Making Sense of the News: A lunchtime discussion in the kLIneBRARY
Wednesday November 20
12-1 pm
Feeling overwhelmed by the headlines these days? Not sure what to believe anymore? Join librarians Jeremy Hall and Alexa Murphy for lunch in the kLINeBRARY to make sense of this week’s news. Together we’ll look behind the headlines, memes, and social media buzz to break out of information bubbles, find the facts, and empower ourselves with the truth. All are welcome! Bring your own lunch.
Opening: Nov 21 5:00 – 6:30 PM
On View: Nov 11 – Dec 13
Stevenson Library, 3rd Floor
This exhibition showcases the work produced during the first half of the Fall 2024 Archives as Material class, in which students integrated archival material from Bard as well as local libraries and collections in original works of art. These pieces challenge the way we engage with an archive and the diverse materials they house.
Please join us on Monday, November 25th from 3-5pm for a celebration and panel discussion titled, Developing a Rethinking Place Collection at Stevenson Library, hosted by the Stevenson Library, the Bard Center for Indigenous Studies, and Rethinking Place: Bard-on-Mahicantuk.
This panel will focus on Rethinking Place’s year three project to acquire books for the Stevenson Library, accessible to all Bard faculty, staff, students, and local community members. These acquisitions focus on core Native American and Indigenous Studies texts (NAIS), centering Indigenous and BIPOC authors and theorists. Significant library acquisitions will also be focused on the third year’s theme of food and memory, engaging history and land, including (re)creation of spaces. Texts focus on land and food as an avenue for social justice (in food sovereignty, rematriation, foodways revitalization), as a living archive (in cookbooks, works of food history, seed relations, writings and theory about naming and classifying our environments), and as kinetic, organic material for creation (in material or land-based projects), and include exploration of both cultivated and and non-cultivated varietals.
Cider and donuts will be provided and we encourage faculty and students to attend. We hope to see you there!
Stressed on election day? Take a break from watching the polls this afternoon, and stop by the first floor of the library for a series of stress-relieving programs offered by Bard Wellness:
4 pm — Vision Board DIY
5 pm — DIY Massage self-care workshop
7:30 pm — Chill and Connect with Peer Health.
We will also have snacks and puzzles on hand all day (or while supplies last) today.
Celebrate Halloween library-style with a Scary Story Hour on Tuesday, October 29th from 6:30-7:30 p.m.! Listen to some spooky lit read by library staff, and/or bring a favorite story of your own to share! Happens in the lower level of the library. Costumes are optional but encouraged. Yes, there will be snacks!
Sui Generis and Feeding the Crows is excited to announce a collaborative (Mis)Translation Salon, where we will be doing writing exercises to encourage creative translation & the warping of language. You don’t need to speak a second language to participate!
Thursday, October 24 7:00 pm
Stevenson Library (first floor)
Staying on campus over fall break? Join Alexa Murphy, Jeremy Hall, and Jane Smith on Tuesday from 2–4 pm in the library computer lab (second floor). You will
This Thursday, October 17 from 6:30- 8 pm, please join us in the kLIneBRARY to celebrate the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month with an open-mic style poetry night! We will have Spanish and Latin American poetry & literature on hand for you to read from, or bring your own! Kline will be serving cuisine from Colombia in conjunction with this event. So grab your dinner and come to the kLIneBRARY to celebrate Hispanic voices!
Co-sponsored by Stevenson Library and the Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence.
Did you know that the library has a subscription to the New York Times?
It works a little differently than our other resources, but it’s easy to use after the initial sign-up!
Here’s how it works:
To register at the New York Times site, you have to use this link
Please use your Bard email address. Students will be prompted to give a graduation date. Staff and faculty will need to renew their accounts every 4 years.
Do you already have a paid account and want to cancel your subscription? You will need to contact NYT Customer Care before trying to sign up for the complimentary Bard subscription. [email protected] / 800-591-9233 / Chat
Our subscription covers mostly current articles and unfortunately, NYT Cooking and the Crosswords are not included.
Are you looking for an older article? Your best bet would be to use The Historical New York Times , it covers 1850 to 3 years ago.
Once you have your account set-up, you can just go to nytimes.com, no need to visit the library’s page after initial set-up.
Two major academic publishers DeGruyter & Brill have recently merged. We are thrilled to announce that Bard College now has trial access to its extensive collections of journals and ebooks for the fall semester!
Trial Period: Available until December 31, 2024
Since this is a trial, these ebook and journal titles will not appear in the library’s catalog. They are discoverable through citation records or going directly to a specific journal or book title. Links to Brill and Degruter are also available in our A-Z Database list.
The trial includes access to:
Please reach out to your library liaison if you would like to request that we purchase a particular journal or book title or if you have any questions!
