Do you need to build some quiet, reflective time into your work week? Boost productivity, combat stress, and feel more centered by practicing chair yoga and mindfulness.
Visit the Mudd Library on Friday mornings from 10:30 to 11:00 am to learn some strategies for staying fully present and peacefully engaged. We meet in the Kruse Room on the fourth floor. All are welcome!
Mark your calendars for the Fox Cities Book Festival, October 9-15! Included in the festival’s wonderful schedule of events are three author readings on the Lawrence University campus as well as readings in the local community by two LU alumni and two LU faculty!
On campus events:
Reading by Callie Bates, Lawrence alumna and author of The Waking Land: Thursday, October 12, 4:30-5:30 pm, Main Hall, Room 201
Reading by Will Schwalbe, author of Books for Living: Thursday, October 12, 6:30-7:30 pm, Warch Campus Center
Reading by Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon: Saturday, October 14, 2:00-3:00 pm, Wriston Art Center
Community events featuring Lawrence University faculty and alumni:
Two readings by Jerald Podair, Lawrence professor and author of City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the City of Los Angeles: Tuesday, October 10, 6:30 pm, Appleton Public Library and Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 pm, Neenah Public Library”
Crafting Compelling Fantasy Narratives” by Lawrence alumna Callie Bates, author of The Waking Land: Friday, October 13, 3:30-4:30, Kaukauna Public Library
“Scotland through the Eyes of the Author”, by Lawrence alumna Laura Vosika author of the Blue Bells Chronicles: Saturday, October 14, 10:30 -11:30 am, Gerard H. Van Hoof Library, Little Chute
Reading by Melissa Range, Lawrence professor and author of Scriptorium: Saturday, October 14, 11:30 am, The Draw, Appleton
Be sure to check out these, and the many other great Fox Cities Book Festival events!
You’ve heard about mindfulness and the scientifically-proven benefits that practitioners enjoy, including increased productivity, improved concentration and mental clarity, heightened compassion and self-awareness, better sleep, and deeper relaxation. Join us to learn some simple mindfulness techniques and gentle yoga stretches you can do at your desk. The practice is simple. Showing up is the challenge!
Join us on Wednesday, August 23 at 10 a.m. on the first floor of the Mudd Library for our final coffeehouse of the summer! As always, refreshments will be provided.
Join us on July 26 for the second Mudd Library coffeehouse session of the summer and learn about some great streaming media resources!
Can you step into the same river twice? You can with streaming media. The library provides access to a number of sources for streaming audio and video; come learn about resources from our subscribed databases like Academic Video Online and from Lux, the digital home for the scholarly and creative works of Lawrence University.
Mudd Library coffeehouses begin at 10 a.m. and last no longer than an hour. We’ll meet on the first floor of the library. All staff and faculty are welcome!
Engage with your library! Enjoy coffee and treats while you learn about resources, Lawrence, and other topics to enhance your personal and professional development. All staff and faculty are welcome. We’ll meet on the first floor of the Mudd Library; sessions begin promptly 10 a.m. and last no longer than an hour.
July 12: Summer Reading
Books are our friends! Introduce yours and prepare to meet new ones at this ever-popular and fun Summer Reading Coffeehouse.
July 26: Streaming Media Sources
Can you step into the same river twice? You can with streaming media. The library provides access to a number of sources for streaming audio and video; come learn about resources from our subscribed databases like Academic Video Online and from Lux, the digital home for the scholarly and creative works of Lawrence University.
August 9: Lawrence and World War I
The United States entered the first World War, which had started in Europe almost three years earlier, in April 1917. The war had profound and lasting effects at Lawrence. Enrollment plummeted as students enlisted; anti-German sentiment took hold; students were quarantined with Spanish influenza; and the college contracted with the government to host a unit of the Student Army Training Corps. Join Archivist Erin Dix for a discussion of this often-overlooked period of our history, featuring documents from the LU Archives.
August 23: Movement and Mindfulness in the Mudd
You’ve heard about mindfulness and the scientifically-proven benefits that practitioners enjoy, including increased productivity, improved concentration and mental clarity, heightened compassion and self-awareness, better sleep, and deeper relaxation. Join us to learn some simple mindfulness techniques and gentle yoga stretches you can do at your desk. The practice is simple. Showing up is the challenge!
The 4th Women and Identities in Gaming Symposium will take place on Saturday, April 15th in the Warch Campus Center Cinema.
This year, we’re excited to welcome Josh Sawyer, Lawrence alumnus and Director at Obsidian Entertainment (makers of Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, and more). At 1:00 p.m., Sawyer will present,”Better is Not Enough,” followed by a Q&A. In his presentation, Sawyer will discuss allyship in game development and community, as well as working in the games industry.
At 2:30, a panel featuring guest game design and programming students from Columbia College in Chicago along with Lawrence’s Professor Dan Proctor and current Lawrence students, will discuss various aspects of gender and identity in games and the gaming community.
Join and share the event page on Facebook!
For information about the Women and Identities in Gaming Symposium and previous years’ events, see the page in Lux.
WIGS was planned by a dedicated group of Lawrence Gaming Club students and the club’s faculty advisor/ LU librarian.
Join your friendly Lawrence University librarians for a brief session on critically interpreting news on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m., on the first floor of the library. We’ll go over some tips used by fact-checkers to give you the tools to be able to determine what’s reliable and what’s not. Cookies will be provided, because research shows that cookies consumed while learning something new have a zero-calorie effect.
Interested in keeping up with the business of higher education? Of course you are! That’s why your friends in the Mudd Library have compiled a handy research guide to help you keep up with the latest news and research affecting higher education. The guide contains a link to premium access to the Chronicle of Higher Education and other useful resources that can help you with your work at Lawrence.
Higher Education: The Business of Lawrence
Questions? Ask your friendly reference librarians! We’re here for the whole Lawrence community!
Join us in the Milwaukee-Downer Room of the Seeley G. Mudd Library on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 8–9 p.m., for tales of “Haunted Lawrence.” Attendees will hear true stories of ghostly happenings on campus (past and present), have the opportunity to share their own stories and view some spooky materials from the LU Archives. There might even be treats!
UPDATE: Due to space limitations, we have to cap this event at 30 attendees. To register, please submit this online form. Please know that spots are going quickly! If you have questions, please contact Erin Dix at erin.k.dix@lawrence.edu.
All faculty and staff interested in integrating the library makerspace equipment into their classes and work are welcome to join us to share ideas on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 11:10 am. We’ll meet in room 401 in the Mudd Library.
