Urban Sketching – End of Story?
Members of the Rutgers University community in New Brunswick had a lot of fun in Fall 2020 by documenting their campus and daily life via Urban Sketching. This sentence, which … Read More
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Urban Sketching Project Wrap Up
As I started writing about the Rutgers Urban Sketching project, I found myself wondering about the difference between sketching and drawing. Eventually, I turned to the dictionary, where I learned … Read More
Holiday Reads: Books for a Desert Island
No big holiday plans for a while, not in these days, unfortunately. But it doesn’t mean that we can’t plan ahead, at least in our heads for now. Let’s jump … Read More
Book for a Desert Island: Nick’s Pick
Jenny’s post is right: the obvious, and boring, choice would be a survival guide of some sort. As an eighteenth-century specialist, I’d even be tempted to get too cute and … Read More
Books for a Desert Island: Jenny’s Picks
When asked the dreaded desert island question (What’s the one book you would bring with you when stranded on a desert island) I always complain and drag my feet. How … Read More
Books for a Desert Island: Judit’s Pick
A copy of The Good Soldier Švejk by Czech humorist-anarchist-writer, Jaroslav Hašek, is the book I have kept around me all my life. In my office I also display a sketch … Read More
Books for a Desert Island: Julie’s Pick
Usually, when I tell someone that I love to read, I can anticipate (and dread) their next question: “What’s your favorite book?” I have read many books at many ages, … Read More
Stressbuster: DOTUS, aka Presidential Dogs
Did you know that there is a whole industry in book publishing related to presidential pets? Although these books are not available in the Rutgers Libraries collection, we were thrilled … Read More
Stressbuster: Name that Book!
Take a short and inspirational study break with this stressbuster idea: “Name that book” quizzes. See examples of images created with Canva. Scroll all the way down for the solutions … Read More
Stressbuster: Virtual Pet Therapy
This would be the time in the New Brunswick Libraries when you could start thinking about the cute puppies to pet at one of the stressbuster events. As a second-best … Read More