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FSU Campus Community Edition - March 2023
HENRY WHITTEMORE LIBRARY
The Library is ready for spring - in like a lion and out like a lamb…! Please enjoy our March newsletter covering past events from the Winter to upcoming events this semester. And yes, we have LOTS of book recommendations. We are very proud of our student assistants and library staff, so enjoy the profiles of one of our student interns and of the Acquisitions department.
Shout out to the newest library RAM award winner (did you know that another library staff member also received the RAM award last year?) The March newsletter highlights librarian OER efforts, book discussions, and the new citation workshop series. If you missed the emails about the heritage months, included in the newsletter are the resources honoring Black History Month and Women’s History Month. Lastly, we have exciting things planned for Earth Day (launching a seed library) and National Library Week – April 23-29. Remember to follow us @whittemorelib Facebook/ Twitter/ Instagram/blog.
To a successful semester,
Millie
* LATEST NEWS *
OER PROGRAM
Scholarly Communications Librarian, Rebecca Dowgiert. has been accepted into the competitive Open Education Network's 'Certificate in OER Librarianship' program for 2023, having also received funding from CELTSS for this professional development opportunity. The certificate is a comprehensive, eight-month program that offers formal training, a community of peers, and expert mentors in order to support Librarians as they develop a cumulative project which will help them build sustainable, collaborative, and effective open education initiatives on higher education campuses.
Dr. Patricia Lynne (English) published the open textbook, Reading and Writing Successfully in College: A Guide for Students. Her textbook is the first to be published from Remixing Open Textbook with an Equity Lens (ROTEL) grant, an initiative funded by the Department of Education’s Open Textbook Pilot.
RAM AWARD
On January 10, during the 11th Campus Professional Development program, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources & Equal Opportunity, Kim Dexter, announced that the Library's Periodicals Supervisor, Debbie Hogan, was a co-recipient of the annual RAM award. (She shares the award with Professor Robert Johnson Jr., Department of Communication, Media and Performance.)
Debbie was also the subject of a recent Gatepost Interview. Learn more about this extraordinary woman in the Gatepost Volume 91 Issue 16.
EDUCATORS FROM CHILE
In February, Chilean teachers, who came to FSU as advanced students in the FSU Chile Mass program, stopped by the Library for a tour.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH -
March is Women's History Month! In 1987, Congress passed a resolution proclaiming March as Women’s History Month. The contributions and achievements of all women are celebrated through the month.
(source: https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/)
Women’s History Month celebrates the varied and unique life experiences of all women. Check out some of these links to learn more about some amazing women leaders, athletes, and artists:
- National Women's History Museum
- Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
- Honoring LGBTQ Leaders for Women’s History Month: From GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders)
- These 30 Women Athletes & Sports Moments Changed Society: From RISE, an organization working to promote social justice and eliminate racism in the sports community.
- The Untold History of Women in Science and Technology: From the Obama Whitehouse Archives from the National Archives
- 14 Famous Female Painters Every Art Lover Should Know: From MyModernMet.com
- Four Native Women Leaders You Should Know About: From Vision Maker Media, an organization that promotes and empowers Native storytellers
- My Hispanic and Latina Heroes: From the League of Women Voters
- 6 Inspirational Muslim women you need to know: From Islamic Relief, a UK-based charity that provides disaster relief and emergency response around the world.
To commemorate Women’s History Month, check out some of these resources available from the Whittemore Library and beyond!
Whittemore Library Women's History Month LibGuide: Find a wide variety of resources and links to research materials about Women’s History Month compiled by the Whittemore Library librarians.
Did you know that Framingham State University was originally founded as the Lexington Normal School, the nation’s first publicly funded women-only teacher’s Normal School? You can read about the early history FSU and some of the amazing women who attended the school on the Whittemore Library’s Archives and Special Collections website. Make sure to also check out the displays in the Whittemore Library, which feature information, photos, and artifacts from some of the notable women alumni of Framingham State University.
The Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University is the home to the Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection. Fuller was an American sculptor whose works highlighted the African and African American experience. FSU students, faculty, staff can visit the museum for free!
The Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Database, coordinated by FSU Art History Professor Erika Schneider, provides information about and images from the Danforth’s collection.
Also at the Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University, paintings by Framingham State alumna Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
Our Academic Video Online database has a wide variety of films and documentaries available for you to watch on-demand. Check out some of these channels and playlists for a wide variety of films by and about women.
- Extraordinary Women
- Feminist Theory
- Women's and Gender Studies Video Online
- Women's History Month: Celebrating Artists Who are Women
Our Kanopy video database’ Women's Studies Channel has a wide variety of films and documentaries that you can view.
The ACLU has a Women’s History Month playlist on Spotify. Be sure to listen to this playlist for some great music by female artists in a variety of genres!
Check out some great poems for Women’s History Month at poets.org and MAPS: The Modern American Poetry Site.
Fiction and Non-Fiction Books 📚
Books available from the Whittemore Library (please note some titles are eBooks). Children and YA book titles compiled by Samantha Westall, Curriculum Librarian.
FICTION
- Little Women: An Annotated Edition by Louisa May Alcott; edited by Daniel Shealy
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
- The Awakening, and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin edited by Barbara H. Solomon
- Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Matrix by Lauren Groff
- Quicksand by Nella Larsen
- Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
- The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
- Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton
- The Color Purple: A Novel by Alice Walker
NONFICTION
- Remaking Race and History: The Sculpture of Meta Warrick Fuller by Renée Ater
- A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
- Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation edited by Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman
- Those Good Gertrudes: A Social History of Women Teachers in America by Geraldine J. Clifford
- The Book of Gutsy Women by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton
- Burn It Down!: Feminist Manifestos for the Revolution edited by Breanne Fahs
- Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era by Ashley D. Farmer
- Invisible Stars: A Social History of Women in American Broadcasting by Donna L. Halper
- Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
- Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted On Equality for All by Martha S. Jones
- Women Have Always Worked: A Concise History by Alice Kessler-Harris
- The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
- Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride
- The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
- Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
- The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
- Wendy Carlos: A Biography by Amanda Sewell
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan
- Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister
- Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists by Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Teri Greeves; editor, Laura Silver; foreword by Kaywin Feldman
GRAPHIC NOVELS
- Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu; English translation by Montana Kane
- Femme Magnifique: A Comic Book Anthology Salute to 50 Magnificent Women from Pop, Politics, Art & Science stories curated by Shelly Bond, Kristy Miller, and Brian Miller; design by Hi-Fi
- Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank; adapted by Ari Folman; illustrations by David Polonsky
- Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
- Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
- Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier written by Jim Ottaviani; artwork by Maris Wicks
- Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser
- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
- Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee ; illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy
- No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld; illustrated by Shiella Witanto
- Planting Peace by Gwendolyn Hooks; illustrated by Margaux Carpentier
- I Am Malala Yousafzai by Brad Meltzer; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles by Mara Rockliff; illustrated by Hadley Hooper
MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS
- Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
- We're in This Together by Linda Sarsour
- Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by the Staff of The New York Times
- Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves, & Other Female Villains by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
YA BOOKS
- Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights by Karen Blumenthal
- Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall
- #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
- What Every Girl Should Know: Margaret Sanger's Journey: A Novel by J. Albert Mann
- Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead by Cecile Richards with Lauren Peterson
- Rebel Voices by Louise Kay Stewart
- Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
ON DISPLAY IN THE LIBRARY
Also to commemorate Women's History Month, check out the bulletin board highlighting women artists and the new Smithsonian poster display on the first floor of the Library. It's entitled "Picturing Women Inventors".
From the Smithsonian:
"If you had to name an inventor, would it be a woman?
Or did you first think of a man like Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell?
Women haven't always had equal opportunities to be inventors,
or received as much recognition.
But throughout American history, women with diverse backgrounds and interests
created inventions that change our lives every day."
Stop by and learn about American women inventors, like Kavita Sukla, Madison Maxey, Alexis Lewis and many more!
