F. W. Olin Library

Heads up that we will be closed next Tuesday, June 17th due to a water shutoff. Librarians will be available virtually in all the usual places. Start at the Ask a Librarian page on the website if you need help finding us. We'll see you again in person on Wednesday (with new pipes serving the nearby dorms)!

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Image descriptions: Photos of 6 book covers propped up on a shelf in the library. The circulation desk in the softly-lit library is seen in the background.

1. Motivation Myth Busters; Science-Based Strategies to Boost Motivation in Yourself and Others by Wendy S. Grolnick, Benjamin C. Heddy, and Frank C. Worrell, PhDs. A white background with a stylized green rocket ship graphic and blue flame elements. Bold black title text overlays the rocket. The subtitle is in small black text at the top. The authors’ names are in small black text below.

2. Inspire to Lead by Christie Chung. A bright red background with a beige light bulb made of gears as the central image. The title combines beige and black text below. The subtitle is in small beige text below. The author’s name is in black text along the top.

3. Everything is Tuberculosis; The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green. A bright yellow background with an orange circle and green triangle shape in the center. The title is in large black text at the top. The author’s name is in the same text at the bottom. The subtitle is in green text within the orange circle.

4. The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. A gradient purple background showing four diverse cartoon children. One child jumps excitedly holding pencils, while others hold notebooks and art supplies. The title is in white text above the illustration and the authors’ names appear in dark purple text at the top.

5. The Science of Beauty; Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine by Dr. Michelle Wong. A gradient background transitioning from orange to blue with water droplets across the surface. The black title text is in the middle with the subtitle in smaller text below. The author’s name is in small black text along the bottom.

6. The Coming Wave; AI, Power, and our Future by Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar. A holographic background with radiating white lines creating a starburst effect. The large black title text is in the center with the subtitle in smaller text above. The author’s name is at the bottom in the same black text.

New Books to share! All are available on the shelves of the .



Image descriptions: Photos of 7 book covers propped up on a shelf in the library. The circulation desk in the softly-lit library is seen in the background.

1. Key to the City; How Zoning Shapes Our World by Sara C. Bronin. A light gray background with a subtle street grid pattern. A gold circular street map is in the center. The title text in dark gray overlays the image in the center. The subtitle is in small dark gray text at the top. The author's name is in the same style text at the bottom.

2. Feeling at Home; Transforming the Politics of Housing by Alva Gotby. Photograph of a white picket fence with a leafy green hedge behind. White title and author text appears in the upper left and right corners. The subtitle is in the same white text along the bottom.

3. The New Empire of AI; The Future of Global Inequality by Rachel Adams. A white background with bold the red title text centered in the middle. Black subtitle text appears below. A minimalist black line drawing of a world map with network connections spans the bottom. The author’s name is in black text at the top.

4. The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill. A cream background with decorative brown border featuring butterfly motifs. An illustrated character with orange-brown hair and a green scarf holds out hands toward a green glowing butterly. Stylized brown text appears at the top right. The author’s name is displayed in a small nameplate design below.

5. What’s for Dessert; Simple Recipes for Dessert People by Claire Saffitz. Photograph featuring chocolate batter being mixed in a mint green bowl with a spatula on a purplish-oink background. The title is in white text along the top. The subtitle is in curved text along the right side of the bowl. The author’s name is in white text at the bottom.

6. Black Panther Woman; The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins by Mary Frances Phillips. A black and white photograph of a Black person with an afro hairstyle, laughing and wearing dangling earrings. The title and subtitle text are white and overlay the image. The author's name is at the bottom in the same white text.

6. Black Panther Woman; The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins by Mary Frances Phillips. A black and white photograph of a Black person with an afro hairstyle, laughing and wearing dangling earrings. The title and subtitle text are white and overlay the image. The author's name is at the bottom in the same white text.

7. Careless People; A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams. An off-white background with large black title text at the top and the subtitle in smaller text below. A blue square like a mousepad with a small gray shark fin emerging from it is in the center. The author’s name is in black text at the bottom.

New books to share! All titles are available on the shelves at the "FWOlinLibrary.



Image descriptions: Photos of 4 book covers propped up on a shelf in the library. The circulation desk in the softly-lit library is seen in the background.

1. We Tried to Tell Y’All; Black Twitter and the Rise of Digital Counternarratives by Meredith D. Clark. Bright blue background featuring a black silhouette of the Twitter bird logo with bold white title text across it. The author's name appears at the top in black text and the subtitle at the bottom.

2. Magical Realism; Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal. Gradient background in pink, orange, yellow and blue tones with a semi-transparent black circular center featuring a silver sword dropping or rising to an outstretched hand. The title appears in large pink text at the top. The bottom of the cover shows colorful flowers against a fence design. The edges of the cover are made to look like a worn paperback wrapped in plastic.

3. Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa and translated by Polly Barton. Minimalist gray-blue background with the title displayed vertically in large white letters along the left side. The center features an abstract orange-red curved shape resembling a bent form. The author’s name is in pink text at the top with the translator’s name in smaller gray text below.

4. Stag Dance by Torrey Peters. Vibrant pink title text overlaid on a vintage-style illustration of two deer with antlers—one adorned with a pink bow on their antler and their tongue sticking out. The background is a warm beige tone. The author’s name is in pink text below the title.

Hey sci-fi fans! Reference Librarian Matthew has a recommendation to share: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. If you have are recommendation for , use the link in bio to let us know about it. We may just share it here!

Matthew says: Follow a group of space miners in their quest to make ends meet in a galaxy filled with good people trying to make their way despite underhanded power structures. Along the way, the crew will have to pull together around their biggest job yet or risk losing everything. If you like a story with characters who grow in an organic, well fleshed out world, then you will enjoy The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet.



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