Henry Whittemore Library, Framingham State University

Please join us this Thursday for a fascinating talk: Jesse Owens and the Complicated Legacies of the 1936 Olympics
Speaker: Dr. Damion Thomas, scholar at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date/Time: October 3, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Center for Inclusive Excellence
Open to the public. No registration required.

On 9/13/24, Student Engagement Coordinator Weronika Zawora provided a Welcome tour of the library for the students in the English Language Programs.

On campus on September 25, State Senator Jacob Oliveira (FSU Class of '08) provided the keynote and led a panel on a discussion of: Books Not Bans: Preserving Access to Diverse Perspectives. The event was sponsored by the Library and the Education Department.

The Museum Open House program with Jay Sugarman has posted a video on their channel which features the library and the Americans and the Holocaust exhibition. It can be accessed at:

Museum Open House: Americans and the Holocaust Jay talks with Millie Gonzalez and Leslie Starobin from Framingham State University. Millie serves as the Dean of the Whittemore Library and Leslie is a Prof...

Film screening: The Zone of Interest (2023)
-A historical drama written/directed by Jonathan Glazer, loosely based on Martin Amis's 2014 novel of the same name. Focuses on Rudolf Höss, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and his wife Hedwig.
Wednesday, September 25, 7p-9p
Library Room 222
Open to Framingham State University students, staff and faculty
https://framingham.libcal.com/event/13020240

Workshop Wednesdays are back!
We'll be highlighting the basics of RamSearch, Zotero and Research Rabbit AI.
Sessions are held the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 1:30p to 2p in library room UM14 during the Fall semester.
See our event calendar:
https://tinyurl.com/8kf7wvjc

Today in library room UM14.
Register for zoom: bit.ly/CentralEvent1CPW2024

September 24-30 is Climate Preparedness Week! We are a proud supporter of CREW (Communities Responding to Extreme Weather). Learn more about CREW and register for upcoming events at the Library in our blog.
https://library.framingham.edu/Blog?t=144654

The Library's NO HOMEWORK BOOK CLUB held their monthly get-together this week and discussed some great books! 😀
Hope you can join them for the next meeting on Wednesday, October 16 at 12:30p in Library room UM14.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us!
See our Libguide for information and resources.
https://tinyurl.com/mrx32w2h

Holocaust scholar and curator of the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition, Dr. Daniel Greene, will be visiting FSU tonight from from 7p-8p in Dwight Hall to give a talk:
"Americans and the Holocaust: What Did Americans Know?"
This event is open to the public.

We welcomed local TV station Access Framingham to the library recently to view the exhibition, “Americans and the Holocaust" .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ARxcq-vDQ

The exhibition is now on display until October 11 and is open to the public.
American Library Association United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Frame by Frame: FSU Holocaust Exhibit Framingham State University’s Whittemore Library is currently showcasing a traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The exhibition, entitle...

RAMS: Our whiteboard question of the week is back!
Last week we asked "What's an unusual skill you would love to have?" ... and boy did we get some great answers! 😄
Speaking Russian!
Crocheting!
Writing with eyes closed!
Fighting like Zoro?!?
Whoa!
Find our whiteboard with a new question (not telling what it is-got to stop by to find out!) on the first floor near the front desk!

Please join us today in the library from 5:00pm-6:30pm for a brief ceremony to commemorate the exhibition’s opening.
Speakers: President Nancy Niemi, Rabbi Sam Blumberg, Millie Gonzalez, Professor Leslie Starobin

The event will also feature Prof. Starobin's artwork, including a selection from the documentary Marching All Night: The Testimony of Dorka Berger née Altman, inspired by a survivor’s account of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Both the history of World War II and Holocaust memory inform the artist's photographic works and still-life montages on display at the library.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
American Library Association

Recently, a wonderful event was held in the Library to celebrate the new Native American Land Acknowledgement mural - a collaboration between Framingham State University Center for Inclusive Excellence, the Dept of Art & Music, and the Nipmuc and Wampanoag Tribes. The art recognizes that “FSU lies on ground that is the original homeland of the Nipmuc Tribal Nations”.

Stop by and view this beautiful mural created by FSU students.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/msufyhbx

Get ready for the new school year by making a reservation to spend time in our wellness room on the Upper Mezzanine level of the Library, room Center-UM08. To learn more and to make a reservation, scan the QR code or go to https://tinyurl.com/4fpj694j

Then stop at our front desk, show your reservation email to our staff, pick up the key and be on your way to easing your body, mind and spirit.

Did you know...you can find yummy food and drinks in the Library? Stop by the Red Barn Cafe'! Counter service, with yummy foods and beverages, is available 5 days a week during their operating hours. (Check the FSU website for their hours.)
The Café room itself is open whenever the Library is open – grab some fresh food from The Farmer’s Fridge or heat up your own food in the microwave oven, and then chill out, read, study in the Cafe!

What are you reading?

Hope you've been checking out our new website. We'd appreciate your thoughts and comments on it.
Go to our website and click on "NEW WEBSITE! GOT FEEDBACK?" and let us know what you think!
Thanks!

library.framingham.edu

Stop by the Library between 9/3 and 10/11 to view the AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association .
For more info, see our website:
bit.ly/3YmtA7H

The Whittemore Library will be closed today - Monday, September 2, 2024, Labor Day. We will reopen tomorrow at 8:00am.

BREAKING NEWS!
We're excited to announce that the library has launched a new website!
The website's new modern design, intuitive navigation and improved functionality will make it easier to find and access the library content and resources you need!
Check it out!

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