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FSU Campus Community Edition - October 2022
HENRY WHITTEMORE LIBRARY
Welcome to our fall 2022 Library newsletter. Take your time to enjoy reading it – it contains book and music recommendations, profiles about our amazing staff and student worker, and information about our events and resources. Kudos to Kate Burt, the newsletter’s editor, for preparing an engaging, full of great information, newsletter. The Library Staff wishes you a successful fall semester and we look forward to supporting you in your personal and research efforts.
Take care, Millie
* LATEST NEWS *
Year In Review
The document highlights:
- our access to more than 1 million titles;
- 91 instructional presentations and assistance to more than 500 individuals by our Research & Learning staff;
- more than 2200 requests received and processed by ILL;
- a 95% satisfaction rate from our patrons; and
- many achievements, grants and events.
Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month
(above: student Melissa Bicalho and Dean Millie Gonzalez )
The Library celebrated the culture and contributions of the Hispanic/Latinx community during Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month September 15-October 15! Hispanic/Latinx Heritage month has been celebrated in the United States since 1968, when the administration of Lyndon Johnson first recognized Hispanic Heritage Week. In 1988, under the administration of Ronald Reagan, Hispanic Heritage Week was expanded to Hispanic Heritage Month. The period of September 15 through October 15 encompasses the Independence Days of several Latin American nations, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. (source: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/)
October 3-9, 2022 was Teach Central America Week. Since 2019, Teach for Change has been sharing materials and readings to help promote education about Central America in schools. Be sure to check out https://www.teachingcentralamerica.org/ for more information!
To commemorate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, check out some of these resources available from the Whittemore Library!
Whittemore Library Hispanic Heritage Month LibGuide: Find a wide variety of resources and links to research materials about Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month compiled by the Whittemore Library librarians.
The Whittemore Library has a wide variety of films available for you to stream across our Kanopy and Academic Video Online databases. Check out some of our options below!
- The Center for Inclusive Excellence will be hosting a screening and discussion about the film Being Ñ on Monday October 3, 2022 at 1:30-2:30 in the McCarthy Center Forum. Follow the link for more information about the film. The film is also available to view on Kanopy.
- Check out the documentary series Latino Americans: The 500 Year Legacy that Shaped a Nation, available through our Academic Video Online database.
Check out some of these books in the Whittemore Library’s collection (some titles are eBooks):
- Tales from La Vida: A Latinx Comics Anthology edited by Frederick Luis Aldama
- Afterlife: A Novel by Julia Alvarez
- Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda
- Dominicana: A Novel by Angie Cruz
- Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon
- Postcolonial Love Poem: Poems by Natalie Diaz
- Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle
- Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
- Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez
- Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
- Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa
- Short Fiction by Hispanic Writers of the United States edited by Nicolás Kanellos
- Puerto Rico Strong: A Comics Anthology Supporting Puerto Rico Disaster Relief and Recovery edited by Marco Lopez, Desiree Rodriguez, Hazel Newlevant, Derek Ruiz, and Neil Schwartz
- The Hispanic Condition: The Power of a People by Ilan Stavans
- Latino U.S.A.: A Cartoon History by Ilan Stavans
Resources were compiled by Kathleen Barnard, Student Engagement Coordinator.
On Display: Native American Nations Tribal Map
Tia and Jude’s Excellent OER Adventure
Last semester (Spring 2022), Jude Ejiofor and Tia Lidonde little knew what they were in for when they registered for Professor Patricia Lynne’s Composition I course. As it turned out, they were in for an interesting experience with both open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy.
When they found out that they’d be using OER, learning materials that are available for free, online, and are openly-licensed so they can be easily retained, reused, revised, remixed and redistributed, they were pretty happy that it wouldn’t cost them anything extra to take the class. Jude already thought that paying for classes, then having to pay for extra materials that are necessary to learn in the class was a little odd, and Tia had also been concerned about purchasing textbooks due to the expense.
