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The Wisconsin Capitol (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Carol

The Wisconsin Capitol: Stories of a Monument and Its People by Michael Edmonds New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor F589 .M18 E46 2017 When I first moved to Wisconsin I noticed that the State Capitol building in Madison offered free tours. … Continue reading →

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History of Illustration (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Carol

So what is the difference between illustration and fine art? This book helpfully defines illustration as “visual communication through pictorial means” and notes that illustration is often created through mechanical processes (p. xvii). The authors specifically note that illustration is … Continue reading →

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The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Carol

The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor QL536 .W56 2019 Slap! Smack! Ouch! Once the snow melts those darn mosquitoes are everywhere. When I first moved to Wisconsin, a … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 3, 2019

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Carol

Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark by Cecelia Watson New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor PE1450 .W38 2019 The semicolon?! Perhaps you are thinking it was a slow day at the New Arrivals Island. That the selections … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 22, 2019

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Carol

Gravity’s Century: From Einstein’s Eclipse to Images of Black Holes by Ron Cowen New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor QC173.6 .C36 2019 It’s been a while since the Physics Department hosted their Friday night Observatory Lectures. So I’ve selected this astrophysics … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 10, 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Carol

Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the Worldby M. R. O’ConnorQP443 .O28 2019New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor How do humans get around, anyway? We don’t have little magnetic chips in our heads like so many bird species … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 30, 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Carol

Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking by Albert G. Lukas and Jessica B. Harris TX715.2 .A47 L85 2018 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor When I was in Charleston, S.C. last fall, I asked the airport shuttle … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 18, 2019

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Carol

It’s all a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan by Tristan Donovan GV1312 .D66 2017 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor Let’s play a game! Did you know Andersen Library has its own collection of … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – May 7, 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Carol

North on the Wing: Travels With the Songbird Migration of Spring by Bruce M. Beehler QL698.9 .B44 2018 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor Just last week I was sitting in a meeting in the Library Conference Room when something caught … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 26, 2019

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Carol

Nature’s Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age of the Long Seventeenth Century Transformed the West and Shaped the Present by Philipp Blom QC903.2 .E85 B5613 2019 New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor Perhaps it’s unkind to remind you of ice and … Continue reading →

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