Sandra Seaton, Playwright

Friday, March 15, 12:15 pm

The Michigan Writers Series presents "Music History: Dramatizing the African American Experience" at an especially appropriate time. The year 2013 marks the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, while in 2014 it will be sixty years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision and fifty years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Sandra Seaton's play Music History, set on a Midwestern college campus in 1963, is a dramatization of the personal dilemmas and sacrifices of the African American college students who fought for civil rights.

Students from the Department of Theatre will give a dramatic reading of selections from the play. Following the reading scholars Pero Dagbovie, Tama Hamilton-Wray, and Ken Prouty will discuss and demonstrate the ways new technology will be used to explore the meaning of the civil rights movement and the African American experience through the innovative use of the MSUAA Knowledge Network media platform for cultural engagement and outreach.

Starting Monday, March 4 and lasting through Friday, March 8, the building will be open from 8am to 5pm.

Sorry for any inconvenience. We'll resume normal operating hours Sunday, March 10.

In this session, we’ll dissect several online publications, walk through the processes and dynamics of digital publishing, and talk about tools and resources to support digital writing work.

Dànielle DeVoss teaches professional writing in MSU’s Dept. of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures. She has written widely on professional writing and the writing classroom. Her recent books include:

• Because Digital Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Online and Multimedia Environments
• Copy(write): Intellectual Property in the Writing Classroom
• Digital Writing Research: Technologies, Methodologies, and Ethical Issues
• Understanding and Composing Multi-Modal Projects: A Hacker Handbooks Supplement (forthcoming)

Wednesday, February 27 – 4 PM
MSU Main Library, North Conference Room (4th floor, west wing)

From a computer on campus, simply go to the Chronicle website: chronicle.com. The entire MSU IP range is covered by the new subscription, so no login or password is needed.

From a computer off-campus, you must connect through the library’s proxy server: http://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=http://chronicle.com. Without this step, the Chronicle site will not be able to authenticate you as an MSU user. Sign in with your MSUnet ID and password for full access to Chronicle content.

The Chronicle of Higher Education is a leading source for news coverage on the academic sector, student life, online learning, college and university job openings, and more.

Part of the Faculty Discussion Group series on Alternative Publishing Models in Academia, organized by the MSU Libraries in response to faculty request.

Wednesday, January 30, 4-5 PM
MSU Main Library, Room W449

In this 2-hour workshop, you will identify funding sources to support graduate research, fellowships, scholarships, and stipends to support your academic experience. Participants will review potential funding sources aligned with your research interests from foundation partners, USG sources, and international organizations and walk through the proposal and budgeting process. Additionally, participants will discuss the development of a management plan to develop research projects and organize funding prospects.
Facilitators : Jon Harrison and Mary Ann Walker.
Bring your laptop. Registration: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php
If for any reason registration closes early, send an email to Jon Harrison at harris23@msu.edu

Billy Elliot (2000)
Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 pm, Main Library, Room W449
Presented by John Beck, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations
In coordination with the Wharton Center for Performing Arts presentation of Billy Elliot the Musical

Starting this week, the MSU Libraries will be transitioning back to normal operating hours.

See http://lib.msu.edu/general/library-hours-cal.jsp for full details.

Hours will be as follows:
Monday, January 7: 8am - 11pm
Tuesday, January 8: 8am - 11pm
Wednesday, January 9: 8am - 11pm
Thursday, January 10: 8am - 11pm
Friday, January 11: 8am - 10pm
Saturday, January 12: 10am - 6pm (start of regular hours)
Sunday, January 13: open from 10am

The MSU Libraries will observe Winter Break hours over the next few weeks.

Starting today, December 14, 2012, the Main Library will be open from Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm and closed on the weekends. Expanded hours will begin again on January 7, 2013.

The building will be closed but all E-Resources will be available via er.lib.msu.edu.

Also note that the university will be closed December 24-25 and December 31-January 1.

You can always get a quick look at the hours at our hours page.

Have a great break!

The Survey Monkey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NYXF3CG

Participation in this survey is voluntary and you can withdraw anytime without penalty. We offer $5 in Sparty Bucks as a thank-you gift for your participation. If you choose to receive the gift, please fill out your contact information on the second page of the survey. You may pick up your Sparty Bucks from the Reference Desk at the Main Library during regular Reference hours (available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/about/ref.jsp).

Thank you!
MSU Libraries

Dr. Haladyna is Professor emeritus of Spanish and Latin American Culture, Ferris State University, and earned his PhD in Hispanic Cultural Studies at MSU in 1994.

He will compare his experiences editing one bilingual anthology of South American poetry with a university press, and self-publishing three additional volumes.

Wednesday, November 28, 4:00 PM – Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

For more information, contact Ruth Ann Jones at jonesr@msu.edu or 517-884-0910.

Cosponsored by Our Daily Work Our Daily Lives.

James "Sparky" Rucker has been singing songs and telling stories about African American history for over forty years. He plays guitar, banjo, and spoons, and has released fourteen recordings. Rhonda Hicks Rucker plays blues harmonica, piano, banjo, and bones.

The Rucker's performing credits include the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the International Storytelling Center as well as NPR's On Point. Their recording, Treasures & Tears, was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award, and their music is included on the Grammy-nominated anthology, Singing Through the Hard Times. (from http://www.sparkyandrhonda.com)

Presented by Gary Morgan, MSU Museum, and Pam Rasmussen, Department of Zoology

Co-sponsored by the Library Environmental Series and in coordination with the MSU Museum exhibit "Echoes of Silent Spring." Please visit the exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring, located on the second floor of the west wing of the Main Library.

Dying to Be Heard is the 30-minute documentary produced by students in the MSU Knight Center for Environmental Journalism. The film tells the story of Michigan State University professor Dr. George J. Wallace, who discovered a link between DDT and dying birds on the MSU campus. His work was highlighted in Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, which helped launch the modern environmental movement.

Free and open to the public.

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Free Class

Free to attend but must register here.

EndNote X4
Wednesday, November 7 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

More information and additional class offerings here.

Filling in Your Gaps: Working Well with Freelance Editors, Designers, and Indexers

Wednesday, October 31, 4 PM
Location: Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

Margot Kielhorn, Managing Editor (emerita), MSU Press Journals Division, will discuss best practices for working with freelance publishing professionals. General discussion to follow.

For more information, contact Ruth Ann Jones or phone 517-884-0910.

Professor An Ping Qiu 安平秋 教授
Beijing University, China 中国北京大学
Thursday, October 25, 4:00-5:30 pm
Main Library Reference Instruction Room

Focusing on an MSU library collection of an 8 volume ancient dictionary published in the Ming Dynasty around 1573, Professor An will talk about various book forms and styles, printing and editions, paper and binding, and more.

Cosponsored by the Asian Studies Center.

Free and open to the public.

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Library Film Series

Thursday, October 25

A Jewish Girl in Shanghai

7:00pm
North Conference Room (W449), Main Library

Kessler Film Event

Presented by Tracy Graves, German Literature and Culture and Hsiao-Ping Wang, Chinese and East Asian Cultures, Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages

Co-sponsored by the MSU Jewish Studies Program, the MSU Asian Studies Center, and the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages.

A Jewish Girl in Shanghai is the first Chinese animated film to directly address the Holocaust. The film is set in Shanghai's Little Vienna - the neighborhood where around 30,000 Jewish refugees found shelter during WWII. The story centers around the friendship between Rina, a European Jewish schoolgirl and A-Gen, a Chinese pancake-seller, who teach each other about their distant worlds as Shanghai struggles beneath its own cruelly portrayed Japanese occupation. (description adapted from go2films.com)

FREE and open to the public.

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Free Class
Free but must register to attend: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, October 26 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos

Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos is one of the leading authorities on Romaniote Jewry and is the director of the museum at Kehila Kedosha Janina (Holy Congregation of Janina) on Broome Street on New York's Lower East Side.