Jude recalls Professor Lynne explaining that she considered her Writing OER textbook to be the best way to help her students excel in the class. Tia noted that one of her professor’s objectives had been to present material that had nothing unnecessary for her students. Professor Lynne had wanted a customized textbook – and had ended up making it herself, with the help of funding from the ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens) grant.
ROTEL is a very large, 3-year U.S. Department of Education grant award, shared among six Massachusetts state colleges and universities. Currently in its 2nd year, ROTEL provides funding and training so that faculty can adapt, create or adopt OER that has been designed or improved to be more equitable. When these free and open textbooks are used in classrooms, data will be gathered to see if more equitable OER textbooks improve student outcomes. Library Dean Millie Gonzalez was instrumental in organizing the grant application effort that led to this robust funding source and continues to oversee the project’s progress as a member of the ROTEL steering committee.
Considering that Professor Lynne’s OER textbook was technically a ‘draft’, and not some final version, both Tia and Jude found it to be pretty good already. Jude thought the draft was fine, and ultimately had nothing negative to say about it. Tia said she could find no real errors. However, the fact that their professor really wanted feedback from them – and had designed an assignment that solicited suggestions for other possible additions/contributions - was different from anything they’d ever done before.
Tia was excited to give her opinion about the OER because, “I truly felt like I knew what the other students, including myself, wanted to keep and take away from her book.” Jude admitted that he found the idea “strange at first, but it made sense for the fact that we as the students using it were the best ones to give feedback.”
After a brief instruction session from a librarian on how to find openly-licensed materials online (text, images, etc.) that might enhance their professor’s OER, the class proceeded with their open pedagogy assignment. Because some of the students might have ended up creating something new for the OER textbook, the entire class first had to sign release forms. These forms let their professor know if they were willing (or not) to allow her to add materials they’d created into the next version of her open textbook.
When Tia and Jude signed the release form, they both agreed that they didn’t mind if anything they created or their feedback got used. As Jude put it, he wanted his professor to “have the best tools possible and give the next class to use her textbook a greater experience than our own.” Tia recalled suggesting a few edits (deletions of some material considered confusing), and making suggestions about alternate fonts and adding some color. Ultimately, Jude and Tia found the assignment and experience satisfying. Jude said, “I felt like an author of sorts in my own right assisting in editing a piece of work.” Tia found that she “enjoyed working on the draft because seeing what’s new and changed in the final is interesting.” Fortunately, because the whole OER project was openly-licensed, Professor Lynne’s Writing textbook ‘Reading and Writing Successfully in College: A Guide for Students’ can continue to be easily updated, improved, and enhanced as desired, in future semesters.
Both of my interviewees left Professor Lynne’s Comp I class with a high opinion of OER and open pedagogy assignments. Asked what their attitudes were now, and what they would advise faculty, Tia replied, “OERs are a much easier process for students that is reliable when needed…My general opinion on open pedagogy is that it should be introduced more into other schools so many other students can experience it; overall it was good.” Jude agreed: “I feel like it's something all classes should incorporate to help future students as they learn,” and added, “These assignments for us students help add things to your curriculum that won’t only benefit you with feedback and us with learning, but also future students as they come in.”
- Rebecca Dowgiert, Scholarly Communications Librarian & OER Liaison
The author wishes to thank Mr. Ejiofor and Ms. Lidonde for their time and interview answers.
Tia and Jude’s Excellent OER Adventure © 2022 by Rebecca Dowgiert is licensed under CC BY 4.0
New Arrivals!
Meet Katie Davis
... the newest member of our Research & Learning Department. As a part-time Reference Librarian, she will be working on updating the Library's LibGuides. She'll also assist patrons at the Research & Learning Help Desk and by phone, email and online chat during the day, in the evening and on weekends.
Email: kdavis18@framingham.edu
Phone: 508-626-4654
Meet Jonathan Golden
...the Library's new Scholarly Resources Acquisitions and Management Librarian. He is responsible for the acquisitions, collection development, management and analysis of the Library's scholarly print collection and online resources, and for overseeing assessment efforts in the Library.
