tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37435383853573127672012-02-06T17:53:54.441-05:00<center>Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103</center> <center>(215) 686-5392</center> <br> <center>Check in often to learn about updates to the collection, upcoming programs,</center> <center>research tips, &amp; other interesting facts.</center>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633177106106221963noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743538385357312767.post-40498433810064208052010-10-06T16:16:00.037-04:002010-10-07T09:29:27.233-04:00

We have received a new load of goodies in the EPR department, and some of the titles have jumped out at us (yes, flying off of the book cart while flapping their covers.)Here is a book by Pennsylvania professor, Richard T. Hughes, that plunges straight into tumultous currents. It examines the cherished/despised myth of American Exceptionalism. The author explores scriptures and theology to

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Do atheists and agnostics know the most about religion? It seems so, according to a poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. This year, they polled approximately 3,500 people with 16 questions randomly selected from a bank of 32, with the results given above.Would you like to take this poll and see how you do?If so, click here.The Pew Forum, which provides a plethora of information on

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October is here!Dress up in your favorite costume and come along on a virtual trick or treat, as we go "door to door" on the Web and visit some fun websites to celebrate the Halloween season.Knock, knock...First, we need some background about Halloween. At our first stop on the 'trick o' treat' route, we hold out our bags and receive a cool article from The Library of Congress: The American

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South of Savannah, Georgia, bordering the sea, lie the vast salt marshes of Glynn. Salt marshes, now recognized as valuable, complex and productive ecosystems, were once considered the most miserable excuses for land, and were often referred to as wastes or deserts.This was the worldview when Sydney Lanier, a young Southern poet suffering from the tuberculosis that would kill him 3 years later,

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"Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere."This quote is by Gilbert K. Chesterton(1874-1936,) author, wit and Christian apologist, who here draws his shambling self next to a highly disapproving Queen Victoria."Religion is the thing that makes the ordinary man feel extraordinary; it is an equally important truth that religion is the thing that makes the extraordinary man feel

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The imaginary is not formed in opposition to reality as its denial or compensation; it grows among signs, from book to book, in the interstice of repetitions and commentaries; it is born and takes shape in the interval between books.It is the phenomena of the library.— Michel Foucault, French philosopher, sociologist, and historian (1926-1984)photo source: http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com

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I really enjoyed the past two seasons of the television program, Supernatural. The show is about two brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester, who chase demons each week. In the past two seasons, there was a dramatic Biblical-apocalyptic storyline with angels battling Satan.Viewers might wonder how accurately the program is based on the Bible. The premise of the show involves 600 mystical seals;

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Here in the Education, Philosophy, & Religion department, we have just received the comprehensive Atlas of Global Christianity. This compendium of charts, maps, wheels, and whatnots shows metrics for historical Christianity and other religions as a plenum of visual and factual wonder. So, in the spirit of your misguided 5th grade teacher who thought learning could be fun, we are offering up a "

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* Descriptions from the book jackets -Haught, John F. 2010. Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God, and the Drama of Life. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press; Call# 231.7652 H292mJohn Haught, a leading voice in evolution theology, offers a provocative take on how reconciliation between evolution and Christian theology might begin.Armstrong, Chris R. 2009. Patron Saints for Postmoderns:

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Though not one of 'the Five Ks' of Sikh religion (the Five Ks are a sacred code of outward signs, so named because each item begins with 'K' in Punjabi), turbans are essential to male Khalsa Sikhs' religious expression. For one group, Akhand Kirtani Jatha, a small black turban (keski) is included among the Five Ks in lieu of kesh. Kesh is long hair, neatly combed and tied in a knot, symbolizing

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Nature, founded in 1869, is one of the most prestigious science journals in the world. Its brain blog, Nature Neuroscience is a wonky, in-depth site for your inner science geek. It allows partial access to articles on current brain research. Here you can find out such things as just which specific pathways cause mammals to recognize offspring by smell."Watch what I can make Pavlov do. As soon

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The Summer Solstice is the day of the year when the Earth's axis tilts furthest towards the sun, resulting in the longest hours of daylight and the shortest night. In the northern hemisphere, this occurred on June 21 of this year.Time to grab that sunscreen and hit the beach! (Don't forget to bring your beach reading!) Here's a look at some Tarot cards featuring archetypes related to

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In the Education, Philosophy, and Religion department we get a recurring reference question. A patron wants to buy a Bible for a friend, but does not know which one. However, the patron does know the friend’s denomination, and figures that we must have a handy chart telling us who uses what. But, we haven’t had one...until now! Please be mindful these attributions are generalizations; there will

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* Descriptions from the book jackets -Johnson, Marilyn. 2010. This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. New York, NY: Harper; Call# 021.3 J635TBuried in info? Cross-eyed over technology? Make way for librarians! They want to help...And librarians know best how to beat a path through the googolplex sources of information available to us…Blunt and obscenely funny

