Category: Features

  • What Jeffrey’s Reading (Along with the Rest of Us)

    What Jeffrey’s Reading (Along with the Rest of Us)

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    Mary Fairbairn

    Here’s Our June Issue of What We’re Reading.   And here are Jeffrey Makala’s takes on the books he’s reading this summer:   Ned Blackhawk. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Blackhawks’ history won the National Book Award last year. It’s a comprehensive history of the North American continent…

  • What We’re Reading – In Memory of Jenny Colvin

    What We’re Reading – In Memory of Jenny Colvin

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    Mary Fairbairn

    Many of you who have been part of the Furman community for at least a few years will remember Jenny Colvin, an extraordinary librarian and human being. Yesterday marked the second anniversary of her passing. Jenny joined us as our Music Librarian in 2006 then went on to become our Associate Director for Outreach Services.…