Circo Aereo will come to Hope on Feb. 25 and 26 for a two-night engagement as part of the Great Performance Series. This Finnish circus troupe combines elements of circus, theatre, dance and music to put together a unique production. Since 1996, the group has performed in over 20 countries, making them one of the …
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Book Arts in the Library
Interested in seeing ways to take your reading materials to a whole new level? The main display case in the library is currently displaying the creations of Stephanie Milanowski’s Design II class. For one of their assignments they were required to create a work of art out of a used book, which comes from a …
Winter Break Hours
The library will be open for limited hours over Winter Break: Van Wylen Friday: 8am – 5pm; Saturday: closed; Sunday: closed; Monday: 8am – 5pm; Tuesday 8am – midnight; Music Library Friday: 8am – 5pm; Saturday: closed; Sunday: closed; Monday: 2pm – 4pm; Tuesday: 3pm – 11pm — Jessica Hronchek, reference librarian
Visiting Writers Series: Elizabeth Bradfield and Sean Hill
This semester’s first installment of the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will feature poets Elizabeth Bradfield and Sean Hill. Both will give readings of their work on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre. Bradfield has released two books of her poetry: Interpretive Work, which received the Audre Lorde Award, and Approaching Ice. …
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Goodbye Orange Cones
Many of you have likely noticed the lovely orange cones that have graced the foot of the main staircase in Van Wylen for the last few months. These were placed after library staff became aware of the long-term problem of frequent trips, stumbles and outright falls on this staircase. Part of the problem cames from …
Musings on First-Year Students in the Library
September and October are First Year Seminar season at Van Wylen. During these months the reference and instruction librarians hold sessions for all forty plus FYS sections, essentially bringing every new Hope student into the library. We design these sessions to provide students an introduction to the library’s resources and services, and to introduce them …
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