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Wisconsin Lighthouses – talk on 9/16

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Barbara

On Tues., Sept. 16, at 3:30 p.m. Barb and Ken Wardius, authors and photographers for the book Wisconsin lighthouses: A photographic and historical guide, will present a talk and slide show at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library (Whitewater’s public … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 9, 2014

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Ellen Latorraca

Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by Ammon Shea Read by Mike Chamberlain PE1460 .S5173 2014 New Arrivals, Audio, 2nd floor Do you dangle your prepositions? Do you split your infinitives? Are you one of those who manages to … Continue reading →

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Pet Therapy Dogs @ Andersen Library

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Barbara

Pet therapy dogs are scheduled to visit Andersen Library several times during Fall Semester, so check the dates and plan to get a dog fix regularly! It’s an excellent study break! Noon to 2pm on these dates in September: Monday, … Continue reading →

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University Novels

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Martha

Summer is drawing to a close and now our minds turn back to academia. In just a week the fall semester will begin here at UW-Whitewater and our leisure reading time may dwindle. Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 26, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Martha

The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control by Emma Woolf. RM222.2 .W62 2014, New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor. We in the Western World are obsessed with our weight. Not only our weight, but also things associated with it, such as the food we do or don’t eat, our health, beauty, and success. Continue reading →

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Research@UWW – simplifying your research discoveries

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Barbara

Research@UWW is a discovery tool that allows you to search for “everything” — books, articles, and digital items available both locally and from other UW campus libraries — at once. It casts a very broad net, brings back results sorted … Continue reading →

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Remembering Lauren Bacall

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Barbara

Actress Lauren Bacall passed away this week. You can read about her in books such as the autobiography Now published in 1994 (3rd-floor Main Collection, PN2287.B115 A3 1994), or watch her in movies from Andersen Library’s 2nd-floor Browsing DVD Feature … Continue reading →

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Faculty Author Book Signing July 29

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Barbara

Jim Winship, UW-Whitewater Professor of Social Work, has been a Peace Corps volunteer and a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, and he has co-authored four titles related to youth and migration in El Salvador. Coming of age in El Salvador, … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: “Be a Better Bird Nerd”

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Barbara

I know, I know, it was only a couple of weeks ago that I used bird cams for Friday Fun. But I can’t resist another birds-on-the-brain entry! The Cornell Lab of Ornithology challenges you to be a better bird nerd! … Continue reading →

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Sink Your Teeth Into Vampire Info!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Barbara

Interested in researching all things vampire? Andersen Library can help! Search the catalog to find titles such as Encyclopedia of the vampire: The living dead in myth, legend, and popular culture (2nd-Floor Reference Collection, PN56.V3 E63 2011), The universal vampire: … Continue reading →

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