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Tag: leisure reading

  • And the Winner Is…

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    ahulsebe

    Thanks to everyone who submitted a book recommendation and entered the #read book bag drawing. And the winner is…first-year student Dallas Carlson! Dallas recommends Stephen King’s The Shining: “Not only is it well known (and for good reason), but it is one of Stephen King’s finest works. If you were turned off by the movie,…

  • New YA novel by Gustavus librarian!

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    ahulsebe

    Congratulations to our own Gustavus professor & librarian Julie Gilbert on the publication of Cemetery Songs, a young adult novel about adoption, identity and the ghosts of the past. For more details on Cemetery Songs, visit the book page on Goodreads. Looking for more leisure reading? Visit our “Read, Relax, Win a Prize” post.

  • Read, Relax, Win a Prize

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    ahulsebe

    Read & relax: What’s a great way to de-stress over the holidays? Read a book, just for fun! Win a prize: Recommend a book for a chance to win this book bag!  Two ways to enter: (1) fill out an entry slip at the Leisure Reading Display in the Library, or (2) use the online…

  • Guest Post! Resources for Relaxation

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    jgilber2

    Today we welcome guest blogger Amber Wolfinger, the Library’s academic assistant, with a post on library & museum resources to help you destress. (Please note that you will need your Gustavus user ID/password to access some of these materials.) In these stressful and uncertain times, it is more important than ever to set aside a…

  • and the winner is…

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    jpeter13

      DRACULA by Bram Stoker!  Thank you for participating in the inaugural March Madness Book Tournament!  Between now and next March, challenge yourself to read all those listed within our tournament! Each title can be found in our library (and will be here upon your return)!  Keep reading, Gusties!