Van Wylen has special hours this weekend due to Easter. They are as follows: Friday, March 29: 8 a.m. to noon; Saturday, March 30: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 31: 7 p.m. to midnight The staff at Van Wylen wishes you a safe and blessed Easter! –Madalyn Muncy, Library Student Blogger
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VWS Welcomes Mark Winegardner
Hope College’s Visiting Writers Series welcomes author Mark Winegardner on Tuesday, March 26. Winegardner is a fiction and nonfiction writer from Bryan, Ohio. Graduating from Miami University, he went on to earn his MFA from George Mason University. His novels include The Godfather Returns, Crooked River Burning, and The Veracruz Blues. He also has published a collection of short stories, That’s …
Nineteenth-Century Collections Online
Van Wylen Library is pleased to announce a trial subscription to a new primary source database, Nineteenth-Century Collections Online. This resource will be available to all Hope students and staff through the end of March. You’ll find a link to NCCO on our Trials page. I have been sitting here for the past 30 minutes, …
Spring Break Hours
As spring break approaches, please keep in mind the library’s hours: Thursday, March 14: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, March 15: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16: Closed Sunday, March 17: Closed Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 23: Closed Sunday, March 24: 12 …
The Latest in Open Access
The open access movement saw major developments in the past two weeks. Last Friday, the Obama Administration mandated that federal agencies develop open-access policies in the next six months. Just a week earlier, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR), a bi-partisan effort to increase access to federally funded research information, was …
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 …
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 …
Finals Comic Relief
Are you in need a little comic relief to break-up the tension of final exams? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Sure, I know, libraries are not typically associated with knee-slapping zingers or gut-busting hilarity …until now! Watch as Cookie Monster and Mr. Bean use their impeccable comedic timing and artful precision …
Finals Week Hours
Wrapping up big papers and putting in long hours getting reading for final exams? Never fear, the library has extended hours all next week to meet your studying needs. They are as follows: Saturday, December 8th – 10am-Midnight Sunday, December 9th – 10am-2am Monday, December 10th – 8am-2am Tuesday, December 11th – 8am-2am Wednesday, December …
Thanksgiving Break Hours
Van Wylen Library wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. The library will observe the following hours during Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 21: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, November 22: Closed; Friday, November 23: Closed; Saturday, November 24: Closed; Sunday, November 25: noon to midnight For all library service hours, see here. –Madalyn Muncy, Library Student …