New Library Displays for October

The Lewis J. Ort Library is pleased to present several new displays for October.

The first display, located on the 3rd floor of the library, honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is estimated that 1 in 8 women will be affected by breast cancer in their lifetime. The display highlights facts and myths about breast cancer as well as showcases some resources the library offers on the topic.

The second display, also located on the 3rd floor of the library, celebrates the Anniversary of Nigeria's Independence Day, which is celebrated on October 1st. This display is sponsored by FSU's Gamma Theta Upsilon Geographical Honor Society. It also includes some resources on Nigeria that are available in the library.

   

The third display, located on the 4th floor of the library, provides information on the some of the pamphlets found in the George A, Meyers Collection, located in the Archives. It consists of over 5,000 pamphlets, flyers and brochures representing the Communist Party, Socialist, and other leftist movements. A large number of the pamphlets are from the former Soviet Union and the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Several of the pamphlets date from the 1920s and 1930s and deal with the Spanish Civil War and other contemporary issues.

The fourth display, located on the 5th floor of the library, celebrates Earth Sciences Week. The theme for this year's celebration is "Geoscience is for Everyone". The display highlights information about the four main branches of Earth Science as well as some resources the library offers on the topic of earth science.

The fifth display, located on the 2nd floor of the library, celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. The display highlights many of the resources the library offers on this topic.

These displays will be up through the end of October. If you have any questions, please contact Theresa Mastrodonato at tmmastrodonato@frostburg.edu or 301-687-4425.

Are you an organization on campus who would like to create a display about an event or specific topic, please contact Theresa Mastrodonato for more information.

Four New Library Displays for October

The Ort Library displays for the month of October center on health and safety.  Floor 3 highlights Fire Prevention Week, October 6 - 12, with safety tips and resources.  Learn how to be safe using candles and while cooking in the kitchen or using a grill outside.  Do you have an escape route in case of a fire?  You can use the plan to devise and write your plan of safety.  Resources on the histories of the Frostburg and Cumberland Fire Department are included.

Floor 5 celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Included in the display are facts and ways to stay healthy.  Learn about men and breast cancer.  Discover what foods may lessen your risk and how maintaining a healthy life style potentially lessens the chances of getting breast cancer. 

Did you know on October 30, 1938, there was a radio broadcast of an alien invasion?   Orson Welles broadcast of H. G. Wells' masterpiece, "War of the Worlds" was so believable there was a mass panic.   Welles and Wells made the event seem real.  Read the newspaper articles of the broadcast's aftermath.  Check out the Library's sound recording (33 & 1/3 record)  of the radio broadcast for your Halloween celebration.

At the Western Maryland Independent Literature Festival,  Oct. 11 and 12, you can meet authors and writing experts on a variety of topics.  If you are a writer, there may a panel that will help hone your writing style.  Also present will be regional publishers with many of their publications.  Stop to talk about how to get your writing published.  Poetry, short stories, novels,  and magazines will be available for purchase.   

Written by MaryJo Price