The modern catalog matches terms you type exactly. Imagine you’re looking for an astronomy book, but you don’t remember the title exactly. It was Death…something by…was it Phillip? Something? So you type your guess into the search box and press enter. There are 81 results! But none of the first items look like astronomy books. […]
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This month marked the launch of the Adult Summer Reading Program, “A Universe of Stories.” If you have always participated in our summer activities, then you already know how much fun you can have with it. But if this is the first time you’ve heard that we have reading programs for the adults too, then […]
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Beautiful eyes are rolling over these short lines When I first read this mini-poem my face was gray and my brain was cooked from plowing through the Western world’s literature. At that time reading had become more than a full-time occupation for me, since Comparative Literature was my first subject at the University of Gothenburg, […]
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It’s about to be that time of year again where you get together with all your buds, grab some grub, and apply not nearly enough sunscreen before getting away and enjoying some great music. Luckily, the Chippewa Valley is an amazing location that holds a ton of awesome festivals that include both great local and […]
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One of Information & Reference staff’s favorite things to do is to connect people to our library’s free digital resources. From Freading to freegal, we love teaching customers how to use these services. And now we have a new service we would love to teach you how to use so you can start learning Shakespearean […]
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May is Mental Health Awareness month, an opportunity to discuss openly about taking care of our minds as well as our bodies. It is essential that we take care of ourselves as well as other’s mental health if we can. We all have emotions, so let’s talk about them! We do not need to have […]
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Okay, it already is May. I was neither lucky enough nor had the forethought to try and get last week’s blog post. So what’s this about? May holidays! May celebrates so many days recognizing culturally significant popularities and ideas. Why? We can only speculate. Maybe it’s a way to fill a lull in holiday celebration […]
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Ever wondered where rock groups got their names? Ever heard of Jethro Tull? Uriah Heep? The band known as Spice was later changed to Uriah Heep in reference to the well-known character from David Copperfield. According to biographer Kirk Blows, “Dickens’ name being everywhere around Christmas ’69 due to it being the hundredth anniversary of […]
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In the weeks leading up to Earth Day, I’ve been watching a lot of nature documentaries. In addition to conditioning myself to trust everything David Attenborough says, I’ve gained a renewed appreciation for all the wonderful and weird things that exist in nature. If you enjoy the Planet Earth series, keep an eye out for […]
Locating items on popular subjects can be difficult—veritable needles in the large haystack of search results. Luckily, there are ways to make the results more relevant to your search so you go through less of them. Suppose you’re looking for a book and a DVD on knitting that you can pick up right now at […]
The Something Star
/in Blog, Library Services/by Kevin, Reference AssistantThe modern catalog matches terms you type exactly. Imagine you’re looking for an astronomy book, but you don’t remember the title exactly. It was Death…something by…was it Phillip? Something? So you type your guess into the search box and press enter. There are 81 results! But none of the first items look like astronomy books. […]
Take Me to Your Reader
/in Blog, Library Events, Library Services/by Michaela, Technical ServicesThis month marked the launch of the Adult Summer Reading Program, “A Universe of Stories.” If you have always participated in our summer activities, then you already know how much fun you can have with it. But if this is the first time you’ve heard that we have reading programs for the adults too, then […]
Words as Friends and Enemies
/in Blog, Curiosities, Special Interest/by Krister, Reference ServicesBeautiful eyes are rolling over these short lines When I first read this mini-poem my face was gray and my brain was cooked from plowing through the Western world’s literature. At that time reading had become more than a full-time occupation for me, since Comparative Literature was my first subject at the University of Gothenburg, […]
Time to Catch that Festival Fever
/in Blog, Special Interest, Your Community/by Jon, Reference ServicesIt’s about to be that time of year again where you get together with all your buds, grab some grub, and apply not nearly enough sunscreen before getting away and enjoying some great music. Luckily, the Chippewa Valley is an amazing location that holds a ton of awesome festivals that include both great local and […]
Mango Languages
/in Blog, Library Services/by Anna, Reference & Digital Services LibrarianOne of Information & Reference staff’s favorite things to do is to connect people to our library’s free digital resources. From Freading to freegal, we love teaching customers how to use these services. And now we have a new service we would love to teach you how to use so you can start learning Shakespearean […]
Mental Health Awareness Month
/in Blog, Community Resource Posts, Library Services, Special Interest, Your Community/by Libby, Community Resources SpecialistMay is Mental Health Awareness month, an opportunity to discuss openly about taking care of our minds as well as our bodies. It is essential that we take care of ourselves as well as other’s mental health if we can. We all have emotions, so let’s talk about them! We do not need to have […]
It’s Gonna Be May!
/in Blog, Curiosities, Library Services, Special Interest, Your Community/by Bradley, Reference ServicesOkay, it already is May. I was neither lucky enough nor had the forethought to try and get last week’s blog post. So what’s this about? May holidays! May celebrates so many days recognizing culturally significant popularities and ideas. Why? We can only speculate. Maybe it’s a way to fill a lull in holiday celebration […]
Who is Jethro Tull?
/in Blog, Special Interest/by Charlie, Reference ServicesEver wondered where rock groups got their names? Ever heard of Jethro Tull? Uriah Heep? The band known as Spice was later changed to Uriah Heep in reference to the well-known character from David Copperfield. According to biographer Kirk Blows, “Dickens’ name being everywhere around Christmas ’69 due to it being the hundredth anniversary of […]
Happy Earth Day, Everyone!
/in Blog, Curiosities, Special Interest, Your Community/by Stephanie, Reference ServicesIn the weeks leading up to Earth Day, I’ve been watching a lot of nature documentaries. In addition to conditioning myself to trust everything David Attenborough says, I’ve gained a renewed appreciation for all the wonderful and weird things that exist in nature. If you enjoy the Planet Earth series, keep an eye out for […]
Finding Needles
/in Blog, Library Services/by Kevin, Reference AssistantLocating items on popular subjects can be difficult—veritable needles in the large haystack of search results. Luckily, there are ways to make the results more relevant to your search so you go through less of them. Suppose you’re looking for a book and a DVD on knitting that you can pick up right now at […]