If Jonathan looks familiar its because he's a FSU alum, former Library student assistant, and previously worked as a contractor in the Library's E-resources and Digital Services department. Welcome back to the fRAMily, Jonathan!
Email: jgolden2@framingham.edu
Phone: 508-626-4666
✨ Graphic Novels!
Located on the first floor near the fireplace, you'll find titles like the following on the shelves in our new Graphic Novel Corner:
- Vietnamerica
- Messy Roots
- A Comic Book About Gender Fine
- Latino USA: A Cartoon History
- Oak Flat: A Fight For Sacred Land in the American West
- Queer As All Get Out
- Ricanstruction
- Strange Fruit
- The Good Asian
and so much more!
Many thanks and much appreciation go out to the Center for Inclusive Excellence for collaborating with the Library and providing the funds to purchase these amazing books. Kathleen Barnard, the Library's Student Engagement Coordinator, and Library Dean Millie Gonzalez thoughtfully curated this special new section of the Whittemore Library.
📚 New Acquisitions - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
A Primer on Critical Race Theory
1. The 20th Century Civil Rights Movement: An Africana Studies Perspective (2021) by Mark Christian
2. And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice (1987) by Derrick Bell
3. A Century of Segregation: Race, Class, and Disadvantage (2018) by Leland Ware
4. Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (2001) by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic
5. Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings that Formed the Movement (1996) edited by Kimberlé Crenshaw Neil T. Gotanda Gary Peller Kendall Thomas
6. The History of Black Studies (2021) by Abdul Alkalimat
7. Microaggressions in Everyday Life, 2nd ed. (2020) by Derald Wing Sue and Lisa Spanierman
8. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (2021) by Cathy Park Hong
9. Racial Formation in the United States, 3rd ed. (2014) by Michael Omi and Howard Winant
Exploring the Nuances of Race and Racism
1. America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s (2021) by Elizabeth Hinton
2. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (1990) by Patricia Hill Collins
Supporting BIPOC Employees and Students
1. Measuring Race: Why Disaggregating Data Matters for Addressing Educational Inequality (2020) edited by Robert T. Teranishi, Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, Cynthia M. Alcantar, Edward R. Curammeng
2. Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (1994) by bell hooks
📚 New Acquisitions - Fiction/Non-Fiction
1. The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton
2. The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
3. Haven by Emma Donaghue
4. Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
5. Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer by Kathy Kleiman
6. Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro
7. The It Girl by Ruth Ware
(Stay connected with the Library's blog for news about upcoming events and info about new books on our shelves.)
* Did You Know? *
Kanopy
Our Kanopy service has been updated to Kanopy BASE. With more than 8000 titles from Kanopy’s extensive 30,000 film catalog available to stream with no monthly limits, it now provides even more options for our students and faculty to watch, learn, and discover. For info and/or questions about these subscriptions and other e-resources, please see our LibGuide or contact Abe Newell anewell@framingham.edu
Research & Learning - Upper Mezzanine
The Research & Learning Department is now located on the Upper Mezzanine level of the Library. There you'll find the R&L help desk and R&L Librarians to assist you - or you can call them (508-626-4654), you can email them (reference@framingham.edu) or connect with them via our online chat.
Databases
FSU students have access to many databases containing searchable collections of primary sources, newspaper articles, scholarly articles, etc. For example: Check out Hein Online where you have access to many databases, including: “Open Society Justice Initiative”, “Civil Rights and Social Justice”, “LGBTQ+ Rights” and so much more. Go to our A-Z list of databases.
👀 Spotlight On ... Access Services
The Access Services Department checks materials in and out of the library, handles renewals and overdues, takes in payment of library fines, maintains the book stacks, and answers general information questions. The Circulation desk is also where you pick up and drop off Interlibrary Loan materials.
