Thursday, September 20, 2007

Book Sale!!

Come visit the Smiley Library Book Sale!
Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday 10am-5pm

Located on the 1st floor of the library!
Hardbacks $1.00
Paperbacks $0.50

Subject areas in Fiction, History, Juvenile, Philosophy, Religion, and Social Sciences!

Monday, September 10, 2007

Book Clubs and Book Sales

The Book Club kickoff event was a great success! About 35-40 students attended and about 30 signed up for clubs. If you are interested in joining a club, but couldn't come to the kickoff, just email or leave a comment!

The groups are:

Ron Nutter is reading Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Michael Pope is reading the Godbearing Life
Nancy Hadfield is reading the Human Fly and other Stories by TC Boyle
John Bellefeuille is reading The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Janice Henson is reading the Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Maryann Rustemeyer is reading Dracula by Bram Stoker
Robert Wiegers is reading The Good, The Bad and the Mad
John Porter is letting the students in his group pick the book.

These groups are very informal, and will meet about one a week, depending on the schedule set by the students in each group. The activities and such are also set by the students and faculty in the group. You can contact the faculty member directly, or let me know if there is a group that sounds more interesting to you. It should be a lot of fun!!

We are also gearing up for the annual library book sale, Sept. 19-21. This semester's sale will inlcude lots of items from the areas of philosophy, history, religion, and social sciences. Hardcovers are $1 and paperbacks are $0.50!



Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Book Club Kickoff Ice Cream Party!

Come One Come All!

Join a Book Club!

Enjoy an Ice Cream Sundae!

Meet faculty in an informal setting!

All students and faculty are invited to the Eagle’s Nest Coffee House at

6pm Thursday Sept. 6th.

An Ice Cream Sundae Bar will be provided, courtesy of the Learning and Teaching Center & Smiley Library. Faculty leading each reading group will be on hand to talk about their plans for the group, the book they have chosen, and to sign-up students. Be a part of a new venture at CMU!! Stop by anytime from 6 until 7:30pm!

Please feel free to email me with any questions!