In this age of Kindles, Nooks, & iPads, do you find yourself inexplicably drawn to vellum-bound books? Is the smell of mimeographed paper more enticing than that of freshly baked […]
For The Birds
Whether we live in the city, the suburbs, or the country, birds are as much a part of our life as the sky and the air. As a whole, the class […]
Poetry: a Universal Language
April is always Poetry Month, and while most of us think of Walt Whitman or T.S. Eliot when we hear the word poetry, there are many famous and fabulous poets […]
The force that through the green fuse drives the poem
(With apologies to Dylan Thomas.) Since it’s poetry month, and since we are a library, well, it seems a good idea to consider some brouillons d’ecrivain!—the writer’s drafts—the manuscripts. Yes, […]
Get Smart: a Quiz & an Event on March 31!
Q: Who was Owen Hatteras? A: Owen Hatteras was the pseudonym adopted by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan when, as editors of The Smart Set magazine in the […]
More than a Pretty Dress: Fashion as History
Interested in taking a look at the historical fashions for women? If yes, then check out some of the beautiful rare materials available at the Sheridan Libraries in our different […]
Fixing Holes in Literary History
We all know what happens to the losers in the canon wars: their works are relegated to the lowly position of “minor” literature. William Gilmore Simms, anyone? A nineteenth-century South Carolingian […]
Dirty Books & Longing Looks at The Hut!
Does the annual occurrence of Valentine’s Day give you a bad case of the humdrums? Don’t be a sad Keanu! Commandeer Cupid’s chariot and swing by The Hut from 4:30-6 on February […]
The Raven’s Shadow
January 19th marks the 202nd birthday of one of our most beloved national—and local—literary figures, Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is as widely known today for his bad reputation (“alcoholic madman […]
New Rare Materials on the Paris Exposition of 1900
This past August, I wrote a post on Exposition Universelle 1900. Since then, our library has acquired some new rare materials that are beautifully illustrated; they are available in the […]