The curriculum library, located on the second floor across from the Media Services desk, is a unique area in Van Wylen. While most of the library contains materials for college level research, the curriculum library contains a wide variety of things that may remind you of your elementary school days. Juvenile fiction ranging from picture …
Monthly Archives: September 2010
The History of the Pull
The Pull is a distinctly Hope College tradition that dates back to 1898. Interested in learning what has changed and what has stayed the same about Pull in the past 113 years? The Joint Archives of Holland contains a large collection of Pull memories, articles, and memorabilia dating back to the early 1900s. Here are …
Visiting Writers Series: Wayne Miller
The annual Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 21 with the fifth annual Tom Andrews Memorial Reading by Wayne Miller at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theater. A Hope jazz ensemble will begin the evening with music at 6:30 p.m. Miller has two poetry collections published. “Only the Senses Sleep” was …
Paper Usage in the Library
The library is a fantastic place to go if you have things to print or copy. However, it is important to remember the environmental impact of the things we print. The two main library printers alone go through about five boxes of paper a week (that’s 50 reams, or 25,000 pgs!). The next time you …
New Videos in the Library
Did you know the new books shelf, located on the first floor just right of the circulation desk, contains more than new books? Several new DVDs recently acquired by the library are on the shelf as well. Right now, these videos include PBS documentaries such as Faces of America, a geneology project that looks at …
Writing Corner
Different stages of the writing process pose problems for different people. For some, trying to organize their research into a well-crafted paper is the hardest part of a writing assignment. For others, the rough draft is easy, but moving through rough drafts to a polished final draft is a challenge. Fortunately, the new Writing Corner, …