Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Happy Holidays!

The Library will close at 12 noon today (12/24). It will be closed through the Christmas and New Year's holidays, as will the entire Chaminade University campus. The Library reopens on Thursday, January 2 at 8:30am. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Monday, December 2, 2019

Books and movies for the holidays

Looking for a book to cozy up with or a streaming video to set the holiday tone? Check out this list of resources available from the Sullivan Family Library to help with your winter reading and viewing enjoyment.

Books

Crocker, T. (2015). The Christmas truce: myth, memory, and the First World War. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky.

In late December 1914, German and British soldiers on the western front initiated a series of impromptu, unofficial ceasefires. Enlisted men across No Man's Land abandoned their trenches and crossed enemy lines to sing carols, share food and cigarettes, and even play soccer... Crocker's groundbreaking, meticulously researched work challenges conventional analysis and sheds new light on the history and popular mythology of the War to End All Wars.
-From Publisher


Grun, A. (2013). A time of  fulfillment: spiritual reflections for Advent and Christmas. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press.

Allow the mystery of Advent and Christmas to touch and transform you... Grun brings fresh meaning to the traditional texts of the season and encourages you to experience the deep peace promised by this holy time of year. Starting with ancient images of the "O" antiphons, you will rediscover in Advent the profound joy of waiting for Christ's coming. -From Publisher





Landau, B. (2010). Revelation of the Magi: the lost tale of the Wise Men's journey to Bethlehem. New York, NY: HarperOne. 

The first English-language translation of an ancient manuscript recounts the Christmas story from the viewpoints of the three kings, describing the Magi's pre-Christian beliefs as well as key insights about their Shir homeland.
-From Publisher
Perry, A. (2003). A Christmas journey. New York, NY: Ballantine Books. 

It's Christmas and the Berkshire countryside lies wrapped in winter chill. The well-born guests who have gathered at Applecross for a delicious weekend of innocent intrigue and passionate romance are warmed by roaring fires and candlelight... But soon one young woman lies dead, a suicide, and another is ostracized, held responsible for the shocking turn of events....
- From Publisher





DVDs


Burton, T. (2008). Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas. Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

Jack Skellington is the King of Halloween. He becomes bored with the same routine every year. He decides to take a walk in the woods. There, he discovers a door leading to Christmastown and decides to spread Christmas joy to the world... But things do not go as planned when Oogie Boogie, an evil gambling boogey man, plots to play a game with Santa Claus' life and creates a nightmare for all the good little boys and girls everywhere.
-From Publisher



Meyers, N. (2007). The holiday. Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met but both are dealing with the same problem: men.... Amanda comes upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas... Love ends up finding them and both their lives change forever. -From Publisher






Streaming Videos

Infobase. (2009). Christmas and a Christmas Carol. Pottstown, PA: MVD.
This program traces the story of Christmas, from its origins in Nordic and Roman mid-winter celebrations, through the advance of Christianity, and up to the present. It pays particular attention to the small book that came out at the end of 1843 and to the moment in time that Dickens became involved in the progression of the mid-winter festivity. -Description from Streaming Video site.


Infobase. (2015). The First Silent Night. Arlington, VA: PBS.
Join renowned actor Simon Callow as he uncovers the moving origins of the song Silent Night that has been two hundred years in the making. A story that begins in humble circumstances ends with the world's most popular carol. Simon journeys to the Austrian village of Oberndorf as well as the city of Salzburg, where the story of the world's favorite carol has its origins. -Description from Streaming Video site.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Fall 2019 Library Hours and Holidays

Fall 2019 Sullivan Family Library Hours and Holidays
(Note: Fall hours begin Monday, August 26)



Hours Open:
Monday – Thursday
8:15 am – 11:00 pm

Friday
8:15 am –  6:00 pm

Saturday   
11:00 am –  4:00 pm

Sunday     
4:00 pm – 11:00 pm


Reference:
Monday – Thursday
8:30 am – 6:00 pm

Friday       
8:30 am – 5:45 pm

Saturday
11:00 am – 3:45 pm

Sunday
4:00 pm – 9:45 pm


Closed Holidays:         
Monday, September 2              
Labor Day


Monday, October 14   
Discoverers’ Day 


Monday, November 11       

Veterans Day 

Thursday/Friday, November 28-29     
Thanksgiving