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Writing Center Hours for Summer Session II

By Lisa Curtin
The Bentley Writing Center is now open!  Writing Center hours for summer session II are:

Monday - Thursday 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

The Center is located on the lower level of the Library. Students can either drop in during open hours or call 781.891.3173 during those hours to make an appointment. ...

Bentley Librarians say...Chat With Us!

By Lisa Curtin

The Bentley Library is making it easier to ask us questions! Simply look for the "Chat With Us" box on our web pages (currently on our databases pages and our research help page).

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Fourth of July Holiday Hours: July 2 - July 5

By Lisa Curtin
Fourth of July holiday hours run Thursday, July 2, through Sunday, July 5, 2009.  The library and cafe hours are:

Thursday, July 2: Library is open 10:00am to 6:00pm Cafe is closed

Friday, July 3 - Sunday, July 5: Library & Cafe are closed

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Now Showing at the Art Gallery: Leslie Miller

By Lisa Curtin
Leslie Miller | Reflections II | May 6 - July 21, 2009

Please stop by to view our new exhibit, featuring paper cuts by artist Leslie Miller, whose work is in many collections and has been included in various paper cut exhibits, including an invitational show at the Cooper Hewitt Museum of American Folk Art (NYC), and the Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton, MA).

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Playaway Digital Audiobooks Now Available

By Lisa Curtin
Playaways are now available at the Bentley Library! What is a Playaway? Half the size of a deck of cards and weighing in at two ounces, Playaway is the simplest way to listen to a book on the go!  Each Playaway comes with the digital audiobook already pre-loaded on it and an AAA battery to make it play. ...

Summer Session Hours

By Lisa Curtin

Regular Summer Session hours are:

Monday - Thursday:
Library open 8:00am-10:00pm
Cafe open 10:00am-8:00pm

Friday:
Library open 8:00am to 4:00pm
Cafe is closed

Saturday:
Library open 9:00am to 5:00pm
Cafe is closed

Sunday:
Library open 1:00pm to 10:00pm
Cafe is closed

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Group Study Room Online Reservation System Unavailable

By Lisa Curtin
[Updated June 23, 2009 @ 5:18pm] The online reservation system is now working. ...

Now on Display: New Arrivals - A Selection of New Popular Books, DVDs & Audiobooks

By Lisa Curtin

The library is currently displaying some of our newest popular reading, DVD and audiobook arrivals, including our collection of Playaways (pre-loaded digital audiobooks).  We'll be continuing to add to the display as new items roll-in, so check back often before they fly off the shelf. 

Don't forget to send us your recommendations - let us know what items you'd like to see on our shelves.

 

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2009 Audies Have Been Announced

By Lisa Curtin

The Audies - the Oscars of the audiobook industry - are awarded annually by the Audio Publishers Association.  Many of this year's award-winning titles are available at the library:

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; read by Neil Gaiman 

FICTION: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows; read by Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, Juliet Mills 

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Drumroll, Please...Bentley Library Releases a New Library Catalog!

By Lisa Curtin

The Bentley Library is pleased to announce the completion of an upgrade to our library catalog's web interface.  The catalog is sporting a brand new look and improved functionality, while maintaining many of the features that library users have come to rely upon.  Take the catalog for a test drive (http://libcat.bentley.edu) and let us know what you think

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