Romaniote Jews trace their origins back to the Hellenized Jewish communities of ancient Greece, whose descendants nurtured a distinctive history, culture, liturgy, and cuisine. These original Greek Jews were later joined in Greece by refugees from the expulsions of the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century.

A distinctive strand in Greek Jewry, Romaniote Jews who came to the U.S. during the height of immigration (1881-1924) created Kehila Kedosha Janina in 1906; the synagogue building was erected in 1927. The late MSU faculty member Ada Weintraub Finifter's grandfather was a founding member.

The lecture honors the late Ada Finifter, who left a bequest to MSU Jewish Studies, and highlights the little known history of Romaniote Jewry in Greece and the community they established in New York.

Cosponsored by the MSU Jewish Studies Program.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

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Library Environmental Series

Beal Garden Tours

October 18 - Strategies for winter; storing energy when body fat is not an option

Tours are from 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm and begin at the pond in the Beal Botanical garden.

Tours are led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.

Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden will showcase how plants make the adjustments that insure survival over the cold winters that define the temperate zone of our home planet. Storing staples for winter; it?s not just for squirrels.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

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Library Environmental Series

International Year of the Cooperative

October 19, 12:10 - 12:50 pm
Main Library Reference Instruction Room

Presented by David Finet, General Manager of the East Lansing Food Cooperative, and Paulette Stenzel, MSU Professor of Sustainability and International Business Law

October is National Cooperative Month and 2012 is the UN's "International Year of the Cooperative." Please join us to celebrate and learn! David Finet, General Manager of the East Lansing Food Cooperative (ELFCO) will speak about the history of cooperatives, the cooperative movement in the twenty-first century, ELFCO's inception, and what ELFCO is doing today. Paulette Stenzel, MSU Professor of Sustainability and International Business Law will use photos and stories from her travels to illustrate how cooperatives are important in the world of Fair Trade and direct trade. For example, small farmers' coffee cooperatives in Guatemala and Mexico work with Cooperative Coffees, a group of roasters in the U.S. and Canada, to bring their product coffee shops and retailers here in Michigan and elsewhere.

Light refreshments from ELFCO will be provided.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

Wednesday, October 10, 7:00 pm
Main Library, North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing

Harlan Jennings, MSU College of Music

The charismatic British impresario James Henry Mapleson brought his opera company to Kansas City three times in the mid-1880s. His first tour found him locked in a duel for operatic supremacy with Henry Abbey's troupe from the Metropolitan Opera, as the two operatic commanders maneuvered their forces on a cross-country campaign in the winter of 1884.

Free and open to the public. More information is available here.

Harlan Jennings, MSU College of Music

The charismatic British impresario James Henry Mapleson brought his opera company to Kansas City three times in the mid-1880s. His first tour found him locked in a duel for operatic supremacy with Henry Abbey's troupe from the Metropolitan Opera, as the two operatic commanders maneuvered their forces on a cross-country campaign in the winter of 1884.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

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Library Colloquia Series

Romaniote Jewry and the Lower East Side

Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 pm
Main Library, North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing

Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos

Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos is one of the leading authorities on Romaniote Jewry and is the director of the museum at Kehila Kedosha Janina (Holy Congregation of Janina) on Broome Street on New York's Lower East Side.

Romaniote Jews trace their origins back to the Hellenized Jewish communities of ancient Greece, whose descendants nurtured a distinctive history, culture, liturgy, and cuisine. These original Greek Jews were later joined in Greece by refugees from the expulsions of the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century.

A distinctive strand in Greek Jewry, Romaniote Jews who came to the U.S. during the height of immigration (1881-1924) created Kehila Kedosha Janina in 1906; the synagogue building was erected in 1927. The late MSU faculty member Ada Weintraub Finifter's grandfather was a founding member.

The lecture honors the late Ada Finifter, who left a bequest to MSU Jewish Studies, and highlights the little known history of Romaniote Jewry in Greece and the community they established in New York.

Cosponsored by the MSU Jewish Studies Program.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

_________________

Library Environmental Series

Beal Garden Tours

October 18 - Strategies for winter; storing energy when body fat is not an option

Tours are from 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm and begin at the pond in the Beal Botanical garden.

Tours are led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.

Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden will showcase how plants make the adjustments that insure survival over the cold winters that define the temperate zone of our home planet. Storing staples for winter; it?s not just for squirrels.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

_________________

Library Environmental Series

International Year of the Cooperative

October 19, 12:10 - 12:50 pm
Main Library Reference Instruction Room

Presented by David Finet, General Manager of the East Lansing Food Cooperative, and Paulette Stenzel, MSU Professor of Sustainability and International Business Law

October is National Cooperative Month and 2012 is the UN's "International Year of the Cooperative." Please join us to celebrate and learn! David Finet, General Manager of the East Lansing Food Cooperative (ELFCO) will speak about the history of cooperatives, the cooperative movement in the twenty-first century, ELFCO's inception, and what ELFCO is doing today. Paulette Stenzel, MSU Professor of Sustainability and International Business Law will use photos and stories from her travels to illustrate how cooperatives are important in the world of Fair Trade and direct trade. For example, small farmers' coffee cooperatives in Guatemala and Mexico work with Cooperative Coffees, a group of roasters in the U.S. and Canada, to bring their product coffee shops and retailers here in Michigan and elsewhere.

Light refreshments from ELFCO will be provided.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

_________________

Library Colloquia Series

Introduction to Chinese Classics

Thursday, October 25, 4:00-5:30 pm
Main Library Reference Instruction Room

Professor An Ping Qiu
Beijing University, China

Focusing on an MSU library collection of an 8 volume ancient dictionary published in the Ming Dynasty around 1573, Professor An will talk about various book forms and styles, printing and editions, paper and binding, and more.

Cosponsored by the Asian Studies Center.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

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Library Film Series

Thursday, October 25
A Jewish Girl in Shanghai

Kessler Film Event

Presented by Tracy Graves, German Literature and Culture and Hsiao-Ping Wang, Chinese and East Asian Cultures, Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages

Co-sponsored by the MSU Jewish Studies Program, the MSU Asian Studies Center, and the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages.

A Jewish Girl in Shanghai is the first Chinese animated film to directly address the Holocaust. The film is set in Shanghai's Little Vienna - the neighborhood where around 30,000 Jewish refugees found shelter during WWII. The story centers around the friendship between Rina, a European Jewish schoolgirl and A-Gen, a Chinese pancake-seller, who teach each other about their distant worlds as Shanghai struggles beneath its own cruelly portrayed Japanese occupation. (description adapted from go2films.com)

Free and open to the public. More information here.

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New Faculty Discussion Group: Print on Demand (POD) Self Publishing and Alternative Publishing Models

Filling in Your Gaps: Working Well with Freelance Editors, Designers, and Indexers

Wednesday, October 31, 4 PM
Location: Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

Margot Kielhorn, Managing Editor (emerita), MSU Press Journals Division, will discuss best practices for working with freelance publishing professionals. General discussion to follow.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

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Several free classes

Free to attend but must register here.

EndNote Web
Monday, October 15 2012 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Funding Your Graduate Experience : Education
Friday, October 19 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, October 26 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

More information and additional class offerings here.

Wednesday, October 3, 4 PM
Location: Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

Publishing has changed, and will change even more dramatically in the future. Brenda Sternquist, Professor of Marketing, Broad College of Business will lead a discussion on this new paradigm for publishing. Initial discussion to identify publishing issues, opportunities and faculty needs. The emphasis will be on creating a community of authors who want to share their experiences, and learn from others.

More information is here.

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Library Film Series

Thursday, October 4

HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?

