Books from the annual Suggestions for Leisure Reading, a list of recommendations from Emerson College faculty and staff, are on display in the President's Room of the Library. You can also browse this display through our flickr page to see book titles and availability.
The Spring 2008 Library READ Poster features Cher Knight, Assistant Professor of Visual & Media Arts.
The books selected by Professor Knight for her READ poster are:
America
In Cold Blood
Travels in Hyperreality
Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls
The Lost Painting
On the Road
1984
My Name Is Red
Spectacle
Landscape and Memory
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Critical Issues in Public Art: Content, Context, and Controversy
Impresario: Malcolm McLaren and the British New Wave
Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World
The Andy Warhol Diaries
The Library Committee sponsors this series of READ posters featuring Emerson College celebrities and the books they suggest students read. Each semester, an Emersonian and his or her top ten titles will appear on a READ poster. The poster will be on display in the Library and locations around campus.
Are you graduating this semester? Before you embark on your life post-Emerson, please remember to return all library books and take care of any fines. If you have outstanding overdue books or fines, a hold will be placed on your account and you will not receive your diploma.
You are always welcome to visit the library and use our collections. Once you obtain an alumni identification card you may apply for borrowing privileges. If you have any questions, please contact the Circulation Desk at 617-824-8668 or circulation@emerson.edu.
And congratulations!
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Voicings: Ten Plays & a Scenario from the Documentary Theatre edited by Attilio Favorini. Book was due July, 2005
This book is out-of-print, but we’ll try to order a used copy to replace our missing copy. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Take a Study Break with Coffee and Snacks at 8!
Beginning Sunday, April 20, and continuing through Tuesday, May 6, the Library will offer extended hours, remaining open until midnight, Sunday through Thursday evenings, and until 8 p.m. on Saturdays. Coffee and snacks will be served at 8 p.m. on the evenings of April 20 - 24, April 27 - May 1 and May 4-6.
Extended Hours
For a full schedule and hours of operation, see the Library Hours and Calendar page.
Please pre-order Chris Onstad's Achewood: The Great Outdoor Fight. And maybe order anything else you can find that he has made. You will not be sorry! Also! A good thing to have would be The Best of Dinosaur Comics 2003-2005 A.D. (a.k.a. Your Whole Family Is Made Out of Meat) by Ryan North
Thanks for the recommendations. We’ll order both books.
Fashion Illustration by Fashion Designers by Laird Borrelli
Thanks for the suggestion. We'll order it for the collection.
Z magazine
Thanks for your suggestion. The library selects new periodical subscriptions once a year. We’ve already selected titles for 2008, so we’ll request a sample issue of Z Magazine and review it at our upcoming meeting this spring.
Happy National Library Week! Here are some ways to celebrate:
Recommend a book to your fellow students and view suggestions on display throughout the Library. And check out the 2008 Leisure Reading List, featuring books recommended by faculty and staff.
Return overdue circulating books and have up to $5 of late fines waived upon request. This offer is valid for circulating books returned during 4/13/2008 - 4/19/2008.
Visit the Reference Desk and enjoy free candy while learning about Library collections and services.
