Where The Wild Things Are

You will find both Maurice Sendak's book Where the Wild Things Are  and Oliver Knussen's fantasy opera inspired by the book on Floor 2 of the Ort Library.

The Library's roving photographer, Charles Courtney, found three library staff members on Floor 3 sporting animal prints yesterday. Nancy Frost, Emily Zumbrun and Pam Williams were surprised that they had been inspired to wear similar attire when they reported to work at the library on Monday.

New Displays in the Library

October offers some new displays in the Ort Library.  On the 5^th floor, we have a display on Maurice Sendak, famous as the author/illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are.  The display includes some prints from different books that Sendak illustrated that are housed in the Special Collections Department.   

On the 3^rd floor, we have a display on Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.  Also on the 3^rd floor, we have a display for National Vegetarian Awareness Month.  We highlight some of the books that the library owns on vegetarianism.

Finally, we have our ongoing display on the 3^rd floor, History of Cameras: From Brownies to Digital.  This display highlights some of the cameras that have been used throughout the 20^th century, including a Kodak Brownie and a Polaroid camera.  This display will be available until January 2013.