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Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage by Nathalia Holt  JK468.I6 H63 2022 Review excerpt:  "Nathalia Holt has written about unrecognized women before, those who worked in early aerospace and animation. In  Wise Gals , she turns her keen eye on five women who worked in espionage during the first years of the CIA. She follows a complicated history as she traces the careers of distinctive women, each making major contributions in the field, while also outlining the history of the CIA itself, the new intelligence agency created by President Truman after shutting down “Wild Bill” Donovan’s Office of Strategic Services." (source: New York Journal of Books . Read the full review ). 

For the last several years,  UWSP Libraries  has celebrated  National Poetry Month  in April with our key event being  Poem in your Pocket Day ,  April 27, 2023.  Today, you will find poems available in various locations around campus for you to take, enjoy, and share. We also encourage you to celebrate this day by taking a few moments to read and share a poem, and here are a few tips to help: Select a  poem  and share it on social media using the hashtag #pocketpoem.  Pass a poem to a friend/colleague at work Share one of the recorded  Poems from Home  readings from the  UWSP Libraries Guide   Record a video of yourself reading a poem, then share it on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or another social media platform you use.  Email a  poem  to your friends, family, neighbors, or local government leaders. Schedule a video chat and read a poem to your loved ones. Add a  poem  to your email footer. Make a poetry playlist . T

Every year, we call the third week of April “Everything Week,” because it feels like everything happens to fall on this week. It is National Library Week, Poem in your Pocket Day, Banned Books Panel Discussion, READ Poster Promotion, Library Newsletter release, Library Workers Day, and probably a few more things we may have overlooked. We are excited though about our upcoming events, and we hope you can join us. National Library Week began in 1958 and was launched to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians, and library staff play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. The theme this year is “There’s More to the Story,” bringing awareness to the other services and programs we offer in addition to books and journals. Here is a schedule of events and activities recognizing particular aspects of library work and some fun stuff. Please join us in any or all of these events! Monday, April 24: Right to Read Day is a National Day of Action s

Happy Earth Day from UWSP Libraries! It’s that time of year when we take a step back from our daily lives and educate ourselves on the many ways we can live more sustainably and lead an eco-conscious life. As mentioned on Earthday.org , Earth Day originally started in 1970 as a grassroots movement protesting the damaging effects oil spills, toxic waste, pesticides, and more had on human health and the environment. Before the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring , most of America was oblivious to the effects pollution had on living organisms. After witnessing the aftermath of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Senator Nelson from Wisconsin was inspired to change the public’s view on the environment and announced his idea for teach-ins on college campuses. Earth Day became a national success, with more universities, government organizations, and media publications engaging in it every year. Since then, Earth Day has become a day when the world bands together to pro

  Sleeping and Waking    by Michael O'Brien PS3565.B72 S57 2007 In celebration of National Poetry Month, check out this book of poetry from a former librarian, Michael O'Brien, who was part of the Eventorium poets (group of artists from NYC who were interested in surrealism).  Review highlight from The New York Times  (Dec. 9, 2007) : “Sleeping and Waking” is a quietly startling collection that ought to earn O’Brien not only poetry-world attention, but actual readers. They’ll need to be attentive, though. O’Brien is primarily an observer rather than a debater, and the poems here are heavy on isolated images, dream logic, bits of overheard conversation (typically urban conversation) and memories, with larger themes emerging through juxtapositions and repetitions. Indeed, many poems consist of nothing but juxtapositions and repetitions. “Another Autumn,” for instance, is a series of one-line sketches — “a feathering of the ink whereby characters lose definition” is followed by “o

Guitar: The Shape of Sound, 100 Iconic Designs    by Ultan Guilfoyle ML1015.G9 G822 2023 Review highlight from  Library Journal (Feb. 2023) : "Filled with captivating, detailed full-color photographs throughout, this aesthetically pleasing work doesn’t attempt to delve deeply into the minutiae of any given  guitar ’s design. Instead, it serves as an outstanding overview of the instrument’s history and an excellent starting point for further research for those so inclined. VERDICT A feast for the eyes that is sure to pull at the heartstrings of any  guitar  fan."