McQuade Library Updates

Displaced Sudanese women seeking medical treatment line up outside the Egyptian military field hospital at Abu Shouk refugee camp, outside the Darfur town of al-Fasher, Sudan Thursday, March 26, 2009.
(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Darfur Awareness Events
9/29 – 10/1 – Exhibit Darfur (Sakowich Campus Center)
9/29 7-9 p.m. – The Devil Came on Horseback (Alumni Hall, McQuade Library)
9/30 [...]

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Every year libraries and schools receive hundreds of challenges from people who object to various books.
Can you tell what challenged books these quotes are from? Answer in the comments!

“But right in the middle of the steaming and the making and the smelling and the baking Mickey poked through and said: ‘I’m not the milk [...]

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Here are some links to authoritative information on the flu.

* Merrimack College Flu Info – Don’t forget to email flu@merrimack.edu if you experience flu symptoms.
* Swine Flu Resources – News stories and background articles from Boston.com
* H1N1 (Swine) Flu Website – Information from the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services
* Flu: What [...]

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“The Archive is a primary source database from the Associated Press that takes users on a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history. User comprehension and recall skills will improve with visually stimulating imagery meant for use in research papers, theses, reports and PowerPoint presentations.
From simple [...]

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Campus Constitution Day Events at the Sak 1:00pm

Some selected materials on the U.S. Constitution

Lane, Eric – The genius of America : how the Constitution saved our country– and why it can again
Maddex, Robert L. – The U.S. Constitution A to Z
Meacham, Jon – American gospel : God, the founding fathers, and the making of a [...]

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The library will be closed today from 10:45-12 for Convocation.

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ACLS Humanities E-Book
This electronic resource includes over 1700 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching. Areas include: African, American, Asian, Latin American, European (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern), Middle Eastern, World/Comparative, Byzantine/Mediterranean and Australasian/Oceanian history, plus history of the Native Peoples of the Americas and [...]

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There are more than books on the shelves at McQuade–stop by and take a look at our selection of DVDs, for class or for fun!

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Labor LibGuide — a guide to resources on labor and labor history at McQuade

Library Hours for Labor Day Weekend 2009

Fri, Sept 4

7:30 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.

Sat, Sept 5

10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Sun, Sept 6

11:00 A.M.- midnight

Mon, Sept 7

7:30 A.M.. – midnight

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Please join the library staff in welcoming Bridget Rawding to her new position as Director of the Library.  Bridget began working at McQuade 10 years ago and has served as Interim Director for the past year.
We are also proud to announce that Lyena Chavez has accepted the position of  Head of Public Services.  Lyena has [...]

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