Therapy Dogs from the Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers visit Zimmerman Library.
The opening reception for the Fine Art and Design Library’s “Violin Making: Construction and Culture” exhibit.
The exhibition features photographs, tools and musical instruments in various stages of construction and will be on view through May 11th. There is a well-established tradition of violin making in New Mexico and the Southwest that has languished in recent years. The New Mexico Musical Heritage Project established by Professor Peter White is a unique studio and classroom environment where UNM students learn both the art of playing and the craft of making violins.
This month we are preparing to celebrate three million volumes at the University Libraries. The official three millionth volume is a signed copy of The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, written by Pat Garrett and published in Santa Fe in 1882.
Sarah and I joined Billy the Kid on a walk through campus. He seems disoriented, but refrained from any rascally behavior.
Inspired by Worthington Libraries: Blind Date with a Book!
We started with ~40 books. Two hours later, all but four had found homes with library patrons (sorry, Flush, Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Persepolis, and The Things They Carried, they don’t know what they’re missing).
Now, to send forth a new fleet of exciting books into student arms. Whew!
Student records and old yearbooks in Hodgin Hall, the first UNM building (built before New Mexico became a state!).
My favorite part of this beautiful space was the 20 ft. long chute running from a room on the fourth floor to the ground. UNM’s first library was on the fourth floor and the thought was that in case of a fire, all the books could be tossed down the metal chute to safety. I like imagining those early founders of the University sitting around, adjusting their monocles, looking at plans, and saying, “but we have to think of the books! We have to be able to save the books.”
Jason and I are working on video to commemorate Zimmerman Library’s upcoming anniversary. He is a way legit filmmaker, and I keep him organized. Really, filming is just an excuse for us to hang out, moan, and groan about our sorry life choices (but not really because we are awesome at our lives).
Here, I am calling out, “LAH I AM JAAASON. I AM MAKING SURE THIS PIECE OF PAPER IS WHITE. FILM FILM FILM I AM FAAAANCY.”
He is saying, “is that what I sound like? Do I sound like a muppet?”
Then I am saying, “yes, you totes do! You are a muppet. We are all muppets. WAH WAH WAH I AM JAAAASON.”
The West Wing of Zimmerman Library (my library!).
In my cheerful, spacious, but somewhat florescent office, I occasionally feel as though I could be anywhere, doing all sorts of vaguely managerial, bureaucratic, organizational…something.
When that doubt creeps in, I wander away to the West Wing. Here, there can be no question. This is a Library, and I am a Librarian. Then, before I get too misty, I return to my office, consider getting a lamp, and tackle my projects with renewed vigor.
Freddie, a greyhound rescued off the track in Denver, CO. Photo by Dylan Smith for the Daily Lobo, UNM’s student paper. One of a series, “The Canine Cure,” for the Spring 2011 photo issue.
Paloma, an English Setter, comforting students during Zimmerman Library’s event featuring therapy dogs as finals stress relief. Paloma and her owner are members of the Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers.
They return to Zimmerman Library next Monday, May 9th from 11:00-1:00.
A little boy meets Pepin, a standard long-haired Dachshund during Zimmerman Library’s event featuring therapy dogs as finals stress relief. Pepin and his owner are members of the Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers.
They return to Zimmerman Library next Monday, May 9th from 11:00-1:00.
The Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers will be on campus with their happy pack of dog volunteers for you to pet and hug. Relive some stress with a little doggy love. May 3 and May 9 from 11am to 1 pm in the Dominguez Garden (the one with the fountain) on the southwest corner of Zimmerman Library.
The UNM University Libraries will host “State of the Organic Union: The Present and Future for Small Farms,” a lecture by Monte “Farmer Monte” Skarsgard, on Thursday, April 21st, at 1:00 p.m. in Zimmerman Library’s Willard Reading Room.
Farmer Monte is the founder and CFO of Los Poblanos Organics, a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). An Albuquerque native, Farmer Monte broke ground on 2 acres in the North Valley in 2003, and served 42 members that year. Today, Los Poblanos Organics farms 40 acres in 4 locations throughout New Mexico and delivers organic produce to 2,000 families. Farmer Monte will give a lecture and presentation for the students of UNM. A reception will follow.
Fry bread and posole, made fresh by Mary Jane and Alex Edaakie outside UNM’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology.
Bruce Nauman, The Center of the Universe, 1988. Concrete and sodium vapor lights. Yale Mall, West of Ortega Hall at the University of New Mexico.
The UNM University Libraries will host “Fractals, Chaos, and the Patterns of Nature,” a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Wolfe, on Wednesday, March 2, at 1:00 p.m. in Zimmerman Library’s Willard Reading Room.
Dr. Jonathan Wolfe is the creator, producer, and narrator of the First Friday Fractals show. First Friday Fractals is a sold-out monthly event at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The award-winning full-dome planetarium show takes viewers on a tour of fractals in nature and zooms through infinitely complex mathematical fractals. Dr. Wolfe will give an adapted lecture and presentation for the students of UNM. A reception will follow.