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Since my previous post on the Goreme churches in Turkey, I have stumbled upon some other little-known, unusual, but beautiful churches and chapels -- such as the Minnie Evans Chapel at Airlie Gardens near Wilmington, N.C. It looks like it’s made out of stained glass, but it is really built with empty bottles and cement.Then there is Las Lajas Cathedral, built into a Columbian gorge,...and

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Recent thinking in psychiatry suggests anxiety and depression are not unrelated to each other. There are similarities between Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and depression --* Both share common symptoms such as: being easily fatigued, sleep disturbances, and difficulty concentrating.* 48% of people with depression have had an anxiety disorder in their lifetime.* In addition, both problems

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* Descriptions from the book jackets -Mortenson, Greg. 2009. Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. New York, NY: Viking; Call# 371.8234 M842s2Mortenson, through his nonprofit Central Asia Institute (CAI), has worked to promote peace through education by establishing more than 130 schools, most of them for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and

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When Melvil Dewey (pictured below) drew up his classification system, he made psychology a branch of natural philosophy. Much has changed in psychology since then. To keep up with these changes, here are a few blogs and websites that we like.ScienceDaily/Mind & Brain News blends hard science and psychological theory to cover topics from ADD to Tinnitus. Here is an example:Apologies May Fuel

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Hobos define themselves as migratory workers, people who prefer to travel as they please and work from town to town to support themselves. Over the course of time, they developed a code of signs, or symbols, that they use to communicate with each other. They draw these symbols with chalk or coal, and leave them behind to show where they have been, to provide information, to give directions, and

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Can you guess what this is?If you said a weird insect warren or melting Henry Moore sculpture of human bodies, you lose. Want to try again?Alright, would you like a real hint?Yup, we are talking churches and monasteries, carved out of the soft lava rock of the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, Turkey at various times between the 4th and the 12th centuries. The frescos were probably done in the

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In Japan, many young people, mostly males, have shut themselves off from the world. They stay in their bedrooms for months or years, and rarely venture out. They have withdrawn from the pressures of society. Many of their parents can afford to take care of them indefinitely.This is a social disorder known in Japan as hikikomori. Hikikomori means “withdrawal”. These people have no social life

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* Descriptions from the book jackets -Llewellyn's 2010 Sun Sign Book. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications; Call# 133.54 L77sGet daily celestial insights on yourself and your loved ones with Llewellyn's 2010 Sun Sign Book. Detailed horoscopes for each Sun sign by Kris Brandt Riske will answer all of your questions about romance, relationships, world events, the economy, your career path, and

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I haven't permitted myself the luxury of an at-home movie night in a while, so I thought I would curl up on the couch with some popcorn and treat myself to a fun Hindi movie. I chose Om Shanti Om because it was the highest grossing film of Hindi cinema in 2007, and it features Bollywood-style dance numbers, which are so big, bright, festive, and colorful, they immediately bring a smile to my

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The Lorelei (origin - Old German, disputed, lureln and ley: "murmuring rock", or luren and ley: "lurking rock") is the name of a rock on the Rhine River, near St. Goar (Sankt Goarshausen, Germany.) Many accidents have occurred at this site due to its position at the narrowest point of the river, which features a strong current and a shallow depth. The name derives from a murmuring sound

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The Mystery of Active Thought:Fisher Fine Arts Library at the University of Pennsylvania“Waste not, want not,” can be a fine piece of design advice. In the late days of the 19th century, when Philadelphian architect Frank Furness was asked to design a library for the University of Pennsylvania, he just happened to have available an unused design for a railway terminus. After some tinkering, this

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(Click on image for larger view)Anxiety and Depression:Different Animals or Birds of the Same Feather?presented by Travis A. Cos, Ph.D.Depression and anxiety have been viewed as very separate emotions and psychiatric disorders. However, growing science suggests that they really may not be as different as we've made them out to be. Dr. Cos, a clinical psychologist with expertise in intellectual

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Okay, so this post is candy because I love the Marvel comic about the mutant heroes, the X-Men (and now more people know about it because of the films.) But did you know many of the characters have religious affiliations? Sort of interesting...Here are some of the major characters and their religions -Several of the founding X-Men are Episcopalian, likely reflective of the fact that most came

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The Free Library of Philadelphia is not the only library that once had great furniture. Many libraries were and are equipped with delightful pieces, and some libraries even sell reproductions of them. Thanks to the tip-top design blog An Aesthete's Lament, I learned that The New York Public Library shop sells several reproductions of their iconic Reading Room Lamp.Now, consider putting this lamp

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Databases and other Electronic ResourcesFree Library of Philadelphia – Databases∙ Learning Express Career Help and Test Practice (available at www.freelibrary.org)Practice tests and test preparation study materials for academic and professional tests, including the SAT and GRE. Available to all Free Library agencies and Internet with authentication.∙ Glass Door (available at

