Hours for the Library during Fall Break will be: Van WylenFriday, October 11 8am – 5pm Saturday, October 12 Closed Sunday, October 13 Closed Monday, October 14 9am – 5pm Tuesday, October 15 8am – Midnight Wednesday, October 16 8am – Midnight Cup & …
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Meet Annemarieke Ryskamp
A number of years ago the library was happy to receive a large gift of rare Dutch materials from the library of Peter Van der Pas. Until recently, getting those materials cataloged and added to the collection has been challenging. We are fortunate to have native Dutch speaker Annemarike Ryskamp to help us with researching …
Visiting Writers Series
Today marks the beginning of the 2013/14 Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College. Authors Todd Davis and David James will kick off the events with the Eighth Annual Tom Andrews Memorial Reading in the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, Room 135, Martha Miller Center for a Q&A at 3:30 pm, then later a reading in the …
Pine Grove Tree Identification
If you thought back to the last time you climbed a tree as a child, or begged your dad to build you a tree house in your backyard, were you ever curious to know how much that tree was worth? The truth is most likely not. However, Hope College has acquired an extremely impressive collection …
Browzine
The library is sponsoring BrowZine, a new tablet application that allows you to browse, read and monitor many of the library’s scholarly journals, all in a format optimized for your iPad or Android tablet! Built to accompany your searching needs, items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Dropbox or several other …
Rare Book School
Some people call it “summer camp for librarians.” I would never use this phrase to describe Rare Book School, and not only because I have way too much style to do so. RBS, a well-known program which operates out of the Alderman Library at the University of Virginia, is much more than that. It is, …
Music Library Move Updates
Now that summer is upon us, the transition of the Music Library collection over to Van Wylen Library is in full swing. Here is a slideshow of images showing our progress. Check back regularly to see how things are going!
Remember to Return Your Library Materials!
With the end of the semester right around the corner, it’s easy to forget all those library materials you’ve checked out. To avoid being charged any fines or fees, please return your books, DVDs, CDs, and other items by Wednesday, May 1. If you’re not sure what you have checked out or how much money you …
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Finals Week Hours
It’s the last week of classes! Looking forward to Exam Week, please keep in mind Van Wylen’s special hours: Friday, April 26: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27: 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday, April 28: 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday, April 29: 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday, April 30: 8 a.m. …
Paper Waste on Display to Promote Sustainability
During the month of March, Van Wylen Library collected the waste paper left at the end of the day from the printers on the first and second floors of the library. The paper was then assembled into a display on the second floor of the library near Tech Services in order to raise awareness about …
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