Although it may have only been nationally recognized for seven days, we are still basking in the positive energy stemming from a successful Banned Books Week! In case you missed it, the Blough-Weis Library, along with thousands of other libraries and bookstores nationwide, celebrated Banned Books Week from Oct. 5-11, advocating against censorship and the banning…Continue Reading Banned Books Week: A Follow-Up
The ExLibris Northeast User Group conference took place on October 16th – October 17th at Brandeis University in Boston, Massachusetts. This conference, affectionately known as ENUG, brings Northeastern libraries that use the same management systems together to discuss new developments and customized practices. On October 16th, Nichole Allen and Brianne Dort represented the Blough-Weis Library at this conference….Continue Reading “Breaking Up is Hard to Do…But Easier with Rapido”: Blough-Weis Library’s Presentation at the Librarian ENUG Conference
For the rest of the fall semester, the Blough-Weis Library is displaying the talented photography from students of Professor Gordon Wenzel. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the exhibition, which first began in 2015. To celebrate, I sat down with Professor Wenzel to learn more about his journey in photography, his teachings, and…Continue Reading “Learn to See”: Celebrating 10 Years of Student Photography at the Blough-Weis Library
The Blough-Weis Library is currently displaying the exhibition titled “To Be Loved by an Artist Is to Be Immortalized” by Tiffani Total. Total is a senior creative writing major with a minor in psychology at Susquehanna. When she is not pursuing her studies or creating art, Total also works as the Public Relations chair for…Continue Reading “To Be Loved by an Artist Is to Be Immortalized:” An in Depth Look at Tiffany Total’s Exhibition
With the arrival of a new season on campus comes the arrival of a new staff member at the Blough-Weis library: Jennifer Roberts-Reilley, AKA Jenny! Jenny is an open resources librarian who is excited to meet new people, loves reading young adult books, and has had an interesting career in the educational and library fields. …Continue Reading Meet Our Newest Librarian!: An Interview with Jenny Roberts-Reilley
Recently, the library has updated its collection of Native American books. The head of this project is Meg Garnett, Special Collections Librarian, whose departmental specialties include history. The project started because in looking over the collections, Meg noticed that many of the Native American books seemed outdated or old. SLAC—the Student Library Advisory Committee—had…Continue Reading Native American Books at the Library: Meg Garnett on Updating the Collection
Amir El-Chidiac has worked here at the Blough Weis Library since Summer of 2021 as our Research and Instruction Librarian, but sadly as this summer closes, so does their third and final year here at Susquehanna University. Today, I wanted to highlight the impact that Amir has had here at the library and the legacy…Continue Reading In Dedication to Amir: Prayer’s for My 17th Chromosome
For those who do not know, Patrick Thomas Henry (whom I will refer to as PTH) is an alum of Susquehanna University with degrees in both Creative Writing and Political Science. After his graduation in 2008, he went on to get an MA in English Literature from Bucknell University, an MFA in Creative Writing from…Continue Reading Patrick Thomas Henry on the Stories that Inspired Him
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
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
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