Friday, March 23, 2018

March Madness

Not the Ides of March (PR2808.A2 C45 2012)


How march became madness : how the NCAA tournament became the greatest sporting event in America.

GV885.49.N37 E56 2006

Friday, March 16, 2018

Road Works

Bisdorf Drive is under construction:



How's this for a Spring Break Project?


Ways of the world : a history of the world's roads and of the vehicles that used them.  TA1015 .L39 1992



The road taken : the history and future of America's infrastructure HE355.3.E3 P48 2016 



Monday, March 12, 2018

Spring Break

Looking for a quiet place to study?  Look no further!


March 12 - 16 is NOVA Spring Break, which means there are NO classes.

Library will be open 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday.  Check the website to verify other campus office hours.


Thursday, March 08, 2018

Environmental Horticulture Returns

In 2015 the Library launched a new experiment to grow wild celery inside the Library in special grass-incubator tubs, all in an effort to help restore & save the Chesapeake Bay.  Read about our grass-growing history here.

The Grasses for the Masses effort is sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Participants in the program grow wild celery (Vallisneria americana), a type of underwater grass, in a simple grow-out system in their homes for 10-12 weeks. After 10-12 weeks of grow-out, participants will gather to plant their grasses in select local rivers to bolster grass populations and help restore the Bay.

The grass-growing project was initially brought to the Library and maintained by members of the Library staff.  This year's crop was initiated and being tended by the Alexandria Campus Green Club.

Read more on the Bay:

Turning the Tide; Saving the Chesapeake Bay.  HC107 A123 H67 2003