Author Archives: Naomi Schemm

About Naomi Schemm

Naomi is a Reference & Instruction Librarian for the College of Business & Economics at Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater. While not helping students and faculty with their research, she enjoys singing, ballroom dancing, crafting, and cooking.

Normal (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Naomi Schemm

If you read the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio when it came out in 2012, or saw the movie version in 2017, you’ll want to check out the story of this real boy and his family who in some ways … Continue reading →

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Tiananmen 1989: Our shattered hopes (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

A graphic novel retelling of an event that most of our students are probably too young to remember. I don’t remember seeing it on the news in 1989 either, but we’ve all seen the iconic picture.​ But beyond that, I know … Continue reading →

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The Radium Girls (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

The “Young Reader’s Edition” (we also have the adult’s version in either ebook or audiobook) of the compelling and sad story of the employees who painted with radium-laced paint on clock faces to make the numbers glow in the dark. … Continue reading →

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The Art of Ramona Quimby (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

Who remembers Ramona Quimby, Age 8? Or Ramona the Pest? I hope these books are a treasured memory of your childhood, like they are mine. But if they are, chances are, the books you read might have had different illustrations … Continue reading →

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From the desk of Chancellor Watson: The Latehomecomer, by Kao Kalia Yang

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang One in a series of reviews contributed by Chancellor Dwight C. Watson When I first moved to St. Paul, Minnesota from Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997, I worked at Hamline University in St. Paul.  … Continue reading →

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Smile (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

A brief and impressionistic-feeling introduction to one of the early stars of movie entertainment. Without Charlie Chaplin, it’s been said movies today would not exist in their current form. His early life in England — impoverished childhood with stints in … Continue reading →

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O Captain, my Captain! (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

The best historical children’s books blend the instructive facts and the imaginative story so well that the reader can scarcely tell where one ends and the other begins. This book fits the bill. I didn’t know much before reading this … Continue reading →

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Prizes? Did someone say prizes?!

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

Win one of these top three prizes! Oh yeah, and learn a little something along the way about how to be money smart as a college student. Play our Money Smart Scavenger Hunt anytime during the month of April. Download … Continue reading →

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Credit Score speaker, March 30

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

Do you want to buy a house someday? Nearer term, how about a nice car or renting your own place after graduation? If so, then you should care about your credit score! Even if it seems to be a very … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Naomi Schemm

The queen of Civil War-era historical fiction is back with another re-enactment focusing on the character of Mary Lincoln — telling the story through the figures surrounding the first lady. Chiaverini’s admiration for and understanding of the woman and the … Continue reading →

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