1/26/10

Lunch Laugh & Learn

Join us in the Library Lecture Room (main floor) for a brown bag lunch presentation with Professor Cynthia Noyes on "Brighid and Groundhogs: Spring Will Come." Come on Thursday, February 4th, noon-1:00pm--join us!

1/25/10

Happy Hobby Crafty Club

Join us in the Lecture Room (main floor) at 4:30PM on Wednesday, January 27th for Happy Hobby. Our guest artists, Alma and Tajilli, will demonstrate finger knitting. Come try it out! We'll supply the yarn and refreshments!

1/14/10

Workshops for Commuters

Meet in the Lecture Room (main floor), 9:30-10:30AM, for research tips to encourage better scholarship and performance. Join Martha Perkins on Wednesday, February 3rd to learn the best way to finalize papers before turning them in for grading. Join Jane Reiter on Wednesday, February 10th to discover online resources available to students 24/7. For more information, call Jane at 269.749.7387.

1/7/10

Saturday Crafts for Spring Semester

We meet in the Lecture Room (main floor), NOON-2:00PM. For more information, contact Jane Reiter at 269.749.7387 or jreiter@olivetcollege.edu
Jan. 16, Let's make alligator, giraffe and /or cat masks!
Jan. 30, Let's make funny monkey hats!
Feb. 13, Let's make a unique picture book or storybook for the people we love and cherish.
Feb. 27, Let's make glittery, shiny fish mobiles!
March 20, Let's make bird feeders and birds nest baskets for springtime!
April 10, Let's make our own version of Tinkerbelle--a fun fairy friend!
May 8, Let's make a potholder from fabric pieces for Mom or Grandma!

1/5/10

2010 Burrage Bookmark Contest


Create a bookmark design for your favorite library in Olivet, Michigan--BURRAGE LIBRARY! The winning designer wins $50.00 and the bookmark becomes the official 2010 Library bookmark. Submission deadline is February 19th. Everyone is eligible to enter--for more information, contact Jane Reiter, Library Director, at 269.749.7387 or jreiter@olivetcollege.edu.

1/4/10

The Book Group

Come for a lively discussion of the Robert Goolrick Novel, "A Reliable Wife" on January 19, 2010, at 3:00pm. The Book Group meets in the Betsy Dole Women's Resource Center, #140 Upton Conservatory building. For more information, contact Dianne Thomas, Director of the Center, at 269.749.6638.

January is AMNESTY MONTH

All fines and bills are forgiven during the month of January, 2010, at Burrage Library! Return overdue materials and NO QUESTIONS will be asked! For more information on your executive pardon, contact the circulation department at 269.749.7608.