Self Portrait

Come to the library and see Devon Lilly's installment entitled "Self Portrait." I'll blog a couple more pictures before the day's end. "Self Portrait" is comprised of books that are representative of the artist, and the books in total are equivalent to the artist's body weight.

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. Come to the library and check out some poetry! We have several books on display at the "Ask Here Desk."

From the archives: "The Love Song of Martin Bormann," a poem and print from Of Desire, and the Circles of Hell: Selected Poems by Dwight Eddins; Illustrations by A. C. Sella; this is on display in a case on the main floor.

Also, check out the Academy of American Poets web site here. Today, in the "Poem a Day" section, they've posted a poem by Theodore Worozbyt, a Tuscaloosan whose book The Dauber Wings was published in 2006 by Dream Horse Press.

Library Closed Friday, April 4th

We received notice just under one hour ago that the university would close at 1:30 PM due to the threat of severe weather. Faculty and staff e-mail will also be unavailable after 2:00 PM today for a system upgrade.

Please stay tuned to local media for the latest on developing weather conditions. The library will be open tomorrow for regular Saturday hours at 10:00 AM.

Minor Work on Commons Computers

Update at 10:30 AM. We're back up and running!

This is just a quick dispatch from the Ask Here Desk to let everyone know that there will be no access to the public computers surrounding the Desk for just a few minutes. Computer Services staff are now working to upgrade some hardware. This work should be completed shortly and does not impact any other computers in the Library building.

Thanks for your patience as we upgrade our systems!

Who Gets Caught Reading?

With the one year anniversary of a popular blog feature now upon us, we bring you this special edition of Get Caught Reading. Tigger may not be a regular visitor to the library, but we recently learned that he is an avid reader.

In this photo, Tigger is reading The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong, by Donald E. Kroodsma. Tigger tells us that birding has long been one of his research interests.

Thanks to Joel Bullock for his clever Photoshop work here. Not that Tigger wasn't actually reading when this shot was taken. He was, honest! And lest you think that your campus library never has feline guests, take a look at this Carmichael classic from 2004. Warning: the following photo contains extreme cuteness.


Awwwwww.