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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

Brrr Book Sale – Read for 50 Cents!

December is a month of holidays, starting with Krampusnacht and ending with New Years Eve. Along there way there is Hanukkah, Solstice, Yule, Festivus, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. If I missed one you celebrate add a comment below. Books are a … Continue reading

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Last Sale Books of 2022

The latest batch of fresh books have now graced the sturdy book sale cart shelves. There are philosophy, computer science, juvenile fiction, psychology, and speech therapy books, along with titles in a smattering of other areas. Come, peruse, and purchase. … Continue reading

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Book Sale Refresher

New books were put on the book sale cart today. Everything there is fresh and new (for older and used books anyway!) Subjects include the arts, communication, computers, economics, and education. As always, a few random gems in other subject … Continue reading

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Welcome Back Book Sale

The Welcome Back book sale starts today and runs through February 28. The books are $1 each until Midnight on February 24 at which point the price is lowered to $.25 each for the remainder of the month. Bargain basement … Continue reading

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Book Sale – December 2021

Thank you all for an especially successful November book sale! It brings me happiness to know that those books found a new home and will be read again. The December/winterim book sale has a subject potpourri. On the sales docket … Continue reading

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November Book Sale 2021

The end of October is nigh upon us and soon the ghouls and goblins of yore will walk among us. The spooky old books have been removed, and in preparation for the November book sale, a new set of informative … Continue reading

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King/Chavez Scholars Poster Symposium May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021 The King/Chavez Scholars Program will be holding its annual research poster symposium in the Andersen Library at UW-Whitewater from 8-9:30 am on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The posters are up now and will be available through … Continue reading

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Free Books & More – The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir

As part of the NEA Big Read activities on the UW-Whitewater campuses, both libraries are giving away free copies of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. The books are first-come-first-serve and will not be held. The books are on tables … Continue reading

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Orient (New Stuff Tuesday)

Nicholas Gulig won the 2017 Open Book Poetry Competition for the poems in this book. In case his name sounds familiar it might be because you know him from campus. He is an Assistant Professor in the Languages & Literatures … Continue reading

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Second Renaissance in Native American Literature

In just two days Whitewater’s own professors Alexis Piper and Rossitza Ivanova will speak about Native American literature in their presentation From Early Orators to Today’s Second Renaissance in Native American Literature: Using Language to Re-Make, Resist, Uplift, and Empower. … Continue reading

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