Arms and Muses: Poets from Ukraine
The previous post introduced a volume of Ukrainian poetry entitled Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine published before the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine. Who are these poets? Let … Read More
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Arms and Muses: Poems from Ukraine
“When arms speak, muses are silent” is the English paraphrase for an aphorism attributed to Cicero, albeit with a slightly different word order. Inter arma enim silent lēgēs is Latin for, … Read More
Librarians Speaking: Voices from Ukraine
It was 6 pm in Ukraine, 9 am in California, and 12 pm in New Jersey on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, when 300 librarians gathered virtually for an international Zoom … Read More
InfoLit 101: The War in Ukraine on Social Media
Question: Is it true that in Lenin Square in Moscow they are gifting Volvos? Answer: Yes, it is true, but with a slight modification. Not in Lenin Square in Moscow but … Read More
Books We Read About Ukraine
When the world wakes up to the news, the librarian ponders: What do we know about Ukraine? What do we have in our collection? Preferably in English? A lot? Not … Read More
Grief: To Each Their Own – Reading Sándor Jászberényi
Disclaimer: this post contains references to texts related to violence, trauma, and PTSD. As a supporter of bibliotherapy, I strongly believe in reading texts that resonate with us, texts with … Read More
Holodomor Event Gallery
As part of the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, an informative lecture “Moscow’s Starvation of Ukraine (1932-1933) – Why, How, and So What?” was presented by Victor … Read More
Holodomor Exhibit in Douglass Library
Library users in Douglass are accustomed to viewing an array of diverse presentations – from fun, stressbuster-type displays to informative, thought-provoking exhibits. This fall’s “catwalk” gallery featuring the t-shirts of … Read More
What is “Books We Read” Again?
Back in 2019, little did we know that a small library’s reading initiative would survive its first semester, let alone that it would grow into a campus-wide program at Rutgers-New … Read More
Musical Mysteries: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
As a nod to the other BWR blog posts written on mystery novels, here’s a recommendation for a musical mystery. The Violin Conspiracy is a story about a stolen Stradivarius. … Read More