April 2020 – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

A Green Quarantine

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 28, 2020
Post category:Things to Do Today's Special

To start off, this current pandemic is a serious global health crisis and official updates and recommendations should not be ignored. This means that over half of Americans are staying home to prevent the spread of this virus. However, many of us find ourselves slowed down with more time on our hands. This period is a perfect opportunity for re-assessing our lifestyles. One aspect of our lives that requires special consideration is the impact our actions have on the environment.…

COVID 19 Archiving Project at Mary and Jeff Bell Library

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 24, 2020
Post category:News @ Your Library Service for You Things to Do

When the illness first began, we read about it on news sites and watched shows talk about the COVID-19 virus affecting China in horrendous ways. But we did not quite gather that it was zooming towards us and the rest of the world at breakneck speeds. Then it was here, and life changed within a few days. We were confined to our homes except for a few essential employees. The grocery stores were wiped clean of paper and canned goods,…

Things to Do During Quarantine

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 21, 2020
Post category:Things to Do

Hello everyone, This is Ali Swar, student assistant for Access Services in the Mary and Jeff Bell Library. I am going to discuss things different people with different preferences can do during isolation. Below you’ll see different things to do separated into different topics, where you can go read about what interests you and skip any subjects you may be uninterested in (however, I will still recommend that you go through all of it to explore your options). Hopefully this will…

Learn More at an I-Create Workshop

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 17, 2020
Post category:Service for You Tech in the Library Things to Do We Made This

Want to learn more about projects you can do at the I-Create Lab? If so, the I-Create Lab's workshops have been a great way to learn about projects anyone can do using the equipment in the lab. The first student lead workshop was "Painting 3D models," where patrons were invited to learn how to paint their 3D models made by the lab's 3D printers. Since then, the workshops have become more advanced, with the last two being a "Sticker Workshop"…

Mark Twain’s Words of Wisdom

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 14, 2020
Post category:Library Randomness

Mark Twain ( 1835-1910) is one of my favorite authors. I loved The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. But something I enjoyed even more are the short gems he was famous for saying. I know I’m not the only one because some of these are still as popular and relevant today as when he first declared them. Below are some of my favorite Mark Twain quotes. Enjoy!! --------------------------------------------------------------- Anger is an acid…

In Honor of National Poetry Month

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:April 10, 2020
Post category:Books & More Today's Special

April is National Poetry Month and you know what that means! I’m dredging up my elementary school memory of poetry to try and help us all stave off the quarantine madness! Please be advised, this is not a collection of poems for anyone with either taste or reason. 1. Thank God it’s April March lasted way too darn long Also, here’s some poems. 2. If you’re getting bored Binge watching The Tiger King* Try reading a poem *Disclaimer, I know…

Why Access to Information Should Be Open: COVID-19

Post author:Alexa Hight
Post published:April 7, 2020
Post category:Books & More Service for You Today's Special

Unless you live like Jared Leto, you’ve probably heard about this thing called the novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19. You’ve most likely experienced a complete upheaval in your life, home life, work life, school life, social life, every aspect of your life. We’ve made some pretty huge changes at the Bell Library, which you can read about on our new Bell Library COVID-19 Updates Guide. But today I would like to write about one of the things our completely overturned reality demonstrates: the…

80s Fashion, Punk Music, and Zombies: A Review of Dan O’Bannon’s The Return of the Living Dead

Post author:Robert Rios
Post published:April 3, 2020
Post category:Service for You Things to Do Today's Special

I love all things horror. Be it film, books, video games, you name it - if it is horror I love it. So it is no surprise that even when I am looking for a comedy movie it has to also be a horror movie. One of my all-time favorites is 1985’s “The Return of the Living Dead” written and directed by Dan O’Bannon. This movie currently holds a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and it deserves it. Plot…