What we are reading
Ask a group of library staff and faculty what we’re reading and you’ll receive an extensive answer that runs the gamut from history and politics to mystery and fantasy, as can be seen from the list below. The following are books currently residing on the nightstands of our Library staff and faculty.
- Ask and it is Given, Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Esther Hicks & Jerry Hicks
- Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born by Tina Cassidy
- The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche
- Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge
- Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
- Frannie in Pieces by Delia Ephron
- Got Game: How the gaming generation is changing business forever by John Beck and Mitchell Wade
- Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run our Government by Dana Milbank
- How to Hepburn: Lessons on living from Kate the Great by Karen Karbo
- How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life by Dalai Lama and Jeffery Hopkins
- In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu’s Congo by Michela Wrong
- Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
- The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
- Nature and Selected Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong
- People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Voyage by Tom Stoppard
- The wild trees : a story of passion and daring by Richard Preston
- Clueless in Academe: how schooling obscures the life of the mind by Gerald Graff
Progress, Barriers, and the Pickle We Are In Now
On Wednesday, March 26 from noon – 1:15, join Dr. Steve Fountain as he talks about the history of transportation.
Dr. Fountain will give a short history of transportation in the American West and discuss the unforeseen problems created by transportation improvements along the way. A series of technological leaps from the introduction of horses to the horsepower of the automobile have each shrunk the world while creating a series of unanticipated economic, environmental, and cultural consequences. Fountain argues that the continuous progress of innovation also formed a series of constraints and urges thoughtful reflection upon the past before embarking on 21st Century transportation solutions. The lecture will be followed by a reaction panel consisting of Chancellor Hal Dengerink (in his role as co-chair of the Columbia River Crossing Task Force) and Bridget Schwarz (President of the Fairgrounds Neighborhood Association and involved in local transportation issues).
Event Info:
Progress, Barriers, and the Pickle We Are In Now
by Dr. Steve Fountain
VADM 110 from 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
This event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there.
Student Research Award – Deadline 3/22
Did you do a lot of library research last year? If so, you should apply for a Library Student Research Excellence Award! Cash awards will be offered for the best papers and projects based on library research.
An award of $300 will be given to the best project, and $150 will be awarded to the runner up. The winners will be acknowledged during a ceremony at the Research Showcase in April.
The Award is open to any WSU undergraduate student at the Vancouver campus. Submissions will consist of a research project completed for a WSU class during 2007, an endorsement (pdf) from the professor, and an essay describing the use of library research materials. See the Instructions for Submissions online for more information (http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/vis/lib/html/researchaward.html).
Submissions must be turned in to the Library Circulation Desk by 6pm on March 21st, 2008.
If you have questions, please contact Linda Frederiksen, Access Services Librarian at 360.546.9683 or lfrederiksen@vancouver.wsu.edu.
Spring Break Hours
The Library will be open the following hours during Spring Break:
Sat 3/8 & Sun 3/9: 10am – 7pm
Mon 3/10 – Wed 3/12: 9am – 8pm
Thu 3/13 – Fri 3/14: 9am – 6pm
Sat 3/15 & Sun 3/16: 10am – 7pm
Please contact us if you have any questions or need assistance.
Student Research Award
Did you do a lot of library research last year? If so, you should apply for a Library Student Research Excellence Award! Cash awards will be offered for the best papers and projects based on library research.
An award of $300 will be given to the best project, and $150 will be awarded to the runner up. The winners will be acknowledged during a ceremony at the Research Showcase in April.
The Award is open to any WSU undergraduate student at the Vancouver campus. Submissions will consist of a research project completed for a WSU class during 2007, an endorsement (pdf) from the professor, and an essay describing the use of library research materials. See the Instructions for Submissions online for more information (http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/vis/lib/html/researchaward.html).
Submissions must be turned in to the Library Circulation Desk by 6pm on March 21st, 2008.
If you have questions, please contact Linda Frederiksen, Access Services Librarian at 360.546.9683 or lfrederiksen@vancouver.wsu.edu.
Cowboy Boots, Shanty Hotels & Hot Senoritas
On Monday March 3rd from 4:15-5:30 join Prof. Luz Maria Gordillo as she discusses the concept of the “border” as it relates to the immigrant experience. This presentation is part of the CSEJ Research Colloquium.
Event Info:
Cowboy Boots, Shanty Hotels & Hot Senoritas
by Prof. Luz Maria Gordillo
MMC 6, 4:15 – 5:30pm
This event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there.