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The project started because in looking over the collections, Meg noticed that many of the Native American books seemed outdated or old.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
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
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
When you ask a student if they’ve ever pirated a textbook, you’ll probably get some reluctant responses. Some may deny it, while others would avoid the question entirely. “What are you a cop,” they’d say. These aren’t unreasonable responses considering the act of pirating textbooks is illegal. However, Haley Dittbrenner ’25 and Rob Sieczkiewicz, Director…Continue Reading The Ethics of Textbook Piracy
As of Monday, Sept. 11, all Susquehanna students, faculty and staff have access to the New York Times through their SU emails. How to Access the New York Times: To unlock this feature, you can follow this link: accessnyt.com. Type in “Susquehanna University” into the search bar. Create an account using your SU email address….Continue Reading New York Times Access for Students, Faculty and Staff
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