April 14, 2009 – 10:35 am
The Lamson Library and Learning Commons is pleased to welcome a display of worldwide currency from the collection of PSU Instructor Najwa O’Hara. In a description of her collection, Ms. O’Hara wrote:
I am a native of Iraq who was born in Mosul, a small city in the north of Iraq.
The Bachelor’s degree in Translation that I hold, along with my experience with international companies, qualified me to help build bridges of communication with Iraqi citizens by teaching Americans businesses every day Arabic words that they may use in their operations.
As an Instructor for Arabic Language and Culture at Plymouth State University, I hope I will be able to help American students, who are interested in other cultures, by introducing them to Arabic as a language and culture that may need one day.
Most of the currencies are from my travels with my husband and others are from the faculty members in the Language and Linguistics Department who collected them during their travels abroad.
The currency will be on display through April.
March 30, 2009 – 12:45 pm
Geneva May Smith was a member of the Plymouth faculty from the time of Plymouth Normal School in 1924 until her retirement from Plymouth State College in 1966. She was known as “Miss Mathematics” and for her “alert manner and quick wit”. She taught in a field dominated by men, and according to one source, was advised not to pursue her doctorate, even though she had completed the coursework because “a woman with a doctorate in math would not be employable”. She encouraged all students to pursue mathematics and sciences as a result of the “Space Race” and the National Defense Education Act of 1958. In January of 1968, the new women’s dormitory was named for Geneva Smith.
Materials compiled by Ashley Pistorino, Spinelli Archives intern and PSU class of 2010, are on display at the Lamson Library and Learning Commons.
March 24, 2009 – 10:20 am
The Lamson Library and Learning Commons is pleased to participate in the Annual Toiletries Drive sponsored by the Community Service Center at Plymouth State. All donations will benefit the Pemi Bridge House and Voices Against Violence.
Helpful donations include unused shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, lotion, soap, dental floss, etc. Full sized and travel sized items are both welcomed.
A large basket will be available for donations near the Information Desk on the Main Level beginning on March 23rd.
THANKS for your support!
March 20, 2009 – 10:57 am
March 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the gift of the Robert H. Browne Robert Frost Collection to Lamson Library. The children of Robert H. Browne donated the material to Lamson Library in 1969, and a reception was held on March 23, 1969. Browne corresponded with Robert Frost for a number of years, and their families became very close.
The collection includes the correspondence, rare photographs of Frost and his family in Bridgewater, NH and Franconia NH., first editions of some of his books, and more. An exhibit in Spinelli Archives features invitations, programs, news stories, and images from the collection itself.
The material will be on display until May.
The Lamson Library and Learning Commons is pleased to welcome Myths and Masks, a display done by students in Creativity and the Visual World, a general education course taught by Adjunct Faculty Jay Moskowitz.
The display has attracted a number of visitors, including kindergartners from the PSU Child Development and Family Center. Jay was on hand to describe how the masks were made, and the children had fun matching the myths with the masks on the wall.
The masks will be on display until April 17th.
In celebration of Women’s History Month 2009, the film Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai will be shown Wednesday, March 4th at 7 pm in Boyd 144. The film relays the inspiring story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and it’s founder Wangari Maathai, who in 2004, became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sponsored by the Lamson Library and Learning Commons, the President’s Commission on Diversity, the S.A.G.E. Center, Women’s Studies Council and Student Activities.
February 10, 2009 – 10:24 am
A lone undercover cop moves into a small farming town. By the end of the blazing summer of 1999, 46 people are arrested for selling cocaine, nearly all of them African American. The truth behind the story in Tulia,Texas will surprise you!
The film will be shown on Wednesday February 18th at 7 pm in HUB 109. Adjunct Professor and Plymouth Selectboard member, Daryl Browne, will share his own experiences in a discussion following the movie.
Sponsored by the Lamson Library and Learning Commons and the Hartman Union Building.
January 23, 2009 – 4:05 pm
Welcome back! It may still be winter, but staff members at the Lamson Library and Learning Commons are ready for the start of the Spring 2009 semester!
Regular semester open hours begin this week and a we hope you visit the library often for study and collaboration with friends. Remember to Ask a Librarian when you need help with your research assignments. Watch for new art displays and book displays in conjunction with campus events and celebrations.
Best wishes for a terrific semester!
January 15, 2009 – 11:26 am
Many members of the campus community were in the Lamson Library and Learning Commons for the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Thanks to those who attended!
Presidential Inaugurations are rich in history and tradition. Library materials are on display for viewing and borrowing. More information is available from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and The Guide to Inauguration Events in Washington DC from About.com.
