2/4 Celebration of the Book at 7pm- Shades of Censorship: A legal view

On Wednesday February 4 at 7:00pm in Stark auditorium (103) the Celebration of the Book will kick off their first of four events with a panel discussion titled: Shades of Censorship: The Legal View with Attorney Tom Foley of PACE and Chuck Samuelson, ACLU of Minnesota Executive Director

Chuck Samuelson of the ACLU and Attorney Tom Foley will share their experiences and expertise dealing with the legal issues of censorship. Their initial comments will lead into a question/answer forum to engage the WSU and greater Winona community in discussion and to think more critically about the issue of censorship and the way it affects us all. The panelists will lead us in the discussion of the different circumstances in which censorship or restriction of expression can occur.

Chuck Samuelson the Executive Director of the Minnesota ACLU will provide an introduction to the issue of censorship and the first amendment. affects of censorship and access to materials (print and online access) and may share specific scenarios and the current situation in Minnesota and around the country. Which may include themes of censorship (or absence of censorship) at the University or K-12 levels and/or public libraries.

Attorney Tom Foley, argued for the respondent in the case R.A.V. vs. City of St. Paul Minnesota (1992) to the U.S. Supreme Court, will share his experience and the arguments for curtailing of expression in regards to hate crimes.

The updated Celebration of the Book schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/celebrationofthebook/

------------CELEBRATION OF THE BOOK SERIES 2009 SCHEDULE--------------
Celebration of the BookSpring 2009 Theme: Censorship
Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 p.m.PANEL DISCUSSION: Shades of CensorshipThe Legal View with Attorney Tom Foley of PACE and Chuck Samuelson, ACLU of Minnesota Executive Director Location: Stark 103Wednesday, February 11, 7:00 p.m.PANEL DISCUSSION: The Publisher View with Rusty Cunningham of Lee Enterprises and John Vitek of Saint Mary’s PressLocation: Stark 103Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 p.m.PANEL DISCUSSION: The Author View with TBA and Emilio DeGraziaLocation: Stark 103Wednesday, February 25, 7:00 p.m.FILM: Fahrenheit 451Location: Science Laboratory Center 120

2/4 Athenaeum at 1pm -Phillis Wheately the first African American Poet by Michlitsch and Ripley

Join us on Wednesday February 4 at 1:00pm for Professor Gretchen Michlitsch and Professor Chuck Ripley's presentation on Phillis Wheately the first African American Poet.

Michlitsch and Ripley discuss Phillis Wheatley, the First African-American Poet
Brought from Gambia, Africa to colonial America in 1761, Phillis Wheatley entered Euro-American Christian culture as an enslaved girl. A literary prodigy, she became the first published black American poet in 1767. Her poems provide an important window into the developing but conflicting discourses surrounding freedom, race, and human nature in the era of the American Revolution. Gretchen Michlitsch and Chuck Ripley will explore Wheatley’s works in terms of her immediate eighteenth-century context and her twenty-first century significance as the founder of the African-American literary tradition.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor south side of the WSU Library.
The Athenaeum schedule and more information can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Tax Forms - Get a start on your taxes - helpful links here

The WSU Library provides links to both Federal and state tax forms.
http://www.winona.edu/library/gov/govtaxes.html

Some of these tax forms are available in paper in the WSU Library. Tax forms location: Walk in the front entrance, walk past the Public computer area. you will find the tax forms in the first row of Government Documents. Look for the purple sign!

UPDATE: As of February 3, 2008 the Minnesota state tax forms are now AVAILABLE.

WSU Library first floor map

1/29 Peter Henderson's reception and book signing at 2:30

Join the University community in celebrating Peter Henderson's new book

There will be a celebratory signing for Peter Henderson’s book “Gabriel García Moreno and Conservative State Formation in Ecuador” Thursday January 29 from 2:30 – 3:30 in Room 109 of the WSU Krueger Library. Cake and refreshments will be served.

Henderson's book was published by the University of Texas Press. For a summary of the book please check out the UT Press site.

http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/hengab.html

1/28 Athenaeum at 1pm- Paul Vance presents Benjamin Britten, His Three Suites for Cello, and the Conflict Between the Individual and Society

Join us at the first Athenaeum for the spring 2009 semester. Professor of Music, Paul Vance, will discuss and perform excerpts from Britten’s Three Suites and attempt to explain their musical and sociological themes.

Event Title: Benjamin Britten, His Three Suites for Cello, and the Conflict Between the Individual and Society
Date/Time: January 28, 2009 at 1:00pm
Location: The WSU Krueger Library, second floor bluff side

Athenaeum schedule of events

Minnesota History: Survival at Crow Creek, 1863---1866 by Colette Hyman

Stop by and read Colette Hyman's new article in Minnesota History, a quarterly periodical published by the Minnesota Historical Society. Dr. Hyman's article is available in the current periodicals section on the first floor of the library.

Survival at Crow Creek, 1863---1866 by Colette A. Hyman
Drawing on all possible resources, Dakota women sustain their families and community in bitter exile after the 1862 war.

Frozen River Film Festival: Starts on Thursday!

Celebrate film by attending the Frozen River Film Festival. The opening for the festival is on Thursday January 22, 2009. Check out the 2009 schedule here:
http://www.frff.org/

Library Athenaeum Spring 2009 Schedule Available!

Check out the WSU Library Athenaeum's schedule for the spring 2009 semester. Join us for all of these exciting and educational events!

http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Library Hours: Spring 2009 Semester

The Library begins its spring 2009 hours on Monday January 12, 2009. Please check the WSU Library's hours page for semester hours and for spring break and summer hours.

The Library has special Sunday hours in the near future:
Sunday January 11, 2009 from 1:00pm-9:00pm and
Sunday january 18, 2009 from 1:00pm-6:00pm.

Spring 2009 Regular Semester Hours
Monday-Thursday 7:30am-2:00am
Friday 7:30am-6:00pm
Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm-2:00am

New Interface for PsycInfo/PsycArticles

In the last week, the access and the interface with which you search both PsycInfo and PsycArticles has changed. Up until the end of last semester, our vendor for them was Cambridge Scientific. The search interface may seem familiar as our access to these two databases has switched to EBSCO, which hosts Academic Search Premier and other WSU databases.

Check it out at:

PsycInfo
http://libdata.winona.edu/winona/libdata_pos/link.phtml?page_id=67&element_id=1178

PsycArticles
http://libdata.winona.edu/winona/libdata_pos/link.phtml?page_id=67&element_id=1180

Thanks to Vernon Leighton for the content of this update.