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Tag Archives: books
Dairy Month!
If it’s June, it’s time to celebrate dairy! Wisconsin is a great state to do that. If you’re looking for a dairy breakfast, check out Breakfast on the Farm, a web page from Travel Wisconsin. Learn more about dairy and … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, ebooks, fun stuff, National Dairy Month, web sites
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May 29: Wisconsin enters the Union
Celebrate May 29th! On this day in 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state. Did you know that the people voted against statehood four times? And then it took a while to agree on a constitution. Read more about “The State … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, books, government info, history, statehood, web sites, wisconsin, wisconsin documents
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My Account, E-shelf, UW Request ready to use
All UW System libraries, including Andersen Library, have completed the migration from one library management system to another. These systems are used to perform tasks related to circulation, cataloging, resource sharing among the UW campus libraries, etc. “My Account” now … Continue reading
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Tagged books, checkout, circulation, DVDs, lending, libraries, library catalogs, renewing, research, resource sharing, universal borrowing, UW Request, UWS libraries
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Book Sale
For the remainder of the month we will be selling off our “second chance” books and less-than-beautiful, yet totally functional, binders at the bargain basement price of $.25 each or $1 per bag. I hope your semester ends well and … Continue reading
Friday Fun: Jokes, Humor, Comedy
Feeling a bit stressed? Maybe a little laughter could take the edge off! According to the documentary Laughology (2nd-floor DVDs, Academic, BF575.L3 L28 2010), laughing is a great way to reduce stress. And it’s good for your heart (see “Laughter … Continue reading
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Tagged books, comedy, documentaries, Friday fun, fun stuff, humor, laughercise, laughing, laughology, laughter, leisure, movies, stress relief
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Latinas in Literature
Dr. Nayla Chehade, UWW Professor of Languages and Literatures, will talk about “Latinas in Literature” at 3:30pm on Tues., May 5th in UC275A. It’s part of the Latino Heritage Lecture Series. Would you like to learn more? Andersen Library can … Continue reading
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Tagged books, diversity, Latinas, lectures, literature
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New Stuff Tuesday – May 5, 2015
Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling by Carole Satyamurti. The Mahabharata, which is the world’s lengthiest poem, has been around for a long, long time… Continue reading
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Tagged books, carole satyamurti, new stuff tuesdays
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Friday fun: volcanoes
OK, so we had a little snow pelt us this week (my coworker says that stuff is called graupel), and the Library had to be evacuated because the fire alarms went off for a while on Tuesday. Would you prefer … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, books, disasters, environment, federal government, films, Friday fun, government info, movies, nature, news, volcanoes, web sites
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Friday Fun: Google Feud
Love Family Feud? You can now play with the top searches used on Google. Choose a category and let the fun begin! http://www.googlefeud.com Want to learn more about Google? We have many items on the topic – The search : how Google and its … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Friday fun, google, Google Feud
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Hunger, Obesity & the Food System
Ellen Gustafson, a food system change advocate and author of We the eaters: If we change dinner, we can change the world, will talk about “A New Understanding of Hunger, Obesity and the Food System” on Mon., Apr. 20 at … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, articles, authors, books, contemporary issues lecture series, food, food additives, food policy, food supply, food system, lectures, malnutrition, nutrition policy, obesity, policy, poverty, web sites
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