Tag: reading

  • Frozen Reviewed

    No, not the movie, although we do have the movie in our collection, too. This review refers to the 2012 Young Adult novel by the same name. Frozen, by Mary Casanova, tells the story of Sadie Rose, a young orphan who lost the power to speak the night her mother died under mysterious circumstances. Sadie…

  • Patricia Lindell Scholar Announced

    We are very excited to announce that junior Renee Yong has been selected as the 2016 Patricia Lindell Scholar. Renee was selected from a very impressive group of applicants. Renee will be working with Professor Julie Gilbert to investigate the ways that academic libraries can help foster a culture of leisure reading on college campuses. The…

  • What have you been reading lately?

    For most students, the question is met with a laugh and an eye roll, “Well, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my organic chemistry textbook lately.” In general, the demands of college work and life don’t leave much time for recreational reading.  In fact, we’ve even done research on this, with our own…