Love Stinks

Ah, February. It is a month awash in hearts, candy, forced romanticism, and schmaltzy sentimentality. It can be a little much for everyone, whether happily paired off or single. 

Keeping this in mind, your Alexandria Campus Library has decided to celebrate and reveal in the darker side of love. We’ve gathered together books and films that examine and celebrate the tragic, impossible, infuriating, toxic, and maddening aspects of romantic love. Our display covers fictitious and historical tales of relationships gone sour, lovers forever separated by circumstance, and the unremitting pain of unrequited passions.

So this Valentine’s Week, while everyone else is going through the forced motions of the holiday, why not come into the library and pick up something that speaks to the harsher realities of relationships. After all, if the great works of literature and film are any indication, sometimes love just stinks. 

For a complete list of title in this display, click here.

Bring Some Mystery into Your Life

We have come to the point in winter when the cold and gray seem unrelenting. Mindful of this, the Alexandria Campus Library has devised the perfect way to interject a little color and excitement into our patrons’ lives. Why not go on a blind mystery date with a book or movie carefully vetted by library staff?

Unlike the hassle of setting up a real date, taking our items out for a casual spin is straightforward and easy. Just come to our library and select a newspaper wrapped book or movie from our front display, check it out at our circulation desk, and then take it home to enjoy.

Don’t have chemistry with your mystery item?  Just return it for another item without hurt feelings or judgment (our librarians actually encourage literary promiscuity).

Go for the Olympic Knowledge Gold!

Interested in Ice Skating? Are you curious about Curling? Stumped by Snowboarding? Your Alexandria Library has you covered as the 2014 Winter Olympic Games begin in Sochi, Russia. 

Our Winter Olympic exhibit includes books that both explain individual events and provide a larger context for the pageantry and symbolism of the modern Olympic Games.  Serial Specialist Michelle Jerney-Davis curated a display that covers the history, events, social issues, and politics of Olympic Sport so that our patrons can watch the telecasts with better understanding and increased enjoyment.

 

For a list of our Olympic themed books, click here

So come into your Alexandria Campus Library, and train your brain for this exciting global gathering!

The Year of the Horse

Click here for the entire list of books on our Chinese New Year Display

 Come Celebrate Chinese New Year with us by picking up a book about Chinese history and culture at your Alexandria Campus Library.

Works of Great Scientific Minds

Alexandria Campus Library is currently highlighting the works of great scientific luminaries on a display located at the front of the library.  

Click here for a complete list of books

Authors featured include influential figures such as Charles Darwin, Rachel Carson, Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, and Carl Sagan. 

Expand your universe by stopping by the Alexandria Campus Library and checking out one of these mind-blowing titles!