Brown Bag Book Talk

Brown Bag Book Talk on Wednesday, February 27th at 12 noon.

Communication Arts Instructor Michael Loy will be discussing the book “The Dog Says How” by Kevin Kling. Kling is a performance artist, playwright, occasional NPR commentator and lives in Minneapolis. The book talks are held in the lower level of the Gordon B. Olson Library and last about 45 minutes. You do not need to read the book in order to attend. Bring your lunch; we’ll provide some dessert!

And the Winner Is...

The New England Patriots did not get their perfect season afterall, in a suprising loss to the Giants on Sunday night. Interestingly, two of our three votes were for the Giants. Die-hard Giants fans or psychic?

New England Patriots
1 (33%)

New York Giants
2 (66%)

Brown Bag it at the Library!

The first Brown Bag Book Talk of the spring semester will be held

Wednesday, January 30th at 12 noon

Featuring Humanities professor

Eric Furuseth

talking about the novel

“Special Topics in Calamity Physics” by Marisha Pessl

The book talk will be in the group study room in the lower level of the library. Dessert will be provided.

Extra, Extra! Read All About It!

As you may have noticed, the plasma screen behind the reference desk has been out of commission for the last couple of weeks. This is due to a technical issue that should be cleared up relatively soon. Until that time, you will be seeing more news and events postings on the blog. We thank you for your patience at this time. Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions or have an event you would like to see take place in the library.

Lyrical Lunches!

Bring your lunch to the library atrium and enjoy the musical talents of:

The Luminus Trio

Monday, February 4th, at 1:00pm.

Something New!

The library is excited to announce that it now has access to a ScienceDirect product called College Edition. College Edition is an interdisciplinary collection of over 1600 full text, scholarly journals. The collection covers subjects including the Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Health and Life Sciences. Check it out at www.minotstateu.edu/library/ScienceDirect.shtml.

New Exhibition

The latest exhibit in the Olson Library Gallery is:

"Formed Paper Sculptures," by James W. Coates Jr., Lyndeborough, N.H.

Best of Show, Americas 2000 Paper Works

The exhibit runs through February 19, 2008. The Olson Library Gallery is located next to the circulation desk and is open during regular library hours.