Altered Book Art projects are currently on display on the first floor of Van Wylen Library until March 15. The exhibit features the work of Stephanie Milanowski’s Design II students. For this project, students must take old books and use them to make a variety of sculptures. Many look like books; however, some take on …
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Happy Birthday Phonograph!
Image courtesy loc.gov On February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison officially patented the phonograph, thereby changing the music listening habits of people everywhere. The first notes that rang out from the bell? Mary Had a Little Lamb! Edison came upon the phonograph while working on improvements to the telegraph and telephone. The machine was marketed first as …
Breaking Chains: Human Trafficking Awareness Week
Hope’s Women’s Studies Program, along with other departments and organizations across campus, is sponsoring a week (February 15-22) of special events and lectures to raise awareness about human trafficking across the globe. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry, with an estimated 27 million people held in bondage right now according to modern-day abolitionist …
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Winter Break Hours
Van Wylen Library will be observing the following hours during Winter Break: Friday, February 8: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 9: Closed Sunday, February 10: Closed Monday, February 11: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 12: 8 a.m. to midnight We wish you a safe and relaxing break from classes! –Madalyn Muncy, Library …
VWS: Shane Book and Mat Johnson
The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series welcomes poet Shane Book and novelist Mat Johnson on Thursday, February 7 at 7 pm in the Knickerbocker Theater. Shane Book “Ceiling of Sticks,” Book’s first collection of poems, focuses on the effect of global politics on the individual. He takes readers to places like Uganda, Ghana, Mali, Trinidad, …
What’s New on ARTstor
Have you ever wanted to take a tour of Venice but can’t find the time or resources to go overseas? Do you desperately want to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection but can’t make it to New York City? Look no further than ARTstor! One of Van Wylen’s many databases, ARTstor promotes and shares collections of …
Dr. Tim Laman’s "Birds of Paradise"
Hope College alumnus Dr. Tim Laman (’83) is no stranger to the birds of paradise. These 39 species of birds are brightly colored, plumed, magnificent birds of New Guinea, Australia and nearby regions. Laman and ornithologist Dr. Edwin Scholes conducted 18 expeditions from 2004 to 2011 to photograph and film the birds. Their trip and project …
New at the Library: Text Us Questions!
Van Wylen is currently trying out a new text message service that will operate similarly to Chat a Librarian. Patrons can text short questions to 616-765-4673 and receive answers from library staff in real time. You can text questions from anywhere, including inside the library. Having trouble finding a book on the fourth floor and want a …
Van Wylen to Host Exhibit and Lecture on Islam and Muslim Americans
Muslim Americans currently make up only .3 percent of the American population; however, according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the world’s Muslim population will grow by approximately 35 percent in the next 20 years. Many Americans find themselves unsure of Islam’s relationship to Christianity, Judaism and other religions. What are the differences …
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New Databases through ITER
You know the situation: it’s Friday night again, and that means you have to wait 2 whole days before you get to go to class again. It’s the most depressing evening of the week, Friday, as you bleakly contemplate the arid expanse of the weekend. You’ve read all of your books; the Library itself is …