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Celebrate Jazz!

April is Jazz Appreciation month, and the Library has you covered with a wide array of Jazz recordings and books that cover the many genres  of Jazz music, from New Orleans to Swing, Big Band to Cool, and Avant Guard to contemporary styles.  

During the month of April, come check out our new Jazz display on the lower level of the library.  All display  items can be checked out.  We also have portable CD players for checkout if you need one!

Jazz developed in the latter part of the 19th cent. from black work songs, field shouts or hollers, sorrow songs, hymns, and spirituals whose harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic elements were predominantly African (Columbia Encyclopedia).  

Dive deeper into Jazz through this article from Oxford Music Online, which traces the history, development and various genres of Jazz music. 

Happy listening! 

Big Reputation

In this workshop, students will be asked to explore various rumors regarding Taylor Swift. Statements of supposed fact will be further examined using a plethora of resources (search engines, databases, newspapers, interviews, court documents, etc.) to ascertain their veracity. Students will learn how to navigate the library's resources, conduct better internet searching, evaluate sources, distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, and better analyze the results of their sleuthing. We will start with a rumor, take it apart piece by piece and see what truth remains.

Session led by Carrie Waibel, Reference Librarian, Faux Moi Follower, Joe Alwyn Apologist

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SRC 2024

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