7:00 p.m. in the Main Library North Conference Room, W449

Presented by John Revitte, MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations

HEIST..."has the virtue of taking the long view of a crisis that recent films like Inside Job and Too Big to Fail have only sketchily explored. It makes a strong case that government regulation of business is essential for democracy to flourish." -- Stephen Holden, New York Times

Anything Goes (1956)

7:00 p.m.
Main Library North Conference Room, W449

Presented by Rob Robnowski, Department of Theatre in coordination with the Wharton Center for Performing Arts production of Anything Goes, October 16-21.

Bing Crosby's second stint in a film version of Anything Goes... this time in Technicolor, with a new script by Sidney Sheldon. Cole Porter songs "You're the Top," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," and the title tune are prominently featured, along with new tunes by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

FREE and open to the public.

Wednesday, Sept. 19
3-5 p.m.
MSU Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th Floor

Come for the coffee. Stay for the information.
No registration required.

Why meet with a librarian?

• Librarians can help you find appropriate information and resources for your writing assignments.
• Do you need to cite "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" articles in your paper? Librarians can help you find them.
• The library has great resources that you can't find with Google.

Save your valuable time and make an appointment today!

September 18, 5:30-6:30 pm
Rain date: Tuesday, September 20, 5:30-6:30 pm
Tour led by Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden

Join Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden on a naturalist's walk through the Sanford Natural Area (adjoining the east side of Bogue St. along the south bank of the Red Cedar River on the MSU campus) for a look a rivers edge ecosystem at autumnal equinox. All manner of creatures and plants will be highlighted in this climatically unusual year. Preparations for winter and the foreshadowing of next spring will be discussed.

The group will meet in the parking lot of Van Hoosen Hall near the entrance to the natural area.

Free and open to the public.

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EndNote X4
Monday, September 17 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)
You must register: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

Discussion topics will include: advantages and disadvantages of alternative models; resources for editing, design, indexing and production; marketing through professional organizations and trade associations; distribution through non-traditional channels, and more.

Please note new date for the first meeting.

Fall 2012 schedule:

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 4 PM Wednesday, Oct. 3, 4 PM
Self Publishing and Printing on Demand (POD): You Don't Need to Have a Garage Full of Books
Publishing has changed, and will change even more dramatically in the future. Brenda Sternquist, Professor of Marketing, Broad College of Business will lead a discussion on this new paradigm for publishing. Initial discussion to identify publishing issues, opportunities and faculty needs. The emphasis will be on creating a community of authors who want to share their experiences, and learn from others.

Wednesday, October 31, 4 PM
Filling in Your Gaps: Working Well with Freelance Editors, Designers, and Indexers
Margot Kielhorn, Managing Editor (emerita), MSU Press Journals Division, will discuss best practices for working with freelance publishing professionals. General discussion to follow.

Wednesday, November 28, 4 PM
Case Study on Self-Publishing in the Humanities
Ronald Haladyna, Professor (emeritus) of Spanish and Latin American Culture, Ferris State University, will compare his experiences editing one bilingual anthology of South American poetry with a university press, and publishing three additional volumes himself. General discussion to follow.

Location: Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

The group will continue in Spring term, on the last Wednesday of the month from January to April (January 30, February 27, March 27, April 24, 2013.)

For more information, contact Ruth Ann Jones at jonesr@msu.edu or 517-884-0910.

Fall 2012 schedule:

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 4 PM Wednesday, Oct. 3, 4 PM
Self Publishing and Printing on Demand (POD): You Don't Need to Have a Garage Full of Books
Publishing has changed, and will change even more dramatically in the future. Brenda Sternquist, Professor of Marketing, Broad College of Business will lead a discussion on this new paradigm for publishing. Initial discussion to identify publishing issues, opportunities and faculty needs. The emphasis will be on creating a community of authors who want to share their experiences, and learn from others.

Wednesday, October 31, 4 PM
Filling in Your Gaps: Working Well with Freelance Editors, Designers, and Indexers
Margot Kielhorn, Managing Editor (emerita), MSU Press Journals Division, will discuss best practices for working with freelance publishing professionals. General discussion to follow.

Wednesday, November 28, 4 PM
Case Study on Self-Publishing in the Humanities
Ronald Haladyna, Professor (emeritus) of Spanish and Latin American Culture, Ferris State University, will compare his experiences editing one bilingual anthology of South American poetry with a university press, and publishing three additional volumes himself. General discussion to follow.

Location: Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

The group will continue in Spring term, on the last Wednesday of the month from January to April (January 30, February 27, March 27, April 24, 2013.)

For more information, contact Ruth Ann Jones at jonesr@msu.edu or 517-884-0910.

Tours are from 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm and begin at the pond in the Beal Botanical garden. Tours are led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.
September 13 - Plants that changed history

Behind the ebb and flow of technology and human conflict that have shaped history are a surprising cast of plants whose role in the development of civilization is not always remembered. Join Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden for a look at the plants that have had a hand (or leaf) in important historical events.

Free and open to the public.

See all upcoming Library Environmental Series here.

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Library Film Series

Thursday, September 13
7:00 p.m.
Main Library North Conference Room, W449

Aparajito (1956)

Presented by Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai, MSU Department of English.

In coordination with the One Book, One Community Program. Please visit the exhibit about Behind the Beautiful Forevers on the third floor of the west wing of the MSU Main Library.

Aparajito is the quintessential coming-of-age story of Apu, a young man in a small Bengali village.

"The themes and emotions embedded in the narrative are strikingly relevant to modern Western society... Aparajito is an amazing motion picture. Its rich, poetic composition is perfectly wed to the sublime emotional resonance of the narrative." (James Berardinelli, Reel Reviews).

Aparajito is ranked as one of the world's best films according to Sight and Sound, The Village Voice, and film critic Roger Ebert, among others.

FREE and open to the public.

See all of our upcoming films here.

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Upcoming Classes

You must register: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

EndNote Web
Tuesday, September 11 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Thursday, September 13 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Funding Your Graduate Experience : Natural Sciences / Engineering
Friday, September 14 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Morrill Act Sesquicentennial

2nd floor, West Wing
Now through September 30, 2012

A new exhibit, celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the passage of the Morrill Act of 1862, which provided federal funding for land grant colleges, is on 2 West.

She's Got Game: Title IX and Women's Athletics

MSU Main Library, 4th floor, West Wing
Now through September 30, 2012

How did Title IX legislation originate? What is the impact of Title IX on women's participation in sports? What impact has Title IX had on women's sports at Michigan State? In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of Title IX, this exhibit showcases selected U.S. women's triumphs, contributions, and challenges in the area of athletics.

2012 MSU/East Lansing One Book One Community Exhibit

3rd floor, West Wing
Now through September 30, 2012

A new exhibit, featuring Behind the Beautiful Forevers, by Katherine Boo, is on 1 West and 3 West. For three years, Boo, a staff writer for The New Yorker, lived among the slum residents of Annawadi in Mumbai, India, and narrates the struggles, hopes, fears, and dreams of the families she meets.

Tours are from 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm and begin at the pond in the Beal Botanical garden. Tours are led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.
September 13 - Plants that changed history

Behind the ebb and flow of technology and human conflict that have shaped history are a surprising cast of plants whose role in the development of civilization is not always remembered. Join Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden for a look at the plants that have had a hand (or leaf) in important historical events.

Free and open to the public.

See all upcoming Library Environmental Series here.

_____________________

Library Film Series

Thursday, September 13
7:00 p.m.
Main Library North Conference Room, W449

Aparajito (1956)

Presented by Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai, MSU Department of English.

In coordination with the One Book, One Community Program. Please visit the exhibit about Behind the Beautiful Forevers on the third floor of the west wing of the MSU Main Library.

Aparajito is the quintessential coming-of-age story of Apu, a young man in a small Bengali village.

