I tore through this book on the weekend – it was impossible to stop thinking about it! The setting is an eerie, crumbling English manor house (Hundreds) during the dismal postwar years. At one time the house and the ancestral family – the Ayres – were shimmering examples of England’s aristocracy. Times have changed…the family [...]
Archive for May, 2009
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Posted in Of Interest... on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
interesting article about the relevance of libraries in a digital world
Posted in library marketing on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I read this interesting piece today – it’s very much like other pieces I’ve read recently, covering the typical issues of Google Books, the Internet, funding, etc. But this is from a corporate publication and it does a good job of summarizing the threats that libraries face and offers details about the NYPL’s strategies for [...]
Great New Book – Marketing Today’s Academic Library
Posted in library marketing on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just started reading this new book by Brian Mathews and it is great! I’m getting into the planning months of summer and thinking about fresh new techniques for getting students & faculty members engaged with the Library. I like the author’s conversational tone and his brilliant ideas…he has me excited about the prospect of [...]
- If I'm not online, please leave your email when you send a message!
Brock Library on Twitter
- @thoughtsofmine sorry you missed it! we will definitely think about doing one again, but probably not this term...good luck on your exams! 5 days ago
- cookie break is a hit! come by and grab one before they are gone... 1 week ago
- come to the Help Desk today at 12 noon for an exam cookie break! 1 week ago
Archives
Pages
