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Old books are always interesting to look through because you never know what you will find. The other day we came across a beautiful copy of a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling and came across a very cool drawing in the back.

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The first day of autumn is officially here! What are you most looking forward to about the season?

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Happy Founders Week! Charlie is spending some time today learning about St. Rose of Lima thanks to the book The Rose and the Lily: The Lives and Times of Two South American Saints by Frances Parkinson Keyes. We hope you will join him by reading up on this incredible saint!

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Charlie has discovered one of the Sullivan Library's new databases, Very Short Introductions! While he reads up on theatre, he invites you to do some research for your classes or look up things that interest you and learn something new.

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Today marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15). Check out our book display to learn more about the impact Hispanic and Latinx people have made on our country and read some of their stories and poetry.

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Join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony of our new outdoor study area behind the library! It will be held on Wednesday, September 29 at 2:30 with a raindate of September 30. Light refreshments will be served.

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Charlie has decided to give Sudoku a try for International Sudoku Day. It looks like he's doing a great job so far! Anyone else like Sudoku?

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Need a place to study? Attend a Zoom class? Work on a group project? Take a test using Respondus LockDown? The Rosary Computer Lab is here to help you! Hours are Monday-Thursday, 8am-10pm and Friday, 8am-7pm. Please check the whiteboard on the door in case a class is in session

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Painter Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was born on this day. He was called "the divine translator of the history of the African American experience through art." If you have time, learn about him in the Gale in Context: Biography database, then check out his incredible artwork!

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Welcome back, Chargers! We are all so thrilled to have students back on campus. Charlie wanted to highlight the new picnic tables behind the library where you can eat, study, or just simply the beautiful weather. He hopes you love it as much as he does!

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Take some time for World Social Work Day to recognize the some of the very important services social workers offer in our communities. Thank you, social workers, for everything you do!

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On March 3, 1913, the Woman Suffrage Procession took place in Washington D.C. In addition to being the first suffragist parade held there, it was also the first large, organized march on Washington for political purposes.

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Profound words from American playwright Tennessee Williams. Take some time to appreciate what's around you.

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On the 15th anniversary of American science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler's death, remember to not let those destructive assumptions stand in your way of being who you want to be.

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Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day and a few years ago we had this poster set up in the Learning Commons for students to "take 1 and add 1" for each other. What random acts of kindness do you think should be on the list?

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98 years ago today, archaeologist Howard Carter and his team unsealed King Tutankhamun's burial chamber and entered it for the first time.

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Now is the perfect time to revisit something you enjoy doing during your free time or experiment with something new! January is National Hobby Month and February is National Embroidery Month so we have put together physical and virtual book displays for you to explore.

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Sully brings DC students a message on behalf of everyone at the Sullivan Library: best of luck on your finals!

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Students aren't the only ones studying in the library today. Sully is learning all about the how we catalog books for Dewey Decimal System Day which is celebrated on the birthday of its inventor, Melvil Dewey (1851-1931). Don't tell Sully, but we will be giving her a quiz later!

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Winter is coming and so is the end of the semester! Don't forget any materials you have checked out are due back next Friday, December 18.