The passion for reading starts young as you beg your mom or dad to buy that one or that one, oh, and the one over there! And every time you go to the library it feels like Christmas. That passion…
A Day to Celebrate the Dead
As the harvest period comes to an end and nature fades out to make room for the cold, barren ground of winter, the dead are celebrated. The Celtic festival of Samhain (SAH-in or SOW-in) occurs the night before November 1st,…
A Month of Acceptance: LGBT History Month
The month of October is more than apple-picking and Halloween costumes, it is a month of remembrance for the LGBT community and those who have fought, and continue to fight, for not just tolerance, but acceptance. Within every documented culture…
Book Collecting Prize winner announced
An Interesting Taste in Books The Book Collecting Prize sponsored by Bucknell University Press and Library & IT has come to a close, and after reviewing many fascinating collections with themes from theater books to Cormac McCarthy novels, the judges…
The Man with a Library Library
When the Bucknell University Press released an announcement for a book collecting contest, we received a response from ‘77 alumnus—Roland Ochsenbein. Though the contest was directed towards current students, Mr. Ochsenbein had an interesting collection to share—a library library….
Writing Women Back into History
Every year since 1987, the month of March has been designated as National Women’s History Month. The campaign that pushed this declaration of Congress was led by the National Women’s History Project, an organization founded in Santa Rosa, California by…
A Celebration of Irish Identity
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! (lah leh PAH-drig SUN-uh gwitch!) Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you! During this day of festivities—public parades, wearing of green attire and shamrocks, feasting, and music—March 17th annually marks the celebration of the patron saint…