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10/14/2026

New at Conn Library: Music, Culture & History

🎼 Making Sense of Music explores how we hear, interpret, and understand music.
🎤 How Black Music Took Over the World traces the global influence of Black musical traditions.
🏛️ On the Record and The Fi***rm Revolution reveal how culture, technology, and historical change shape societies.

Whether you're interested in music's impact on everyday life or the forces that transformed the modern world, these new titles offer fresh perspectives.

10/14/2026

OPENING TODAY: Faculty and Alumni Art Exhibit
Featuring art by WSC faculty and alumni through Nov. 25. Open to the public.
Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery - Conn Library

Opens today!!!

10/13/2026

🔎 Need credible sources for your next research project?

JSTOR connects you with scholarly journal articles, books, images, primary sources, and more across many disciplines. Check out the image to learn how to get started!

10/12/2026

📚💫 Three very different reading moods, one stop on the main floor! Check out the latest additions to Conn Library’s Popular Reading collection.

🔍 Twisty Thrillers: Dark secrets, danger, and suspense that keeps the pages turning
🌿 Fresh Start: A character-driven story about navigating life’s unexpected turns
🎖️ Wartime Fiction: Friendship, courage, and survival against the backdrop of World War II

Stop by the main floor and find your next read!

10/09/2026

✨ One of our favorite Homecoming sights from last week!

The center stairwell at Conn Library was filled with colorful Art Walk displays featuring fall-inspired pumpkins, corn, and other seasonal imagery, bringing creativity and school spirit into the heart of the library.

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10/08/2026

HONK if you need a new book. 🪿📚

Introducing !

First up: “The Wayfinder” by Adam Johnson, an epic adventure across the ancient Pacific filled with voyaging, survival, storytelling, and a journey into the Kingdom of Tonga.

Goosetta has read it.
Goosetta has thoughts.
Goosetta is not taking questions.

🪿 GOOSETTA HAS MADE HER CHOICE. What are YOU reading this week?

10/07/2026

TOMORROW @ 2PM

Discover the story behind Willa Cather's enduring classic My Ántonia during a special presentation by Tracy Sanford Tucker, Director of Collections & Curation at the National Willa Cather Center.

Drawing from decades of archival collecting and preservation efforts in Red Cloud, Nebraska, Tucker will explore the historical context, inspirations, and lasting impact of one of Nebraska's most celebrated novels. Learn how My Ántonia continues to speak to readers through its exploration of immigration, labor, rural life, identity, and the American experience.

📅 October 8
🕑 2:00 p.m.
📍 Connell Hall, Rm 131

Presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibit "Here at Last Is An American Novel": Willa Cather's My Ántonia" now on display at Conn Library

10/06/2026

🌟 Fresh perspectives on history, place, and resilience at Conn Library!

🏜️ History & the American West — mythmaking, belonging, and regional change.
🌍 Earth & Environmental Science — discovering the systems that shape our planet.
❤️ Care, Aging & Resilience — supporting communities through challenge and change.

10/06/2026

👋 You’ve seen their Circulation Desk faces... now meet the personalities behind them! 😄

Get to know our 12 student workers at the Circulation Desk: what they’re studying, what they love to read, how they spend their free time, and what keeps them busy at WSC.

Swipe through their profiles and get to know the students who help keep the library going! 📚💙