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New Library Display: The Berlin Wall

July 16th, 2009

Lisa Laughy – Archives Assistant

ASP Master Teacher Richard E. Schade, SPS 1962, has put together a multifaceted display in Ohrstrom Library on the subject of the Berlin Wall. The main level of the library in the Baker Reading Room features a display of books gathered from Ohrstrom’s own collection, accented with easel displays of photographs of the Berlin Wall taken by Schade. He has also printed a bibliography of the books in the display that is available as a handout.

The lower level of the library features a display wall with reproductions of periodical articles from the Library’s collection. Articles from Life, Newsweek, and other publications from the time of the wall’s creation provide a contemporary perspective of the world’s response to the division of East and West Berlin.

Schade has this to say of his display, titled “BERLIN STORIES: The Response of American Magazines To the Building of the Berlin Wall (1961)”:

The Berlin Wall came into being on August 13, 1961 and was breached on November 9, 1989. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, it is fitting to look back, even as its fall is commemorated.

Not only does the Ohrstrom Library have pertinent books on the history of the Berlin Wall, but its magazines provide reports with a sense of immediacy. In the same year as Maris and Mantle were locked in a home-run duel, Berlin was at the center of a major Cold War showdown; it at the brink of war between the United States and the Soviet Union over the status of Berlin.

Be sure to take in the displays in the Baker Reading Room and the lower level lobby on your next visit to Ohrstrom Library.

Photo of the Berlin Wall by Richard Schade.

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New Book Display: Sowing the Seeds of Change

December 4th, 2008

Lisa Laughy – Archives Assistant

Guest bloggers Mary Schone ’10 and Grier Stockman ’09 worked with Library Assistant Ms. MacLeod to put together a special book display now on view in the Baker Reading Room.  Both Mary and Grier attended the The Independent School Gender Project Conference 2008: Sowing the Seeds of Change: Women and Girls Making a Difference in the World held at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT.  Here’s what they have to say:

Earlier this year, Third Formers, Sixth Formers and faculty were invited to take a survey regarding their experiences studying and working at an independent school.  The Independent School Gender Project seeks to gather data that will help to facilitate discussion about gender equity in independent schools.  Some of these books on display were included in a book list at the ISGP conference this past summer in Lakeville, CT.  Three faculty members and two students attended the three-day event.

During this conference, faculty and students from many different schools from the United States and Canada talked about the discoveries made by the ISGP and about issues that face students and faculty today.  We hope this list offers an array of books on many different topics that will enlighten readers about the various issues discussed at the conference.

- Mary Schone ‘10
- Grier Stockman ‘09

Stop by Ohrstrom today to see this very interesting selection of books.

You can read more about the ISGP conference HERE.

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Librarians’ Holiday: Recommended Reading from Ohrstrom’s Staff

November 20th, 2008

Lisa Laughy – Archives Assistant

Heading into Thanksgiving break you may be craving the luxury of escaping into a good book. Sure, you read all the time for school and cracking the covers of a book may be the farthest thing from how you plan to relax over the break. Consider taking the time to do some recreational reading during your down time, it may be just the thing you need to unwind.

With that in mind Ohrstrom Library staff has put together a special display in the Baker Reading Room of recommended recreational reading. Stop by Ohrstrom before heading out on your break and pick up something fun and distracting to read while away.

Image courtesy of MorBCN under this Creative Common license.

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