05/01 - A Visit from Winston the Therapy Dog - Wednesday at 1pm

Next Wednesday (May 1st) Winston, WSU's registered therapy dog, will be in the library from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Winston along with Lynda Brzezinski, PhD, LP from Counseling & Wellness Services will be available to help students relieve the s...tress of finals and other end-of-year pressures (they may also return on Thursday from 2-3pm).

So if you need a break, stop by and say hello to Winston. They will hang out on the first floor of the Library.

For more information on Winston, the registered therapy dog, check out  http://www.winona.edu/counselingservices/meetourstaff.asp .

Happy 449th Birthday, William Shakespeare!

William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright, was baptized on April 26, 1564 in Stratford upon Avon. The exact date of his birth is unknown. According to Peter Holland, William Shakespeare "was probably born on the 21, 22, or 23 April 1564." (939) Holland further explains that,

"...ever since Joseph Greene, an eighteenth-century Stratford curate, informed the scholar George Steevens that Shakespeare was born on 23 April, with no apparent evidence for his assertion, and Steevens adopted that date in his 1773 edition of Shakespeare, it has been usual to assume that Shakespeare was born on St. George's day, so that England's patron saint and the birth of the 'national poet' can be celebrated on the same day." (939).

Browse the Krueger Library's Main Collection (2nd floor) for works by and about William Shakespeare, and browse the library's Audiovisual Collection (1st floor) for dramatizations or adaptations (DVDs and VHS recordings) of Shakespeare's plays. Start your browsing with call numbers that begin with PR2750. Or, search in the library's catalog, for "Shakespeare, William" or a specific title.


Cited Source

Holland, Peter. "Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Print.

04/17 - Extended Library Hours start on April 26th

Preparing for your final papers and exams?  Check out the library's extended hours which start on Friday, April 26th.

April 26	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
April 27	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
April 28	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

May 3	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
May 4	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
May 5	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#finals

04/11 - Research Help - Check Out Our Hours

The Library's Research Help/Reference Desk is located on the first floor of the Krueger Library.  Please see our Research Help hours here:  http://www.winona.edu/library/ref/

You can also set up an appointment with a librarian in your subject area.  You can find a librarian here:  http://www.winona.edu/library/liaisons/

04/10 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Advanced Poetry Writing WSU Student Reading

Join us at 1pm as we listen to WSU students from Professor Jim Armstrong's advanced poetry class.  They will read their original poetry to showcase their year-long education in the art of writing poems.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information please vist our website: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/  

04/03 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Soundings and Seasonings: Poems for April by Emilio DeGrazia

Please join us on Wednesday, April 3^rd at 1:00pm for our Library Athenaeum titled Soundings and Seasonings: Poems for April presented by Emilio DeGrazia, Professor Emeritus, Winona State University.  This presentation will be a reading/discussion from Professor DeGrazia's book of poems, "Seasonings," along with new work from a book to be entitled "Soundings."

We hope you may be able to take a little time out of your day to enjoy poetry (and also note that WSU Advanced Poetry writing students will share their poetry next week 4/10). The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information please visit our web site: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/