“It’s warm there, you cook yourself something, drink wine and look out of the window at your friend eternity.” – Vladimir Holan, Snow Title: Snow Author: Vladimir Holan Printed: Canticle Press, with permission from Penguin Books Ltd., 1971 Edition of 100 copies Translation: Jarmila and Ian Milner, 1971 Call Number: Z232.5 C3 H65 Title:...
“The sense of comfort is the outcome of balance, while marked unbalance immediately urges a corrective. That this approximate balance is desirable may be shown by reference to our behavior, as to temperatures, quality of smoothness and roughness, degrees of light and dark, proportion of...
Congratulations to Catherine Soehner, Associate Dean for Research and User Services at the Marriott Library, for co-authoring the book Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-by-Step Guide, published by the American Library Association (ALA). Co-authored with Ann Darling, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Studies at the University of...
I am an African American artist. Transforming Hate is essentially an eight-year meditation on a beautiful art piece that I made from white supremacist books. As I folded origami cranes from pages of hateful texts, I set aside my feelings about what I read. Drawn...
“Those colours are simple which belong to the elements, fire, air, water and earth. For air and water are naturally white in themselves, while fire and the sun are golden. The earth is also naturally white, but seems coloured because it is dyed. This becomes...
cover art by Matt Saunders “…its no surprise If the wolf takes many a prize. I say the wolf because not all wolves are the same. There are those of courteous fame, No noise or bile or rage, But reserved, compliant, and sage, Who will trail a girl well bred All the way...
Rare Books is pleased to announce the use of one of our Karl Bodmer aquatints as an image for an installation at the Center for Western Studies, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The image is part of an installation spanning three rooms. The Rare Books...
Rich in imagery and fantastical in nature, La Trama Celeste by Adolfo Bioy Casares and Para Las Seis Cuerdas by Jorge Luis Borges are the two newest additions to the Rare Books Latin American collection. Every country has a history – that is certain. If we...
November 19, 2016, marked the American Library Association’s 5th annual International Game Day. But you can celebrate it every day at Marriott Library! We began building our video game collection in March 2016 and currently have 225 games available to play on seven gaming systems, with...
In the wake of Thanksgiving and in anticipation of the winter holidays to come, many of us find our thoughts turning to all the wonderful foods of the season. If you're already hungry, visit the Audio-Visual Archive in Special Collections and find a mouthwatering appetizer...