"The themes and emotions embedded in the narrative are strikingly relevant to modern Western society... Aparajito is an amazing motion picture. Its rich, poetic composition is perfectly wed to the sublime emotional resonance of the narrative." (James Berardinelli, Reel Reviews).

Aparajito is ranked as one of the world's best films according to Sight and Sound, The Village Voice, and film critic Roger Ebert, among others.

FREE and open to the public.

See all of our upcoming films here.

_____________________

Library Environmental Series

Tour of the Sanford Natural Area

September 18, 5:30-6:30 pm

Rain date: Tuesday, September 20, 5:30-6:30 pm

Tour led by Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden

Join Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden on a naturalist's walk through the Sanford Natural Area (adjoining the east side of Bogue St. along the south bank of the Red Cedar River on the MSU campus) for a look a rivers edge ecosystem at autumnal equinox. All manner of creatures and plants will be highlighted in this climatically unusual year. Preparations for winter and the foreshadowing of next spring will be discussed.

The group will meet in the parking lot of Van Hoosen Hall near the entrance to the natural area.

Free and open to the public.

See all upcoming Library Environmental Series here.

_____________________

Upcoming Classes

You must register: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Wednesday, September 5 2012 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, September 7 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

EndNote X4
Friday, September 7 2012 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote Web
Tuesday, September 11 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Find all of our upcoming classes here.

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Wednesday, September 5 2012 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, September 7 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

EndNote X4
Friday, September 7 2012 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote Web
Tuesday, September 11 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Funding Your Graduate Experience : Natural Sciences / Engineering
Friday, September 14 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Search the Web like a Pro
Thursday, September 27 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Beaumont Instruction Room (E119)

The Espresso Book Machine at MSU Libraries
Thursday, October 4 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Funding Your Graduate Experience : Education
Friday, October 19 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Funding Your Graduate Experience : Agriculture
Wednesday, November 14 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Find more online: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

Beal Botanical Garden Tour

Trying to get fertilized; pollination strategies in the world of flowers

Thursday, August 16

Tours led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the Garden
12:10 pm-12:50 pm
Tours begin near the pond, in the southeast corner of the Beal Garden.*

Peter Carrington, assistant curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden, will introduce some of the strategies and players in the constant bid to enlist a proper messenger to carry a flower's genetic code from place to place in the plant world.

The W. J. Beal Botanical Garden is the oldest continuously operated university botanical garden of its kind in the United States. Peter's delightful anecdotes and vast knowledge of plants make his tours an enjoyable way to spend the lunch hour!

*In case of inclement weather, please join us in the Main Library North Conference Room (W449) for a virtual tour of the Beal Garden.

Free and open to the public.

During that time, you can search MSU Libraries' holdings through MeLCat. To limit your MeLCat search to MSU holdings only, add "ZA006" to your keyword search (our agency code on MeLCat.) For example,

biodiversity ZA006

Thank you for your patience while we perform necessary system maintenance.

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We will also have this webcast:

Georgia State, Copyright, and Your Library

A live webcast from the Association of College & Research Libraries

Wednesday, July 25 - 2:00 PM
MSU Main Library - North Conference Room (W449)

The Georgia State University copyright decision has strong implications for fair use and for library services such as course reserves and interlibrary loan. Learn more from three experts in this live webcast sponsored by the Association of College & Research Libraries:

• Dwayne K. Buttler, J.D., Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication, University of Louisville
• Donna Ferullo, Director of the University Copyright Office and Associate Professor of Library Science, Purdue University
• Tim Gritten, Assistant Director of Libraries for User Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Topics to be covered:

• History of the Georgia State University copyright infringement lawsuit
• Summary of the May 2012 ruling from the U.S. District Court of Atlanta
• Impact on Fair Use analyses, course reserves and interlibrary loan
• Effect on the relationships between libraries and academic publishers

There is no charge to attend the live webcast at the MSU Main Library, but seats are limited. To reserve a place, please contact Diane Mayers at 517.884.0802 or mayers@mail.lib.msu.edu.

A live webcast from the Association of College & Research Libraries

Wednesday, July 25 - 2:00 PM
MSU Main Library - North Conference Room (W449)

The Georgia State University copyright decision has strong implications for fair use and for library services such as course reserves and interlibrary loan. Learn more from three experts in this live webcast sponsored by the Association of College & Research Libraries:

• Dwayne K. Buttler, J.D., Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication, University of Louisville
• Donna Ferullo, Director of the University Copyright Office and Associate Professor of Library Science, Purdue University
• Tim Gritten, Assistant Director of Libraries for User Services, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Topics to be covered:

• History of the Georgia State University copyright infringement lawsuit
• Summary of the May 2012 ruling from the U.S. District Court of Atlanta
• Impact on Fair Use analyses, course reserves and interlibrary loan
• Effect on the relationships between libraries and academic publishers

There is no charge to attend the live webcast at the MSU Main Library, but seats are limited. To reserve a place, please contact Diane Mayers at 517.884.0802 or mayers@mail.lib.msu.edu.

Foreigners versus Invaders: Plants from somewhere else

Join Peter Carrington, assistant curator, at the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden to explore the difference between foreign plants, and the non-native plants that have tried to take over the world, or at least our local part of it. This tour will include the most notorious of our local invasive plants.

Tours begin near the pond, in the southeast corner of the Beal Garden.

In case of inclement weather, please join us in the Main Library North Conference Room (W449) for a virtual tour of the Beal Garden.

Free and open to the public.

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Training

EndNote Web

Thursday, July 12, 2012
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

FREE but registration required: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

EndNote X4

Friday, July 13, 2012
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

FREE but registration required: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

The Library Catalog will be unavailable tonight 7:00pm-8:00pm due to maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. You can see our library holdings through MelCat: http://elibrary.mel.org.

Reduced Hours for the Independence Day (July 4th) Holiday

The Main Library and branch libraries will have reduced hours July 3rd and will be closed July 4th. See here for complete details.

In the near future we will be loading and serving more Ethiopian maps, Somalia at three scales, Brazil at 1:250,000, and Estado Rio de Janeiro (part) at 1:50,000.

The preview jpg files are freely available for viewing, but only members of the MSU community (faculty, staff, and students) may access the full resolution files.

Beal Botanical Garden Tour

Thursday, June 14
12:10 pm-12:50 pm

Tours begin near the pond, in the southeast corner of the Beal Garden.*

Tours led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the Garden

The W. J. Beal Botanical Garden is the oldest continuously operated university botanical garden of its kind in the United States. Peter's delightful anecdotes and vast knowledge of plants make his tours an enjoyable way to spend the lunch hour!

The May tour will focus on spring ephemerals, plants that flower for a short time, thriving in the sunlight of the forest floor before the trees above leaf out.

The June tour will focus on plants as food and therapy. Plants are well known as food and medicines. Join Peter Carrington and the Library Environment Committee as we explore the plants we serve and those that serve us. It is sometimes the same plant playing both roles, and some foods started out as medicines.

*In case of inclement weather, please join us in the Main Library North Conference Room (W449) for a virtual tour of the Beal Garden.

Free and open to the public.

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Library Class

The Espresso Book Machine at MSU Libraries
Thursday, June 14 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

The class is FREE but must register here: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php

Explore how the MSU Libraries’ new print-on-demand service can help you with your research. Our new Espresso Book Machine prints bookstore-quality paperbacks in seven minutes. Order a book from the extensive catalog or self-publish your own works. This class will show you how to format file types of your own research for use with the machine and will cover copyright considerations. Class will begin in the Reference Instruction Room and then move upstairs to the Copy Center for a demonstration.

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Library Class

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, June 15 2012 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

The class is FREE but must register here: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php

A comprehensive introduction to Zotero, a free citation management tool.

Learn how to:

-Import and manage references from library e-resources and the web
-Share references with others
-Format references and use with Word

This class will teach the Zotero Firefox browser based tool. Attendees should bring their own laptop with the latest version of Firefox installed.