Reserves are items selected by professors for use by their classes. The majority of reserve materials may only be used in the library. Most reserve items are kept at the Circulation desk. Students need an activated library card in order to use reserve materials.
To learn more about our policies, check out our online resources:
Head of Access Services
I am Karin Medin, the Head of Access Services at Whittemore Library. I have had many adventures with Interlibrary Loan, Reserves and Circulation in six different libraries before coming here. I like Framingham State the best because of its intimate and diverse setting and beautiful campus. I am a fan of what is known as Goth music, especially The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Having grown up in Wisconsin, I speed skated competitively. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. I'll be happy to assist you!
Email: kmedin@framingham.edu
Phone: (508) 626-4027
Circulation Supervisor
Welcome back to the library! We are so happy you are here and we look forward to a fun and productive year. I am Lori Wolfe and I work in the Access Services department. I help to hire and train student workers, fill in at the desk, take care of reserves/e-reserves and anything else circulation related. I am an FSU alum-class of ‘97 and I’ve been working here for over 18 years now, so if you have a question, please ask. I am here to help! When I am not working in the library, I am shuttling my son to activities, going to the gym, reading and listening to lots of Elton John.
Email: lwolfe1@framingham.edu
Phone: (508) 626-4692
InterLibrary Loan Coordinator
Hi, I'm Alex Young and I'm here to assist you with your interlibrary loan requests. I'm a graduate of UMass Amherst with a degree in History and Political Science and am currently enrolled in the Library and Information Science Masters Program at Simmons University. I've been working in the Library for 3 years. In my spare time, I spend time with my dog, Ziggy, listen to Bon Iver and hiking.
To learn more about ILL, check out this LibGuide. We have video tutorials on how to request books and articles - click on the links below to get started! When you're ready to submit a request, go to our online link and fill out the Interlibrary Loan Form. If you have any questions or need additional info, please let me know.
Email: ayoung11@framingham.edu
Phone: 508-626-4690
Evening/Weekend Supervisors
Our amazing front desk supervisors, Kate Davis and Patrick Gerrity, are available to help you in the evenings and weekends.
Email: circulation@framingham.edu
Phone: 508-626-4650
👀 Spotlight On ... Our Student Workers
Student Library Assistant Profile
Hi, I’m Olivia Alexander. I grew up in Worcester. I am a Sophomore at FSU. My Major is Criminology with a minor in Psychology. I hope to work with kids after graduation. I am a member of the Fashion Club (E-board) and FSU Dance Team. In my spare time, I enjoy dance, photography and reading. I don’t have any pets right now but used to have a dog. I regularly watch Law & Order SVU on television. My favorite movie is Don’t Worry Darling, and I like Marvel movies. I’m currently reading Pandora’s Jar. I listen to pop, hip hop and R&B music. If I could have dinner with three people, I would like to be joined by Pop Smoke, Maya Angelou and Kamala Harris.
I am a circulation desk assistant. I like working in the library because I like interacting with people. Nothing really surprised me when I started working here. During a typical shift, my duties include putting books away, checking books in and out, helping patrons with printing and shelving books.
* RECENT EVENTS *
Rising Sea Levels: Preparing for Boston's Future
On Tuesday, September 27, the Library and Campus Sustainability invited the FSU community to join them in room UM14 to view a virtual panel hosted by Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) as part of Climate Preparedness Week. The panel's discussion centered on how rising sea levels will affect Boston and how the city can be more prepared for a future of rising seas. The panel included climate scientists from the Boston area and representatives of Boston environmental justice organizations, and was moderated by Barbara Moran, correspondent on WBUR's environmental team. Attendees then held their own discussion to reflect on the panel's discussion.
Banned Books Week: Storytime!
The FSU community were invited to take part in a trip back to childhood. To support the freedom to read and in honor of Banned Books Week, the Library hosted a Banned Books Storytime event on Wednesday, September 21 in room UM14. Curriculum Librarian Sam Westall read challenged and banned picture books. Librarians were on hand to answer questions about book challenges and bans in the United States.
Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, Latine...What's the difference?
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the library joined with the Center for Inclusive Excellence for a discussion about terms used to label, describe, and define racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, with a specific focus on Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine. The discussion was held in the CIE Lounge (O'Connor 120) on Monday, September 19.
The discussion was based on the following podcast, video, and readings:
What's the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx? - YouTube
Chicanos, the Census, and Celia Cruz: Inventing ‘Latino’ - The Atlantic
The Bracero Program, 1942-1964
The Library hosted a poster display based on the Smithsonian exhibition Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964: "
This exhibit explores the little-known story of the Bracero Program, the largest guest worker program in U.S. history. Between 1942 and 1964, millions of Mexican men came to the U.S. on short-term labor contracts."
Learn more on the Smithsonian's website: Bittersweet Harvest Poster Exhibition (si.edu)
OER Webinars
The Library offered two webinars for faculty regarding Open Educational Resources:
Introduction to Open Educational Resources
On Wednesday, September 21, viewers learned the basics of OER during this 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, September 21: what they are (and are not), how they came to be, and why they are increasingly being used in higher education (as well as K – 12). Viewers became familiar with the support available at FSU for OER adoption, use and creation, and also learned about the six-institution DOE-funded ROTEL grant, of which FSU is a member.
Understanding Publishing Agreements
On Wednesday, September 20, viewers learned how to parse the main points of publisher agreements by attending this 30-minute webinar. Viewers were asked: Be honest - do you really, thoroughly read your journal publisher agreements? (If you don’t, or just skim, you’re in good company!) However, understanding publisher agreements is the key to keeping the author’s rights that are most important to you, and key to complying with funder mandates! Viewers reviewed author’s rights and practiced reading and understanding typical journal publishing agreements and licenses. Viewers were reassured that they didn't have to be a lawyer to learn how to parse the main points of publisher agreements.
If you'd like to learn more about OER, check out our monthly OER newsletter and our OER Libguide. You can also reach out to Librarian Rebecca Dowgiert at rdowgiert@framingham.edu .
* UPCOMING EVENTS *
The Whittemore Library Brown Bag Scholarly Communications & OER Webinar Series AY 2022-23 - October 2022
Open Journals, Closed Journals, Hybrid Journals…Oh My! – October 18, 2022 from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
It’s a somewhat confusing time to be publishing in academic journals (or to be a publisher of one!), as authors have more choices than ever, while the industry slowly transitions from pay-to-read to pay-to-publish. In this 30-minute webinar, you’ll learn about this historic shift in your publishing options, from the legacy model of traditional journals to open access. Register
Finding Open Educational Resources – October 19, 2022 from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Interested in open educational resources, but not sure where to find ones which might work for your courses? In this 30-minute session, you’ll become familiar with the most popular, established OER repositories. Or perhaps you’d prefer a meta search engine, which searches multiple websites at once? And you may not have known that the Whittemore Library’s OER Guide for faculty includes top OER textbook recommendations to get you started. Whatever your preference, you’ll see demonstrations that will take some of the mystery out of finding OER that will be relevant to you, while also learning about OER assessment tools. Plus, learn about our NEW Textbook Affordability Review service! Register
Open for Climate Justice: Conversations with the Earth Online - October 27, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
Larry McKenna, Associate Professor and Chair Dept. of the Environment, Society and Sustainability at Framingham State University, will speak briefly about his experience writing his new, openly-licensed, ROTEL grant-funded climate change textbook ‘Conversations with the Earth’, then lead an interactive Q and A session for the remainder of this 45-minute session. Professor McKenna says “...there’s positive news here. We still have the power to stop the worst consequences of climate change. We have agency. And we can do it-we must do it-in our lifetimes. ROTEL will allow Conversations with the Earth to bring the science, the policy and the ethics of climate change to a wide audience.” Register
'Conversations with the Earth' is part of International Open Access Week 2022.
