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August 2011
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FROM THE DEAN’S DESK:
DAVID MACAULAY
EXHIBIT
The Library celebrates Florida
UPCOMING HOURS
Tech’s Foosaner Art Museum
with an exhibit of many books by Monday, 8/1, through Sunday, 8/21
David Macaulay. By all means,
BREAK HOURS
visit the museum (admission is
Monday – Friday
free with a valid Florida Tech ID)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
at 1463 Highland Avenue to see
Saturday & Sunday
Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay Building Books: The Art of David
CLOSED
Macaulay, on view through
October 9, 2011! Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge,
Monday, 8/22
MA, this exhibition displays original works of art, studies and sketchbooks, book
REGULAR SEMESTER HOURS
dummies, manuscripts, and artifacts. Macaulay brings together the worlds of art,
Monday – Thursday
history and science, with more than a dash of humor, in magnificent books: The
8:00
a.m. – midnight
Way Things Work (1988), Cathedral (1973), Castle (1982), City (1983), Mill
Friday
(1989), Pyramid (1982), Ship (1993), Building Big (2004)
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
and Mosque (2008). In Motel of the Mysteries (1979),
future archaeologists interpret their excavations of an
Saturday
American motel as a funerary and temple complex.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Baaa (1985), set after the human race has become
Sunday
extinct, shows how sheep attempt to rebuild the rem10:00 a.m. – midnight
nants of human civilization. The books on display in the
Library include not only these but also others among my The Library will be closed Monday,
9/5, in keeping with the campus’
‘Macaulay’ favorites.
Labor Day holiday.
EVANS LIBRARY CAFÉ — PROGRESS CONTINUES!
LIBRARY DISPLAYS: “STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE” - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
In conjunction with the Library’s current first-floor display, the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business
Research Showcase, Dean Annie Becker and a panel of faculty and students will present a forum, “Study Abroad Experience: Educational, Cultural, Environmental and Personal Enrichment.”
All are invited to enjoy this 3:00 p.m. presentation that will highlight the benefits of the College’s
recent short-term course in Spain and then to stay for a 4:00 reception, to mingle with program
participants and learn about other study-abroad opportunities.
FALL 2011 GRADUATE RESEARCH WORKSHOP – DATES SET
The Library’s Fall 2011 graduate research workshops will be held on Friday afternoon, October 21, and
Saturday morning, October 22, in the Library’s Link Multimedia Room. Registration information for these
popular half-day seminars is available on the Library website.
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