The project for renovation/expansion of the Neil Hellman Library takes its next step. Five architectural firms have submitted concept proposals in response to the College’s RFP. These five proposals have been placed on library reserve at the main desk of the library (items B159 – B163).
Input from all members of the Saint Rose community is appreciated, so if you are able, please have a look at what the architects have put together and let me know what you think.
Art Garfunkel has an odd and interesting web site, in which he lists every single book that he has read since June 1968. There are hundreds of books here, mostly fairly high-brow stuff with a sprinkling of popular books. For example, recently Garfunkel has tackled Reinhold Niebuhr, Edmund Burke, Octavio Paz, V.S. Naipaul, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
With all that reading going on, the sound of silence must prevail at his house. (Double apologies for the lame joke and crusty sixties reference.)
From time to time, I come across a web site that makes me think, This is why the Internet was invented. These are sites that take advantage of a connected world, that are not looking to make a buck, and that contribute something to the common good. Librivox is such a site.
The full name of the site explains it all — Librivox: Accoustical Liberation of Books in the Public Domain. It’s goal is to read aloud, record, and make available for free download all books in the public domain. To date 1,186 titles are available, all read and recorded by volunteer readers.
Want more information? Take a look at the site’s comprehensive FAQ.
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