Staff Picks: The Dispossessed
Note: The perfect excuse to re-post* an excerpt from a previous book review of The Dispossessed by Szilárd Borbély is that his posthumously published novel Kafka fia (Kafka’s Son) has … Read More
Judit Hajnal Ward
Books We Write: When a Picture Tells a Thousand Words
Interviews with Authors: Images of America – South River by Stephanie Bartz A picture tells a thousand words, as the saying goes. With its ambitious goal to preserve and present … Read More
Books We Read Online: HathiTrust Temporary Emergency Services Back!
[Includes excerpts from communications of the RUL Electronic Resources Librarian] Good news for all of us scrambling before another semester that starts with remote learning as the only option: the HathiTrust Emergency … Read More
Updated Resource: Guide to the Recreational Reading Collection
Looking for a good book to read? Aren’t we all? 2022 has barely started, working and learning off campus, which will soon bring stress back into our everyday lives. Did … Read More
Stressbusters 2021: Virtual Pet Therapy
Can you spot the cute puppy in the picture, waiting for the holidays to come? Just like most of us. At this time last year we were fully online. That’s … Read More
The Recreational Reading Collection
Need some holiday reads? Before you leave, pick up a book to read! Did you know that the Recreational Reading Collection offers over 1,000 titles for pleasure reading to current … Read More
Art Lives Here: Rutgers Urban Sketching 2021
Last month was an easy month. We used to say this in my previous library all the time. Little did we know that the sentence will travel through continents and … Read More
On the Road: Bibliotherapy for Hungarians Abroad
Last month I participated in a bibliotherapy session called On the Road geared toward Hungarians living outside the country. What a great idea, I thought when I saw the invitation. … Read More
Staff Picks: A Matter of Life and Death
A chance to go goofy and embrace our inner child for most, Halloween is probably my least favorite holiday. Even though I take pleasure in watching kids dressed up and … Read More
Grab a Pencil: Urban Sketching is Back!
Remember the Urban Sketching Project at Rutgers? Hosted by art librarian Megan Lotts in last November, this creative project invited students, faculty, and staff at Rutgers to grab an pencil or … Read More