New Library Displays for December

The Ort Library is pleased to present two new displays for December.

The first display, located on the 3^rd floor (by the main entrance) provides information on the end of Prohibition 80 years ago (1933) with the passage of the 21^st Amendment to the US Constitution. The temperance movement swept the United States during the 1820s and 30s. By World War I, this cry for the prohibition of alcohol gained increased popularity which culminated in the passage of the 18^th Amendment in 1919 which prohibited the creation, sale, and transportation of alcohol. By the late 1920s, the mood in the US had moved back to allowing the creation of liquor by legitimate businesses. By 1933, the 18^th Amendment, outlawing alcohol had been repealed.

The second display, located on the 5^th floor of the library, recognizes December as AIDS Awareness Month. AIDS Awareness Month is a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services. Come to the Ort Library and view the AIDS Awareness Display on floor 5.  Learn more about HIV/AIDS through statistics and background information as well as see what titles the library has on AIDS.  Included in the display is the book And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts. Published twenty years ago, And the Band Played On was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting.  Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat. One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. 

Finally, the display on food insecurity, located on the 3^rd floor (located between the 4 stand-up PCs) continues through the end of this month. This display looks at food insecurity and hunger for those living in Allegany and Garrett counties. More than 49 million Americans are living in households that are food insecure. According to the latest US Census data, more than 30% of households in Allegany County and almost 28% of households in Garrett County have incomes of less than $25,000, which can make purchasing food difficult. 

The Ort Library will be collecting for the Frostburg Food Pantry through the end of the semester. A collection box is located by the display.

The displays will be up through the end of December.

If you have any questions about the displays, please contact Theresa Mastrodonato at ext. 4425 or tmmastrodonato@frostburg.edu or MaryJo Price at ext. 4889 or mprice@frostburg.edu.

Three New Library Displays for November

The Ort Library is pleased to present three new displays for November.

The first display, located on the 3^rd floor (by the main entrance) is a remembrance of the day, 50 years ago (November 22, 1963) that President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas. The display presents a timeline of events as they happened that fateful day in Dallas. Additionally, several books about the subject that are available here at FSU are shown in the display. Finally, the display also provides examples of some of the front pages of newspapers from around the country that have been collected on microfilm about the event. The library owns a copy of the microfilm entitled Memorial Collection of Newspapers on Microfilm: Chronicling Events of the Assassination of John F. Kennedy, November 22-26, 1963 (E842 .M45). If you would like to see this newspaper collection, please stop by the 2^nd floor of the library.

The second display, also located on the 3^rd floor (located between the 4 stand-up PCs) looks at food insecurity and hunger for those living in Allegany and Garrett counties. More than 49 million Americans are living in households that are food insecure. According to the latest US Census data, more than 30% of households in Allegany County and almost 28% of households in Garrett County have incomes of less than $25,000, which can make purchasing food difficult. The Ort Library will be collecting for the Frostburg Food Pantry through the end of the semester. A collection box is located by the display.

The final display, located on the 5^th floor of the library, recognizes the 150^th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address given on November 19, 1863. His speech was one of many given that day to remember those that were killed during the Battle of Gettysburg that occurred the first three days of July 1863. Lincoln was there to dedicate a national cemetery to those killed in the battle. His speech begins with the famous line “Four score and seven years ago…”
The displays will be up through the end of November.

If you have any questions about the displays, please contact Theresa Mastrodonato at 301-687-4425 or tmmastrodonato@frostburg.edu or MaryJo Price at 301-687-4889 or mprice@frostburg.edu.

Ort Library Collecting for Frostburg Food Bank

The Ort Library is continuing a long tradition of collecting food for the Frostburg Food Bank during November and December.  Currently, one of the third floor displays highlights some of the local, national, and international organizations that are working to end hunger.  The collection box for the Frostburg Food Bank is located next to this display. 

Please drop off your donations to the box located on the 3^rd floor (main entrance floor) by the 4 stand-up computers.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

If you have any questions, please contact MaryJo Price at mprice@frostburg.edu or 301-687-4889