*Previous experience searching article databases available from the MSU Libraries is highly recommended.

In conjunction with National Nurses Month, this installation highlights the role of nurses in the U.S. Civil War, through a selection of MSU Libraries' resources and Museum artifacts.

Retracing the Unsinkable: Remembering the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster
2nd floor, West Wing
Now through June 30, 2012

An exhibit commemorating the April 15, 1912 disaster which claimed the lives of over 1,500 men, women, and children and continues to fascinate the world 100 years later.

EndNote X4
Monday, June 4 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

A basic introduction to EndNote X4. Learn how to:

* Import references from MSU's online catalog and article databases
* Format citations and bibliographies in a Word document

For more information about this popular program, visit http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/endnote

*Previous experience searching article databases available from MSU Libraries is highly recommended. For more information, please "Ask A Librarian" http://www2.lib.msu.edu/contact/askalib.jsp

Proposal Writing Basics
Monday, June 4 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

The presenter for this session will be David Holmes, Midwest regional training coordinator for the Foundation Center, a national organization dedicated to strengthening the nonprofit sector.

For those new to proposal writing, this class will cover:

*How the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process
*What to include in a standard proposal to a foundation
*Tips for making each section of your proposal stronger
*What funders expect to see in your proposal and attachments
*Tips for communicating with funders during the grant process
*Additional resources on proposal writing, including sample proposals

The session is free and open to all, but registration is required to reserve your seat.

If registration is closed, you can ask to be placed on a waiting list by contacting Jon Harrison at harris23@msu.edu

EndNote Web
Friday, June 1 2012 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, June 1 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Please see http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php to find out more information and to register for the classes.

Contains primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000. Includes the magazines: Back Stage, The Stage, and Variety.

GBI Research

Provides in-depth market research reports for the Pharmaceuticals, Medical Equipment, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Clean Technology, and Power and Semiconductors industries.

Oxford Bibliographies Online

Provides resources to help you get started doing research in a variety of subject areas. It includes a list of resources like important books, articles, web sites, etc. Subjects cover anthropology, criminology, education, psychology, communication, and much more.

Rock 'N' Roll, Counterculture, Peace & Protest

Provides primary source information on the popular culture of the U.S. and U.K. from 1950 to 1975. Original archival material from libraries, including manuscripts, typescripts, and ephemera, as well as video clips, are included.

PsycTHERAPY

PsycTHERAPY is a searchable database collection of videos featuring therapy demonstrations showing clinicians working with individuals, couples, and families. Not limited to mental health counseling, also includes health, academic, and career counseling.

Find all of the new databases here.

The winning works are: the painting Caves of Icthy (1) by Emily Langenberg, an MSU undergraduate, and the painting Landscape #19 by Volodymyr Shcherbak, an MSU graduate student.

Both works will be acquired by the MSU Libraries and placed on permanent display. Funds to acquire work by student artists are provided by the Irene B. Arens Endowment in Support of Student Art.

The reception will be held in the Main Library, 366 West Circle Drive, from 6:30 to 8 pm. All are welcome!

The Main Library will be CLOSED May 10-12 due to construction.
Branch libraries will be open May 10-11 and chat service will be available.
See here for more information.

For complete details on hours see here: http://www.lib.msu.edu/general/library-hours-cal.jsp.

Nonprofit employees or individuals interested in helping nonprofit organizations raise money for activities should consider attending this free session to be held at the MSU Main Library on May 7th.

Those attending will learn how to use the Foundation Directory Online Professional database which is available for free use in the library. They will also be shown other resources related to fund-raising for nonprofits.

Thursday, May 10: Business Library, 8-5; Engineering Library, 8-5; Math Library, 10-5.

Friday, May 11: Business Library, 8-5; Engineering Library, 8-5; Math Library, 10-5.

Saturday, May 12: all branches closed.

The Main Library will be open Sunday, May 13, noon to 5 pm, and will begin summer hours on Monday, May 14 at 8 am.

Books may be returned several places while the Main Library is closed:
- On the east side of the Main Library’s Beaumont entrance
- In the vestibule at the entrance to the MSU College of Law
- In the drive-up book return on Red Cedar Road north of the football stadium

The Main Library closure is due to the construction project at our south entrance. There will be cranes lifting equipment to the roof of the building on those days. State law requires that the area be cleared as a precaution.

Melissa R. Klapper, Professor of History, Rowan University

Child immigrants and the American-born children of immigrants made up an important part of one of the most significant population movements in history: the arrival of nearly 25 million immigrants in the United States between 1880 and 1924. Their youthful encounters with ethnic heritage, American values, and mass culture contributed to the shape of the twentieth century in a United States still known symbolically around the world as a nation of immigrants.

Dessert reception will precede the lecture.

In conjunction with the Main Library exhibit Telling Family Stories: Jews, Genealogy and History

Main Library, Third Floor West, February - April 2012

Exhibit produced in cooperation with Telling Family Stories: a yearlong initiative by the Jewish Studies Program at Michigan State University on Jews, Genealogy, and History

Exhibit consultants: Melissa R. Klapper, Department of History, Rowan University and Helen Veit, Department of History, Michigan State University.

This program is made possible by the Legacy Heritage Jewish Studies Project, directed by the Association for Jewish Studies. Support for the Legacy Heritage Jewish Studies Project is generously provided by Legacy Heritage Fund Limited.

Co-sponsored by the Greater Lansing Welfare Jewish Federation, Lansing Chapter of Hadassah, MSU Hillel, MSU Department of History, MSU Department of English, MSU Program for Peace and Justice Studies and the Center for Gender in a Global Context.

Free and open to the public.

Need extra time to study?

The Main Library and Business Library will extend their hours for finals week starting Friday, April 27th. See http://www.lib.msu.edu/general/library-hours-cal.jsp for more information.

Carol Hess, Professor of Musicology, College of Music

What do we in the United States know about Latin American music and how do we know it? This lecture is part of a broader study that seeks to illuminate this question by considering the experiences of the so-called Big Three of twentieth-century Latin American art music: Carlos Chávez (Mexico), Alberto Ginastera (Argentina) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil). Focusing on the second of these important figures, this lecture traces Ginaster's career in the United States, especially as it was affected by anti-nationalist sentiments during the Cold War.

Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

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Library Environmental Series

EARTH WEEK EVENTS:

Earth Week Beal Garden Tour

Thursday, April 19, 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm

Tour led by Peter Carrington, Assistant Curator of the Garden

Tour begins near the pond, in the southeast corner of Beal Garden.*

*In case of inclement weather, please join us in the Main Library North Conference Room (W449) for a virtual tour of the Beal Garden.

Earth Day Recycling Game

Friday, April 20, Noon - 4:00 pm

MSU Main Library, 1 West (Writing Center Area)

Take an Earth Day study break to learn about recycling options at MSU. Test your recycling knowledge (and win a prize!) by joining our recycling game.

Earth Day activities are in conjunction with the Main Library exhibit on the first floor, which runs from April 1 - June 30.

April 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, in which the lives of over 1,500 men, women, and children were tragically lost in the frigid North Atlantic. Through a selection of materials from the MSU Libraries' collections, this exhibit explores the RMS Titanic, from its construction to its terrifying demise and our continued fascination with this heartbreaking catastrophe.

