This time of year along with the cold weather is making me want to turn on the oven and make something delicious to eat. If you are also in the mood to bake or roast some yummy treats this weekend, stop by the main floor of Coe library and check out our cookbook display. As the holidays approach, we are preparing to move all of the books from the Library Annex to the main stacks at Coe, including the cookbooks.

Some of my favorites are on the display… but I’m always looking for new cookbook recommendations.  What are your favorites?

A team of librarians and students from International Studies put together some fabulous displays in Coe Library featuring information and artifacts about studying abroad.

You are also invited to listen to students recount their experiences studying abroad next week in the library:

Monday, Sept. 22: Christina Ingoglia will speak about her independent research in China, and Ashley Lair will talk about studying public health in the Dominican Republic
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: Coe 115

Tuesday, Sept. 23: Jaime McTee will discuss her experiences in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: Coe 115

The display will be up until around Oct. 6.

April is National Poetry Month. Below are 5 ways to get your poetry on. How will you celebrate?

1) Stop by the poetry display on the first floor of Coe Library and check out a book of poems.
2) Attend a reading by Scots poet Roddy Lumsden Friday, April 13th at 5 p.m. in Coe Library.
3) Listen to podcasts of poets reading from their own work.
4) Subscribe to the poem-a-day email.
5) Write a poem or two.

Our student employees fashioned some pretty amazing booktrucks for our own “Trick My Truck” competition. Stop by the first floor of Coe Library to vote for your favorite!

Detail of airbrushing on the entry “Carro del Diablo”, created by students in our Processing department.

“Tricera-truck”, courtesy of the Geology Library student workers.

The Library Annex presents “Ghost Rider”.

“Konegoma” from the Shelving Staff of Coe Library.

The literary world bid farewell to a number of authors and big thinkers in 2006, including Coretta Scott King, Octavia Butler, William Styron, and Wendy Wasserstein.

Visit the first floor of Coe Library to view a full list of authors we will miss plus a sampling of their works.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Days of Dialogue kick off at UW next week. Visit the display on the first floor of Coe Library to check out books related to the wonderful slate of programs and events scheduled on campus. We are particularly excited to hear Winona LaDuke’s keynote on Wednesday Jan. 17th.