Green Library will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday,November 26 and Friday, November 27. Green reopens on Saturday, November 28, 9am to 5pm. See Library Thanksgiving Hours for information about other libraries.

In addition, to accommodate an International Digital Library Conference, the Bender Room (5th floor, Bing Wing) will be closed to the public from Wednesday, November 25 to Noon on Wednesday, December 2. We apologize for the inconvenience, and encourage patrons to consider the Johnsson Room (1st floor, Bing Wing) and the Lane Room (2nd floor, Bing Wing) as alternative study spaces.

Adam Johnson, author of Parasites like us and Emporium:stories, was recognized this fall for extraordinary talent and promise with a Whiting Writers' Award. He is a senior lecturer in creative writing and former Stegner Fellow, and is known for his "off-kilter, quirky humor."

Tonight at 7:30 (Geology Corner (Bldg 320), Room 105) this "Rockstar Farmer" and author will reading from his work, including perhaps his new memoir "Wisdom of the Last Farmer," soon to be in Green Library. We have many books by him, including Epitaph for a Peach. He is an advocate for organic farming, small farms, and diversified agriculture. He is also a columnist.