A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid is a YA fantasy following an eighteen-year-old girl on her quest to prove herself in a world that seems bent on holding her down. Effy Sayre has loved fairytales her whole life, but her misfortune at being born female keeps her from being able to follow her passion…Continue Reading Book Review: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Meet the Student Workers
As we reach the halfway point in our spring semester, the Blough-Weis Library wants to celebrate some of our fantastic student employees. Check these profiles for faces you may recognize and some new workers! Aubrey (Mars) Russell Aubrey is a first-year secondary education major with a concentration in English who began working at the library’s…Continue Reading Meet the Student Workers
Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
The beginning of the fantasy series, Letters of Enchantment, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross follows two rival journalists as they face the war that surrounds them and the fate it has in store. The gods are awake, and they are at war, a war that they keep pulling humans into—humans like Iris Winnow’s older brother….Continue Reading Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Spring Break Book Recs
That time of the semester has finally come ya’ll—Spring Break! A week with no classes and (hopefully) no homework. The weather has been smiling on us favorably, and we can at last do the one thing we’ve been wanting to do all semester—nothing. Or, if you’re like me, nothing but curling up with a good…Continue Reading Spring Break Book Recs
Women’s History Month: “Book a Week” Reading Challenge
In honor of Women’s History Month, I have curated two lists of titles for a “Book a Week” reading challenge (because I am indecisive and couldn’t pick just one theme). Here is my conglomeration of book recommendations featuring female protagonists that are historical in one way or another. Feel free to stick to one list…Continue Reading Women’s History Month: “Book a Week” Reading Challenge
Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Lovers of words and believers in imagination would, I hope, thoroughly enjoy the world and writing of Alix E. Harrow’s The Ten Thousand Doors of January. The story is told mainly from the point of view of seventeen-year-old January Scaller. The young, unique Miss Scaller has grown up in the beautiful mansion of the wealthy…Continue Reading Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Anti- Romance Book Recs
Not in the Valentine’s Day spirit? Sick of seeing romance books with their cutesy graphic covers and bright colors left and right? Want something a little different for your season of love? If you just aren’t feeling it and would prefer to avoid romantic tales, these books could help. If you want something wholesome without…Continue Reading Anti- Romance Book Recs
Preserving Scholarly Works: A Look at SU’s Repository
A lot of behind-the-scenes work goes into keeping the Blough-Weis Library running smoothly. One service that not many students know about is our institutional repository, which librarians Ryan Ake and Brianne Dort recently presented at the ExLibris Northeast User Group Conference. For those unfamiliar, Endeavor is Susquehanna’s institutional repository that hosts, preserves, and showcases the…Continue Reading Preserving Scholarly Works: A Look at SU’s Repository
Meet the Student Workers and Their Favorite Books
Many of our student workers sought employment at the library for one reason: books! A love of literature permeates throughout our student employees with some of them even sharing favorite books or favorite authors. Wondering if your literary twin is hiding somewhere on campus? Check out these student worker profiles to find out! Frankenstein by:…Continue Reading Meet the Student Workers and Their Favorite Books
Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the precursor to the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, takes place during the tenth annual Hunger Games. Coriolanus Snow, at this point only eighteen years old, is fighting to rebuild his family’s crumbling legacy by becoming one of the newest additions to the Games, a mentor to one of the…Continue Reading Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
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