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About Martha

Martha is a Reference & Instruction Librarian and the liaison to the Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Languages and Literatures, Mathematics, and Physics Departments

American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels: 1960-1966 (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Martha

Wolfe wrote two volumes covering the 1960s, because that decade was a time of upheaval for science fiction writing. Continue reading →

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First Spring 2020 Book Sale Includes Binders

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Martha

The first book (and binder) sale of spring 2020 runs through February 28, 2020. From the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day through February 24th, all books and vintage binders in the Andersen Library sale will be $1. From … Continue reading →

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The Bhagavad Gita (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Martha

Follow in the steps of Mahatma Gandi by reading his “spiritual dictionary,” The Bhagavad Gita. The Gita is not new, it was composed in about 200 BCE, but our newly acquired MP3 CD is. Actor and voice-over artist Sagar Arya … Continue reading →

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New Batch of Books & Media for Sale

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Martha

The Andersen Library’s book sale for December 2019-January 2020 includes not only books, but media too. Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 12, 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Martha

Death by the Bay: A Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery by Patricia Skalka New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor PS3619.K34 D38 2019 Death by the Bay is the fifth book in mystery writer Patricia Skalka’s Dave Cubiak series, which began in … Continue reading →

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Book Sale November 2019

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Martha

This month the Andersen Library’s book sale materials focus on three main areas: electrical engineering, literature, and children’s book. The boatload of children’s books is primarily vintage picture books, fiction, and nonfiction. Come, peruse and purchase!

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Early Days of Animation & Cinema

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Martha

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the birth of Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau, whom it credits with inventing a device that shows the earliest form of animation. That device is called a phénakistiscope. The true story of the first animation is more … Continue reading →

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Book Sale October 2019

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Martha

The first day of Halloween has arrived! Come on over to the Andersen Library to see what the library has for sale this month. Each book on the carts has spooooky black letters on ghostly pale pages. Some have illustrations … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 1, 2019

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Martha

whiskey words & a shovel by Author r. h. Sin New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor PS3619.I56674 W5 2016 This well-received book of poetry is the first in a trilogy. The Andersen Library owns all three books in the Main Collection … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday-August 27, 2019

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Martha

The Simpsons: A Cultural History. PN1992.77.S58 F47 2019, New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor Continue reading →

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