Tutt Library News

Best of the Best Books of 2012

Hungry for something fun to read over Spring Break (or once you come back to campus)?

Once again this year, we've pulled together recommendations from our favorite "Best of" lists and literary awards to build a "Best of 2012" display. These books are available for checkout in the lobby area, between the interlibrary loan office and the east windows; you can also browse the list online before you come in. If you are reading this over Spring Break, you might like to know that the library's hours are quite a bit shorter for the next week or so: we're open until 5 pm daily, except for the 16th, 17th, and 23rd, when we are closed all day.  We'll be open noon-8 pm on the Sunday before Block 7 (March 24th), and then back to regular late-night hours on the 25th.

New Mexican Folk Ballads Exhibit

An exhibit designed for the Smithsonian called “Corridos sin Fronteras” about New Mexican folk ballads is on display for the next 3-4 weeks before it moves on to UC-Boulder.

It was brought to campus by Southwest Studies and was in Packard for a short time.

If you missed it there or want to view it again, stop by the atrium on the 2nd floor of the library.

Block 5 Book Display: Romantic Literature

 

Have a hankering for literary love, or a taste for the tragic romance? Check out our Romantic Literature book display, set up in honor of Valentine's Day. The display is located on the first floor of Tutt Library, east of the Circulation Desk.

To assemble the books on display, we thought of some classics on our own. To find less well-known or more modern novels, The Guardian was very helpful. See their multi-part series starting here: 1000 novels everyone must read: Love (part one).

Chas in Costume

The current mini-exhibition in the library atrium shows pictures of the statue in front of the library similar to the one shown here.

Tutt Library is named for Charles "Chas" Leaming Tutt, Jr., a trustee of CC and president of the El Pomar Foundation, which gave $1.25 million for a new library building in 1959.

In 1992, Edward Honnen commissioned the statue of him that stands out front.

Over the years, CC students, faculty, and staff have decorated "Chas" in various ways. As you'll see from the photos on display in the library atrium, they have done this with affection and imagination and always a sense of humor.

We put up some version of this mini-exhibition every year, updating the collection of phots with the new outfits resulting from this rather silly and fun tradition.

Enjoy!

Beat the heat, read a book!

Too hot to go outside? Stay inside and read a book! Tutt Library offers current best sellers and other recently published books in all genres, in addition to many classics. (and we also have air conditioning). Check out our Lesiure Reading section for the latest releases or try searching the new Tiger.

Need more help finding your next favorite book? Take a whirl in BookBrowse where you can find recommendations, reviews and read-alikes.

THE STAPLER OBITUARIES: new mini-exhibition

 

A new mini-exhibition has been installed on the second floor of the library. We invite you to come mourn the untimely deaths of some of our staplers, who gave their lives so bravely in the service of academia.

Or check out the virtual version at Library Shenanigans.

New exhibits @ Tutt Library

Come check out three new exhibits at Tutt:

The Courage to Remember:
The Holocaust, 1933-1945

 

A vivid and compelling series of text and images describing the Holocaust from its roots to its aftermath.

Apr.9-16, 2nd floor Atrium. Poster series created by the Simon Wisenthal Center; exhibit coordinated by Kobi Chumash. See Museum of Tolerance: Online Multimedia Learning Center: Index to Courage to Remember for online version.

Photo: Youth Aliyah in Marseilles port on the way to Palestine, 1934. CL:Leni Sonnenfeld

Colorado College During World War II

This exhibit covers the CC Victory Garden, women student activities during the time when few men were enrolled, the Quonset huts known as “Tiger Town”, and the V-12 military training unit that was housed at CC. All photos are from Tutt Library's Special Collections.

Block 7, 2nd floor display cases. Coordinated by Lisa Lister.

 

Science Books for Non-science Readers

Science books of general interest for people who like to read!  A selection of classic and popular science writing on everything from astronomy to forensics.

Block 7, 1st floor book display. Coordinated by McKinley Sielaff.

 

 

Best Books of 2011 on Display in Tutt Lobby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tutt displaymakers have selected the cream of the crop from annual recommendation lists and awards (including NPR, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the National Book Awards, the Costa Book Awards, and many more...). These books are now on display in the lobby, between our New Arrivals and Leisure Reading sections.  Please stop by and browse, any time!  All our lobby display books check out, so don't hesitate to bring them home.

You can also peruse the full list of our selections online.

Darwin Day is February 12

You might think that these are alien creatures from another world, but they all belong here on planet Earth. Evolution is a strange and wonderful thing. Celebrate Darwin Day by coming into Tutt Library and let us know what names you would give to these strange and wonderful creatures. This interactive display is near the reference desk just inside the entrance to the library.

Tutt Library celebrates International Education Week

To celebrate International Education Week, we've put together a display of modern literature by international writers. Come on over to Tutt Library and check out these great books.  (You'll find the display between New Books and Leisure Reading on the first floor, near the Circulation Desk).