Author Archives: Ellen Latorraca

About Ellen Latorraca

Reference & Instruction Librarian Liaison for the College of Education & Professional Studies

New Stuff Tuesday – June 24, 2014

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran Browsing Books Audio DS318.9 .B38 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor It will be some time before we begin to learn about the ordeal endured by service member Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl during … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – May 13, 2014

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia by David Stuart MacLean Browsing Books Audio PR9199.3.M42445 Z46 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Does your summer include travel plans of long distance driving or layover time in distant … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 1, 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

Flora & Ulysses : The Illuminated Adventures by Kate Dicamillo; illustrated by K.G. Campbell. F DiC Curriculum Collection, Juvenile Fiction , 2nd floor What do you get when a Ulysses Super-Suction, Multi-Terrain 2000X vacuum cleaner – a birthday present gone … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – February 18, 2014

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

Frog Trouble by Sandra Boynton & Mike Ford E Boy Curriculum Collection, Juv Easy Books, 2nd floor Being privy to the back forty of Andersen Library, I have the opportunity to stumble upon and over carts of new items in … Continue reading →

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Breaking News! Teens Do Not Function Well Before 8:00 A.M.

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Ellen Latorraca

Really? Despite not having been a crack-of-noon riser as a teenager, even I could have told the radio journalist that. (And, in an admittedly sassy moment, I let her know my mind; but who was to hear except for my … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – November 26, 2013

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Ellen Latorraca

Harry Potter and the Millennials: Research Methods and the Politics of the Muggle Generation by Anthony Gierzynski; with Kathryn Eddy PR6068.O93 Z675 2013 New Arrivals, 2nd floor There is no question that Harry Potter’s story, spanning seven hefty volumes, still … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 22

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Ellen Latorraca

Our Debt to the Dog: How the Domestic Dog Helped Shape Human Societies by Bryan D. Cummins SF422.5 .C85 2013 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I work surrounded by cat people. Really. I make up part of the mere 18% of … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday — September 17

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Ellen Latorraca

Damocles by S. G. Redling performed by Angela Dawe PS3618.E4344 D36 2013 Browsing Books Audio Temporarily shelved at New Arrivals, 2nd floor With the trend toward the dystopian in YA and science fiction, a steady stream of Independence Day style … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 12

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Ellen Latorraca

Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate by Rick Bowers New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor PN6728.S9 B69 2012 Whenever I walk past the Graphic Novel collection, there’s no … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover at Andersen Library

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ellen Latorraca

If you happened through Andersen Library this past Friday, Saturday, or Monday, you may have noticed children and librarians with stuffed animals in tow. You were witnessing the Stuffed Animal Sleepover. Parents and grandparents helped the stuffed animals’ kid-friends create … Continue reading →

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