That Time of Year...

It's November already, and my budget proposal for next year will soon be due. This year, I'd welcome requests from faculty and program directors for library databases, subscriptions, media, and books to support any new programs, especially those with a significant research component. If you are planning such, please get in touch with me or Steve Rouzer, or any one of my excellent library staff to list needed resources and estimate costs.

The Library has been bustling with many students working on research papers. I am delighted to make this observation: it confirms my sense that we are a central gathering place on the Stevenson campus.

The first Faculty Library Advisory Committee meeting was held on Monday October 22nd. The Committee chair is Christopher Reed, from Film, Video, Theater, and members are Esther Horrocks, David Nicholson, Charles Watkins, Charlotte Wolf, and Kathy Ullrich.
Topics discussed by the group included the planned Owings Mills satellite library, the creation of a library "pod" (i.e. workstation cluster) in the Caves building at OM, the planned use of anthropological techniques for observing how VJ students use the library, and shared consortial collection development. It was a productive and cordial first meeting. It is critical to our success to have faculty input.

The day after the momentous FLAC meeting just described, Library staff co-hosted a 1940's style tea to commemorate Villa Juli'es sixtieth anniversary. It was held in the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur dining room next door to the Stevenson campus. Carol Maxwell planned and created a wonderful exhibit featuring vintage mannequins wearing dresses, hats and gloves from the era when the School was founded. A photo from the tea appeared in the College web site, and additional photos were posted by me here on Picasa.

Anniversary Tea Party