February 24, 2006

New Archivist

The Hatfield Library is pleased to welcome the newest member of its staff. Mary McKay will be beginning her job as Library Archivist on Wednesday, March 1, previously having worked at the University of Georgia at Athens.

The library will be hosting an informal meet and greet for Mary early in March. More details to come. Please help us make her feel welcome!

FOL Book Sale Results

The Friends of the Library held their annual Book Sale in January. The sale made $1086.00, which was matched by the Friends of the Library, meaning a total of $2172.00 was donated to the Dillard University Library. Dillard, a historically black school in New Orleans, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

The sale is made possible by generous donations from the community, and we are always accepting donations - including books, videos, and cds - toward the next sale. For more information, contact Julie Sparks via email or at 503-370-6312.

Quarterly Review of Literature

The Hatfield Library has received what should be a complete, archival set of the Quarterly Review of Literature. From the forties through the nineties, QRL was one of the most significant literary enterprises in this country. They published new work by major American and world literary figures, including Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, Adrienne Rich, Rene Char, Paul Celan, Mandelstam, Seferis, Cavafy, Amichai, Solzhenitsyn--even Kafka!

This journal is available in hard copy only, in the periodicals section of the library.

Scott Nadelson reading

On behalf of the Friends of the Library, you are invited to join us in the Hatfield Room at 4:15 pm Monday, February 27, for an afternoon with author/professor Scott Nadelson. Scott will read and discuss his recent works Saving Stanley and The Cantor's Daughter. He'll also be available to answer questions and sign copies of his novel (which will be available outside the Hatfield Room).

Members of the Salem community are welcome!

February 01, 2006

Thank You - Library Tree of Giving

Thank you to the Willamette University Community for your generosity with our Giving Tree to benefit Auburn Elementary School. We collected over 50 wonderful books as well as hats, mittens, and scarves. The school and kids appreciate these gifts very much. Thank you!