Rhodes College Barret Library

The library is Short staffed this Halloween!
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What has the most bills? A bank or Barret library? 🏦
Can we borrow a dollar? We are all a Bill Short. 👔 💸

Barret Library is a place where everyone Bill-ongs. 🎃 🧡

How are those midterms treating you? Are you “Making the Grade”? It’s going to be OK. Fall break is almost here! 🍂

Put on some preppy Madras plaid pants, pop the collar of your polo shirt and some corn and screen the classic film “Making the Grade”- featuring the gorgeous campus of our very own Rhodes College as prep school Hoover Academy.

Then, tune into a new episode of the Lynx to the Past podcast and join Sam Monroe ’25 behind the scenes with Carey Scott (Rand), Jonna Lee (Tracey Hoover) and “henchman” Vincent Lemorrocco, stars of the 1984 film.

Available at Lynxtothepast.libsyn.com, Apple Podcasts,Spotify and more. 🎧

On display this month in Barret, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from September 15th-October 15th and recognizes the achievements of Hispanics everywhere.

Why September 15? It is recognized as the independence day of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico celebrates its anniversary of independence on September 16th and Chile on September 18th.

Be sure to visit the display on the main floor of the library and for more information, scan the QR code for the Hispanic/Latinx American Heritage LibGuide - a great source of information about art, cuisine, media, Memphis Connects, music, dance and MORE!

/libguides.rhodes.edu/hispanic-latinex-heritage

Kahlila Bandele ‘27, researcher and host of our very own “Lynx to the Past”, wanted us to remind you that today is International Podcast Day! 🎧 🎙️

Listen to episodes on all major podcast platforms or at lynxtothepast.libsyn.com. We have some great new stuff in the works for our new season!🎉

If you want to create a podcast of your own, email [email protected] to reserve time in the studio on the lower level of Barret Library.

📚🗳️ Celebrate Banned Books Week & REGISTER TO VOTE! 🗳️📚

Student groups are hosting a voter registration event TODAY at Barret!

If you haven’t registered to vote, the deadline is October 7! ✨📖🗳️


🗓️ Date: Today!
🕒 Time: 10am-2pm
📍 Location: Barret Library Breezeway

Whether you’re a first-time voter or need to update your registration, RSG and their partners will be able to assist you.

📖 Read. Register. Vote. 🗳️

A little Banned Books Week terminology:

From the American Library Association:
“A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials.

Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.

Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.”

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📕 We need YOUR help creating a fully inclusive BANNED BOOKS WEEK event!

Get those creative juices flowing! 🎨🖌️🖼️🎭 🎶

For Banned Books Week 2024, we want to give you the freedom to highlight what book challenges mean to you.
We will be supplying creative tools in the foyer of Barret all week. Feel FREE to express FREELY your FREEDOM to read and the harms of censorship and become

Thanks to the for partnering with us!
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Happy FDOC! 🎉 We are so excited to get the fall semester off to a GREAT start! But while everyone else on the info services staff is working hard to keep things running smoothly, Bill and Kenan are off modeling their traditional First Day of Class Lynxwear. Roll Lynx! 🐾

From Barret to Bartlett, Felicia Knox ROCKS!

Congratulations on your new role as Director of Bartlett Public Library, Felicia! 📚👑

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It’s Fri-yay at the Librar-yay! 🙌

Stop by Barret on your way to relax at the pool and check out some hot summer reads. 😎📕💦

We are so excited to welcome the Class of 2028 to campus next week for the first two sessions of Open Rhodes! 🎉

Here are a few frequently requested contacts that you might need.

You can always email [email protected] and we will forward your message on to the best person to answer your questions!

WELCOME TO RHODES COLLEGE! ♥️🖤

🎉 Information Services is proud to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our team member Elisha Vego!

Elisha received an Outstanding Administrator Award at the annual campus Staff Service Recognition Brunch this week.

Be sure to congratulate Elisha and the other award winners, Sara Harris, Kate Collier, and Melissa Campbell!

📸 Justin Fox Burks

Yesterday was the Barret Senior Luncheon for the graduating students who have worked for the library and IT!

We had a fun time, sharing memories of our years together and future plans over a delicious meal.

One of the library’s other time-honored traditions is to chose a book for each student based on what they studied during their time at Rhodes. The book is added to the library’s collection with a bookplate dedicating it to the graduate so that they will always remain a part of the library. 📚

Can you guess which book was dedicated to each student? 🧐

We can’t thank our student coworkers enough for their dedication during their time here and for letting us be part of their college experience.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! ♥️🖤♥️🖤

24 hrs starts tomorrow at 10am! 🕙

On the newest episode of Lynx to the Past, Maggie Kreis ’24 chats with alumna author Charlaine Harris, Class of 1973!

Charlaine Harris describes herself as “a writer, more than anything else.” A popular and prolific writer, her series include the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard mysteries, the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasies, the Harper Connelly urban fantasies, the Midnight, Texas novels, the Cemetery Girl graphic novels (with Christopher Golden), and the Gunnie Rose books, set in an alternate history America.
Charlaine has also written many short stories, and together with Toni L.P. Kelner she edited seven themed anthologies. Her books have sold over 39 million copies worldwide!

Charlaine details how being a Rhodes alum has impacted her, shares stories from her time here and gives young writers her insight on the field and craft.

Every single one of Ms. Harris’s books can be checked out from Barret Library, as well as True Blood, the HBO adaptation of her Southern Vampire Mysteries.

Listen now at lynxtothepast.libsyn.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. If you like what you hear, be sure to leave a review so that others can connect with Lynx to the Past.

On Lynx to the Past, Kahlila Bandele continues to explore the history of international students on campus. On this episode, Maggie and Kahlila discuss the relationship between Chinese students in the 1950s and American Cold War politics.

