What We're Reading - There Is No Good Card For This

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Title: There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say And Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, And Unfair To People You Love Authors: Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell When someone you know is hurting, you want to let her know that you care. But many people don鈥檛 know what words to use鈥攐r are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. This thoughtful, instructive guide, from empathy expert Dr. Kelsey Crowe and greeting card maverick Emily McDowell, blends well-researched, actionable advice with the no

What We're Reading: Purity

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Title: Purity Author: Jonathan Franzen Genre: fiction Why did you choose to read this book? I first read Franzen a few years ago. His book The Corrections received a lot of praise when it came out around 2000 and since. It鈥檚 a fantastic novel! I also loved his book Freedom. Though Purity received some mixed reviews, I thought it was worth a try. Purity is Pip Tyler鈥檚 real name. Pip, a 20-something woman with $130,000 in student debt and a job she doesn鈥檛 enjoy, is the central character. She

Meet Our New Library Staff!

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The 麻豆影视 Library is very pleased to welcome new members to our team as well as announce some additional updates to our staffing. Our new staff members look forward to working with you so please stop by and introduce yourself! Courtney Bippley, Library Technician Courtney grew up in the Raleigh/麻豆影视 area and has a Master of Science in Library Science from UNC Chapel Hill. An avid coffee drinker, she also enjoys tea with a good book. Courtney loves science fiction/fantasy and is always

"Good night and good luck"

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Borrowing a line fr om broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, we at the 麻豆影视 library wish librarian Bill Frazier all the best as he signs off鈥攁s this semester ends, he will be closing the chapter on his time at 麻豆影视. Bill has worked as evening reference librarian at the ERC main campus library in the fall and spring semesters for almost ten years now, and we will sorely miss his kindness and good humor, not to mention his attention to detail! Bill has always been willing and able to pitch

Congratulations, Mary Kennery!

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[caption id="attachment_670" align="aligncenter" width="400" class=" "] Mary Kennery, Library Technician, receives award (photograph by Susan Baker)[/caption] We are pleased to announce that our Library Technician, Mary Kennery, has won the 2013 Excellence in Support Services Award at 麻豆影视. This prestigious award is presented to an employee who promotes excellence, innovation, and dedication in service to the students and to the larger community of 麻豆影视. Mary is an exceptionally