Author Archives: Martha

About Martha

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

A B C It’s Easy as 1 2 3 Books

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Martha

As for the series I’d recommend, I don’t know if the Jackson 5 would too, the letter books by Sue Grafton and the number books by Janet Evanovich are at the top of the list. Continue reading →

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Are You a Fan of Veronica Roth’s Books?

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Martha

If you’ve been waiting for one of Veronica Roth’s books (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) to be returned, please remember to try Universal Borrowing or put your name on the hold list for the book you want, so that it will be … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 22, 2014

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Martha

Claiming Tribal Identity:
The Five Tribes and the Politics of Federal Acknowledgment by Mark Edwin Miller. E78.O45 M56 2013, New Arrivals, 2nd floor. The Office of Federal Acknowledgment is charged with establishing that an American Indian group exists as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and therefor eligible for certain rights as sovereign Indian nations. Continue reading →

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Book Sale in April

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Martha

This month the sale books are $100 a piece…April Fools! Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 11, 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Martha

Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro. PR9199.3.M8 A6 2013, New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor. PR9199.3.M8 D43 2012, Browsing Books, 2nd floor. Canadian Alice Munro has done it again! Dear Life, her thirteenth book of short stories, is world class literature. Not only that, it contributed to her winning the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading →

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Book Sale – March 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Martha

This month’s book sale is a last chance discount sale … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – January 27, 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Martha

Sharks: Ancient Predators in a Modern Sea by Salvador Jorgensen. QL638.9 .J67 2013, New Arrivals, 2nd floor. I think everyone in the United States has seen Anthony C. Ferrante’s movie Sharknado by now, or at least everyone I know has done so. Continue reading →

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Books for Sale

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Martha

Spring semester is upon us and new sale books have been put out for all to peruse and purchase. Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 10, 2013

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Martha

White Like Me: Race, Racism & White Privilege in America produced & directed by Scott Morris; written by Tim Wise, Scott Morris, & Jeremy Earp, Browsing DVDs Academic, 2nd floor. White Like Me: Race, Racism & White Privilege in America is a DVD based on the book White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise. Continue reading →

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December 2013 Book Sale

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Martha

People were chomping at the bit this morning waiting to get the “good stuff” from this month’s book sale. The books are now out. This month the selection runs to about 75% fiction. Books vary in price this month, unflagged volumes are $1, and flagged ones are $2. Continue reading →

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