Mixed media for your holiday pleasure

First up, there is a wonderful shout out to the Fales Library, and in particular Lisa Darms, in the latest issue of Coilhouse Magazine.

An interview with music icon Kathleen Hanna features some discussion of Fales' new Riot Grrrl archive as an important resource, and how that collection got its start.


[photo from Coilhouse]

It's always nice to see NYU Libraries represented positively in the media, especially in such cool and unexpected places!


Next up, David W. Boles of WordPunk offers up a positively glowing review of WiFi Speeds at Bobst Library:


[Photo from WordPunk]

Boles concludes that NYU, and Bobst in particular, "supports technology and its students and faculty in wonderful and robust ways in every event and arena". Yay for us!


Last but by no means least, check out this Holiday Song from OCLC Research, created by Dennis Massie who used to work right here in Bobst! Thanks to Rob P. in ILL for the link. Music starts around the 0:55 mark:



"May your mission align precisely / with your parent institution's / and may happy holidays be yours and mine."


Happy Holidays, everyone! See you in 2012!

First " Other Works" Then "Memories", Bridging Personal Life With Work Life

Art, art and more art, is there anything else to life? I absolutely love art. You probably would not have guessed that by looking at me. As a young kid I was obsessed with being a cartoonist. As a teen I played Classical, Latin and Jazz saxophone. In my twenties and thirties my thing was filmmaking and photography. Now, I prefer painting as a form of expression. It is quite clear to me that I have been an artist all my life.

Two years ago I had the absolute pleasure of working with an unbelievably talented team of library employees; Paula De Stepfano, Melitte Buchman, Gary Speziale,and Dan Lega,on the first library wide art show “Other Works.” Together we identified and gathered some very talented creative folks working in this organization. Had it not been for the art show we probably would have never known that there are so many artists amongst us. Access services were well represented in “Other Works.” Dan Lega, Maria Moraitis, Gary Speziale and I all participated in the show. One of the art pieces from the show created by Melissa Gasparotto is still on display in the stairwell on LL2. Take a look at this slide show from the opening reception: http://tinyurl.com/yh25ly8

One aspect of the strategic plan has to do with community building and staff morale. The Art Show embraced both of those aspects. Basically, our first art show was an outstanding event and it made the entire library proud.

The second library art show “Memories” is now being curated and once again we have an outstanding team on board. Melitte Buchman, Kristin deNeeve, Heidi Frank, Gary Speziale, and yours truly are doing absolutely great work and having a lot of fun doing it. It’s almost like lightening has struck twice in the same place and for me it is very exciting being part of this endeavor. Creative artists working for the library are coming forward and committing themselves to exhibiting their work in the show.

We are excited to have a guest curator, Professor Ann Chwatsky, coordinator of the Art and Media program at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Department of Art and Art Professions. Ann is an internationally recognized photographer who curates the gallery space at the Wagner Graduate school of Public Service at NYU. We have also expanded the show this time to include performance art and the spoken word. If you are not yet in the show and you wish to be, there is still a little time left. Contact Ted Lawton at tl1@nyu.edu.

Mark your calendars folks. This years’ art show opens May 26th 2010. A reception will be held in the Tracy/Barry Gallery. Bobst - Fales library - 3rd floor.