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Elephants on Parade!


When walking up the library stairs this semester you may have noticed a collection of elephants gracing the display cases. In case you were wondering what their story is here is the story about how they ended up here from college archivist Hilary Walczak:

"They were donated by the estate of former board member Frederick C. Babcock also known for Babcock lumber.  He served on the Board from 1960-1997.  He loved elephants and collected them on his travels. Only a portion is currently on display and will be rotated.   His father Frederick R. Babcock co-founder of Babcock lumber co. served on the board from 1910-1927 and was Chairman of the Board from 1912-1927.  Frederick C. Babcock was born in 1913 in Valencia PA and grew up in the lumber mills.  When he was 15 he served as a deckhand on the SS. Willbabco, owned by Babcock-Angell Lumber Company.   He took on greater responsibilities in the company when O.H. Babcock died. In 1937 he bought out the plant, lumber yard, and timber resources of Cooper and Wicker Lumber Co. Sanford NC putting the Babcock’s back into production. He helped wade the company through shortages and changes during WWII. And took over in 1948 when his father died.  He continued to buy land and other companies. In 1956 opened distribution facilities and sales offices outside Buffalo, NY. He bought Fred C. Babcock's land in Southwest Florida and turned it into a planned community wildlife reserve that they called the Babcock Ranch. It is Florida’s oldest wildlife management area- which protects over 80k acres.  Served as the family’s ranch until 2007 when it was sold. Fred C. Babcock was a member of the board of trustees at Grove City College from 1960-1997.  His estate donated the elephant collection in the Rare Book room.  He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Grove City College."  

Collection of the Month: New Fiction


Take a look at some of the newest fiction books added to our collection to read over Winter Break!

The lioness

by Chris Bohjalian

Buhl - Open Stacks : PS3552.O495 L56 2022

Dream town

by David Baldacci

Buhl - Open Stacks : PS3552.A446 D74 2022

Lucy by the sea: a novel

by Elizabeth Strout

Buhl - Open Stacks: PS3569.T736 L83 2022

Prize for the fire : a novel

by Rilla Askew

Buhl - Open Stacks: PS3551.S545 P75 2022

Nights of plague : a novel

by Orhan Pamuk; translated from Turkish by Ekin Oklap

Buhl - Open Stacks: PL248.P34 V4313 2022

What we may become / Teresa Messineo

by Teresa Messineo

Buhl - Open Stacks: PS3613.E8743 W48 2022

Fairy tale : a novel / Stephen King.

by Stephen King

Buhl - Open Stacks: PS3561.I483 F35 2022

Horse

by Geraldine Brooks

Buhl - Open Stacks: PR9619.3.B7153 H67 2022

What's New?


 

Here is a sampling of new resources in Buhl Library. Be sure to also check out the new book display in the library lobby.

Hover over a book's title to view a summary.

What Kind Of Christmas Tree Do You Have At Home?
Real: 34 votes (41.98%)
Fake: 47 votes (58.02%)
Other: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 81

Buhl Library Finals/Winter Break Hours. Friday, December 9  7:30 am - 1 am  Saturday, December 10  8 am - 1 am  Sunday, December 11 1 pm - 1 am  Monday, December 12  7:30 am - 1 am  Tuesday, December 13 7:30 am - 6 pm. Wednesday, December 14 - Thursday, December 21  8 am - 5 pm (weekends closed)  Tuesday, January 3 - Friday, January 20  8 am - 5 pm (weekends closed)  Semester Hours Resume Monday, January 23

The Eta Zeta Biology Journal


The Eta Zeta Biology journal is a student publication by the Eta Zeta chapter of the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society at Grove City College. They describe the aim of their journal as this, "The aim of our journal is to equip students to engage with primary research in their field. We accomplish this by publishing engaging and easy-to-read articles covering recent discoveries and experimental methods in biological research."

The journal contains three kinds of articles: EZ summaries, Method of the Month features, and a Professor feature. These articles are written by the students for the benefit of their peers as well as to give them practice in scientific writing. Additionally, in each article, you can find mention of a journal we have access to through the library that is related to the topic for further reading. The publication comes out monthly and can be viewed online here!

What Was The Most Memorable Christmas Gift You Received As A Kid?


Conni Shaw - Bicycle

Joyce Kebert - Cassette recorder/radio

David Roberts - Baseball pitching machine

Barbra Munnell - Desk

Gretchen Maxeiner - The book, "Cajun Night Before Christmas"

Kim Marks - My first puppy at 11


If you’re looking for something to read over break, don’t forget about eBooks! Buhl Library’s digital collection gives you access to over 300,000 licensed titles, and we can point you to some free sources. Whether you like classic literature or academic texts, get ready to read on your favorite device!

Finding eBooks
For our licensed eBooks, search by author or title in Discovery or browse through our various eBook pages (try the A-Z list of eBook products or browse packages by subject area). Our licensed packages primarily consist of academic and research materials, but some fiction can be found in EBSCO eBooks.

For other eBooks, check out our list of free sites. At these sites, you may find fiction, older non-fiction, and some current open-access academic works. I especially like Project Gutenberg for its large collection of classic literature titles that are out of copyright. Here you can read The Scarlet Letter, Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol, or my favorite. Lorna Doone.

Using eBooks
Most eBooks can be easily read online. For our licensed titles, you will need to be on the Global Protect VPN in order for the site to recognize you as an authorized user.

Some providers allow downloads of chapters or entire works for offline reading. You may find download files in PDFs, EPUB, or HTML, and most often these files are yours to keep. EBSCO eBook downloads, however, are a little different. Most of these titles are only available as temporary downloads and require special software. Click here for more on using EBSCO eBooks.

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