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Check out some of the cool library-themed things that can be made (aka "Makerspace") for those who have a creativity knack!

Want to hone your research skills?  The University Library will offer Library Resources 101 as an online class this summer.  The 1-credit course will run from June 26 through Aug. 18. Course Description: Students will learn how to access library materials for college research assignments. Students will explore books, articles, archives, reference materials, websites, and streaming videos. To prepare for college-level research, incoming first-year students are encouraged to enroll. Questions, contact librarian Troy Espe at tespe@uwsp.edu or 715-346-4443.

In honor of National Poetry Month, a book of prose and poetry published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century By Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes) Call Number:   PS 3603 .L36526 Z46 2017 Publisher's Description :  Take a life-long journey, in prose and verse, with Oneida author and poet Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes), who chronicles his voyage from schoolyard bullies to workplace barriers -- and the loves and lives in between -- to discover "How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century." Warm, plainspoken, and wryly funny, Clark shares his own American Indian story, talking frankly about a culture's struggle to maintain its heritage. His deceptively simple, poetic storytelling matches the rhythm of the life he recounts -- what he calls "the heartbeat of my nation," -- from childhood on the Rez, through school and into the working world, and ultimately to his life today as an elder, grandfather, and published po

April 27 is  Poem in Your Pocket Day!  The Library and University College are excited to share poetry around campus. Read more about  Poem in Your Pocket here.  

On the New Book Shelf in the Library's lobby: The Confidence Game:  Why We Fall For It ... Every Time By Maria Konnikova Call Number:  HV 6691 .K66 2016 Review from the New York Times Publisher's Description :  From the New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind , a compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists—and the people who fall for their cons over and over again. While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true conmen—the Bernie Madoffs, the Jim Bakkers, the Lance Armstrongs—are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it, over and over again? These are the questions that journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova tackles in her mesmerizing new book. From multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, Konnikova pulls together a selection of fascinating stories to demonstrate what all cons sh