Straight Man by Richard Russo Next Book Club Selection – Please note change in date and location
Posted by admin on Oct 30, 2006
Hope you can join us at the next meeting of the library brown bag book
club. We will be in the Barrister’s Club, Tuesday,
Dec. 12th from noon to 1 p.m.
The book we will be reading is STRAIGHT MAN by RICHARD RUSSO.
Summary from Library Journal:
Hank Devereaux Jr. is the kind of guy who turns anything serious
into a joke. Pushing 50, he’s the interim chair of a squabbling English
department at a small rural college. Big budget cuts are rumored. Each
department chair has been told to provide a list of those who will lose
their jobs. His department believes that Hank has prepared such a list,
but he hasn’t and won’t. Instead, he goes on television and
spontaneously jokes that he will kill the campus geese until the
administration gives him his budget. When a goose really is killed,
Hank becomes the prime suspect. In his earlier novels (e.g., Nobody’s
Fool, LJ 4/15/93), Russo captured with compassion and humor the lives
of the people in small backwater towns; now he does the same for those
who inhabit the groves of academe. This novel is filled with laughter
but also much seriousness. Give it a straight A.
Delaware Political Debates on Campus
Posted by admin on Oct 20, 2006
The radio station WDEL will be hosting a series of early morning
political debates for Delaware candidates in the Ruby Vale Moot
Courtroom in the coming weeks. All are invited to attend.
Tuesday, Oct. 24th, 8:00AM – Delaware Attorney General
Wednesday, Oct. 25th, 8:00AM- US Senate
Wednesday, Nov. 1st, 8:00AM- US Representative
This is a wonderful opportunity to see the candidates debate the issues
in person, during this election season. More information can be found here.
Library gets new Audio Study Aids
Posted by admin on Oct 16, 2006
The library has just purchased a collection of audio CD study aids
called Sum & Substance. The display cases for these CDs are located on
the Study Aid shelf in the Open Reserve Room in the Library. They may
be borrowed from the library for 24 hours. Just bring the empty CD case
to the Circulation Desk to retrieve the CD. Each title covers a
different area of law including : Bankruptcy, Corporations, and
Federal Income Tax. Click here for a full list of available titles.