Exhibit produced by Julia Frankosky and Holly Flynn

"An extraordinary example of both art-historical interpretation and CGI as passport to unknown lands, The Mill and the Cross, based on a book by Michael Francis Gibson, is a moving-image tribute to the still image, with its ability to "wrestle the senseless moment to the ground." The subject is The Way to Calvary, the year 1564, the place Flanders. The signer of that vast canvas, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Rutger Hauer), takes a hillside vantage to scout out faces for his painting." (The Village Voice, September 14, 2011)

Co-sponsored by the Department of Art, Art History & Design

Thursday, April 12

My Own Private Idaho (1991)
7:00 p.m.
Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

Presented by Sandra Logan, Department of English, and Andrew Kranzman, PhD candidate in English

"Gus Van Sant's dreamtime riff on Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I and II features River Phoenix as Mike Waters, a narcoleptic male hustler who is first seen drifting on a stretch of highway in Idaho. Mike shifts from Seattle to Portland, where he has taken up with Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves), who is also a hustler ... Van Sant's third feature further established him as a spokesman not just for alienated gay men but also for disaffected youth in general. A harsh, beautiful, and fervently original portrait of alienation, betrayal, and unrequited love, My Own Private Idaho was one of the defining films of both Van Sant's career and the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s." (from allrovi.com)

Cosponsored by the Early Modern Studies Group

Both are FREE and open to the public.

Presented by Sandra Logan, Department of English

Cosponsored by the Center for Gender in Global Context, Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities, the Residential College in Arts and Humanities, and the Department of English

Okwe (Ejiofor) and Senay (Tautou) are two illegal immigrants living illegally on the seedy side of London. They both work sub-minimum wage jobs in a hotel and are severely exploited since they are in jeopardy of deportation by immigration officials at any time. When Okwe accidentally discovers a secret organ transplant operation going on in the hotel he and Senay become embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy that involves Senay offering one of her kidneys in exchange for financing to go to America. This grisly thriller shows the extreme means that desperate immigrants will go in order to try and make a better life for themselves.

Free and open to the public.

1. Take a study break in our Stress-Free Zone. Monday – Thursday of finals week, come to the Main Library's Reference Instruction Room in the afternoon and put together puzzles, have some candy and relax for a little while. Sign up for the jigsaw puzzle competition in the Gast Business Library.

2. 24/7 chat with a librarian. Working on your research paper at 3:00 in the morning and can't find any good resources? Log on to our Ask a Librarian service. Librarians staff it 24/7.

3. Need a quiet place to study? The Main Library is open 24/7 during finals week. Go to the east wing for quiet study space.

4. Cyber Café. Fuel up on caffeinated beverages and food.

5. Group study rooms and collaborative technology labs. First come/first served group study rooms are available on the second and third floor of the west wing. Reserve a collaborative study lab online.

6. Copy Center: print out your poster presentation. Make color copies. Use the big scanners. Check out the awesome Espresso Book Machine. We have everything you need!

7. Take a break and find some free entertainment. The Digital and Multimedia Center has thousands of DVDs which you can check out for free. Want to watch the first season of Battlestar Gallactica? Titanic? 28 Days Later? We've got you covered. Check out our Browsing Collection on the 1st floor for the latest Stephen King or Janet Evanovich novel, among others.

8. Library fountain. Get some fresh air and sit by the fountains outside. Take a quick stroll through Beal Botanical Garden next door to the Main Library.

Cosponsored by Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives and the MSU Press.

Ben Hamper is a former GM assembly line worker. He was a longtime columnist for Michael Moore's Flint Voice and the bestselling author of Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (1991). "When the Detroit Free Press described Hamper as a 'blue collar Tom Wolfe,' it was right on target. Both Wolfe and Hamper have the surgeon's ability to separate the Siamese Twin notions that America is at once a land paved with streets of gold, joined preposterously at the hip with the reality of millions of people simply trying to make ends meet. Hamper, like Wolfe, incises with uncommon insight." (The English Journal, vol. 38, no. 5, 1994).

"What has resulted on these pages, I believe, is a masterpiece of writing which paints a darkly humorous account of working class life in America." Michael Moore, from the Foreword to Rivethead.

Free and open to the public.

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EndNote X4
Thursday, March 29 2012
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)
Register here: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/view_class.php?class_id=3.

Just text 66746 and start your first message with the word askMSU.

Example: askMSU How do I find scholarly articles?

Hours of Service

Monday - Thursday: 9am-9pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-6pm
Sunday: 11am-9pm

See here for more information.

MSU Moves Toward Zero Waste

Tuesday, March 20, 12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
North Conference Room, Main Library (W449)

Michael Mitchner, Operations Manager, MSU Recycling & Waste Management

Join Michael to learn about MSU's comprehensive reuse and recycling programs, including past successes, current projects, and future plans to meet the goal of zero waste.

Free and open to the public.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 6-8pm.

Find us in the Writing Center area (room 159 of the Brody Engagement Center - just past Sparty's).

Are you a freshman with a research paper due? College writing is a lot different than what you had to do in high school. MSU Libraries is here to help you! We can help you find scholarly resources to help you prove your point! It's free and no appointment is needed!

Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters.

Out of Our Minds book discussion
6:00-7:00 pm

Come discuss Ken Robinson's new book Out of Our Minds with MSU students, staff, and community members! We encourage you to read part or all of the book prior to the book talk.

Being a Creative Leader
7:00-8:00 pm
Featuring Bruce Vanden Bergh, Former MSU Professor of Advertising

Bruce Vanden Bergh will discuss how to apply Chapter 9 of Out of Our Minds, "How to Become a Creative Leader", to everyday life.

(Sir Ken Robinson will not be present at this event.)

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Library Colloquia Series

Indigenous People of the Americas as Subject and Makers of Photographs: A Research Roundtable

Thursday, March 15, 2012
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

In connection with the Wanamaker Collection exhibit, now on display in the MSU Museum (January 12 - April 22), this roundtable will discuss how photography has and continues to facilitate scholarship on North and South American indigenous history, identity, and politics in the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Panelists:

* Ellen Sieber (Mather's Museum of World Cultures- Indiana University)
* Laura Smith (MSU Department of Art, Art History and Design)
* Rocío Quispe-Agnoli (MSU Department of Romance and Classical Studies)
* Nancy DeJoy (MSU Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures)

Cosponsored by the American Indian Studies Program; Department of Anthropology; Department of Art, Art History and Design; Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures; and the Rhetoric & Writing Graduate Program.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Classes are free but must register here: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php

EndNote Web
Wednesday, March 14 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Funding Your Graduate Experience: Education
Thursday, March 15 2012 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, March 16 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Reading and book signing from Lev Raphael, Department of English

Lev Raphael is the author of the novel Rosedale in Love and twenty other books in genres from mystery to memoir. Raphael is best known as a pioneer in writing fiction and creative non-fiction about the children of Holocaust survivors, which he's been publishing since 1978. His books have been translated into a dozen languages and he's done hundreds of invited talks and readings on three continents. His work has appeared in dozens of anthologies in the U.S. and England. His work is taught at universities around the country and has been analyzed in scholarly articles and books and at conferences like MLA. A former radio talk show host on WLNZ, he blogs for The Huffington Post and reviews books for WKAR 90.5 FM in East Lansing and Bibliobuffet.com. His papers have been collected by the Michigan State University Libraries. Follow Lev Raphael on Twitter: @LevRaphael.

Presented by Steven J. Gold, Department of Sociology and Kirsten Fermaglich, Department of History

"Generations collide as filmmaker Alan Berliner drags his reluctant father kicking and screaming down memory lane to probe the swirl of conflicts and affections that bind every family. What emerges is a stunningly rich portrait that finds both humor and pathos in Berliner?s obsession with the boundaries of personal and collective memory." (from www.pbs.org)

In conjunction with the Main Library exhibit Telling Family Stories: Jews, Genealogy and History

Main Library, Third Floor West, February - April 2012

Produced in cooperation with Telling Family Stories: a yearlong initiative by the Jewish Studies Program at Michigan State University on Jews, Genealogy, and History

Exhibit consultants: Melissa R. Klapper, Department of History, Rowan University and Helen Veit, Department of History, Michigan State University

This program is made possible by the Legacy Heritage Jewish Studies Project, directed by the Association for Jewish Studies. Support for the Legacy Heritage Jewish Studies Project is generously provided by Legacy Heritage Fund Limited.