December 19, 2008 – 7:30 am
Post-Semester and Holiday Hours
| Friday, December 19th |
7:30 AM — 5 PM |
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| Saturday, December 20th |
8:30 AM — 6 PM |
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| Sunday, December 21st |
1:00 PM — 9 PM |
| Monday, December 22nd |
7:30 AM — 9:00 PM |
| Tuesday, December 23rd |
7:30 AM — 5 PM |
Wednesday December 24 –
Friday January 2nd |
Closed for holiday recess |
| Saturday, January 3rd |
8:30 AM — 6:00 PM |
| Sunday, January 4th |
1 PM — 9 PM |
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NOTE: The Reference Desk will be closed on Saturday, January 3rd and Sunday, January 4th.
December 11, 2008 – 12:39 pm
As the end of the semester draws near, the Lamson Library and Learning Commons will offer extended hours during Finals Week.
Good luck and don’t forget to Ask a Librarian for help!
| Friday December 12th |
7:30 AM — 9 PM |
| Saturday December 13th |
8:30 AM — 9 PM |
| Sunday December 14th |
10 AM — 1 AM |
Monday December 15th —
Wednesday December 17th |
7:30 AM — 1 AM |
| Thursday December 18th |
7:30 AM — 11:30 PM |
| Friday December 19th |
7:30 AM — 5 PM |
| Sunday, December 21st |
1:00 PM — 9 PM |
| Monday, December 22nd |
7:30 AM — 9:00 PM |
| Tuesday, December 23rd |
7:30 AM — 5:00 PM |
Wednesday December 24 —
Friday January 2nd |
Closed for holiday recess |
December 9, 2008 – 8:45 am
The Lamson Library and Learning Commons is pleased to welcome the collaborative efforts of the PSU Poetry Club and PSU Art Club in a joint exhibition of art-inspired poetry. The exhibit will be on display through Winterim 2009 in The Commons Cafe. Click here for more artwork and poetry.
5 Cents for a Piece of My Heart
by Alexandria Capello; artwork by Adam Bastille
Would you like a piece of my heart?
5 cents a slice.
Take a slice and enjoy the delicious, savory goodness of love.
Don’t care to eat and enjoy now?
Let me throw in a heart shaped box just for you.
I will cut of pieces of magazine and paper Mache your take home piece of my heart.
Handle with care please.
I am very sensitive.
I am very gentle.
I trust that you will take care of my special piece of heart.
I cheated. I didn’t give you the same slice as everyone else.
You put my feet on clouds of pearl when you sooth me.
You hurt my smile when you make me laugh; it hurts to smile so hard.
I want to give you a seed to plant in the piece of my heart.
I want you to water the plant. Give it love. Give it serenity.
I want you to make the lily grow in the little piece of my heart.
Can I hold you until the sun come up?
Can I brush my finger tips through your hair and forget everyone else around us?
Can you keep me floating just for a little while more so I can keep swinging?
I want to fly on my tree swing hanging from the sky for days.
I want you to push me as I swing.
I want you to water the garden of lilies that will flow out of the piece of my heart.
Why you ask? Why is your heart so magical?
You touched it young sir.
You touched my heavy heart and made it light.
Now take your imperfect life and grow with my heart.
Be my shade under the oak tree in the fields of flowers.
Be my gratifying drink so I can no longer have this uncanny thirst for you.
Be my sensuous meal so I can curb my appetite from this hunger I have for you.
I will meet you on the other side of the bridge near the ocean.
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December 5, 2008 – 2:33 pm
Please join us in celebrating 200 years of higher education in Plymouth, N.H. and surrounding communities at the Lamson Library and Learning Commons Monday, December 8, at 4 p.m. The Holmes Plymouth Academy was originally chartered December 7, 1808. The celebration includes: A Look Back at Life in 1808, A Celebration of Community, A presentation of “Incorporate, Celebrate” and a commemorative plaque dedication. For more information, contact Mary Hill or call x52722
December 2, 2008 – 9:30 am
The accompanying poems are on display next to the artwork in The Commons Cafe.
Art by Tonya White; poem No Chance of Fire by M.K.R.
Art by Katie Dexter; poem Unexpected by Tarrah Robillard
Art by Maegan Petitti and Judith Wilcox; A Kiss from the Rain by Naomi Fosher
Maegan Petitti
Judith Wilcox
Artwork by Katie Dexter; poem Love is like a Mosh Pit by Nicole Bailey
Art by Kristopher Cere; poem Pabst Blue Ribbon by Tim Sacco
Art by Alissa Cottrell; poem I’m Beginning to Lose by Carrie Waldron
Art by Judith Wilcox; poem Constellations by Alexandria Cappello
Art by Tamara White; poem Siesta by Jenna Rugh
Art by Lynne Rand; poem Passive Eyes by Tonya White
Art by Tarah Robillard and Cada Driscoll; poem Lo Que Me Enseno un Peine by Robert Feeney
Cada Driscoll
Tarah Robillard
