The Library will have the following hours over the Winter Break:
- December 22 – January 1: Closed
- January 2- 27- Open Monday – Friday 7:30 – 4:30 Only
- January 28- Resume Normal Library Hours
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Finals Warm-Up Days!
Stop by the Todd Library this Tuesday and Wednesday (Dec. 4 & 5) to study for your finals and enjoy a free cup of hot chocolate.
Drug Resistant Infections
Stop by the reference desk at Todd Library to see our display on antibiotic resistant infections. To get a basic overview on what you can do to stop superbugs from being created visit Mayo Clinic’s Website.
Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Doris Lessing, a British writer, has won a Nobel Prize for her lifetime of work on feminism, politics, and other social issues. She is only the eleventh woman to win the prize, since the awards’ inception in 1901. Here are two of her books found at Todd Library:
Briefing for a Descent into Hell
A fascinating look inside the mind of a man who is supposedly “mad”.
The Golden Notebook
“The Golden Notebook is Doris Lessing’s most important work and has left its mark upon the ideas and feelings of a whole generation of women.” (From New York Times)
World Pollution
Come in and check out our display on world pollution at the reference desk. The Blacksmith Institute, an independant environmental group, has recently published it’s Report on World’s Worst Polluted Places. The Institute evaluates the level of pollution in locations by taking into consideration how much pollution impacts the lives of people, especially children. Here are the top ten Most Polluted Places for 2007:
- Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
- Linfen, China
- Tianying, China
- Sukinda, India
- Vapi, India
- La Oroya, Peru
- Dzerzhinsk, Russia
- Norilsk, Russia
- Chernobyl, Ukraine
- Kabwe, Zambia
Stop by the library to find out more!