We’ve got a new display up in the library highlighting the fascinating diversity of wildlife in and around Shinnecock Bay. From underwater to the skies above, it’s a rich and diverse ecosystem that never ceases to amaze. The photographs in the display come courtesy of Chris Paparo. Chris is the
At our second Art in Focus lecture of the summer, Dr. Elliot Bostwick Davis took us on a journey that included cave paintings, petroglyphs, Arizona landscapes, sand art, the WPA, the Art Student League, and an apartment on East Sixty-First Street. These are all elements that swirled around the creation
We are gearing up for next Tuesday’s lecture on Jackson Pollock’s Mural for Peggy Guggenheim. If you’re unfamiliar with the back story, we luckily have reference books from the Pollock-Krasner Study Center collection at Southampton to help set the scene. Peggy Guggenheim had already established herself as a prominent
The Art in Focus series got off to a great start on Tuesday night with Professor Katy Siegel, Thaw Chair in Modern American Art at Stony Brook University and Senior Programming and Research Curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The subject was Jack Whitten, the noted abstract artist who
Sometimes pictures are worth more than words so here’s an overview of our therapy dog visit from last night. Many thanks to CAPS and the PALS program for coming out! [metaslider id=28078]
Please join us from 7:00-9:00 pm in the Southampton Library for a visit with the therapy dogs from the PALS program. This is always a great event and we hope it relieves some of the stress of the upcoming finals! Here’s a look at some past visits. We’ll post
Experience the storied rock & roll history of Stony Brook University through our recently installed display at the Southampton library. Thanks to Kristen Nyitray, Director of Special Collections and University Archives, we now have a glimpse into a fascinating and vibrant era of music and performance. The roster of
Students in the Southampton cohort of the Occupational Therapy program held a Health & Wellness Fair in the library this week. They put on a great show, providing a number of visually impressive and interactive displays on a variety of topics. I stopped to speak with each group and was
We’re happy to have two new student assistants working with us this semester in Southampton! Erica Ridella is a first year Occupational Therapy student. She played four years of collegiate soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, where she also received her Bachelors of Science degree. She enjoys running and
Last Friday saw the annual Lighting of the Windmill on the Southampton campus. As always it was a festive and friendly occasion with members of the community as well as students, staff and faculty getting together to enjoy a good time. The library provided a festive table with a
