Sherlock Poems here, detective extraordinaire. Perhaps you’ve heard of me? Regardless, you’ve no doubt heard that the IU East Friends of the Library, Drama Club, and Humanities Club are hosting a murder mystery luncheon on Saturday, April 17th. A murder has been committed in the library, and only my refined intellect is up to the… Read more »
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Murder Mystery on April 17th
Dying to get to the library?…. ….You could be if you buy a ticket for our April 17th “Murder in the Stacks” mystery lunch (the menu isn’t a mystery, but who dies and who did it is). The time is 1923, the place is the library, and the suspects are the entire library staff and… Read more »
Real Scholarship
This is Matt here again. So, I recently had a research question I’d like to share with you. One of our excellent faculty had found a story in a blog online. Apparently Sarnia, a town in Canada, is experiencing an abnormal shift in birth rates – today, there are two girls born for every boy. … Read more »
Eat a Book on April 1 (Not a Joke!)
Hi, this is Matt again. Do you like to eat? Boy, I do. Plus I also like to read. If only there was a way to combine those joys! And yet, like a miracle, there is a way! On April 1st (I swear this is not an April Fools’ joke) the library will hold our… Read more »
Library Work – Notes from the Inside
Hello, I’m Hamid, a work study student at the library. There are a few misconceptions about library workers, and I’d like to tell you about what I do. Most of the time when I say that I work at a library, there is an assumption that I shush students and get to read all day. … Read more »
Jargon Junction
This is Matt again. So, in case you hadn’t noticed, the library’s just launched a new web site. And one big thing that’s changed was something that surprised me. A lot of the words I use all the time and think are obvious are instead off-putting jargon to people. So while the old website was… Read more »
Would You Like to Take a Survey?
Hello, Matt here again. With IU East moving in so many new and exciting directions, we want to be sure that we keep up with what you actually need. And because, despite all my effort to the contrary, I am not yet a mind reader, we need your feedback! So, we’ve got a user survey… Read more »
Snowbound
Snowbound, what to do now? Read an actual, physical book! Imagine there is a snowstorm and electricity is out…but you have one of those “snuggles” blankies so you’re not worried about the cold. Also, you were prepared enough to have batteries in a big flashlight, so you’re all set to ….read a book! As library… Read more »
A Different Kind of Mobile Book
By Juli Stout, Coordinator of Circulation and Marketing I grew up on a farm across the field from the Wilbur Wright Memorial Birthplace during the 1950s and 1960s. Children’s books in rural Henry County didn’t look much like today’s do. I remember books with very little color – the drawings were in black and white. … Read more »
Murder in the Stacks
A murder in the library! And only you can solve the crime! Or help commit it… The IU East Drama club, Humanities club, and the Friends of the Library will hold a Murder Mystery play on April 17th, and we’re looking for some enthusiastic actors to portray the characters! The play is set in the… Read more »