The Library at the Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville

All Hallow's Eve! Let the Magick begin! It's Halloween and the University of Iowa Special Collections is at it again on their excellent blog - this time featuring Halloween-y illustrations from their rare books. They've created GIFs to bring some of those illustrations to life.  from http://uispeccoll.tumblr.com/ Visit the University of Iowa Tumblr for the full post, and to be connected to more items like this from those amazing special collections crew. from http://uispeccoll.tumblr.com/ While you're at it, here's an interesting read on Halloween and similar traditions around the world.  from thebleedingpelican.com The day after Halloween, November 1st, is Dia de los Muertos (or The Day of the Dead). Originating in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos honors the dead with celebration rather than mourning. People visit the graves of their loved ones and set up altars for them at home. Images of calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls) are u...

Halloween Edition v.2 - Haunted Libraries If you had to haunt a place for the rest of eternity, I suppose a library would be a fine place to haunt...in our (librarian) opinions, that is. Did you know that the building that houses Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville is on a site of an old Civil War jail? We have had students report strange noises and creepy feelings when here alone late at night studying. We have not witnessed any such thing, but who knows? Maybe our little library office is haunted, too... from the movie Ghostbusters Check out this link to read Buzzfeed's list of the 10 Most Haunted Libraries in America!   Have a spooky weekend!

Halloween Edition: Ghost Stories on eBooks! Photo from Pixabay.com In honor of Halloween coming up at the end of the month, we wanted to highlight some ghost story ebooks you can find in our online library catalog.  Photo from Pixabay.com Please note that if you are off-campus, you will need to login to access any library materials. Off-campus password information can be found at this link:  http://libguides.lr.edu/rudisilllibrary/offcampus To get to our Online Catalog, go to our Library Homepage at library.lr.edu  and scroll down to find the Online Catalog link. Or, click right here ! Here are a few finds we wanted to share with you. There are much more where these came from. Have a look for yourself by following the links above! Happy Halloween eBook Hunting! photo from Pixabay.com (The results shown were found by going to the online catalog, clicking on "advanced search", limiting the material type to "EBOOKS", and usin...