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You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2020), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year, Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list. We hope to inspire students and the rest of our community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read or watch a memorable film.

With the 2020 collection, 110 employees offer 215 recommendations of favorite books, films, and television programs. These selections touch on everything from living in the Alaskan wilderness to the human experience of being wrong.

The columns featured in this year's booklet are for Reading Without Walls and Fighting for Political Power: Women’s Inclusion …

Charlotte Werbe, Assistant Professor Of French, Musselman Library, Charlotte Werbe

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In this Next Page column, Charlotte Werbe, Assistant Professor of French, shares her love of cinema and the films you should watch next, as well as the text that first inspired her research on the Holocaust and the challenging but important work of translating Holocaust memoirs.

Farah Ali, Visiting Assistant Professor Of Spanish, Musselman Library, Farah Ali

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In this Next Page column, Farah Ali, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, shares why she celebrates “the good, the bad, and the weird” in her reading life, which writer’s grocery lists she would read if given the chance, and why it’s important to read outside of your comfort zone.

Jing Li, Associate Professor Of Chinese Language And Culture, Musselman Library, Jing Li

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In this first Next Page column of the 2017-18 academic year, Jing Li, Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, shares recommendations for Chinese folktales that will help readers “see China in plural forms,” her favorite book to give as a gift, how she got her hands on magazines and comic books to read for fun during her childhood in China, and much more.

Salma Monani, Associate Professor Of Environmental Studies, Musselman Library, Salma Monani

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In this first Next Page column of 2017, Salma Monani, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, shares which films first ignited her passion for research in the environmental humanities – in particular, the intersections of cinema, environmental, and Indigenous studies; how her recent time as a Carson Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (Munich, Germany) reinforced this passion; suggested reads that range from science fiction and mystery to seminal works in ecocriticism; and which Netflix series she will dive into next.

You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2015), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list to inspire students and the rest of our campus community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read. These summer reading picks are guaranteed to offer much adventure, drama, and fun!

With the 2015 collection, we again bring together recommendations from across the Gettysburg College campus—the books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels and even podcasts that have meant something special to us over the past year. Ninety faculty, administrators and staff offer up a list of 175 …

End Of Semester Update, Stephanie Bowen

Blogging the Library

The last half of the semester has been a flurry of activity. I planned an event, created a book display, attended an awesome conference, started applying to grad school, etc. In this post I’ll give a brief overview of my various activities and share what is in store for the spring semester. [excerpt]

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2012, Musselman Library

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

Table of contents:From the Director: 30 Treasures (Robin Wagner); Focus on Philanthropy: Ron and Diane Werley Smith Create Summer Internship (Ron Smith ’72, Diane Werley Smith ’73); Pages from the Past: Fun Snippets from Ron Couchman; Middle East Series Successful (Janelle Wertzberger, Amy Young Evrard, Matt Sienkiewicz); Save the Date: Thaddeus Stevens; Friends Help Purchase Rare Maps (Middle and Far East); Librarian Helps Build Middle East Collection (Jeremy Garskof, Abdulkareem Ramadan, Karen Pinto); Gee Whiz: G in Harner Window (Lina Terjesen ’06, Kayla Lenkner ’08, Miranda Wisor ’12); Spring Exhibits (Jenny Carrington ’12); ALA Lincoln Exhibit Coming; Young Women’s Leadership …

Other Projects: Librarians Don't Just Read Books All Day, Audrey H. Schwinn

Blogging the Library

Since I now have four hours a week to sit behind the Ref. Desk, but no more training material to work on, I have been given a couple projects to work on. [excerpt]

You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2010), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list to inspire students and the rest of our campus community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read. These summer reading picks are guaranteed to offer much adventure, drama, and fun!

You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2008), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list to inspire students and the rest of our campus community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read. These summer reading picks are guaranteed to offer much adventure, drama, and fun!

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2007, Musselman Library

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

Table of Contents:

From the Director: Strategic Planning (Robin Wagner, Kerri Odess-Harnish); Book Cart Drill Team Wins Silver; Save the Date (Stephen Herr ’89, Stewart W. Herman Jr. ‘30); Fortenbaugh Intern (Dave Hadley ’09); Nicaraguan Pottery Exhibit; Music at Musselman Library; Composer Libby Larsen Donates Archive (Lisa Terjesen ’06, Tim Sestrick); Hidden Talents: Robocalifragilistic (Sharon Birch); Library exhibits (Raj Ramanathapillai); First Impressions (Natalie Hinton, Susan Pinkey); Report of Gifts 2006-2007; Focus on Philanthropy (Dr. Paul Muchinsky, George Hay Kain 1897); Call for Alumni Collectors; Database “Scopus” (Hubert Luther McSherry ’15, Jaimie N. Schock ’09); Musselman Library Trivia; The Advisor is …

You've Gotta Read This: Summer Reading At Musselman Library (2006), Musselman Library

You’ve Gotta Read This: Summer Reading at Musselman Library

Each year Musselman Library asks Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and administrators to help create a suggested summer reading list to inspire students and the rest of our campus community to take time in the summer to sit back, relax, and read. These summer reading picks are guaranteed to offer much adventure, drama, and fun!