For the longest time, I wasn’t much of a horror fan. I thought the genre was all blood, guts, and jump scares, and none of those things appealed to me (and they still don’t). So my introduction to the work of Stephen King was not one of his horror novels, but a new (at the … Read More
Library instruction sessions can be boooooring! Unless students feel the urge, pun intended, to pay attention (paper due, a strict course instructor is watching, the librarian is rolling their eyes, or all of the above), 80 minutes can fly away quickly, with zero impact. Time wasted, for all parties. Nothing new under the sun, not … Read More
We hear you, Chepito! This would be my message to the author of one of the most remarkable books published this fall on a topic that might divide the readers of this blog, just as it does this country and the world. Solito: A Memoir, written by accomplished poet Javier Zamora, is a captivating story … Read More
It’s my favorite time of year again. Crisp fall air and crunching leaves under your feet means it’s time to crack a spooky paperback. When I talk to non-horror fans, I tend to hear a few criticisms of the genre. One is that horror is formulaic. While tropes and devices are what define genres, for … Read More
The third Urban Sketching post of the summer aims to take us around the world. If you followed our post about sketching New Brunswick: The Campus and The Town, you are already familiar with the idea. Urban Sketching is a way to create shared experiences by documenting, collecting, and sharing drawings from our daily life. … Read More
If you have never visited Rutgers – New Brunswick, we have some sketches for you to fill in the blanks. The galleries of Sketching New Brunswick presented New Brunswick in Sketches: The Town with images featuring examples of Urban Sketching, a way to create shared experiences by documenting, collecting, and sharing drawings from our campus and daily life as we … Read More
Are you taking classes online this summer? Do you miss the life on campus? Or perhaps you have never visited Rutgers – New Brunswick. Then the galleries of Sketching New Brunswick are for you! New Brunswick in Sketches: The Campus The images in the collection feature examples of Urban Sketching, a way to create shared experiences by … Read More
Join our fun summer reading program hosted by New Brunswick Libraries and Summer Session. Summer Tales Book Club is back––in a brand new, more sustainable and even less stressful format! Follow our fun summer reading recommendations sponsored by New Brunswick Libraries and Summer Session starting today, May 31, 2022 with this post through the entire … Read More
Finals coming? Stressed out? Try grabbing a pencil as your next distraction tool. You can’t draw? Oh well, these are actually sketches, meant to give you a short mental break (just like reading). The point is to do something completely different which is engaging, creative, and enjoyable. Then, if the outcome is decent, you never … Read More
Fact: Pets are very popular at library stressbuster events. After the lockdown in Spring 2020, Books We Read came up with the idea of “Virtual Pet Therapy” as a new, safe practice during the pandemic to continue to benefit from the distraction our furry friends can provide. One of our most popular pages is DOTUS, aka … Read More