"Stitches" Nominated for National Book Award

Did you know that the Library owns more than 150 graphic novels? In fact, one recent acquisition, Stiches: A Memoir by David Small, was just nominated as a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award. The collection is located on the main floor, to the right of the Circulation Desk.

December Monthly Book Spotlight

The December installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site and features several books recommended by library staff.

November Monthly Book Spotlight

The November installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site.

In this month's edition, Acquistions Librarian Charles Dabkowski writes about Studs Terkel and his oral histories.

October Monthly Book Spotlight

The October installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Reference Librarian Samantha Gust highlights the faculty members currently featured in the Library's Faculty Publications Display near the front entrance.

September Monthly Book Spotlight

In the September Monthly Book Spotlight, Reference Librarian Samantha Gust lists some of the Library's John McCain and Barack Obama books and DVDs.

Fall 2008 Newsletter!

The Fall 2008 issue of Library News has been added to the Library's web site. Check it out and find out about our new computer lab, our revamped Recreational Reading Collection and more!

August Monthly Book Spotlight

Reference Librarian Mike Lavin writes about the Library's new graphic novel collection in the August Monthly Book Spotlight.

July Monthly Book Spotlight

The July Monthly Book Spotlight focuses on A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah and was written by Sharon Green, Reading Coordinator in the Office of Academic Support.

May Monthly Book Spotlight

The May installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Reference Librarian Samantha Gust highlights the faculty members currently featured in the Library's Faculty Publications Display near the front entrance.

April Monthly Book Spotlight

The April installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. This month, Charles Dabkowski spotlights the poetry of Mary Oliver.

March Monthly Book Spotlight

The March installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. This month, I highlighted a few of the Library's fashion books.

February Monthly Book Spotlight

The February installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. In the aftermath of Super Bowl XLII, Charles Dabkowski writes about some of the Library's football books.

January Monthly Book Spotlight

The January installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. In it, I list some of the plays and monologues we have by Eric Bogosian, one of the stars of the TV show Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

November Monthly Book Spotlight

The November installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Reference Librarian Samantha Gust highlights the faculty members currently featured in the Library's Faculty Publications Display near the front entrance.

The Final Harry Potter Book

In the October Monthly Book Spotlight, Reference Librarian Diane Maroon writes about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.

Niagara Reads: 2002-2007

The September Monthly Book Spotlight is dedicated to the books used in Niagara Reads, the University's freshman summer reading program.

Slave: My True Story

The August Monthly Book Spotlight focuses on Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer with Damien Lewis and was submitted by Sharon Green, Reading Coordinator in the Office of Academic Support.

The Rise of American Democracy

July's Monthly book spotlight focuses on Sean Wilentz's The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.

The Road

Reference Librarian Diane Maroon writes about the post-apocalyptic survival novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy in the June Monthly Book Spotlight.

Elizabeth I

In the May Monthly Book Spotlight, Reference Librarian Diane Maroon writes about the biography Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden.