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A photograph of the outside of the Westminster Campus Library building during the day with a blue sky and clouds.
A photo of the front library desk near the front doors. It is a curved shape and made of wood with a green plant near the viewer.
Another photo of the front library desk from a different angle. This one shows the concrete column near the curved wooden desk.
A photo of the desks and chairs near the Writing Center inside the library. The chairs are a bright turquoise blue color and the desks are made from wood.
A photo of the sky-light and sculpture that hangs over the library staircase.
A photo of the library shelves filled with many books.
Another photo of the library shelves that are filled with books. This one includes one of the wooden tables with chairs between the shelves.
A photo that is taken near the large library windows that shows the wooden study desks near the back of the library.
A photo of the inside of one of the study rooms near the back of the library. It has a round wooden desk, three chairs, a blank whiteboard, and some small glass windows.
A photo showing the inside of the largest study room near the back of the library. It has an oval shaped table, four chairs, a television, a whiteboard and small glass windows.
A photo of the wolf graphic that is painted on one of the library walls.
A photo of the library shelves filled with many books. There is also a table with chairs closest to the front of the photo.
A photo of the library interior nearest the computer area. There are two large desks with computers and many chairs.
A photo of an old style card catalog that the library still owns but does not use.

Staff Book Picks: What We're Reading!

The Art of the Occult

 

Mystical beliefs and practices have existed for millennia, but why do we still chase the esoteric? From the beginning of human creativity itself, image-makers have been drawn to these unknown spheres and have created curious artworks that transcend time and place - but what is it that attracts artists to these magical realms? From theosophy and kabbalah, to the zodiac and alchemy; spiritualism and ceremonial magic, to the elements and sacred geometry - The Art of the Occult introduces major occult themes and showcases the artists who have been influenced and led by them. Discover the symbolic and mythical images of the Pre-Raphaelites.

Being Seen

A Deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else. As a Deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroads of blindness and sight, hearing and deafness--much to the confusion of the world around her. While she cannot see well enough to operate without a guide dog or cane, she can see enough to know when someone is reacting to the visible signs of her blindness and can hear when they're whispering behind her back. And she certainly knows how wrong our one-size-fits-all definitions of disability can be. As a media studies professor, she's also seen the full range of blind and deaf portrayals on film, and here she deconstructs their impact, following common tropes through horror, romance, and everything in between. Part memoir, part cultural criticism, part history of the Deafblind experience, Being Seen explores how our cultural concept of disability is more myth than fact, and the damage it does to us all.

Tired As F*ck

Blending memoir and blistering social observations, the author of The F*ck It Diet looks back at her desperate attempts to heal her hunger, anxiety, and imperfections through extreme diets, culty self-help methods, and melodramatic bargains with the universe. Offering a frank and funny critique of the cultural forces that are driving us mad, Caroline Dooner examines how treating ourselves like never ending self-improvement projects is a recipe for burnout. We have become unknowingly complicit in perpetuating our own exhaustion because we are treating ourselves like machines. But even phones need to f*cking recharge. Caroline takes a good hard look at the dark side of self-help, and explains how she eventually used a radical period of rest to push back against cultural expectations and reclaim some peace. Tired As F*ck empowers us to say no to the things that exhaust us. It inspires us to carve out time to slow down, feel okay about doing less, and honor our humanity. This is not a self-help book, it's a cautionary tale. It's an honest look at the dogma of wellness and spiritual self-improvement culture and revels in the healing power of rest and letting shit go.

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