Hearing the set-up for this novel made me wonder if I was made of stern enough stuff to get through it. Yoli, a divorced woman in her forties, with plenty of her own problems, has to repeatedly try to talk…
Written by Jan Kline four years ago
Admission, by Jean Hanff Korelitz
After careening through her latest novel, You Should Have Known, I was excited to learn that Jean Hanff Korelitz had quite a few earlier books. Admission appealed to me immediately because of its setting — academia — and the fact…
Written by Jan Kline five years ago
Us, by David Nicholls
Sad and funny is one of my favorite combinations in a novel, and this one has the perfect balance.
Written by Jan Kline five years ago
Two books, two marriages, two psychopaths: You Should Have Known, and Gone Girl
These two books could put you off marriage altogether. Every married person has the occasional “who ARE you??” moment with their spouse, but both of these books take it to extremes.
Written by Jan Kline five years ago
Amy Falls Down, by Jincy Willett
Amy Gallup is a crotchety, misanthropic 60-year-old author and writing teacher who would strongly prefer to be left alone. At home. With her basset hound, Alphonse. (Her mantra, in Willett’s prequel, The Writing Class: Kill Me Now).
Written by Karen Lauritsen five years ago
Judy Drake recognized for her support of Cal Poly’s Black Faculty and Staff Association
This summer, Cal Poly’s Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) recognized Judy Drake for her tireless efforts in support of both students and the BFSA. Judy is a library services specialist in Access Services, and has been serving the students…
Written by Jan Kline five years ago
The Antagonist, by Lynn Coady
The novel made up entirely of letters isn’t a new form. But the email novel is a newer development — not that there aren’t already enough examples of them out there to make writing one a potentially slippery slope ending…
Written by Karen Lauritsen five years ago
Kaila Bussert named new Foundational Experiences Librarian
Kaila Bussert joined Cal Poly on July 7 as the new Foundational Experiences Librarian. Kaila will work across the campus to develop instructional and recreational programming to support the development of competencies and literacies that are the underpinning of a…
Written by Karen Lauritsen five years ago
Kennedy Library collaborating with Graphic Communication on new Wadewitz Collection
Kennedy Library has been working with the Graphic Communication department in the College of Liberal Arts on a recent gift to Cal Poly, the E.H. Wadewitz Collection, donated by the Printing Industries of America.
Written by Jan Kline five years ago
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
It took eight months of waiting, but finally the library copy of The Goldfinch stayed on the shelf long enough for me to get my mitts on it. As it was, I had to jerk it out of my sister’s…
Written by Karen Lauritsen five years ago
Deeper access to the research you need: 250+ journals now available
This post is written by Tim Strawn, director of information resources. Using a data-driven evaluative process, Kennedy Library, with special one-time funds, purchased perpetual access to a large number of high-demand electronic journal back files. This means that faculty, students…
Written by Hailey Koetz about a week ago
The Power of No Limits
What’s on display on the second floor of the library this Spring? Come to Kennedy Library and check out Limitless: The Process of Innovation, a display showcasing Cal Poly’s own PROVE Lab. PROVE Lab, as the name suggests, is a…
Written by Courtney Thompson three months ago
Dexter: Cal Poly’s First Library
In anticipation of Kennedy Library’s renovation, let’s take a walk down memory lane and reminisce about Cal Poly’s first library building, the Walter F. Dexter Memorial Library. Cal Poly had a library space since the campus opened in 1903. The…
Written by Hailey Koetz three months ago
Student peer teaching: LibRATs in the building
“Is this the second floor?” A man asked the three LibRATs on shift. He stopped in front of the research help desk looking confused before one of them asked if he needed help. “Where can I find this,” he said,…
Written by Courtney Thompson three months ago
Happy Valentine’s Day from Special Collections and Archives
Valentine’s Day seems to have polarized Cal Poly’s student body for decades. While some students are enthusiastic on the prospects of love, others mark its existence as the “most depressing day of the year.” For the past 100 years, the…
Written by Hailey Koetz five months ago
Archives and Archiving in the Digital Age: What do you do with your 1996 CD-ROM?
Kennedy Library houses many things. It is a second home to thousands of students and an office to its staff and faculty. The library is also home to Special Collections and Archives, the official repository for university records, campus history,…
Written by Charlie Williams six months ago
SLOmecoming: A look at Cal Poly’s Homecoming traditions
Charlie Williams (BA, ‘19) and Courtney Thompson (MA, ‘20) are student assistants in Special Collections and Archives. They curated an exhibit on Homecoming traditions through Cal Poly’s past. The original exhibit was placed on the second floor of Kennedy Library and…