Exhibit: Paintings by Sarah Brill

(Circulation gallery)
November 1-29, 2009

Still life and landscapes in oil.

Exhibit: Native American Artifacts

(Wall and display cases, upper lobby)
November 2009

Pottery, beadwork, vases, lacrosse sticks, water drums, wampum belts, Gus-wen-ta (two-row wampum belt), rattles, revelation sticks, cornhusk dolls, and more.

Buy a Butler Bag for a Buck!

Show your love for the library with this canvas bag, designed by library staff.  Get yours today for just $1 at the library’s Circulation Desk, lower lobby.

E. H. Butler Receives Award

E. H. Butler Library was recently awarded the Outstanding Library Award from the Western New York Library Resources Council. The award is intended to honor libraries that provide outstanding service through creativity in developing programs or collections that enhance service or increase library usage, through leadership in the creation of enhanced services that can be emulated by other libraries, and through improvements in physical facilities that result in better services. E. H. Butler Library was honored for the development of a variety of innovative programs and services, such as the Green Initiative Program, Rooftop Poetry Club, and “Ask Me” Help Desk. Maryruth Glogowski, Associate Vice President of Library and Instructional Technology, accepted the award on behalf of the library.

Exhibit: Maze Art

By Jay Sartori
(Circulation gallery)

This exhibit was on display October 2009

Rooftop Poetry Club Features Irene Sipos

Please join the Rooftop Poetry Club on Tuesday, November 10th from 4:30-5:30 for a reading featuring Barbara Holender and Irene Sipos. The club will meet in E. H. Butler Library’s International Students Reading Area, 3rd Floor, SE Quadrant.

Barbara D. Holender, Buffalo poet, is the author of four books of poetry and a children’s book in Hebrew. Her poems and essays have been published in numerous journals and anthologies, and many of them have been set to music.

Irene Sipos is a native Buffalonian who completed her graduate work at the State University of New York at Buffalo under Robert Creeley and Leslie Fiedler. Irene has taught composition at Buffalo State College since 1999 where she is currently a full-time lecturer in the College Writing Program. Her work has appeared numerous times in the Buffalo News and in several other publications including Artvoice, Lilth Magazine, The Comstock Review and Buffalo Poets Against War. She believes there is a similarity in the joy of preparing a meal and writing a poem.

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What’s Your View On…?

Searching for information on current topics? Not sure where you stand on a controversial issue? Whether you have a research paper to write or a dinner party to attend, impress your professors and friends with a little help from the following library databases:

Points of View Reference Center (NEW!)
Essays and articles that present multiple viewpoints on current and controversial issues. This database also contains useful research guides.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Presents opposing views on a wide range of social issues.

CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on current and controversial issues.

Note: Buffalo State username and password required

Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace

Thanks to Project FLIGHT and its co-directors, Dr. Geraldine E. Bard and Dr. Betty J. Cappella, Butler Library is the recipient of a generous ongoing donation of books in memory of Dr. Bard’s mother. The collection covers issues of great importance to society and enhances the resources available for study in the areas of multiculturalism and diversity.

Now, the collection is even easier to search!  The new and improved interface allows users to search by keyword, age category, and subject. Search results now feature a photo and description of the book (when available).   Take some time and check out the Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace.

Spanish Inquisition Talk & Book Signing

The Royal Spanish Inquisition: Torture, Sex, and What it Teaches Us in 2009

Talk and Book Signing by Dr. Nicholas P. Cushner

What do we know of the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1808)? Torture, intolerance, secrecy–anything else? Learn how and why the Spanish Inquisition came into existence, and how and why the Inquisition lasted for as long as it did.

Dr. Nicholas P. Cushner will discuss his new book, The Magical Conquistador and Other Stories about the Royal Spanish Inquisition, on November 17th from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Butler Library Room 208.  Please join us!