BLACK HISTORY MONTH -
February was Black History Month. In February 1926, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), founded by Carter G. Woodson, celebrated the first Negro History Week. Observations continued for many years and in 1976, it was expanded into Black History Month.
(source: https://blackhistorymonth.gov/about/)
To commemorate Black History Month, we offered several resources available from the Whittemore Library!
Whittemore Library Black History Month LibGuide: Find a wide variety of resources and links to research materials about Black History Month compiled by the Whittemore Library librarians.
Whittemore Library Black Lives Matter LibGuide: Learn about the Black Lives Matter Movement with this collection of resources compiled by the Whittemore Library librarians.
Check out Kanopy’s African American Studies Channel or Academic Video Online’s Black Studies Channel for a wide variety of films and documentaries.
The Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University is the home to the Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection. Fuller was an American sculptor whose works highlighted the African and African American experience. FSU students, faculty, staff can visit the museum for free!
The Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Database, coordinated by FSU Art History Professor Erika Schneider, provides information about and images from the Danforth’s collection.
Fiction and Non-Fiction Books 📚
FICTION AND POETRY
- The Poetry of Maya Angelou by Maya Angelou
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- Selected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
- Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston
- Passing by Nella Larsen
- Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall
- Beloved: A Novel by Toni Morrison
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Color Purple: A Novel by Alice Walker
- Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward
- The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley edited by John C. Shields
- Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
- Works by Richard Wright
NONFICTION
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- Remaking Race and History: The Sculpture of Meta Warrick Fuller by Renée Ater
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois
- Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein
- You Don't Know Us Negroes: And Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston
- Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
- South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
GRAPHIC NOVELS
- Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball
- Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers
- Strange Fruit by Joel Christian Gill
- Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
- March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
- Run: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- The High Desert by James Spooner
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illustrated by James Ransome
- Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson; illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
- Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
- Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi; illustrated by Loveis Wise
MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS
- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
- We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963 by Shelia P. Moses
- Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford
YA BOOKS
- Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert
- Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
- And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems by Erica Martin
- Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor
* Did You Know? *
We have beautiful student artwork on display in the Library lobby.
A Walk In The Woods
by Danielle Ray (BA in Studio Art 2022)
Glazed ceramic tile, rust
2022
On loan from the Collection of Halcyon Mancuso
Reseed
by Danielle Ray (BA in Studio Art 2022)
Glazed ceramic tile, catalpa seed pods
2022
On loan from the Collection of Halcyon Mancuso👀 Spotlight On...Acquisitions
The acquisitions team is responsible for acquiring resources for the main collection of print and electronic material. We handle the financial aspect of access to electronic resources. We initiate conversation with other librarians and faculty on which resources to purchase and which to discontinue. The department librarian researches resources, speaks with vendors, and sets up trials. We also try to foster relationships with the faculty, as their feedback is necessary for assessing the collection.
Our department is also in charge of assessing and maintaining the main collection. We work closely with the weeding team, coordinating with the faculty about weeding decisions, and buying replacements for damaged or dated material. As the university adds new majors and minors, we evaluate how well our collection continues to support students and faculty. We work closely with the E-Resources and Research and Learning teams to conduct ongoing evaluation of the current resources.
Scholarly Resources Acquisitions and Management Librarian
Hi, I'm Jonathan Golden, the Scholarly Resources Acquisitions and Management Librarian at FSU. I live in Norwood with my wife Caitlin, a kindergarten teacher, and our two children. I am currently a PhD student at Simmons University. I enjoy playing games, reading, juggling and puzzles.
Library Assistant
Hi, I am Allyson Duval and I work in the Acquisitions Department. I am responsible for ordering books for the Library collections and processing invoices for Library resources. In my free time I enjoy reading, puzzles, yoga, and walking (with my dog). My husband and I also enjoy hiking, riding bikes, and spending time on the Cape.
