On October 1st, the Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association (SCARLA) and the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) here at Rutgers held a virtual banned books “read-in.” … Read More
We at Books We Read will also be reading banned books at: BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read October 1, 2020 at 4:30 … Read More
As hosts of the Summer Tales Book Club reading program delivered in Canvas in the summer of 2020 as a joint initiative of Summer Session and New Brunswick Libraries, we … Read More
Going into this week we had planned to write a post to celebrate pride month. However, this week is not a celebration, it is a fight, and it is … Read More
Tired of staring at the screen? Finished all the print books at home you had purchased in the past few years? Libraries still closed? How about trying something new? If … Read More
In times of stress we often turn to books for comfort, or even guidance about what to do. In a practice known as bibliomancy, or “book magic,” a person faced … Read More
Comfort in re-reading Kicked out of our comfort zone and trying to make sense of what is happening around us, I find that a few healthy regressions may help make … Read More
Reality shows: fun to watch, and sometimes a bummer to binge. So if The Real World (not to mention the real world) has you down, why not dip into a fictional … Read More
No doubt that, once again, old fashioned books have become the go-to escape solution for many of us during these times. The new norms of sheltering in place, self-quarantining, or … Read More
“Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo. [Many years later, as he faced … Read More