One of these students was David Wen-Wei Chang, class of 1955. While researching this episode, we learned that Dr. Chang had published an autobiography titled “The Scholar and the Tiger”. We recently added this book to our collection if you would like to read more about Chang’s life.

This photo of David with students Meredith Bollinger and Joan Stewart ran in the April 11, 1953 edition of The Sou’wester- 71 years ago today!

Listen at lynxtothepast.libsyn.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. 🎧

Join us in wishing a Happy National Library Workers Day to the library staff at Barret Library, our friends at Memphis area libraries, and our colleagues around the world.
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What is National Library Workers Day?

NLWD is a day to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Library professionals bring expertise and leadership skills that transform lives and communities through education and lifelong learning. Libraries work because we do. 🌟

Are you excited to view the eclipse today? Take a stroll over to FJ to join the Rhodes community for the event.

In 1963, the Southwestern physics department faculty and students went on an expedition to Alaska to view the total solar eclipse.
Logistics for the expedition were mind-boggling. Large and fragile pieces of scientific equipment were transported from Rhodes College (Southwestern at Memphis) to Gulkana, Alaska (3,663 miles)
Much of the equipment was made or retrofitted from WWII surplus materials. The equipment for the expedition was flown to Seattle from Memphis and then placed on a barge for transport to the research site in Alaska.

Dr. Peyton Rhodes (namesake of the college), then president of Southwestern at Memphis, was part of the group of physics faculty and students.

While you are at FJ today for the eclipse, take a moment to note the sundial on the south wall of Rhodes Tower and listen to the episode of the Lynx to the Past podcast “Time on the Tower” which features former physics professor Dr. Jack Streete, a noted eclipse chaser.

Pictured in the group shot:
Front: Charles Robertson, Charles Brandon, Bill Boyd, Jack Aldridge, Shannon Ball,
Rear: Jack Streete, Robert MacQueen, Keith Watson, (High Altitude Observatory), G.P. Ruffin, Jack H. Taylor, Peyton N. Rhodes, A.C. Emery, Richard Grojean (Northwestern University)

We are open today until 5pm. 🌸

The library will be closed Friday and Saturday and reopen Sunday morning at 10am.🐰

TOMORROW!!
Have you ever considered a career in librarianship, archives, digital curation, geography information, user experience, and more? We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for all aspiring graduate students at the Rhodes College!

On February 27th, Dr. Wade Bishop, Director of Graduate Studies for the School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, will be on campus to share information about the Master of Science in Information Science program.

This visit presents an opportunity for you to gain in-person insights into the field of information sciences and explore the exciting opportunities available through UTK’s SIS graduate program, a top 10 iSchool and the only American Library Association accredited program in the state of Tennessee. Dr. Bishop will be sharing information related to applying to the SIS program, career pathways, and available graduate certificates.

Meet with Dr. Bishop as he visits Rhodes College Campus:
Where: Barret Library, Room 216
When: Tuesday, February 27th from 3:00-4:00pm CST.

Hi all! Please make sure to check out our fantastic Black History Month exhibit at the library made by one our amazing Public, Research, and Technology Services Librarian Vena Hill! The exhibit will be up until the beginning of March. ❤️🖤💚

Dilemma was a student-lead symposium at Rhodes that began in the 1960s and continued on into the late eighties. The event brought experts across many fields to present on campus.

In this episode, Maggie Kreis ‘24 talks with Dilemma founder, Bo Scarborough ‘67, and attendee and alumnus, Ed Uthman ‘74, to learn more about the event and its reception on campus. As well, we will walk through some of the most interesting speakers and topics the symposium brought us.

As always, explore the digital archives at dlynx.rhodes.edu and email us at [email protected] with your memories, questions and comments.

🎧 Listen to “The Dilemma Dilemma” now at lynxtothepast.libsyn.com and on all podcast platforms.

Happy New Year! 🎊 🐉 🧧

The Lunar New Year is a major holiday celebrated in many parts of Asia and in Asian communities around the world. It marks the beginning of the year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Typically, Lunar New Year is observed in late January or early February of the Gregorian calendar. The Year of the Dragon begins today, Saturday February 10. The only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac, the dragon has long been associated with prosperity and power.

The origins of the Lunar New Year festival are thousands of years old and are steeped in legends. One legend is that of a hideous beast called Nian who was believed to feast on human flesh on New Year’s day. Because Nian feared the colour red, loud noises, and fire, red paper decorations were pasted to doors, lanterns were burned all night, and firecrackers were lit to frighten the beast away.

Approximately 10 days before the beginning of the new lunar year, houses are thoroughly cleaned to remove any bad luck that might be lingering inside. Traditionally, New Year’s eve and New Year’s day are reserved for family celebrations, including religious ceremonies honoring ancestors. Also on New Year’s day, family members receive red envelopes (lai see) containing small amounts of money. Dances and fireworks are prevalent throughout the holidays, culminating in the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the last day of the New Year’s celebrations. On this night colorful lanterns light up the houses, and delicious traditional foods are served.

In honor of the Year of the Dragon, here are some dragons in art that can be found in our special collections. 🐉

Barret Library’s exhibit hall presents “Celebrate African-American History”.
The library invites the community to visit the exhibit which highlights African-American tourist attractions, events, and literature from the past and present.

Be sure to explore the section on African-American Travel! In the past, African American travelers faced significant challenges. The “Green Book” was created by Victor H. Green in 1936 as a crucial resource for providing information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit as well as tips on navigating areas where racial tensions were high.

For modern travelers, be sure to scan the collection of QR codes that highlight some of the best historical collections in the US.

For questions, contact Barret Library staff at [email protected] or by phone at 901-843-3890