Elizabeth Prevost and Ralph Savarese

March 5 Herman Melville Meets Agatha Christie

Feb 22, 2019
At 4:15 pm on March 5 History Professor Elizabeth Prevost and English Professor Ralph Savarese will lead a discussion about the deceptively simple act of reading.
Mining tunnel with tracks

Horror and Science Fiction Book Display in Burling

Feb 18, 2019
Check out the horror and science fiction book display curated by Natasha Aguilar '21 located near the Peer Mentoring area in Burling.
Susan Wood

Classics Lecture: Time, Money and Political Pressure

Feb 13, 2019
What happened to Roman sculpture during the age of the soldier emperors? Susan Wood, professor of art history at Oakland University, will lecture on Roman portraiture of the third century CE at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.
The Philospher's Index

The Philosopher's Index

Feb 12, 2019
Containing over 650,000 records from publications that date back to 1902 and originate from 139 countries in 37 languages, The Philosopher's Index provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields.
ProjectMuse logo on background with pencil, compass and map

If you like JSTOR, try Project Muse

Feb 04, 2019
Project MUSE is a trusted source for the highest quality books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 of the world’s most distinguished university presses and scholarly societies.
Photo of planet earth

Influential Grinnell Alumni: Clair Patterson '43

Feb 01, 2019
After graduating from Grinnell with a degree in chemistry, Patterson completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and set out to answer an age old question: how old is planet Earth?
Professor Jenny Anger and her book Four Metaphors of Modernism: From Der Sturm to the Société Anonyme

Feb. 7 Book Talk by Jenny Anger, Prof of Art History

Jan 31, 2019
Anger's "Four Metaphors of Modernism: From Der Sturm to the Société Anonyme" follows artists who participated in both the German (Der Sturm [storm]) and American (Société Anonyme [anonymous society]) organizations and who found inspiration in metaphor. Join us on February 7 from 4:15-5:45 pm in Burling First Floor Lounge.
Frozen tree branches

Burling and Kistle Libraries Will Close at 5 p.m. Today, Jan. 29

Jan 29, 2019
The libraries will re-open at 12 noon, Thursday, Jan. 31
Books on a desk

Get Expert Research Assistance from a Fellow Student

Jan 25, 2019
Burling Library Research Desk hours, Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and Saturday 2 –4 p.m.
Exhibits in Burling Library

Student Protest and Arthurian Legend Exhibits in Burling

Jan 23, 2019
Stop by Burling and see two new exhibits curated by our Special Collections and Archives staff.

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