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Stock Up for the Holiday Weekend! New Books, DVDs & Audiobooks

By Lisa Curtin

Do your 4th of July holiday plans include relaxing with a good book? If so, you might want to check out the new acquisitions lists for June.  Or, take some time to come browse the Popular Reading shelves to see what catches your eye. Those of you taking a tablet, eReader or mobile device on vacation can also browse for downloadable eBooks and audiobooks in our OverDrive collection.

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Library Closed Thursday, July 4th

By Lisa Curtin
The Bentley Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. The library is open normal hours all other days this week! For more information about our hours please view our online calendar. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July! ...

Just Added 100 New OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks!

By Lisa Curtin

We just added 100 downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks to OverDrive! New additions include some of this summer's most popular titles and bestsellers from years past. Check them out now at http://bentleydownload.lib.overdrive.com/.

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Weekend Closing: June 29th & 30th

By Lisa Curtin
Summer session I  ends this week, which means we will be closed this weekend - Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30.    Normal summer hours resume when summer session II begins on Monday, July 1.  For more information about our hours please view our hours calendar. ...

Database of the Month: Cabell's Directories

By Hope Houston

Friends, Faculty, scholars, lend me your ears; I come to praise Cabell’s, not to bury it. The manuscript that scholars write lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Cabell’s. Okay, now that I have your attention, dear faculty, I want to make sure you are familiar with Cabell’s Directories online, a database that is designed to help researchers match their manuscripts with scholarly journals. 

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New Books, Movies & Audiobooks

By Lisa Curtin
Looking for something new to read, listen to or watch? ...

On Display: Set in Massachusetts

By Donna Bacchiocchi

Discover Massachusetts through books and film!  The library’s new display highlights books and movies that take place in cities and towns throughout Massachusetts.  You will be transported via books, audiobooks, and DVDs to locales such as: Boston, Cambridge, Gloucester, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, Concord, Lowell, Worcester, Chicopee, Northampton, the Berkshires and more!

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Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Closing

By Lisa Curtin
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, we will be closed Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27.  We will resume our regular summer session hours at 8:00am on Tuesday, May 28. For more information about the library's hours please view our hours calendar.  Have a great holiday weekend! ...

Now Showing in the Art Gallery: Laura Fischman :: Liminal Spaces

By Lisa Curtin

Now showing in the McGladrey Art Gallery is artist Laura Fischman, with an installation titled Liminal Spaces. All are invited to attend an opening reception for the artist on Wednesday, May 22, from 5:00pm-7:00pm.

Laura Fischman
Liminal Spaces
May 20 - July 12, 2013
http://laurafischman.com/

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Library Hours During Summer Session

By Lisa Curtin

Summer session begins on Monday, May 20, 2013.  Our regular summer session hours are:

Sunday 1:00pm – 10:00pm

Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 10:00pm

Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm

Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm

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