Shipman Library

In the Heritage Room: January 2012

Dave Cruse — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:12:38 +0000

This month we are happy to present artwork by Carly Tyson, the winner of the Outstanding Undergraduate show this year. She is a sophomore studying Art Therapy at Adrian. Her work includes two and three dimensional pieces featuring fibers, metals, paint, and paper.

Carly’s inspiration for her show comes from trees. “To me the message of a tree varies so much, between growth, change and family there are so many different meanings…” Trees can represent many aspects in a person’s life and Carly’s work explores these with a creative spark and passion.

The show is open during regular library hours through Friday, January 27. We hope you stop by and have a look!

Temple Grandin books and DVD available @ Shipman

Dave Cruse — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:18:23 +0000

Adrian College welcomes Dr. Temple Grandin to speak at our next Convocation on January 26. We have several of Dr. Grandin’s books available for checkout and also a DVD copy of the HBO movie about her.

These books are shelved in the “New Books” area. Just ask a librarian if you need help finding them.

Emergence: Labeled Autistic
Call # – RC553.A88 G73 2005

Thinking inPictures: My Life With Autism
Call # – RC553.A88 G74 2006

The Way I See It
Call # – RC553.A88 G743 2011

Animals in Translation
Call # – QL751.G73 2006

Animals Make Us Human
Call # – QL785.27.G73 2010

The DVD is shelved in the Media collection:

Temple Grandin (HBO-DVD)
Call # – VIDEO PN 1992.77 .T46 2010

Stop by and “check it out.”

In the Heritage Room: Nathan Marks

Dave Cruse — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:22:42 +0000

We currently have an exhibit of genealogical research by current AC student Nathan Marks. Nathan has done a considerable amount of work researching his family and has presented a detailed family tree going back several generations, along with photos and historical documents.

A focus of his research involves the Civil War, with ancestors fighting on both the Union and Confederate sides. In fact, several of his ancestors began the war as Confederates, but switched to the Union side at some point during the war.

The quality of this independent research is impressive. Please stop by the library to see for yourself. The exhibit will run during regular library hours through Nov. 11.

In the Heritage Room: April 2011

Dave Cruse — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:04:12 +0000

This month we are happy to host artwork by Adrian College Junior Sydney Wlodyka, who won the Outstanding Underclassman Artist Award during a juried show last fall.

Her works are oil portrait paintings derived from photographs she has taken. The paintings focus on her personal relationships. Backgrounds and context are minimal as a way to highlight the interaction of the subjects.

The show will run through April 22 during regular library hours.

In the Heritage Room: January 2011

Dave Cruse — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:25:29 +0000

Works by Adrian College alumna and Lenawee County native Sarah Kandell-Gritzmaker will be on display in the Adrian College’s Shipman Library (Nicolay Heritage Room) Wednesday, January 12, through Friday, February 4. Kandell-Gritmaker graduated in 2006 with a B.F.A. in Art.

A self-described rock hound, Kandell-Gritmaker grew up visiting geologic landmarks and significant fossil sites in North America. In the work on display, ceramic sculpture hides fragments of text on and within forms inspired by geology. These serve as a metaphor for the disparity between private emotional states and public personas.

She explains, “Memories, thoughts, and ideas are often kept private in an attempt to avert judgment and discomfort. However, it is these unrevealed realities that often carry the most emotional weight…I transfer documents, journal writings, planner pages, and other personal information relating to the natural disorder of life onto geometric and tightly arranged clay surfaces.”

Her personal texts and ephemeral internal life become fixed in the clay; there, they invite viewers not only to discover them but to free associate from their own emotional lives and experiences. Her delicate, fragile forms often group into suspended networks with complex shadows, suggesting another duality of appearances and external reality.

Shipman Library is located on the Adrian College campus off of Williams Street. The exhibition is open during library hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-11:00pm; Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am-5:00pm and Sunday, noon-11:00pm. For library information, call (517) 264-3828. A campus map can be found at http://www.adrian.edu/about/campus_map.php .

Holiday break

Dave Cruse — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:26:17 +0000

Upcoming library schedule:

Tuesday, 12/21 through Thursday, 12/23 – open 8am – 4pm
Friday, 12/24 through Monday, 1/3 – closed
Tuesday, 1/4 through Friday, 1/7 – open 8am – 4pm
Saturday, 1/8 through Sunday, 1/9 – closed
Monday, 1/10 – resume regular schedule

Fall break schedule

Dave Cruse — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:10:24 +0000

We will be closed this weekend (Oct. 9-10) for fall break. On Monday, Oct. 11 we will be open 8am-4pm and on Tuesday, Oct. 12 we will be open 8am-4pm and 7pm-11pm.

Labor Day weekend hours

Dave Cruse — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:56:43 +0000

We will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5. We will also be closed during the day on Labor Day, but will open from 7pm until 11pm so you can get caught up on things before another work week begins.

Record attendance!

Dave Cruse — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:27:03 +0000

We officially passed the 100,000 visitor mark for the 2009-10 fiscal year. This tops our previous record by about 10,000 and our 5-year average by about 25,000!

Thanks for your support!

Holiday Break Schedule

Dave Cruse — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:13:27 +0000

Here’s our schedule for the Holiday Break:

Dec. 12-13 : Closed
Dec. 14-18 : 8am – 4pm
Dec. 19-20 : Closed
Dec. 21-23 : 8am – 4pm
Dec. 24 – Jan. 3 : Closed
Jan. 4-8 : 8am – 4pm
Jan. 9-10 : Closed
Jan. 11 : Resume normal schedule