Co-sponsored by the Greater Lansing Welfare Jewish Federation, Lansing Chapter of Hadassah, MSU Hillel, MSU Department of History, MSU Department of English, MSU Program for Pease and Justice Studies and the Center for Gender in a Global Context.

Saturday, March 3: Business Library, 1-5 pm.

Sunday, March 4: Business Library, 1-5 pm.

Monday, March 5: Business Library and Engineering Library, 8 am to 5 pm. Math Library, 10 am to 5 pm.

The Main Library will re-open on Tuesday, March 6 at 8 am. Hours for the remainder of Spring Break are here.

Books may be returned several places while the Main Library is closed:

• On the east side of the Main Library’s Beaumont entrance
• In the vestibule at the entrance to the MSU College of Law
• In the drive-up book return on Red Cedar Road north of the football stadium

The Main Library closure is due to the construction project at our south entrance. There will be cranes lifting equipment to the roof of the building on those days. State law requires that the area be cleared as a precaution.

Discovering Darwin, Celebrating Science: Darwin, Geologist

Now through March, 2012
2nd Floor, West Wing

Although typically remembered as a biologist, some of Darwin's most important work was in geology, though he had little formal training in that field. This exhibit explores Darwin's life and his contributions to geology, through a selection of resources from the MSU Libraries' collections. The exhibit also highlights Darwin's views on slavery and the American Civil War, in commemoration of the Civil War sesquicentennial.

Each year, on, or near, Darwin's birthday, the MSU Libraries joins museums, libraries, natural history organizations, and science centers everywhere in saluting Darwin's life and work. MSU's 2012 Darwin Discovery Day activities will be held at the MSU Museum on Sunday, February 12, from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. The theme of this year's event is "Darwin Rocks!", in recognition of Darwin's many contributions to the field of geology. A special exhibition in the Museum's Heritage Gallery, "It Started with a Rock Collection: Charles Darwin, Geologist," runs through April 24.

Exhibit produced by Anita Ezzo

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Subverting Convention and Shaping History: Women and the U.S. Civil War

MSU Main Library Exhibit: Fourth Floor, West Wing
Now through March 31, 2012

What are women's unique contributions to the history of the U.S. Civil War? What impact did the U.S. Civil War have on African-American women? What military roles did women occupy? How are women's experiences captured in their letters and diaries? In celebration of women's history during the U.S. Civil War, this exhibit showcases the experiences of selected female abolitionists, artists, military figures, and strategic intelligence agents.

Exhibit produced by Sharon Ladenson, Gender Studies and Communications Librarian

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On display at the Michigan State University Main Library, 3rd Floor West, now through April 30, 2012.

This exhibit looks at some of the most important - and most interesting - ways that Jewish families in the United States have told stories about themselves: through family trees, through children's books, and through cookbooks. In each of these genres, American Jews have outlined their history and its relationship to their current lives. Books from the MSU Libraries' Special Collections and resources from the MSU Map Library are featured in the exhibit.

Part of Telling Family Stories, a year-long initiative by MSU's Jewish Studies Program.

For more information from the exhibit, visit this MSU Libraries' research guide: http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/jewishgenealogyhistory

Exhibit consultants: Melissa R. Klapper, Department of History, Rowan University and Helen Veit, Department of History, MSU

Events related to this exhibit:

* Library Film Series: Nobody's Business (1996) - Presented by Steven J. Gold, Department of Sociology and Kirsten Fermaglich, Department of History

Wednesday, February 29, 7:00pm
North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing, MSU Main Library

* Library Colloquia Series: Small Strangers: Immigrant Children in America, 1880 - 1925 - Melissa R. Klapper, Professor of History, Rowan University

Thursday, April 26, 7:00 pm
North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing, MSU Main Library

Elke Greifeneder, Associate Editor of Library Hi-Tech

Learn how the landscape of German libraries and library networks differs from the U.S. model, and how digital libraries and archives are impacting the cultural heritage environment.

Elke Greifeneder is a researcher and doctoral candidate in the School of Library and Information Science at Germany's Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, and associate editor of Library Hi-Tech. Her research interests are in user-centered design of digital libraries.

Free and open to the public.

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Library Environmental Series

Powering the Future: MSU's Energy Transition Plan

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
Main Library, North Conference Room, W449

Lauren Olson, MSU Office of Campus Sustainability

Join us on Valentine's Day to learn about something we can all love, MSU's Energy Transition Plan to reduce greenhouse gasses, replace high carbon energy sources with lower carbon sources while moving the University towards renewable resources. The Plan's strategies and goals will be considered by the MSU Board of Trustees in January 2012. Lauren will report on that Board meeting and the next steps.

Free and open to the public.

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Training

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Tuesday, February 14 2012 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

EndNote Web
Thursday, February 16 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Free but must register here: http://classes.lib.msu.edu/class_list.php.

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Library Colloquia Series

Culture and Community: Organizing Hearts & Minds
Friday, February 17, 2012
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing, MSU Main Library

John McCutcheon, Writer and Performer

John McCutcheon is a nationally prominent performing and recording artist whose songs often focus on social and economic justice. He is an accomplished musician who is at home on a large range of instruments including the guitar and the hammer dulcimer. He has recorded over 30 CDs since the 1970s.

Cosponsored by Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives.

Free and open to the public.

Library Colloquia Series

Beautiful(ly) Decentralized: A Bird's Eye View of German Libraries

Monday, February 13
11:00 am
Main Library, North Conference Room (W449)

Elke Greifeneder, Associate Editor of Library Hi-Tech

Learn how the landscape of German libraries and library networks differs from the U.S. model, and how digital libraries and archives are impacting the cultural heritage environment.

Elke Greifeneder is a researcher and doctoral candidate in the School of Library and Information Science at Germany's Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, and associate editor of Library Hi-Tech. Her research interests are in user-centered design of digital libraries.

Presented by Michael Velbel, Department of Geological Sciences

"Journey to the Center of the Earth is a grand adventure story with charismatic performances, imaginative production design, and a superb Bernard Herrmann score that enhances the film's sense of wonder. The high point in veteran director Henry Levin's career, Journey wisely veers away from the procedural nature of the Jules Verne source novel, adding a central conflict and more diverse character development." (from allrovi.com)

Cosponsored by the MSU Museum in coordination with Darwin Discovery Day.

Free and open to the public.

More information: http://www.lib.msu.edu/features/?e=13.

• Lansing State Journal
• Detroit Free Press
• Battle Creek Enquirer
• Livingston County Daily Press & Argus
• Times Herald (Port Huron)

You can find these and more electronic newspapers on our newspapers web site.

EndNote Web
Monday, January 23 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote X4
Wednesday, January 25 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, January 27 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Available in two colors: black, with logo in green and white; dark green, with logo in gray and white. Size is 13 x 15 x 10 inches.

Available in the Main Library Copy Center for $6.00 plus tax.

Monday January 16th
10:00am and 1:00pm
The Long Walk to Freedom (30 min.) and February One (61 min.)
Main Library
Beaumont Instruction Room (1st floor)

The Long Walk to Freedom

"...how 12 ordinary people from different racial and economic backgrounds came to accomplish deeds which changed the face of the nation. Together with tens of thousands of other Americans they joined the Civil Rights Movement to protest racial inequality, segregation, and discrimination in the 1960s.The film demonstrates that the struggle of civil rights, justice, and equality is indeed a long walk - an ongoing challenge requiring the participation of successive generations. It shows how ordinary people can get involved in social change."

