December 10th, 2009
From Rodney Obien, Mason Library: The Mason Library received a donation of Edward Gorey material from Mr. Robert Hubbard of Walpole, New Hampshire. The collection consists of more than 60 rare and unique items, including books, magazines, and broadsides.
Edward St. John Gorey was born February 22, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his “gothic” style illustrations in black and white and his numerous children’s books, although he did publish adult books as well. Gorey attended Harvard University and graduated in 1950. He published works under his own name and also under many playful pseudonyms. Some of his most famous works are The Doubtful Guest (1957) and The Guilded Bat (1966). Gorey died April 15, 2000, in Massachusetts at the age of 75.
The gift - to be named the Hubbard-Gorey Collection - will be housed in the Mason Library’s new special collections and archives facility (due to be completed in the 2010 spring semester). “The Hubbard-Gorey Collection makes a fantastic addition to our special collections, which already includes the Children’s Literature Manuscript Collection,” said Library Dean Irene Herold. “We are honored to have been entrusted with this collection from Mr. Hubbard, who attended Harvard University during some of the same years as Gorey and told me stories about what a colorful character Gorey was.”
For more information about the Hubbard-Gorey Collection, contact Rodney Obien, archivist, Mason Library Special Collections & Archives (8-2717).
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December 3rd, 2009
From Lois Merry, Mason Library: The Mason Library invites you to join us to honor Marilee Rouillard on the occasion of her retirement and to wish her well in her new adventures. Marilee, a 1964 graduate of KSC, was here for the 50th anniversary of the college in 1959 and now for the Centennial. She was born in Elliot, lived in a house that was on campus, and has been at KSC in various roles: student, teacher, and OS in periodicals at Mason Library. We’ll hold her retirement reception at the Thorne Art Gallery Conference Room on Friday, December 18, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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October 29th, 2009
Ernest Hebert ‘69 (photo by Medora Hebert)
From Cheryl Spangler, Mason Library: Please join us on Saturday, November 7, for an afternoon of Centennial celebration in the Library, which will include tours of our wonderful facility and a talk by Ernest Hebert, “Keepers of the Flame.”
Hebert, a 1969 graduate of Keene State, was a Writer in Residence here from 1984-86, and is a 2002 honorary degree recipient. He’s the author of ten books, including eight novels, and was named Fiction Writer of the Year by the New England Independent Booksellers Association in 2006. He’s also Creative Writing Director and a professor of English at Dartmouth College. Tours start at 1:30 p.m., meeting in the Mason Library lobby. The talk starts at 2 p.m. in the Marion Wood Reading Area, Mason Library. For more information, contact Cheryl Spangler, 8-2723 or cspangle@keene.edu.
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October 15th, 2009
From Irene Herold, Mason Library: Mason Library will be upgrading its server on the morning of Sunday, October 18. Access to the library catalog and electronic databases will be interrupted during this time, and could potentially be unavailable for the entire day. We apologize for this inconvenience, and will let you know when full access has been restored.
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May 14th, 2009
From Irene Herold, Mason Library: Rodney Obien will be joining Mason Library’s faculty as the archivist starting July 1, 2009. He comes from nine years as the curator of special collections and archives at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, is the membership secretary for New England Archivists, and lives in a 200-year-old farmhouse in Canterbury, New Hampshire. His publications include co-editor of the book History of Woodbury & Company (2007) and co-editor of Illustrating Dickens: Selected Works from the Robert D. Fellman Collection (2002), an exhibit catalogue. His recent presentations include “Meet Theo: Theo Brown Diaries Digitization Project” at the Mid-Atlantic Digital Libraries Conference in 2008. He was the curator for the exhibition Visions of Valencia: Photographic Works of Andres Minguez Lujan in 2008. He earned his MLS from Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., did additional graduate work at SUNY Buffalo in art history, and earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Virginia Wesleyan College.
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May 7th, 2009
Using photographs taken by Marina MacDonald, Graphic Design student Kayla Aucoin worked with College and Media Relations designer Lynn Roman while creating the 2009 Keene is Reading Poster for the Mason Library. The poster was unveiled at a celebration on May 1 in the library.
Photo: Lynn Roman; Graphic Design student Kayla Aucoin with the 2009 READ poster.
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April 30th, 2009
From Kathy Halverson, Mason Library: Come join us for Mason Library’s latest READ poster unveiling on Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Wood Reading Area of the Library. Our featured poster celebrities are seven of the library’s student assistants. The year’s Poster was produced entirely by students. Kayla Auction, a graphic design student, designed the poster, and Marina MacDonald was the student photographer.
Past READ Posters have featured Provost Mel Netzhammer, President Helen Giles Gee, and six members of the Women’s National Field Hockey Coaches Association All –Academic Squad.
Take a break and enjoy the festivities as we take time to recognize the importance of reading and literacy. Light refreshments will be served, and a limited number of posters will be given away as door prizes. All are invited to attend.
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March 5th, 2009
From Kathy Halverson, Mason Library: The KSC Brass Ensemble will perform in the Wood Reading Area of the library on Friday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the community — come and be entertained by the music!
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December 4th, 2008
Photo: Lynn Roman
On November 21, the Mason Library officially unveiled the new READ poster. Shown here are three of the athlete scholars featured on the poster, all members of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Academic Squad: (l-r) Victoria Stoessel, Amanda Wright, and Elizabeth Rand with Kathleen Halverson, assistant dean/head of public services at the library.
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November 13th, 2008
From Kathleen Halverson, Mason Library: We will celebrate literacy, reading, and libraries on Friday, November 21, as we unveil our newest READ poster with six members of the Women’s National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Academic Squad. Past READ posters have featured President Giles-Gee and Provost Netzhammer.
Come be enchanted by the sounds of KSC’s String Quartet at 2 p.m. in the Wood Reading Area of Mason Library. Light refreshments will be served, and a limited number of autographed posters will be given away as door prizes. All are invited to attend.
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November 6th, 2008
The library will host a special music event on Friday, November 7. Come and enjoy the melodious sounds of KSC’s Flute Ensemble at 2 p.m. in the library’s Wood Reading Area. The members of the group include seniors Gayle Ravlin, Amanda Kosloski, Kristin Morace, and Jen Kramer McKibbin. Light refreshments will be served.
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November 6th, 2008
From Irene Herold, Mason Library: Mason Library is pleased to announce the addition of eighteen new databases in support of the curricular and research needs of Keene State College students, faculty, and staff.
Literary Criticism Online includes full-text literary criticism from twelve multivolume sets that were previously received in print format. Having these online means that they are searchable together and important information will not be missed because a particular set was not searched. Eleven Alexander Street Press databases contain streaming audio and video from the fields of theater, dance, music, and film. Two science databases, GreenFILE and Biological Abstracts have been added to the suite of databases from EBSCOhost. Other additions support education, diversity, and publishing. Read more about these new eSources here. To start using the databases, go to the database page and select the database alphabetically from the list.
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October 30th, 2008
From Kathleen Halverson, Mason Library: The library will host a special music event at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 7. Come to the Wood Reading Area and enjoy the melodious sounds of KSC’s Flute Ensemble. The members of the group include seniors Jessica Heller, Melanie Prisby, Gayle Ravlin, and Anne Waidelich. Light refreshments will be served.
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