We are open our regular hours on Monday, January 17: 8am – 10pm.
In celebration of the day, check out these titles recommended by Kalamazoo College Inclusive Excellence (KCIE) to engage with antiracist ideas and practices:
Category: Library Announcements
New Year, New Books!
Check out the New Books display on the library’s first floor in the lobby! Highlights include:
- Butterfly politics / Catharine A. MacKinnon
- The odyssey of Star Wars : an epic poem / Jack Mitchell
- A black woman did that / by Malaika Adero ; illustrated by Chanté Timothy
- Consuming religion / Kathryn Lofton
- The end of bias : a beginning : the science and practice of overcoming unconscious bias / Jessica Nordell
- You are enough : is it real love or your need for validation? : overcoming people pleasing and emotionally unavailable relationships / Rainie Howard
- In the dream house : a memoir / Carmen Maria Machado
- Caste : the origins of our discontents / Isabel Wilkerson (also available online!)
- Your computer is on fire / edited by Thomas S. Mullaney, Benjamin Peters, Mar Hicks, and Kavita Philip
- Call me American : a memoir / Abdi Nor Iftin with Max Alexander
- Hatred has no future : new thinking on relations with Japan / Ma Licheng ; based on the Japanese translation by Oikawa Junko
You can also keep up with our new books any time by checking out our new items collection through our catalog. If you need help finding a book or other materials, contact us at reference@kzoo.edu. We love to hear from you!
Historical Magazine Collection Open House
Over the winter break the library dusted off and brought up historical runs of 71 popular periodicals from the basement. For example, you can now find Time Magazine in the compact shelving on the 2nd floor going back to 1930. While we have database access to many of these titles (and the databases are more complete), browsing through these titles in physical format is a much different experience. You can see articles in context, encounter advertisements, and get a much greater feel for these rich historical and cultural artifacts.
We’ve added colorful signs to our shelves in order to highlight where you can find these titles. We’ve also added a description of the publication, and where relevant, a link to the online version of the publication.
We’re hosting two Open Houses to highlight these titles. Please come if you are able!
- When: Wednesday, January 5th 11-12:30 and Thursday, January 6th 11-12:30
- Where: 2nd Floor of the Library, behind the compact shelving
- Who: Faculty, Staff, and Students
In addition, we will be adding these titles to our Research Guides. Please contact reference@kzoo.edu if you have any questions!
Library COVID Reminders for Winter Term
We are following the College guidelines on the Kalamazoo College COVID-19 Information website.
Masks and Distancing
Masks (covering nose and mouth) are REQUIRED in the Library building.
Masks are REQUIRED in all areas of the building, including study rooms. You may unmask in the Book Club if you are eating or drinking.
Food and Drink
Enjoy food and drink in the Book Club Café or outside.
Food and drink are not allowed in other parts of the Upjohn Library Commons building.
Wash Up
Wash your hands!
Please use hand sanitizer and disinfect surfaces.
Study Rooms Closed
Study Rooms Closed
Group and individual study areas are available on all floors of the Library. Please follow campus masking guidelines.
Library Closed Until January 3
The Library building is closed until January 3. Our online databases are still available.
Enjoy the break!
Winter Break Hours
The Library is open during Winter Break until December 21. Have a great break!
November 29 – December 21
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: CLOSED
December 22 – January 2: CLOSED
Fall Finals and Thanksgiving Break Hours
The Library has modified hours for fall finals and Thanksgiving break.
Fall Finals Hours
Sunday, 11/21: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.;
Monday, 11/22: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.;
Tuesday, 11/23: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Good luck – you’ll do great!!
Thanksgiving Break Hours
Wednesday, 11/24: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday 11/25 – Sunday 11/28: CLOSED
AntiRacism Reading Knook November 2021 Discussion
AntiRacism Reading Knook
ARRK November 2021 Discussion with Tony Nelson
Please join Tony Nelson on Tuesday, November 16th from 4:10 – 5 p.m. for the final ARRK this quarter. The discussion will be about bell hook’s chapter 4 “Paulo Freire” from Teaching to Transgress. Visit the ARRK Teams Meeting Space for the PDF of chapter 4.
For further details on the AntiRacism Reading Knook, see the ARRK (AntiRacism Reading Knook) on the Inclusive Excellence website.
The AntiRacism Reading Knook (ARRK) is a collaboration between the K College library staff and our Inclusive Excellence (KCIE) leadership team. This initiative is NOT a book club, but seeks to facilitate campus-wide engagement with the books in the KCIE Reading for Change book collection. This collection was created to encourage learning about and facilitate greater access to antiracism information to all members of the campus community.
ARRK aims to:
- reduce barrier to entry into reading antiracism books,
- identify and highlight campus facilitators with experience teaching and/or disciplinary expertise who can provide context and guide discussions of specific texts,
- foster broader relationships among faculty and staff, and thus
- build greater capacity for an inclusive campus through sustained and focused engagement with shared texts.
- help catalyze members of the campus to engage in small group discussions of entire books in the collection (self-organized book clubs, if you will).
For further information on #ARRK see the KCIE AntiRacism Reading Knook page. To volunteer to lead one of these sessions complete the ARRK Discussion Leader application.
Relax at our De-Stress Nook!
The Library is a great place to study, but you can also unwind here! Check out our De-Stress Nook on the first floor in the Learning Commons (behind the lobby display case). This is a great place to work on a puzzle, play a game, color, or just relax with friends.
What other activities or relaxing things to do would you like to see at the De-Stress Nook? Email us at library@kzoo.edu and let us know!
Rare Book Room Fall 2021 Exhibit
Come visit the Rare Book room and see our Fall exhibit, Off the Beaten Path: Historical Travel Literature.
The exhibit runs from September 14 – December 3, 2021. The Rare Book Room will be open Tuesday: from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m., and Friday: 1:00p.m.-4:00 p.m. Other times are available by appointment by contacting Mallory Heslinger, Rare Book Room Curator, at Mallory.Heslinger@kzoo.edu or 269-337-5762.
The Rare Book Room is in Upjohn Library Commons, Room 326.