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Banned Books Week – Final Results!

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Thanks to all of of you who participated in the Banned Books Week quizzes! One prize was awarded each day, a winner drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. A big “thank you” to our generous sponsors!

Congratulations to the following people!

Monday – Kristin Franseen – a Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – Karen Drydyk – a SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – Jeff Long – a large pizza and Topperstix from Toppers Pizza
Thursday – April Nerison – a 25-minute massage from University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS)

Check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe to learn about more books and films that have been challenged or banned.

Here are all the questions and answers for the Banned Books Week quizzes.

Monday’s Quiz Answers:

1. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a resident of Oceania.

2. The novel, As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, takes place in Yoknapatawpha County.

3. The main character in the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is Holden Caulfield.

Tuesday’s Quiz Answers:

1. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway moves to Long Island to learn about the bond business.

2. The novel, Ulysses, by James Joyce is about Leopold Bloom as he spends an ordinary day in Dublin.

3. The movie, Apocalypse Now is based on the novella, Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad.

Wednesday’s Quiz Answers:

1. The main character in the novel, The Call of the Wild, by Jack London is a dog named Buck who is stolen to become a sled dog in the Klondike region of Canada.

2. The majority of A Separate Peace by John Knowles takes place at a New Hampshire prep school named Devon.

3. The book, Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence, is a sequel to The Rainbow.

Thursday’s Quiz Answers:

1. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus is a lawyer who defends a black man who is accused of raping a white woman.

2. The setting of the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is in California in the 1930’s.

3. The book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding explores good and evil impulses in human beings.

Thanks to our generous sponsors for Banned Books Week prizes!

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Banned Books Week – Thursday’s Quiz

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In honor of Banned Books Week (9/29-10/2), the Library will be offering a quiz each day Monday through Thursday. The quiz questions are about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States, and each day’s winner will receive a fabulous prize. A big “thank you” to the SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, Toppers Pizza, and University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS) for their donation of prizes for the contest.

Monday – Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – SweetSpot gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – coupon for a Toppers large pizza and Topperstix
Thursday – 25-minute massage from UHCS

Entry forms are available in the Library near the Circulation and Reference Desks. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so stop by the library and complete the questions! A winner will be drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. And while you’re in the library, don’t forget to check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe!

Here are the three questions for Thursday, October 1st.

1. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, who is Atticus?

a. A lawyer who defends a black man who is accused of raping a white woman.
b. A child who narrates the novel about racial injustice during the 1950’s.
c. A school teacher who loses his job after teaching about evolution.

2. What is the setting of the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck?

a. In a small town in Kansas during World War II.
b. In California in the 1930’s.
c. At Yale University in the 1960’s.

3. The book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding explores which of the following?

a. Good and evil impulses in human beings.
b. The relationship between kings and their servants during the middle ages.
c. Parenting skills of mothers and fathers during the 1800’s in America.

(Wednesday’s Quiz Answers: A dog named Buck who is stolen to become a sled dog in the Klondike region of Canada, at a New Hampshire prep school named Devon, The Rainbow)

Banned Books Week – Wednesday’s Quiz

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In honor of Banned Books Week (9/29-10/2), the Library will be offering a quiz each day Monday through Thursday. The quiz questions are about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States, and each day’s winner will receive a fabulous prize. A big “thank you” to the SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, Toppers Pizza, and University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS) for their donation of prizes for the contest.

Monday – Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – SweetSpot gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – coupon for a Toppers large pizza and Topperstix
Thursday – 25-minute massage from UHCS

Entry forms are available in the Library near the Circulation and Reference Desks. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so stop by the library and complete the questions! A winner will be drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. And while you’re in the library, don’t forget to check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe!

Here are the three questions for Wednesday, September 30th.

1. Who is the main character in the novel, The Call of the Wild, by Jack London?

a. A young man named Bryan who travels to Alaska during the gold rush.
b. A woman who leaves her family to study wolves in the wild.
c. A dog named Buck who is stolen to become a sled dog in the Klondike region of Canada.

2. The majority of A Separate Peace by John Knowles takes place . . .

a. at a New Hampshire prep school named Devon
b. in a concentration camp in Germany
c. at a cottage in the Catskill Mountains

3. The book, Women in Love, by D.H. Lawrence, is a sequel to which of his other novels?

a. Lady Chatterley’s Lover
b. Sons and Lovers
c. The Rainbow

(Tuesday’s Quiz Answers: moves to Long Island to learn about the bond business, Dublin, Apocalypse Now)

Banned Books Week – Tuesday’s Quiz

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In honor of Banned Books Week (9/29-10/2), the Library will be offering a quiz each day Monday through Thursday. The quiz questions are about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States, and each day’s winner will receive a fabulous prize. A big “thank you” to the SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, Toppers Pizza, and University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS) for their donation of prizes for the contest.

Monday – Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – SweetSpot gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – coupon for a Toppers large pizza and Topperstix
Thursday – 25-minute massage from UHCS

Entry forms are available in the Library near the Circulation and Reference Desks. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so stop by the library and complete the questions! A winner will be drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. And while you’re in the library, don’t forget to check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe!

Here are the three questions for Tuesday, September 29th.

1. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway . . .

a. commits a murder and must flee to Mexico
b. moves to Long Island to learn about the bond business
c. struggles to become a successful doctor in Argentina

2. The novel, Ulysses, by James Joyce is about Leopold Bloom as he spends an ordinary day in which city?

a. Paris
b. London
c. Dublin

3. Which of the following movies is based on the novella, Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad?

a. Platoon
b. Apocalypse Now
c. Saving Private Ryan

(Monday’s Quiz Answers: Oceania, Yoknapatawpha County, Holden Caulfield)

Banned Books Week – Monday’s Quiz

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In honor of Banned Books Week (9/29-10/2), the Library will be offering a quiz each day Monday through Thursday. The quiz questions are about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States, and each day’s winner will receive a fabulous prize. A big “thank you” to the SweetSpot Coffee Shoppe, Toppers Pizza, and University Health & Counseling Center (UHCS) for their donation of prizes for the contest.

Monday – Harold Andersen Library t-shirt
Tuesday – SweetSpot gift certificate for $10
Wednesday – coupon for a Toppers large pizza and Topperstix
Thursday – 25-minute massage from UHCS

Entry forms are available in the Library near the Circulation and Reference Desks. You can’t win if you don’t enter, so stop by the library and complete the questions! A winner will be drawn at random from the correctly completed forms. And while you’re in the library, don’t forget to check out the Banned Books display near the Food for Thought Cafe!

Here are the three questions for Monday, September 28th.

1. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is a resident of…

A. Eastasia
B. Oceania
C. Eurasia

2. The novel, As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, takes place in which fictional place?

A. Yoknapatawpha County
B. The City of Mokandez
C. Applegate Shores

3. The main character in the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is:

A. John Yokens
B. Holden Caulfield
C. Eric Zimpleman

Book Sale Kiosk

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Book Sale Kiosk

No need to wait until April for your book sale fix!

The Friends of the Library Book Sale will now be a continuous event throughout the year.

Each month we will highlight materials in specific subject areas, formats or genres. Look for the book sale kiosk near the Library entrance.

$3 most hardbacks
$1 most paperbacks

Perseid meteor shower

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If you’re a fan of stargazing, check out the Perseid meteor shower. The best time for viewing these “shooting stars” is from midnight to dawn tonight and again late tomorrow night. According to NASA’s website, this meteor shower is an annual event in August as the tail of the comet, Swift-Tuttle, intersects with the earth’s orbit.

Want to read about meteors and comets? Below are just a few books that are available in Andersen Library on these topics.

  • Cosmic Pinball: The Science of Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids by  Carolyn Sumners and Carlton Allen (QB721 .S85 2000, main collection, 3rd floor).
  • Comet Science: The Study of Remnants from the Birth of the Solar System by Jacques Crovisier and Thérèse Encrenaz ; translated by Stephen Lyle (QB721 .S85 2000, main collection, 3rd floor).
  • Cosmic Phenomena by Gabriele Vanin (QB500 .V36 1999, main oversize collection, 3rd floor).

To find more books on astronomy, search the library catalog.

Baseball: Read All About It

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Baseball season is in full swing. If you’re a fan and watching your favorite team (go Brewers!) isn’t enough to satisfy your craving for baseball, check out one of the many baseball books in the library. Here are just a few of the many that are available.

  • Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame by Zev Chafets (browsing collection, 2nd floor, GV865.A1 .C37 2009) 
  • Baseball: a History of America’s Game by Benjamin G. Rader (main collection, 3rd floor, GV863.A1 R33 2002)
  • Playing America’s Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line by Adrian Burgos, Jr. (main collection, 3rd floor, GV863.A1 B844 2007)

Or if you’re in the mood for a baseball movie, check out Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, or Eight Men Out (browsing DVD’s, 2nd floor).

If you’re a history buff, you might enjoy looking at the Historical Baseball Resources from the Library of Congress. It’s an interesting collection of all things baseball.

It’s Flag Day

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In case you weren’t aware, June 14th is Flag Day in the United States. This date in June was probably chosen because on June 14th in 1777, the Continental Congress approved a resolution that established the U. S. flag’s design (”thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field….”).

It was almost a century later when June 14th started being celebrated as flag day in some regions of the country. One of the people who promoted Flag Day was a school teacher from Waubeka, Wisconsin, by the name of Bernard J. Cigrand. He reportedly spent years trying to get Congress to declare Flag Day a national holiday.  Waubeka, if you haven’t heard of it, is about 35 miles north of Milwaukee.

Want to learn more? Check out the book, Flag Day: Its History, Origin, and Celebration as Related in Song and Story in the library’s main collection on the 3rd floor, call #JK1761 .F6 1979.

The Library of Congress has some information and photos about this day at Today in History: June 14, and the Wisconsin State Legislative Reference Bureau Web page, Memorial Day and Flag Day, claims that Wisconsin is where the idea of celebrating Flag Day first originated. This is contradicted on the Origins of Flag Day page from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, but as a Wisconsinite myself, I think I’ll believe the Legislative Bureau’s claim.

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The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!

May Feature: OED Online

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Ever come across an unusual word and wonder how it ever came into the language? Well, if you have, check out the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), an online database from the Andersen Library.

This enormous online source contains the complete text of the OED’s twenty-volume print second edition and draft material from the current OED project. Not only will you find definitions, pronunciation information, and the part of speech to over 600,000 English words, but this dictionary also traces the word’s development (the “etymology” of words). Using quotations from around the English-speaking world, the OED helps demonstrate how the English language has changed and continues to change. Some word entries go back fifteen hundred years!

To search the OED online, just type a word in the search box and enter.

See a short tutorial of how to use the simple search in the OED.

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