News & Announcements
Congratulations to Susan Barribeau and Vicki Tobias, Librarians of the Year
The UW–Madison Libraries’ 2013 Librarians of the Year were announced during the annual awards reception held in Lathrop Hall. The recipients of this year’s honors are Vicki Tobias, Images & Media Archivist at University Archives in Steenbock Library, and Susan Barribeau, English Language Humanities Librarian at Memorial Library. Susan Barribeau received the Librarian of the [...]
Edible Book Festival—A feast for the eyes!
In celebration of National Library Week (April 14-20), the annual Edible Book Festival was held on Tuesday, April 16th in the 4th floor Memorial Commons from 4:00-6:00 pm. This year’s theme was “Communities Matter.” Twelve creative contestants shared book-inspired food creations ranging from zombie and sea-monster themed versions of Jane Austen novels to a play [...]
Parallel Press Authors celebrate National Poetry Month!
April is always a busy time for the poetry community because it’s National Poetry Month. National Poetry Month provides a great opportunity to listen to (and share!) favorite poems and to discover new work. Many Parallel Press chapbook authors are participating in local events and poetry readings throughout April in honor of this celebration. Here [...]
And the winner of Book Madness is…
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien! In a tight race against Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, LOTR claimed the UW-Madison Libraries 2013 Book Madness tournament title with 51.7% of the votes! Here’s how the match-up shook out: The Lord of the Rings: 451 votes, 51.7% Pride and Prejudice: 421 votes, 48.3% Book Madness by [...]
Receive a $15 iTunes gift card & help the library too!
Memorial Library is big. Really big. And sometimes it’s hard to find stuff. Memorial librarians need your help understanding the challenges students and staff experience while searching for stuff in the library building. Resource Discovery Librarian Casey Schacher and Grants Librarian Ellen Jacks are currently soliciting volunteers to participate in a fun, interactive wayfinding study [...]
Entries for the 2013 Edible Book Fest Due April 15!
The 2013 Edible Book Festival takes place 4:00-6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 16 and promises to combine literary and culinary talents in the Madison community. A Hunger Games pie? Fifty Shades of Gravy? Vegetarian depictions of The Jungle? These could possibly be just a few of the entries at the annual University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial [...]
The Libraries participate in UW Day at the State Capitol
UW Libraries were well represented at the State Capitol this week during UW Day on Thursday April 4th. UW-Madison, UW Extension and UW Colleges partnered to present educational displays and interactive exhibits in the capitol rotunda. More than 30 scientific exploration stations offered a fun, hands-on way to see UW research in action. Expert librarians [...]
Upcoming reading of Parallel Press play, “If the Whole Body Dies” by Bob Skloot
On Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m., Bob Skloot, UW-Madison Professor emeritus of Theatre and Drama and Jewish Studies, will present his play “If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty Against Genocide” (Parallel Press, 2006). The play tells the story of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the word “genocide” and devoted [...]
The Final Four in the Libraries’ Book Madness Tournament
The UW-Madison Libraries’ Book Madness Tournament moves on to the Final Four this week, after a cutthroat Elite Eight battle that yielded strong contenders in each match-up. Below is visualization for the Pride and Prejudice v The Hound of the Baskervilles pairing, in which Austen’s novel was overwhelmingly dominant– a disparity which typified all the [...]
Book Madness is down to the Sweet 16!
Book Madness is down to the Sweet 16! The Lord of the Rings topped A Game of Thrones in a decisive victory in the last bracket after inching past Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in round one. The Kite Runner, Pride & Prejudice, Frankenstein, The Shining, and The Hunger Games all move on to [...]
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