Category Archives: new stuff tuesdays

Book-O-Beards: A Wearable Book (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Carol

This “wearable” book will keep the kids out of trouble for a few minutes. If you add a camera to the mix, it may keep them busy all day. Each page has the beard of a new character and corresponding … Continue reading →

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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Carol

When I was a teenager, a family of beavers took up housekeeping behind my parent’s bunkhouse. They made their tidy lodge of sticks and mud in the swampy bay. After they toppled a good-sized tree onto the bunkhouse roof, the … Continue reading →

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The Sarpedon Krater (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Carol

Ooh, Greek vases! When I arrived at UW-Whitewater many moons ago, a handful of English faculty used ancient Greek culture as the theme of their English 102 classes. So librarians often helped students with research on Greek culture topics, including … Continue reading →

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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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L.A. Graffiti Black Book (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Carol

Let’s just say I’ve never been a huge fan of graffiti. Marring public spaces, designed for everyone’s enjoyment seems unfair. But call it “street art” and it’s more palatable, conjuring up the savory fare of street food and the colorful … Continue reading →

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Ellen Latorraca

What general terms are most appropriate for talking about North America’s first people? What terms are not appropriate? Were Natives more violent than Whites? Why do Indians have long hair? Can a non-Native person get an Indian name? I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Carol

Consider the peanut. No one had really done this until George Washington Carver transformed the lowly legume into the American South’s largest crop. Carver was born into slavery in Missouri the year before the end of the Civil War. His … Continue reading →

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Agua, Agüita = Water, Little Water (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Ellen Latorraca

The New Arrivals Island has been inundated by a tidal wave of bilingual children’s books about agua! Hello Ocean / Hola Mar follows a young girl as her every sense is awash in what the ocean and beach have to … 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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Newspaper Database Trials (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Carol

Libraries in the UW System are trialing three news databases this fall. Your input will help the UW System determine which news database will best support our campus. This product will replace the news content that was lost when the … Continue reading →

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