Category Archives: new stuff tuesdays

Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Carol

Nice kitty. While I’m quite fascinated by cats, I’m a little leery of the kind that lurk about in the wild. But the Florida panther is a panther/puma/cougar species (or sub-species) found only in Florida, so we needn’t worry about … Continue reading →

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Tradition, Urban Identity, and the Baltimore “Hon:” The Folk in the City (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Martha

I was surprised to see this book the other day, because I’d just had a conversation with my brother about a woman in Baltimore who trademarked the word “hon.” I simply didn’t believe that it was possible to trademark a … Continue reading →

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Type and Color: How to Design and Use Multicolored Typefaces (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Carol

Are you my type? Did you ever watch the TV show, The Middle? The super-quirky, but adorable Brick started the Font Club at his school. So I immediately thought of him when I saw this book, though it’s hard to … Continue reading →

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Martha

I’ll come clean, this is not a new book. However, it is one that will serve you immensely for the rest of your life. We have the original edition (2002) online and the 2nd edition (2012) in print. I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Classic Caballeros Collection (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Carol

A little Disney animation should be good for what ails you. So join Donald Duck, Goofy, and the real Walt Disney on a journey to Latin America with their new amigos, Joe Carioca and Panchito. This is family friendly entertainment … Continue reading →

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New views of the Old Main Fire (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Jennifer Motszko

Fifty years ago, the campus lost an iconic symbol of the University when someone set fire to the Old Main building. Community members and students witnessed the devastation as the building went up in flames on February 8, 1970. The … Continue reading →

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Propaganda & Misinformation (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Martha

This newest volume of the “Reference Shelf” series looks at propaganda and misinformation (just like the title says) in discrete segments. Each chapter is written by different experts, from the first chapter “A short guide to the history of ‘fake … Continue reading →

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Fifty Early Medieval Things (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Carol

Since the semester is winding down — and everyone is remote anyway, this week’s selection is an ebook. All the books in ProQuest Ebook Central have unlimited simultaneous users, so there are no waits or holds and you can read … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – May 12, 2020

Posted on May 12, 2020 by James Castrillo

Skateboarding LA by Gregory J. Snyder GV 859.8 .S595 2017 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor Welcome to the world of skateboarding where a flight of stairs is not something you walk up and down, but a creative spot to practice … Continue reading →

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The Secret Commonwealth (New Stuff Tuesday)

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Martha

You may remember Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. In this book, the second of a new trilogy, he has written a thrilling continuation of the story many years in the future. In Pullman’s The Secret Commonwealth, we meet up … Continue reading →

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