Tag Archives: books

New Stuff Tuesday – January 17

Posted on January 17, 2012 by kyle

Small, Gritty & Green The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World by Catherine Tumber HT153 .T86 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor It’s no secret that the downturn in the economy has had a significant impact on … Continue reading →

Posted in new stuff tuesdays | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Stuff Tuesday – January 17

Grand Canyon

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Barbara

On January 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt made more then 800,000 acres of the the Grand Canyon area a national monument. The History Channel quotes him, “Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is,” he declared. “You … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Grand Canyon

Librarians’ favorite books

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Barbara

If you’re looking for some recommended books to fill your limited time for unrequired reading, how about these? Librarians were invited to contribute to Librarians’ Best Books of 2011 by Library Journal. The list includes both fiction and nonfiction: The … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Librarians’ favorite books

New Stuff Tuesday – January 3

Posted on January 3, 2012 by kyle

Getting Wasted Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party Too Hard by Thomas Vander Ven HV5135 .V36 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Happy New Year! 2011 has come to a close, and I’m sure that we’re all ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in new stuff tuesdays | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

New Stuff Tuesday – December 27

Posted on December 27, 2011 by kyle

Fools Rule Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change by William Marsden QC903 .M37 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I just spent the last five days driving over a thousand miles around the great states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

Posted in new stuff tuesdays | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Stuff Tuesday – December 27

New Stuff Tuesday – December 20

Posted on December 20, 2011 by kyle

Reality Bites Back The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV by Jennifer Pozner PN1992.8 .R43 P69 2010 New Arrivals, 2nd floor With finals taking over your life and the semester coming to an end by Friday, we are coming up … Continue reading →

Posted in new stuff tuesdays | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Friday fun: Cats

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Barbara

A co-worker passed along a couple of cute cat stories. One is about a cat in the Milwaukee area with 26 toes (that’s 2 extra per paw!) that’s helping raise money for a new facility ($26 dollars at a time), … Continue reading →

Posted in around the library, around the world | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

New Stuff Tuesday – December 13

Posted on December 13, 2011 by kyle

Proofiness How You’re Being Fooled by the Numbers by Charles Seife QA99 .S45 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor When it comes to math and statistics, I don’t remember much from those courses in high school and college. I may have … Continue reading →

Posted in new stuff tuesdays | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Stuff Tuesday – December 13

International Year of Forests (2011)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Barbara

2011 is the International Year of Forests, designated by the United Nations to draw attention to sustainable forest management and the relationship between people and forests (they aren’t just habitats for flora and fauna, although that’s critical too, but they … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, around wisconsin, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on International Year of Forests (2011)

70th anniversary of “a date which will live in infamy”

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Barbara

December 7 is “a date which will live in infamy.” Do you recognize this quote? 70 years ago President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that about the day of Japan’s bombing of the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in his … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov, online @ the library | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on 70th anniversary of “a date which will live in infamy”