Halloween Party - 10/31/2022
In the Library's Cafe 2:00p-4:00p
Swiacki Children's Literature Festival - 11/2/2022
The Curriculum Library invites you to attend this year’s Children’s Literature Festival featuring Newbery Award winning Erin Entrada Kelly and multi-time Pura Belpré winner Raúl the Third. Both of these award winners will be speaking to various classes throughout the day. In the afternoon they will be available for book signings in the Mazmanian gallery before the featured event begins. The Curriculum Library has been working diligently along with other members of the festival committee to bring this wonderful author and illustrator to campus - we look forward to seeing many of you there.
- Curriculum Librarian Sam Westall
World War I: Lessons and Legacies - 11/2022
"World War I: Lessons and Legacies explores "the war to end all wars" and its lasting impact and far-reaching influence on American life."
Learn more on the Smithsonian's website: World War I: Lessons and Legacies (si.edu)
* EPILOGUE *
What I’ve Been Reading (Fall 2022 Edition)
by Kathleen Barnard
Check out some of these great books in our McNaughton Collection!!
Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh
I read Mercy Street in one sitting—I just HAD to know what happened next. The novel follows several characters who are all connected by a women’s health clinic in Boston. Some characters are there to give or receive some. Some characters are there to make point. This incisive and thought-provoking novel is perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, especially her novel A Spark of Light.
https://find.minlib.net/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4031385
The Biding by Bridget Collins
I love reading books where the characters are so real that I feel like I am reading their memories. In the world of Bridget Collins’ The Binding, the stories in books are people’s memories and those memories are lost once they are bound into books. This gothic fantasy novel is a perfect read for “spooky season”!
https://find.minlib.net/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3807520
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Three different stories across three different times are bound together by a single ancient Greek text in this lush follow-up to All the Light We Cannot See. Fall is always a great time to get lost in a big, sprawling novel, and this one does not disappoint.
https://find.minlib.net/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4013304
My TBR (to be read) pile is always growing and so is our McNaughton Collection! Here are some of the recent and upcoming titles I am looking forward to reading this fall:
- Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
- The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill
- The Cloisters by Katy Hays
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- Winterland by Rae Meadows
- Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young
Check 'em Out 📚
The Library often has titles from popular authors like Joy Fielding, Stephen King, Karin Slaughter, Kathy Reichs, Elin Hilderbrand, and Nicholas Sparks - find their books in our McNaughton section located across from the front desk.
⭐ Coming Soon! ⭐
Livid by Patricia Cornwell
The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
The Last Chairlift by John Irving
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Triple Cross by James Patterson
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
All The Broken Places by John Boyne
Desert Star by Michael Connelly
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich
The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill
Dawnlands by Philippa Gregory
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh
Winterland by Rae Meadows
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
🎵 Listen to great songs by familiar music artists- and discover some new favs - on our Spotify.
This month we're highlighting our latest playlist, "Autumn".
All our music is creatively and thoughtfully curated by our own Alex Young! 🎵
RAMS Renew Space
FSU Students, Faculty, Staff, Maintainers - This room is for you!
Located on the Upper Mezzanine level in room CUM08, you'll find helpful tools to de-stress: a relaxing massage chair, yoga mat, fidget toys, coloring books, light therapy lamp, cozy blankets, and much more. Watch these videos, Part 1 video and Part 2 video, for a tour of the room with library intern, Meeghan Bresnahan.
Scan the QR code to reserve your online session today!
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.)
🍁 It's time for warm and cozy comfort foods! 🍂
Our Hours - Fall 2022
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 answer questions and book research appointments during the following days/times:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 9:00pm
Friday: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
- For complete listing, please see our hours page - days/hours may vary for holidays and intersessions.
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 and published by the Library's Social Media Committee and the Library Dean. If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns about this newsletter, please reach out to us.
Thank you.
Chair of the Social Media Committee: Kate Burt.
Email: kburt2@framingham.edu
Website: https://www.framingham.edu/academics/henry-whittemore-library/