<link>/library/</link> <description/> <language>en</language> <item> <title><a href="/library/news/adopt-pocket-pet-library-december-2nd" hreflang="en">Adopt a pocket-pet at the library (December 2nd) </a> /library/news/adopt-pocket-pet-library-december-2nd How are you relaxing during finals? <a href="https://go.middlebury.edu/stressbusters/" data-entity-type="external">Stressbusters</a> are happening all over campus. Starting at 10am on Tuesday Dec 2nd, tiny pocket-pets will be hidden on all three floors of the Davis Family Library. Come wander the stacks and take home a cute buddy. Options will include a yellow shark, green platypus, grey manatee, orange fox, and pink/purple lizard. Locate the “chaser” pets, a silver fox and a red dragon, and bring them to the Circulation desk for a $20 Vermont Bookshop&nbsp;giftcard!&nbsp; 2025-11-28T00:00:00-0500 lcave@middlebury.edu 1695 <a href="/library/news/eggs-hibit-case-cracked-mystery-ron-powers-big-bird-egg-solved" hreflang="en">ON EGGS-HIBIT: Case cracked? The Mystery of Ron Powers’ Big Bird Egg Solved!</a> /library/news/eggs-hibit-case-cracked-mystery-ron-powers-big-bird-egg-solved An unusual egg with a dramatic backstory eggs on hard-boiled researcher-detective to crack the&nbsp;case!&nbsp; 2025-11-17T11:30:00-0500 amtaylor@middlebury.edu 1693 <a href="/library/news/eggs-hibit-nancy-willards-bread-loaf-eggs" hreflang="en">ON EGGS-HIBIT: Nancy Willard’s Bread Loaf Eggs</a> /library/news/eggs-hibit-nancy-willards-bread-loaf-eggs Nancy Willard (1936 - 2017) was an author, poet, and teacher, best known for her children’s books. During Willard’s time at Bread Loaf during the 1980s and 90s, she asked fellow faculty, attendees, and guests to sign wooden eggs. This EGGS-HIBIT is a collection of nearly three dozen hand painted and decorated eggs, themed around each signatory and their work, paired with a corresponding literary&nbsp;work. 2025-11-12T09:30:00-0500 amtaylor@middlebury.edu 1692 <a href="/library/news/new-cse-manual-online" hreflang="en">New - The CSE Manual Online</a> /library/news/new-cse-manual-online Middlebury College students, faculty, and staff now have access to The CSE Manual Online, the authoritative reference for authors, editors, and publishers in all areas of the&nbsp;sciences. 2025-11-10T13:39:16-0500 gkenet@middlebury.edu 1694 <a href="/library/news/library-mews-vera" hreflang="en">Library Mews: Vera</a> /library/news/library-mews-vera Enjoy cute pet photos with us and get to know the staff working in Davis Family Library. Library Mews has expanded to include all animals, but you’ll still see plenty&nbsp;of&nbsp;cats.&nbsp; 2025-11-10T00:00:00-0500 lcave@middlebury.edu 1682 <a href="/library/news/airwaves-archives-using-chatgpt-make-wrmc-recordings-more-accessible-online" hreflang="en">Airwaves to Archives: Using ChatGPT to make WRMC recordings more accessible online</a> /library/news/airwaves-archives-using-chatgpt-make-wrmc-recordings-more-accessible-online Using AI tools like ChatGPT and Whisper, Middlebury Libraries transcribed and summarized 423 historic WRMC radio recordings now available at the Internet Archive. Then we brought those summaries into ArchivesSpace, improving searchability and connecting each program directly to its audio and transcript&nbsp;online. 2025-10-28T15:37:43-0400 kbuerge@middlebury.edu 1691 <a href="/library/news/community-book-swap" hreflang="en">Community Book Swap!</a> /library/news/community-book-swap The College Book Club and the Page One Literacy Project, a weekly reading volunteer program with local schools, is hosting a no-barrier book swap in the Davis Library Vestibule and Atrium, Friday, October 24,&nbsp;1-4PM 2025-10-23T13:35:32-0400 lcave@middlebury.edu 1690 <a href="/library/news/dont-get-spooked-midterms" hreflang="en">Don't get "spooked" by midterms! </a> /library/news/dont-get-spooked-midterms Midterms are coming, but have no fear!<br><br><a href="http://go.middlebury.edu/askus/">Ask a librarian</a> for help choosing a research topic, finding resources, writing a citation, and&nbsp;more.&nbsp; 2025-10-22T00:00:00-0400 lcave@middlebury.edu 1686 <a href="/library/news/artificial-intelligence-internet-archive-or-ai-and-ia-new-technology-old-stuff" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence + Internet Archive, or AI and IA: New Technology for Old Stuff</a> /library/news/artificial-intelligence-internet-archive-or-ai-and-ia-new-technology-old-stuff On the 10th anniversary of Middlebury’s first upload to the Internet Archive, we’re celebrating 52,000+ items in IA and new AI integrations for&nbsp;access.&nbsp; 2025-10-20T10:57:01-0400 amtaylor@middlebury.edu 1689 <a href="/library/news/staff-picks-discovery-witches-deborah-harkness" hreflang="en">Staff Picks: "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness</a> /library/news/staff-picks-discovery-witches-deborah-harkness Find out what the Davis Family Library is reading! Staff Picks features recommendations from people working in Davis. In this post, Kimberly Marshall, Library/Circulation Supervisor, features <em>“A Discovery of Witches” </em>by Deborah Harkness.<br><br><sup>We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Middlebury students, faculty and staff.</sup> 2025-10-13T00:00:00-0400 lcave@middlebury.edu 1683