👀 Spotlight On ... Our Student Workers
Student Intern Profile
Hi, I’m Sarah D’Andrea and I’m from Norton, MA. I’m a senior at FSU with a History major and Political Science minor and hope to go on to pursue a Masters In Library Science after graduating. In my free time I love reading and listening to music. My favorite movie is Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Currently, I’m reading The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. My favorite music artist is Lana Del Rey.
My favorite thing about working at the library is looking at documents / pictures / artifacts from the schools past. I intern in the Special Collections and Archives, so I spend a lot of time looking at material like that and learning about the history of FSU and its students. Most of what I do is research to help with inquiries, working on displays that are related to FSU’s history, and sorting / organizing of archives.
* RECENT EVENTS *
MARCH
A book discussion of March, a graphic novel triology by John Lewis, was cosponsored by the Whittemore Library and the Center for Inclusive Excellence. The discussion was held on February 13th. Free copies of the trilogy were provided to those who participated in the event.
WORKSHOP WEDNESDAYS
The Librarians from the Research and Learning Department created a series of research paper workshops on citation tools and styles. The workshops are held on Wednesdays during the Spring semester.
"Got questions about your research paper citations?
Join the Whittemore Library in our new
Research Paper workshop series!
Learn about citation tools like Zotero
and the basics of MLA and APA style."
Scan the QR code in the flyer to register for sessions and for information about dates and times. If you have questions about the workshops, please email reference@framingham.edu.
OPEN EDUCATION WEEK
March 6-10 was Open Education Week. The library hosted an event on March 9 in the Library lobby where we asked RAMS to answer the burning question:
If you didn’t have to buy your textbooks…
... what would you use that money for instead?
Students stopped by and wrote their answers on an interactive poster. They also had the opportunity to learn about our ROTEL grant-funded OER projects where faculty are creating free, openly-licensed textbooks.
We also have more information about OER and Open Education Week in our blog. Check it out!
FSU WINTER FESTIVAL ❄️
Library staff had a great time participating in the annual FSU Winter Festival in December, 2022. A few of them even went home with some sweet treasures!
l-r Kathleen Barnard, Lori Wolfe, Debbie Hogan, Kim Carney, Colleen Previte
* UPCOMING EVENTS *
Stay tuned for information about our annual celebration of National Library Week, April 23-29!
After all, "There's More To The Story"....
Follow our social media and be on alert for email updates from the library coming soon with some exciting news we have for Earth Day, April 22, 2023!
(Hint: Seed library. What's that you ask? Well, now, you'll just have to wait and see....😉)
* EPILOGUE *
What I’ve Been Reading (Winter 2023 Edition)
by Kathleen Barnard
What I’ve Been Reading
Winter 2022/23
Winter is a great time to get some reading done! I love curling up under a warm blanket with a good book and a hot cup of tea while I watch the snow coming down. It wasn’t as snowy as I would have hoped, but it was still a great season for reading. (All titles are available from the Minuteman Library Network).
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang: Regular readers will remember that last season I was reading R.F. Kuang’s latest novel, Babel. That was such a great reading experience that I went back to her first novel. Set in the war-torn nation of Sinegard, The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan from the rural provinces, as she enters the most elite military institute in the country. As Rin begins to learn more about her country’s history and her own heritage, a new war begins. Rin must harness her inner strength and decide where she stands as the war rages on. This is the first book of a fantasy trilogy based on Asian history and mythology.
The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill: Witch trials in Massachusetts didn’t start with Salem. This history book, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize, delves into the day-to-day lives of the citizens of Springfield Massachusetts in 1651. Accusations of witchcraft surface after a series of strange events plague the region. This engrossing book will give you a new perspective on early colonial life and witchcraft trials.
The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman: Chuck Klosterman’s collection of essays about 1990s pop culture is both nostalgic and thought-provoking. His trademark humor and keen insights will have you remembering and rethinking everything from Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel: Emily St. John Mandel’s latest novel takes place in the same universe as her previous novel The Glass Hotel. Following multiple timelines and spanning centuries, this genre-bending novel is about pandemic, humanity, and the marks we leave on the people we meet along the way.
