Exhibits

Georges Seurat
December 2nd was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Georges Seurat, a painter and founder of the 19th-century French school of Neo-Impressionism known as Pointillism.  This exhibit includes books about Seurat and reproductions and studies of two of his paintings, Bathers, Asnieres (1883-84) and A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-86).
Main Level - Reference

Holiday Music
With the holidays comes holiday music!  This exhibit includes books celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas as well as compact discs of holiday music from around the world, including Christmas in Vienna, Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome, and Latino Christmas.
Main Level - Current Periodicals

International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009)
IYA2009 is a global effort to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the Universe through the day- and night-time sky and thereby engage a personal sense of wonder and discovery.  This exhibit features several books about astronomy as well as a replica of Galileo's telescope and an inflatable model of the universe.  For more information, see IYA2009.
Main Level - Current Periodicals

The 10th Annual Global Eyes Study Abroad Photography Competition
Juried photographs submitted to the 10th Annual Global Eyes Photography Competition will be on display in the Dailey Room of the Durick Library.  
More information available at Study Abroad.

The History of the Library at Saint Michael's College - An Online Exhibition
This PowerPoint presentation traces the history of the library from Founder’s Hall to the Klein Center to its current home in the Durick library. Photographs include the original library in Founder’s Hall, construction of the original Durick library and its later addition, and the moving of books via dog sled from Klein to Durick.  Click the link above to view. To view the exhibit full screen, click on Slide Show in the lower right corner.

The Society of Saint Edmund and the Sisters of Selma - An Online Exhibition

 

 

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