This week we asked our downstairs neighbors in CTL and the Studio Lab what they’ve been reading. Here’s what they told us: Andrew Cannon:The Four Loves / C.S. LewisThe Hobbit / J.R.R. TolkienThe Mountain of Silence / Kyriacos C. Markides Diane Boyd:The Music Room / William FiennesThe Tour de France 1903-2003: A Century of Sporting . . .Continue reading What We’re Reading–CTL & Studio Lab
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What We’re Reading–Biology
Greg Lewis: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus /Charles C. Mann (2006 edition). I found it to be a really engaging examination of the civilizations and likely large human populations in the Americas prior to Columbus’ arrival and I highly recommend it. Wade Worthen: The Annotated Origin: A Fascimile of the first edition . . .Continue reading What We’re Reading–Biology
Cans for library fines!
Turn fines into food: Between February 15 and 25 your can pay your library fines in canned food! Up to $20 in fines can be erased ($1 for every can). This year you can also erase PASCAL and ILL fines with cans. To check and see if you have any fines or how much you . . .Continue reading Cans for library fines!
Circulation Dept. Restaurant Review
Recently, a group of the Library’s Circulation Department workers went on outing to try a campus eating venue that is often overlooked. Traditions Grille, located at the 9th tee of the Furman Golf Course is open 7 days a week. At left, Anna, Lindsay, Maia and Ruth are standing by the Golf Wall of Fame. . . .Continue reading Circulation Dept. Restaurant Review
What We’re Reading-WPLS
Today we asked people at Furman’s radio station, WPLS, what they’re reading. These people do not let classes get in the way of doing some reading for pleasure! Nadia Shamsedin:Carnivous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Vol. 9)/Lemony SnicketThe grim account of the three orphaned Baudelaire children, this series is both gothic and humorous, with . . .Continue reading What We’re Reading-WPLS
Cinema @ the library
Whether you need to find the perfect movie clip for your presentation, boost your language skills by watching a movie in another language, or just chill with something good to watch, did you know the Furman Libraries have an extensive collection of films? Everything from documentaries to feature films are available in our media area . . .Continue reading Cinema @ the library
What We’re Reading–the Religion Department
This week’s group that told us what they’re reading is the Religion Department: Shelly Matthews:My name is red/Ohran PamukPamuk is a Turkish author and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. I’m reading with an eye to traveling to Turkey in a MayX this spring. David Rutledge:Home and Gilead/ both by Marilynne RobinsonThese are novels . . .Continue reading What We’re Reading–the Religion Department
Interested in eBooks?
Furman Libraries owns 14,000 (13,901 for those of you who aren’t into rounding off) electronic books. We’ve been collecting them for quite some time now but there’s a new quick and easy way to search for them. The search box on our home page now has a place to check for ebooks. Checking the “limit . . .Continue reading Interested in eBooks?
Chat is Back!
Various technical difficulties last semester made it so we had to remove the live-chat feature from our website, but we are please to report that it is back! From the Maxwell Music Library home page, you can click on the chat bubble that says “Chat with the music librarian,” or go directly to our contact . . .Continue reading Chat is Back!
What We’re Reading–Library
We thought it might be fun for you to see what the Furman community is reading. Each Thursday this blog will feature a sampling of what a department or group on campus is reading. This week’s list is from the library: Elaina Griffith:Way off the road [sound recording] : discovering the peculiar charms of small-town . . .Continue reading What We’re Reading–Library