📚 New Acquisitions: McNaughton - Fiction/Non-Fiction
Our McNaughton collection features new and popular fiction and nonfiction books. Stop by the Library to browse our McNaughton shelves and find your new favorite book!
Now on the McNaughton shelves:
All Hallows by Christopher Golden
Stone Blind: A Novel by Natalie Haynes
Hungry Ghosts: A Novel by Kevin Jared Hosein
The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel by Brianna Labuskes
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
Victory City: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
Below are some more great titles to be on the lookout for this Spring! (Release dates subject to change.)
⭐ Coming Soon! ⭐
Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline
Old Babes in the Wood: Stories by Margaret Atwood
Birnam Wood: A Novel by Eleanor Catton
The Dance Tree: A Novel by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Soulmate: A Novel by Sally Hepworth
The God of Endings: A Novel by Jacqueline Holland
The Golden Doves: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly
Dust Child by Que Mai Phan Nguyen
The London Séance Society: A Novel by Sarah Penner
Hang the Moon: A Novel by Jeannette Walls
Two Wars and a Wedding: A Novel by Lauren Willig
Hidden Brilliance: Unlocking the Intelligence of Autism by Lynn Kern Koegel
Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark
The Trackers: A Novel by Charles Frazier
Happy Place by Emily Henry
With My Little Eye: A Novel by Joshilyn Jackson
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
The Only Survivors: A Novel by Megan Miranda
Homecoming: A Novel by Kate Morton
The 23rd Midnight: The Most Gripping Women's Murder Club Novel of Them All by James Patterson
Romantic Comedy: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
All the Days of Summer: A Novel by Nancy Thayer
🎵 Listen to great songs by great artists!
Click on Alex's Audio Lab above to hear music curated by our own Alex Young or
Click on the link below to check out a Spotify playlist entitled
"The Sound of Harlem Renaissance"
to hear music from artists like
Ethel Waters, Gladys Bentley, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. 🎵
RAMS Renew Space 🧘
Take the time to de-stress and relax! Make a reservation online today for time in our Renew Space. Just scan the QR code to reserve your session! Then stop by our front desk with your reservation email and pick up the room key (and prayer rug if needed). (Note: One person in the room per session, no food, tidy up after your visit, use headphones, and return the key to the front desk.)
Also, you are invited to join in relaxing meditation and guided visualization in the Renew Space every Thursday at noon, led by Meghan Maxfield, during the Spring semester. No reservation or experience is necessary to participate. Open to FSU students, faculty, staff, and personnel. See you there!
Our Hours - Spring 2023
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 11:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 11:00pm
Research & Learning -
Reference Librarians are available to assist you during the following days/times:
Monday - Thursday: 10:30am - 9:00pm
Friday: 10:30am - 2:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday: Closed
* Exceptions:
Presidents' Day: Closed Sunday, February 19. Open 1:00pm – 11:00pm Monday, February 20.
Spring Vacation: Closed Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12. Open Monday-Friday, March 13-March 17, 8:00am-5:00pm. Closed Saturday, March 18. Open Sunday, March 20, 1:00pm-11:00pm.
Easter: Closed Sunday, April 9.
Patriots' Day: Closed Sunday, April 16. Open 1:00pm - 11:00pm Monday, April 17.
- For complete listing, please see our hours page - days/hours may vary for holidays and intersessions. For contact info, please see our website.
Library Policies
Information about the Library's policies regarding access, borrowing, reference, interlibrary loan, circulation of materials, reserves, confidentiality of records, fines, public computers, diversity, and censorship can be found in this guide.
Answers to frequently asked questions are available in this guide.
We look forward to seeing you at the Library!
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Henry Whittemore Library
This newsletter is created by the editor, Kate Burt, and published by Library Dean Millie Gonzalez. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about this newsletter, please reach out to us.
Thank you.
Editor Kate Burt
Email: kburt2@framingham.edu
Website: https://www.framingham.edu/academics/henry-whittemore-library/