Lent is coming to an end and soon the Easter season will be upon us. There is a shift from repentance and sacrifice towards the joy and celebration of the resurrection of Christ. And while this is a joyous time, it is also a time for deepening spiritual growth and reflection. In that spirit, Mullen Read More
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Leisure Reading for the Easter Season
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Take Your Brain on Vacation
Spring break is just around the corner, time to relax and recharge after this long, cold winter. What better way to do that than go on a vacation. And while Mullen Library can’t take you physically, we have curated a selection of books that will Take Your Brain on Vacation! These titles have been chosen Read More
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Serious Study, Joyful Reading: A New Advisory Service for Students
Introducing a new Readers’ Advisory Service Leisure reading was an integral part of academic library services in the early 20th century and has been experiencing a resurgence since the beginning of the 21st century. And while leisure reading can feel at odds with academic life, research tells us leisure reading contributes to academic success, develops Read More
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The Joy of Reading: Mullen Fiction About Books and Reading
Winter has arrived. The days are shorter, the temperatures are low, and the wind bites. I cannot think of a better way to spend a cold weather day than staying inside, turning off my devices, and getting lost in a good book. The Mullen Library has curated a list of fiction books about reading and Read More
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Popular Reading An Inside Job
From #1 New York Times best selling author Daniel Silva comes An Inside Job, the tale of an art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon who must solve the perfect crime. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range from commentary, fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, Read More
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Popular Reading Take to the Trees
Marguerite Holloway’s Take to the Trees invites readers on an empowering journey into the overstory with the arborists and forest experts safeguarding our iconic trees. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range from commentary, fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, science, social issues, and politics. Read More
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Popular Reading Show Don’t Tell: Stories
From Curtis Sittenfeld, the bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy, comes the short story collection Show Don’t Tell. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned. Once you are finished, check out the rest of Read More
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Popular Reading: Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World
In Supremacy, Olson, tech writer at Bloomberg Opinion, presents the fight between two AI firms, them grappling with how to use the technology positively, and the dangerous path they could go down as they are overseen by two tech Titans. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range Read More
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Popular Reading: Explorers: A New History
Historian Matthew Lockwood’s Explorers: A New History narrates lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and exchange. Familiar icons of exploration like Pocahontas, Columbus, Sacagawea, and Captain Cook find new company in the untold stories of people usually denied the title “explorers,” including immigrants, indigenous interpreters, local guides, and fugitive slaves. Once you are Read More
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Popular Reading: Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party
In Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, historian Edward Dolnick tells the fascinating tale of how paleontologists in the early 19th century analyzed the fossil record to create the story of dinosaurs we know today. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range from commentary, fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, Read More
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