Library Outreach

Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men on 11/11

Melville Library Author Series: Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men featuring Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology. To a growing list of books about the myths and mysteries of American boys and young males, Michael Kimmel, Professor of Sociology, adds this deft exploration grounded in research. Published by HarperCollins,

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Emily Wells, gift well received

from Victor Santiago, North Reading Room While listening to NPR one day, I heard an interview with a woman named Emily Wells. Emily is musician with the rare ability to transcend the genres of Classical music and Hip Hop. As I listened to her talk I learned of her training

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library (surreal) video

The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) recently sponsored a video contest, LilTube, to showcase Long Island libraries — and Melville Library got in on the act. Stony Brook Southampton librarian Darren Chase describes his entry, secret library, as “surreal” and “the library as a psychological experience”. Darren’s video combines

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Welcome!

Welcome to the University Libraries’ new blog! We’ve packaged together a variety of library happenings in a way that will help you easily stay informed. Each area of our blog has an RSS feed that you can add to your newsreader or browser bookmarks to better track what’s going on

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