Featured in this issue:
- Welcoming new librarian Julian Lee.
- Free access to the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and more.
- A manuscript discovery in Friends Historical Library.
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Exhibitions and events, including an author talk with Sara Nović.
- By the Book: Julia Stern '26.
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Meet Librarian Julian Lee |
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Julian is very excited to be the new Cataloging & Metadata Librarian at Swarthmore College Libraries. Before joining Swarthmore, he worked as the special collections cataloging librarian at Ocean State Libraries and he previously worked at Yale University and Davidson College. He has a Master's in Library Science from UNC Chapel Hill. Julian enjoys ballet, board games, practicing music, and taking care of his guinea pigs.
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Friends Historical Library recently received a donation that included a 1773 manuscript map of Mid-Atlantic Quaker meetings. Curator Jordan Landes could see that the map required attention after spending years in a frame backed with acidic paper and sent it out for conservation. The conservation technician discovered a surprise...
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Power the Narrative Through Art: Lenapehoking
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This exhibition aims to reveal Quaker involvement with the preservation of Lenape culture in Pennsylvania by exploring contents of the Leonore Hollander papers in the Friends Historical Library. Our timeline of resources concludes with a feature of Denise Bright Dove Ashton-Dunkley, a modern Lenape artist whose work blends climate justice and Lenape cultural knowledge to paint a fresh picture of responsible land stewardship.
Exhibition: Tuesday, Oct. 1–Thursday, Oct. 31, McCabe Library LibLab Hallway (1st floor)
Reception: Wednesday, Oct. 2, 5–6:30 p.m., McCabe Library LibLab (1st floor)
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Voting absentee or by mail? Join us to learn about who and what is on the ballot in your state. SwatVotes will present nonpartisan information covering all 50 states. If you’ve already received your mail-in ballot, you can fill it out on the spot. Light refreshments provided. Sponsored by the GOTV Committee.
Thursday, Oct. 3, 4:30–6 p.m.,
McCabe Library LibLab (1st floor)
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Ready to unleash your rhythm skills and win a pair of Beats headphones? Join us for the ultimate Beat Saber Battle, a Virtual Reality game where you use a lightsaber to slash blocks that move to popular music. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to VR, this competition is open to all skill levels, and trust us, you won’t want to miss it. Click here to register. Refreshments will be available, and non-players are welcome to come and watch.
Friday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m–1 p.m.,
McCabe Library LibLab (1st floor)
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Presentation and workshop with Dr. Matthew Kirschenbaum
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Join us for Dr. Matthew Kirschenbaum’s presentation “10 Things I’m Not Going to Talk About in This Talk About AI." To register for an additional workshop with Dr. Kirschenbaum on AI literacies, complete this form.
Workshop: Wednesday, Oct. 9,
11 a.m.–1:30 p.m., McCabe Library LibLab (1st floor)
Presentation: Wednesday, Oct. 9,
4:15 p.m., Science Center 199
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Author Talk with Sara Nović
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Mark your calendars for an evening with Sara Nović, author of True Biz. At this special event, the author will be interviewed in sign language, with interpreters voicing for hearing members of the audience. A reception will follow.
Monday, Oct. 21, 6–7:30 p.m.,
Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall (1st floor)
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| Career Services + The Libraries: Resumes and CV
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An effective resume can be a crucial component of finding a job. In this workshop, a Career Fellow will share tips about resumes and cover letters, plus job search resources from the Libraries.
Thursday, Oct. 24, 4:30–6 p.m.,
McCabe Library LibLab (1st floor)
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By the Book: Julia Stern, '26 |
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Julia (they/she) is from New York City and studying history and environmental studies. They work as a Library Associate in Friends Historical Library, and they’re an organizer on campus with Jewish Voice for Peace, SJP, and C4. They love spending most of their time in libraries and bookstores and have strong opinions about books and music. One of their favorite places on earth is the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn and they collect lesbian pulp fiction.
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What are you reading these days?
I'm currently reading Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel and Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072 by M.E. O’Brien and Eman Abelhadi. For one of my classes I'm reading Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Sadiya Hartman which is absolutely life-changing.
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