book sale is Tuesday and Wednesday, October 3 & 4.

We will be selling books from 9am-4pm, rain or shine outside the entrance to the library. We have books in a range of subjects, so come early and often to get your favs!

Book Prices are $0.50 for paperbacks and $1.00 for hardcovers. Cash only! Sorry no OneCard, debit or credit cards 🙁 [Thankfully there’s an ATM conveniently located in the library lobby. Coincidence or conspiracy????? You decide.]

PIZZA+CRAFTS+LIBRARY!!! MAY 3, 4-6PM!!!

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Join us TOMORROW (May 3) from 4-6pm in the betaLounge on the Library first floor for

T-shirt UpCycling & PIZZA!

Turn a t-shirt into a reusable shopping bag, throw pillow, and more!

All supplies provided! No sewing necessary!

Pizza & snacks!

T-shirts generously donated by the Office of Sustainability and SMCM Freestore.

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Africa and the African Diaspora in Campus Collections

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Red, yellow, and black splatter paint type portrait of the head of a black man on purple background

January 31 – February 18, 2017 at the Boyden Gallery, St. Mary’s College of Maryland

About the exhibit: Africa and the African Diaspora in Campus Collections features objects held in campus collections that are relevant to teaching and learning about Africa, the African Diaspora and African-American history, culture and experience. The exhibition features artwork, documents, publications and artifacts from the SMCM Fine Art Collection, Library and Archives and Historic St. Mary’s City as well as creative work by students and alumni affiliated with the Black Student Union.

The exhibit includes a collection of SMCM library books put together by Research & Instruction Librarian Pamela Mann.

About the book collection: “Revolution & Resistance: Making Art, Making Culture in the African American Diaspora.” Inspired by the objects in the exhibit the book collection puts texts and objects in conversation foregrounding the themes of representation, resistance and social justice. The monographs and art catalogs address identity formation, the invention and reinvention of Black culture and aesthetics, as a form or resistance; the limits of representation in American society and the art world; and the Arts (art, music, theater and literature) as a tool for transnational social justice in the African diaspora.

 

Research & Technical Writing Workshops for Students: Feb 3, 10, 17

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Registration now closed.

The SMCM Library, Archives & Media Center is sponsoring a Research & Technical Writing Workshop Series for students! The workshops will cover the research writing process from the planning and proposal stages through the writing and revision stages and includes a one-on-one session with workshop leader Sarah J. Pack. Each workshop will cover different topics in the series; sign up for one, two, or all three!

Visit libguides.smcm.edu/techwrite to get more information!

Each workshop section is limited to 15 students. 

What: Research & Technical Writing Workshop
When: Feb 3, 10, 17 — 10am-12pm or 2-4pm
Where: Library 306
Who: Students interested in writing about data-oriented research
Taught By: Sarah J. Pack (Federal Reserve Board) & Amanda VerMeulen (SMCM)

If you have any questions about the workshops please email Amanda VerMeulen at aavermeulen@smcm.edu

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Book Arts Class Projects in Library Lobby Wednesday!

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Come by the Library atrium/lobby on Wednesday, December 14 from 11am-12:30pm and check out the projects from students in Sue Johnson’s Book Arts class (ART 347).

Here’s a sample of books created by Library employee Carol Morris. See these and more book arts projects on Wednesday!

book arts collage

Handmade books by Carol Morris, created in ART 347. Image: “Handmade books” by A. VerMeulen Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

 

Support & Solidarity Resources

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Events Wednesday, November 9:

  • There will be a forum at 4:45 pm today in St. Mary’s Hall to give students an opportunity to share their thoughts.
  • The Multi-cultural Resource Room located inside the campus center leadership lab will be staffed by the MAPP navigators from 10:30 am to 8 pm.
  • The Rainbow Room located in the campus center will be staffed from 8:30-11:30 am, 2:30-4:30 pm, and 6-9 pm.
  • Aldom Lounge will also be available from 10 am to 3 pm supported by Student Affairs staff.
  • As always, walk in hours are available in the Wellness Center from 1-3 pm.
    (Thanks to Leonard Brown Jr., VP for Student Affairs/Dean of Students and Michael Wick,
    Provost/Dean of the Faculty for assembling this list.)

Additional Resources

 

Library Mini Golf Friday!

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Two students watch a golf ball roll under a book in the library

The class of 2019 is hosting MINI GOLF in the Library this Friday, October 7th!

TIME: 9 p.m.-12 p.m.

ADMISSION:$3 per person, group of 5 pay the admission price of 4.

Prizes:
1. A $40 Amazon gift card.
2. Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker.
3. Smart Fitness Tracker Wristband Bracelet.
4. A long sleeve Tee from the Campus store.
5. Burt’s Bees Hand Repair Gift Set.

BOOK SALE 2016!

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Brace yourselves, the book sale is coming…

The annual library book sale is Tuesday and Wednesday, October 4 & 5.

We will be selling books from 9am-4pm, rain or shine outside the entrance to the library. We have books in a range of subjects, so come early and often to get your favs!

Book Prices are $0.50 for paperbacks and $1.00 for hardcovers. Cash only! Sorry no OneCard, debit or credit cards 🙁 [Thankfully there’s an ATM conveniently located in the library lobby. Coincidence or conspiracy????? You decide.]

Author Ram Devineni visits St. Mary’s Tues, April 12

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Priya's Shakti panels installed in library

image: A. VerMeulen [CC BY-SA 4.0]

Author Ram Devineni, co-creator of the graphic novel Priya’s Shakti, will be speaking about the work on Tuesday, April 12 at 4:30 in Cole Cinema.

Priya’s Shakti is about a mortal woman and a goddess who fight gender-based sexual violence in India and around the world.

The college recently purchased panels of the comic which have been indefinitely installed on the second floor of the Library along the long wall with the window seat across from the last row of Stacks shelves.

Additionally, the comic is an open publication, available to read on the web and downloadable to a number of e-readers.

 

Book Sale Oct. 6 & 7!

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Brace yourselves, the book sale is coming…

The annual library book sale is next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 6 & 7. We will be selling books from 9am-4pm, rain or shine outside the entrance to the library. We have books in a range of subjects, so come early and often to get your favs!

Book Prices are $0.50 for paperbacks and $1.00 for hardcovers. Cash only! Sorry no OneCard, debit or credit cards 🙁 [Thankfully there’s an ATM conveniently located in the library lobby. Coincidence or conspiracy????? You decide.]

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