Category Archives: Just for Fun

Making a Custom Book Cradle: My First Conservation Workshop

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Casey Murphy

Click through to read all about Casey Murphy’s book conservation adventures and learn how to make your own book cradles. Continue reading →

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UArts Libraries Work-Study Students are Honors Students

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Sara MacDonald

We are very pleased and proud to recognize Greenfield Library work-study students Sarah Gantt and Haylee Warner for their acceptance into the UArts Honors Program. Continue reading →

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Blind Date with a Book

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kimberly Lesley

Give fate a chance this Valentine’s Day and check out a blind date book from the Greenfield Library! Continue reading →

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Dancing Around the Bride: Cage, Cunningham, Johns, Rauschenberg, and Duchamp

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Casey Murphy

A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the complex relationships between five of the most important artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Continue reading →

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UArts Libraries Open House – Wednesday, August 29

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Shannon Robinson

The UArts Libraries will host an open house on Wednesday, August 29, from 12pm to 2pm in the Greenfield Library. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome! Continue reading →

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Digital Resources of the Week: Book Cover Design

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Shannon Robinson

Check out the blog 50 Watts for beautiful book jackets and illustrations. Continue reading →

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From the Vault: Early Cinematography

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Sara MacDonald

Just look at the fun you’re missing if you never go down to the Greenfield Vault. Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the library tour winners!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Joshua Roberts

Erik Ilawan and Jessica Kaster took tours of the library, and they each won $100! Continue reading →

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Digital Resource of the Week: Strange Science

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Shannon Robinson

Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology is full of wonderful images depicting mythical creatures – and scientists’ mistakes. Continue reading →

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My Favorite Library Videos

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sara MacDonald

Just for fun, here are a few of my favorite library-related viral videos. The Blonde in the Library I was born blonde and find this very funny. The Dewey Decimators Book Cart Drill Team. Yup, people really do this. A … Continue reading →

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