Presidents' Day Weekend

Library Hours for Presidents' Day Weekend:

Saturday, Feb. 14 - Closed
Sunday, Feb. 15 - Closed
Monday, Feb. 16 - 4 pm - 11 pm

He's 200 years old!

Well, maybe not! The library does have a special display in honor of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. There is a collection of various sources on the top of the "new book" bookcase. Come in and take a look!

The Newest...

My name is Keri Youngstrand and my title is Library Associate. Basically, my duties include helping with Interlibrary Loan and processing new books as well as various other tasks. I started in this position on January 2, 2009, which makes me the newest. I have an English degree from Jamestown College with a minor in music. Prior to beginning this position, I worked as an Assistant Cashier at Dakota Western Bank in Bowman, ND. I live on a farmstead north-east of Amidon with my husband, Jason, and our two children, Trent and Logan. We have ten cows, four horses, a dog, and more jackrabbits than I can count. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, baking, crocheting, singing, and spending time with my boys. I am the Sunday School Superintendent at Lebanon Lutheran in Amidon and a member of the Slope County Fairboard. Recently, I have learned to play the guitar and begun teaching piano again.

Office Manager and Circulation Supervisor

My turn: I am Renee Newton, the Office Manager and Circulation Supervisor at Stoxen Library. I’ve been in my position since September but as a DSU student I worked here and it’s great to be back! My duties include checking in newspapers and periodicals, training and support of the student workers, and office related tasks. When not working, I spend time taking care of my family and trying to squeeze in as much reading (am enjoying the Twilight series right now) and knitting (dishcloths are the current obsession) as possible – if only I didn’t need to sleep!

New ebook for February!

NetLibrary is once again offering us an additional free ebook for February. To celebrate African-American History month, Raising Freedom's Child: Black Children and Visions of the Future After Slavery is free until February 28. According to their website:

"Drawing on previously untapped resources, author Mary Niall Mitchell demonstrates how the black child became a figure upon which people projected their hopes and fears about slavery's abolition. From the 1850s and the Civil War to emancipation and the official end of Reconstruction in 1877, Raising Freedom's Child examines slave emancipation and opposition to it as a far-reaching, national event with profound social, political, and cultural consequences. Mitchell analyzes multiple views of the black child—in letters, photographs, newspapers, novels, and court cases—to demonstrate how Americans contested and defended slavery and abolition."

To access this resource, go to the library homepage, then choose "online reference resources" and finally "netlibrary."