Summer Reading @ the SAU Library ~ Drama

“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.” ~Mark Twain

Do you have a flair for the dramatic? Get yourself to the nearest library and check out one of these Pulitzer Prize winning plays:

Ruined by Lynn Nottage, Pulitzer winner, 2009

August: Osage County by Tracy Lett, Pulitzer winner,  2008

Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire, Pulitzer winner, 2007

SAU call number: PS3562.I511925 R33 2006

Doubt, a parable by John Patrick Shanley, Pulitzer winner, 2005

I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, Pulitzer winner, 2004

SAU call number: PS3573.R53252 I15 2004

Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz, Pulitzer winner, 2003

Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, Pulitzer winner, 2002

Proof by David Auburn, Pulitzer winner, 2001

Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies, Pulitzer winner, 2000

Wit by Margaret Edson, Pulitzer winner, 1999

Look for future posts on suggested Pulitzer Prize winning titles in general nonfiction, and history.

Summer Reading Poll

A Musical Diversion…

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Kako Messenger- Singing telegram machine. Send singing messages to your friends and family members via avatars Gina and Humphrey.You supply the text and they’ll do the crooning. Try it right now!

Summer Reading @ the SAU Library ~ Poetry

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
~Paul Valery

Between novels on your summer reading list? Visit the library to check out some great Pulitzer Prize winning poetry for a change!

The Shadow of Sirius by W. S. Merwin, Pulitzer winner, 2009

(copy on order)

Time and Materials by Robert Hass, Pulitzer winner, 2008

SAU call number:  PS3558.A725 T56 2007

Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer winner, 2007

SAU call number: PS3570.R433 N38 2006

Late Wife by Claudia Emerson, Pulitzer winner, 2006

SAU call number: PS3551.N4155 L38 2005

Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser, Pulitzer winner, 2005

SAU call number: PS3561.O6 D45 2004

Walking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright,Pulitzer winner, 2004

SAU call number: PS3573.R5327 W3 2003

Moy Sand and Gravel by Paul Muldoon,Pulitzer winner, 2003

(copy on order)

Practical Gods by Carl Dennis, Pulitzer winner, 2002

(copy on order)

Different Hours by Stephen Dunn,Pulitzer winner, 2001

(copy on order)

Repair by C.K. Williams,Pulitzer winner, 2000

(copy on order)

Blizzard of One by Mark Strand, Pulitzer winner, 1999

SAU call number: PS3569.T69 B57 1998

Look for future posts on suggested Pulitzer Prize winning titles in drama, general nonfiction, and history.

Summer Reading @ the SAU Library ~ Fiction

Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

School is out for the summer and lazy days lie ahead.  Why not take advantage of the downtime to escape into a great book? SAU library owns many volumes worthy of your perusal.  Need some advice on what to read? Try one the following Pulitzer prize winning titles:

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer winner, 2009

(available in our McNaughton leisure reading collection)

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz, Pulitzer winner, 2008

SAU call number:  PS3554.I259 B75 2007

The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer winner, 2007

SAU call number:  PS3563.C337 R63 2006

March by Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer winner, 2006

SAU call number:  PR9619.3.B7153 M37 2005

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer winner, 2005

SAU call number:  PS3568.O3125 G55 2006

The Known World by Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer winner, 2004

SAU call number:  PS3560.O4813 K58 2003

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Pulitzer winner, 2003

SAU call number:  PS3555.U4 M53 2002 (waiting on new copy)

Empire Falls by Richard Russo, Pulitzer winner, 2002

SAU call number:  PS3568.U812 E4 2001

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer winner, 2000

SAU call number:  PS3562.A316 I58 1999

T he Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon,  2001

SAU call number:  PS3553.H15 A82 2000

The Hours by Michael Cunningham,  1999

SAU call number:  PS3553.U484 H68 1998

 Look for future posts on suggested Pulitzer Prize winning titles in poetry, drama, general nonfiction, and history.

Do your summer plans include the SAU library? POLL:

SAU Library Summer Hours

(Friday, May 8th-Tuesday, August 25th)

Monday-Thursday:

8:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

Friday:

8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday:

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sunday:

Closed

**The Library will be closed Memorial Day (Monday – 5/25)

    and July 3rd & 4th (Friday & Saturday)

National Library Week Wrap Up

submitted by Joyce Haack

Did you miss out on National Library Week at the SAU Library the week of April 12th? If so, here are some highlights, and by the way, next year’s celebration will be the week of April 11^th-17^th.

Airplane Contest
Nine years and going strong! Students, staff and children from the SAU Children’s Campus joined in the fun of making a paper airplane and launching them from the third floor balcony.

Ready, set, go!

A new activity this year was “Why I love the SAU Library” video. Check it out below!

Bookmark Contest
Matthew Wiese, son of SAU staff member Suzanne Wiese was the winner of the 2^nd annual Bookmark Contest. For his efforts, Matthew received a canvas tote with his design and a $20 gift card to Border’s. Stop by and pick up a copy of the winning bookmark at the library circulation and reference desks.

Librarian Barb Kuttler presents prize to Matthew Wiese

SAU Hip Hop Team
The library’s atrium provided a new venue for the SAU Hip Hop Team, and their performance during National Library Week was well received by patrons. Many took a study break and gathered along the balcony railings for a bird’s eye view.

Pre-finals Week Extended Hours

Library Hours for the week of Monday, April 27th -Sunday, May 3rd:

Monday, April 27th-Thursday, April 30th

8 a.m.-1 a.m.

Friday, May 1st

8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, May 2nd

8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday, May 3

12 noon to 1 a.m.

Finals Week

resume regular hours

Library Exhibits for April

When you visit the Library anytime this month, be sure to check out the following exhibits:

PEEP FICTION

• See some of your favorite fiction and non-fiction works reinterpreted– PEEP style… Also, pick up a  peep coloring sheet for your younger friends or a peep recipe.

THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

• Featuring Works by Fr. Catich. Includes a take home sheet describing how to walk the stations on and around campus.

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

• Display contains books and artifacts commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was designated to honor the victims of the Nazi era.