February One

"February One tells the inspiring story of four remarkable young men who initiated the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC on February 1, 1960. Based largely on first hand accounts and rare archival footage, the film documents one volatile winter in Greensboro that not only challenged public accommodation customs and law in North Carolina, but served as a blueprint for the wave of non-violent civil rights protests that swept across the South and the nation throughout the 1960's."

Social Injustice: Your Turn To Act, an exhibit on student activism, will be on display in the Main Library, 1st floor West, January 9 through February 29.

FREE and open to the public.

The Main Library is wheelchair accessible via the north entrance. Persons with disabilities may request accommodations by calling Birdie Beckwith at 517.884.6454 one week before an event. Requests received after that time will be met when possible.

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Michigan Writers Series

Jim Daniels

Thursday, January 19, 2012
7:00pm
North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing, MSU Main Library

Cosponsored by MSU Press and Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives

Jim Daniels, one of the most respected voices in contemporary poetry and fiction of labor and working people, returns to MSU. His newest short film, Mr Pleasant will be shown, which is adapted from the title story of one of his four books of short fiction - three of which have been published by the Michigan State University Press. He will also read from his latest book of short stories, Trigger Man: More Tales from the Motor City, published by the MSU Press in 2011. His other recent books include Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry (2011), and Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies: Poems (2007).

On Trigger Man: "These well-crafted, accessible stories echo Carver and Bobbie Ann Mason, but bear Daniels' original stamp, delivered with lyrical force while remaining gritty enough to suit the subject matter." (Publishers Weekly, vol. 258, Aug. 1, 2011, p. 25)

Free and open to the public.

FREE parking is available in stadium lot 62E on Red Cedar Road after 6:00pm. The Main Library is wheelchair accessible via the north entrance. Persons with disabilities may request accommodations by calling Birdie Beckwith at 517.884.6454 one week before an event. Requests received after that time will be met when possible.

UBorrow is a new interlibrary loan option for obtaining materials from Midwestern research libraries. Uborrow offers a single point of access for searching catalogs and requesting materials from 12 major collections, plus the Chicago-based Center for Research Libraries.

Search UBorrow and request the items you need – quickly and easily. Most items arrive within five business days, for a twelve-week loan period, with one four-week renewal allowed.

Find more information here.

Here's a video about it as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHM59-OImSg.

UBorrow lending partners:

University of Chicago
University of Illinois
Indiana University
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center for Research Libraries

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Time: 7:00pm
Location: North Conference Room (W449), 4th floor, West Wing, MSU Main Library
Free and open to the public.

Cosponsored by MSU Press and Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives

Jim Daniels, one of the most respected voices in contemporary poetry and fiction of labor and working people, returns to MSU. His newest short film, Mr Pleasant will be shown, which is adapted from the title story of one of his four books of short fiction - three of which have been published by the Michigan State University Press. He will also read from his latest book of short stories, Trigger Man: More Tales from the Motor City, published by the MSU Press in 2011. His other recent books include Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry (2011), and Revolt of the Crash-Test Dummies: Poems (2007).

On Trigger Man: "These well-crafted, accessible stories echo Carver and Bobbie Ann Mason, but bear Daniels's original stamp, delivered with lyrical force while remaining gritty enough to suit the subject matter." (Publishers Weekly, vol. 258, Aug. 1, 2011, p. 25)

FREE parking is available in stadium lot 62E on Red Cedar Road after 6:00pm. The Main Library is wheelchair accessible via the north entrance. Persons with disabilities may request accommodations by calling Birdie Beckwith at 517.884.6454 one week before an event. Requests received after that time will be met when possible.

Monday January 16th
10:00am and 1:00pm
The Long Walk to Freedom (30 min.) and February One (61 min.)
Main Library
Beaumont Instruction Room (1st floor)

The Long Walk to Freedom

"...how 12 ordinary people from different racial and economic backgrounds came to accomplish deeds which changed the face of the nation. Together with tens of thousands of other Americans they joined the Civil Rights Movement to protest racial inequality, segregation, and discrimination in the 1960s.The film demonstrates that the struggle of civil rights, justice, and equality is indeed a long walk - an ongoing challenge requiring the participation of successive generations. It shows how ordinary people can get involved in social change."

February One

"February One tells the inspiring story of four remarkable young men who initiated the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC on February 1, 1960. Based largely on first hand accounts and rare archival footage, the film documents one volatile winter in Greensboro that not only challenged public accommodation customs and law in North Carolina, but served as a blueprint for the wave of non-violent civil rights protests that swept across the South and the nation throughout the 1960's."

Social Injustice Exhibit

Social Injustice: Your Turn To Act, an exhibit on student activism, will be on display in the Main Library, 1st floor West, January 9 through February 29.

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Thursday, January 12 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Funding Your Graduate Experience : Natural Sciences
Thursday, January 12 2012 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

EndNote X4
Friday, January 13 2012 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote Web
Monday, January 23 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote X4
Wednesday, January 25 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, January 27 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Tuesday, February 14 2012 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

EndNote Web
Thursday, February 16 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote X4
Monday, February 20 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

EndNote Web
Wednesday, March 14 2012 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

Funding Your Graduate Experience: Education
Thursday, March 15 2012 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0
Friday, March 16 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

EndNote X4
Thursday, March 29 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Main Library, Basement Instruction Room (EG2)

The Espresso Book Machine at MSU Libraries
Thursday, April 12 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

Find it here: http://er.lib.msu.edu/item.cfm?item=050954.

These mugs are available in the Main Library Copy Center for $8.00 plus tax. Pay by cash, check, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

The Copy Center is open:
12/9: 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
12/10: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
12/11: 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 a.m.
12/12 – 12/15: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
12/16: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
12/17 – 12/18: Closed
12/19 – 12/22: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sorry, we cannot currently ship mugs. If you have questions, contact the Copy Center at 517.884.6386.

The original Painted Flowers, and many other rare and unique works, are available in the MSU Libraries’ Special Collections.

Many of us never stop to think about the design process behind manufactured goods. This exhibit showcases examples of industrial design (also called product design) ranging from the early twentieth century to today. Product design is a critical factor in any manufactured good, whether it be a kitchen appliance or an automobile. In addition to historical objects, the exhibit features items that highlight current trends in design and the design process, such as ergonomic tools, models made using a 3-D printer (located in the MSU College of Engineering), and green or sustainable design products. All objects featured in the exhibit cases are on loan from the MSU Museum, College of Engineering, and personal collections.

Exhibit produced by Terrie Wilson and Tom Volkening

Please join us for a lunchtime presentation about Michigan's energy future. Our presenter, Tremaine Phillips, Chief Program Officer at the Prima Civitas Foundation, will discuss policy, technology, climate science, and what we can do at work and at home to be better e-stewards.

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See a demo of our Espresso Book Machine which can print books in minutes...

The Copy Center will be doing demos of the Espresso Book Machine (EBM) on Tuesday, November 29 at 11am in the Copy Center (2 West).

More information about our EBM here: http://www.lib.msu.edu/about/ebm/index.jsp.

Need some inspiration for your Thanksgiving feast? Special Collections has digitized 75 historic American cookbooks, available for browsing on our Feeding America website.

Here are a few holiday recipes from the online collection:

"A Good Roast Turkey" (starts at the bottom of the page) from Favorite Dishes (1893).

"Cranberry Sauce" from Aunt Babette's Cookbook (1889)

"Pumpkin Pies" from Jennie June's American Cookbook (1870)

And here's an entire Thanksgiving dinner menu -- a huge number of dishes! -- from The New England Economical Housekeeper (1845)

You can browse the collection or search by cookbook title, author, recipe name, and ingredient.

Enjoy! And have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

This display contains a sampling of the fascinating materials contained in Special Collections’ Princess Diana Collection, a sizeable collection of books, magazines, and ephemera donated to MSU Libraries in 2009 by Victoria Andrews of Kingston, Ontario.

Exhibit produced by Agnes Widder