Our last day of our "Ask a Librarian" chat service on the main library website will be on break starting this Friday on May 15th, but we're still here over the summer!
Reach out to us with any research questions by emailing [email protected] or texting 845-412-8926 (Message rates may apply).
Have a fun, restorative, and safe summer break!
Tomorrow!! Set an alarm or mark you calendars: you deserve that donut study break.
5/10 Sunday in Main Library R122 (Old LTRC) starting at 7:30pm 🍩 Donut miss!! 🍩🤭
While April was #NationalPoetryMonth, it's May and it's time to celebrate all submissions to our student-authored #haiku contest!
Want to stay connected to poetry all year long? Visit the VC Libraries and hang out in the PNs, PQs, PRs, PSs, and PTs for more.
Winner!
The Attention Economy
Lecture on "human
"fracking." But focusing still
On brown hens in the rain.
-Luke Jenkins, Class of 2026
Winner!
Ocean Revival
left out in the heat
my body dried up--but there!
my soul in the waves
-Sophia Seidel, Class of 2028
Honorable Mention!
Afternoon
Tall, blueing grass; He
can almost believe
you aren't dozing off
-Luke Jenkins, Class of 2026
Honorable Mention!
Anticipation
On dewy cut grass,
a brown robin pulls, pending:
one full orange paunch.
-Ember Tao, Class of 2029
Honorable Mention!
Mowed
The field becomes road,
I saw the blades cutting grass
and kicking up dry.
-Sadie Keesbury, Class of 2026
Honorable Mention!
Morning Hush Hour
Half-awake, shoes tied.
Doors click close on roommate snores--
Wind steals the silence.
-anonymous
Hey hey! Bring your bike and come ride with us on May 12th at 4pm to get to know Vassar’s nature preserve. On this guided tour, you will learn from The Preserve & Vassar Libraries about bike safety, native plants, & the nature trails at the Preserve you can bike.🐐🚲🌳🌳🌳
We’ll commemorate the ride at the Collins Research Station with cookies baked from scratch by @blissbitescookie (!!) and leafing through field guides and nature books from the Vassar Libraries collection. 🐐🚲🌳🌳
Meet outside between The Bridge Building and Skinner Hall at 4pm on 5/12. 🚲🌳🚲
The guided ride ends at the Research Station, so attendees will navigate back to campus at their own pace.
Rain date TBD.
To sign up, contact Science Librarian Isabel Ryan: [email protected]. Or visit: https://libcal.vassar.edu/event/16693599
Finals can be stressful, but Vassar Libraries has you covered. 🎉Find us in Rm 122 for drop-in citation help📚, extra co-working sessions, and our end-of-semester donut extravaganza. 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩
Can’t make the events but looking for citation or research help? Connect with us at go.vassar.edu/AskVCL.
We are gearing up for Bike Month in May, which is all the more reason to check out our recent book exhibit on biking in the Main Library. 🚴🏽🚴🏼♀️ stay tuned for more events, and please share with your friends! 🌳🍀🌾
Starring Tracy, our Book and Paper Conservator and Mia, our Library Student Employee! 🌸
#vassarcollege #vassar #librarylife #bikemonth #librariesofinstagram
Reminder! Take part in our student-authored haiku context now through April 30th -- submit your haiku through the link in our bio --> Prizes to 2 winners! 🦀🦀
More ways to engage in National Poetry Month this April:
💫 Have a favorite poem? Let us know! Alumni, faculty, staff, and students are all invited to share a favorite: Link in bio (LinkTree) 🌳
🌞 We hope you're around (and that there's great weather) on April 30th for Poem in Your Pocket Day! 👖
🍄 Consider making your own social media posts, sharing and acknowledging poetry ( #NationalPoetryMonth ), follow @poetsorg , and sign up for Poem-a-Day (/poem-a-day)
Students are invited to enter a raffle to win one of three ultimate study snack baskets!
🤩Here’s how:
📚Movement for Affordable Textbooks (MAT) wants to hear from you! The MAT Textbook Survey helps us understand how the cost of textbooks and course materials impacts your experiences at Vassar College.
📍Survey link is in our bio!📍
📗Takes about five minutes to complete
📗Your participation is completely voluntary and anonymous
📗Survey open until 4/20 to enter the raffle!
MAT is a part of the Engaged Pluralism at Vassar. Questions about this survey: email [email protected]
Take a book for a ride! 📖To gear up for 🚲National Bike Month🚲 in May, we’ve selected a heap of titles under three major themes for you to grab & go read in our Library Lobby 📍📚 Want a spontaneous pick? Spin the arrow on our poster to decide🚴🏾♀️🚴🏽come by and check it out! 🚵🏼🚴🏻♀️Just don’t read & ride at the same time… 🏅
