{"id":1618,"date":"2020-03-23T17:45:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/?page_id=1618"},"modified":"2023-07-20T20:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T20:07:30","slug":"rugrat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/rugrat\/","title":{"rendered":"RUGRAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Rutgers University Groups Reading Alone Together<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Are you alone? Are you reading? So are we.<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3149 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/RUGRAT-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/RUGRAT-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/RUGRAT-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/RUGRAT.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>This site aims to channel both the creativity and the anxiety of social distancing into recreational reading. As responsible members of the Rutgers community staying home to stop the spread of COVID-19, we hope to build and strengthen virtual groups by developing engaging activities online, drawing attention to electronic resources, and creating new communities around books.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed our related &#8220;corona reads&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/category\/corona-reads\/\">blog posts<\/a>, please read our thoughts on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/update-books-in-the-time-of-corona\/\">books in the time of corona<\/a>,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/classics-for-the-coronavirus\/\">classics<\/a> that seem relevant for the current moment.<\/p>\n<p>Read a variety of blog posts tagged as <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/category\/rugrat\/\">RUGRAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Read Ebooks<\/h4>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/resources\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2117\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/04\/AllOnlineResources-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Tag clougd with online resources\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/04\/AllOnlineResources-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/04\/AllOnlineResources.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/resources\/how-to-find-ebooks-at-rutgers-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to find ebooks from Rutgers Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tips and more guidance in a <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.rutgers.edu\/ebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research guide<\/a> (LibGuide) on ebooks<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.rutgers.edu\/BWRonline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BWR collection of titles<\/a> available online<\/li>\n<li>Ebooks from the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet Archive<\/a> that you can &#8220;borrow&#8221; or download for free<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/sebs-little-free-library\/virtual-sebs-little-free-library\/\">Virtual Little Free Library<\/a> (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sebslfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Listen to Audiobooks<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/audiobooks-for-quarantine\/\">BWR collection<\/a> of titles<\/li>\n<li>Audiobooks from the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/audio_bookspoetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Audiobooks from <a href=\"https:\/\/librivox.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Librivox<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A list of<a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/2016\/09\/15\/11-websites-find-free-audiobooks-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> free options<\/a> from miscellaneous web sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Color Our Collection with Archives at Home<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.nyam.org\/colorourcollections\/category\/institutions\/rutgers-university-special-collections-and-university-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Color Our Collections @Rutgers<\/span><\/a> &#8212; download sheets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More from Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1623\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/03\/E27CC13D-EFB6-483E-8000-7B9FA593C26E-238x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Library buttons\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/03\/E27CC13D-EFB6-483E-8000-7B9FA593C26E-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/03\/E27CC13D-EFB6-483E-8000-7B9FA593C26E-768x966.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/03\/E27CC13D-EFB6-483E-8000-7B9FA593C26E-814x1024.jpeg 814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Archival material for classes and fun: <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/new-resource-alert-collections-of-interest-at-scua\/\">interview-series<\/a> with Tara Maharjan<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"rss-recent\" href=\"https:\/\/sinclairnj.blogs.rutgers.edu\/2020\/03\/archives-at-home-fun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Archives At Home: Fun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"rss-recent\" href=\"https:\/\/sinclairnj.blogs.rutgers.edu\/2020\/03\/archives-at-home-maps-newspapers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Archives at Home: Maps &amp; Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"rss-recent\" href=\"https:\/\/sinclairnj.blogs.rutgers.edu\/2020\/03\/archives-at-home-exhibits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Archives at Home: Exhibits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sinclairnj.blogs.rutgers.edu\/2020\/03\/archives-at-home-collections\/\">Archives at Home: Collections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Play games<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jlc570\/which-rutgers-library-are-you-cry6taj9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Which Rutgers Library are you<\/a><br \/>\nMore coming soon from BuzzFeed!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.kahoot.it\/share\/sebs-pass\/98f033fb-9126-4e86-8031-d8d14e97a418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rutgers Library Quiz on Kahoot<\/a>!<br \/>\nMore coming soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Read\/write about reading<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/news\/\">Books We Read Blog roll<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Talk with others<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Discussion threads on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BWR_Chang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rutgers University Groups Reading Alone Together Are you alone? 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