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Since tomorrow we are having our annual job fair at the Central Library, and spring is now here with summer approaching, I thought it would be a good time to post this pathfinder, developed by The Workplace of the Free Library of Philadelphia, to help teen job-seekers explore careers and find entry-level jobs and summer employment!Job-Hunting, Resume, and Interview Advice∙ Bolles, Richard Nelson

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"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?""That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat."I don’t much care where--" said Alice."Then it doesn’t matter which way you go," said the Cat.- from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

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The "Easter rabbit", as we think of it now, was first mentioned in a German book of 1572, and is a fertility symbol across many cultures. The English name, Easter, was explained by St. Bede the Venerable, who said it came from the Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eostre.* Eostre was the goddess of Spring, identified with concepts typically associated with that season, such as fertility, renewal, and

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“Astrology is a language. If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you.” - Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985), astrologerSince earliest civilization, humans have found meaning in the patterns of the stars. The Internet is full of websites with astrological information; listed below are several that we like. Please be aware we are listing these sites for their free information, not because we

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Moses Ben Maimon, also known as Moses Maimonides, was born on this day...but in the year 1135. He was a rabbi, healer, philosopher, and scholar of the Torah in the 12th and 13th century A.D. His work, grounded in Aristotelian thought, later went on to influence philosophers such as St. Thomas Aquinas and Spinoza.He argued for the doctrine of negative attributes, i.e. god can only be understood

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When the Central Library opened in 1927, not only was its architecture and resources noteworthy,-- its furniture was too.The Art Metal Construction Co. (AMCO), of Jamestown, N.Y., had furnished the building with fireproof metal everything. Not just miles of bookcases, but also over 700 doors, 500 tables, 60 museum cases, innumerable chairs, counters, desks, lamps, coat racks, telephone booths

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The Internet Public Library (or ipl2) is a website, (hosted by Drexel University and a consortium of colleges with information science programs), that provides online collections organized into different categories by subject. As stated on the website, it features "an annotated collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate,

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(Click on image for larger view)Jacqueline EdelbergHow to Walk to SchoolWhen two moms ventured inside their neighborhood's struggling public elementary school, the new principal asked what it would take to enroll their children. When the moms returned the next day with an extensive wish list, the principal read their list and said, "Well, let's get started, girls! It's going to be a busy year..

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* Descriptions from the book jackets -Esposito, John L. 2010. The Future of Islam. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc.; Call# 297.0905 Es65fEsposito is one of America’s leading authorities on Islam. In this brilliant portrait of Islam today - and tomorrow - he draws on a lifetime of thought and research to sweep away the negative stereotypes and provide an accurate, richly nuanced, and

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(Click on image for larger view)Entry-Level Job FairPresented by the WORKPLACEPrior to the day of the job fair, individuals must obtain free tickets at the Workplace, located on the 2nd floor in the Education, Philosophy, & Religion Department.Previous job fairs have included recruiters from Philadelphia area corporations and medical institutions, such as SEPTA, Target, and Abington Health

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With the start of the Revolutionary War, Jacob Duche, rector of Christ Church, returned to England, leaving White as Christ Church’s new rector. As Christ Church’s website states, those "who worshiped regularly at Christ Church include George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, John Penn (William Penn's grandson), Francis Hopkinson, and many others." White

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In 1772, when William White traveled from his native Philadelphia to England to be ordained as an Anglican minister in the Church of England, did he realize that in a few short years England would be his enemy?His life looked to be a quiet one; born well off, he had studied at the University of Pennsylvania (then the college of Philadelphia,) and was now learning theology from the rector of

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Psychokinesis (abbreviated as PK) is the movement of objects without physically touching them, by using the power of the mind alone. Purported manifestations of PK by well-known practitioners include:∙ Passing a hand over a compass and making the needle spin;∙ Causing small objects to roll over a tabletop;∙ Affecting the swing of a pendulum (that is, the direction or speed of the swinging.)∙

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(click on image for larger view)(source: Pennsylvania Career Guide 2009-2010;photo source: www.foothill.edu)For more about top occupation opportunities, read "The 50 Best Careers of 2010" in U.S. News & World Report.

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Do Christians have a sense of humor? The following links, books, and DVDs suggest that they do!To start, there is a Laughter Sunday, also known as Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent, which this year falls on March 14th. To celebrate, why not sit down and watch an episode of the delightful BBC comedy show, The Vicar of Dibley, which highlights the travails and triumphs of the first female

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Moses Marx (1885-1973), a native of Germany, was founder of the Soncino Gesellschaft (Soncino Society), serving many years on the society's Board of Editors; and he was also a Berlin publisher. In 1926, he came to the United States and joined the library staff at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. His brother, Alexander, a historian and noted bibliographer, became the librarian at the Jewish

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Pope Benedict XVI has been called the “green pope” because of his concern over the environment. He was critical of the failure of world leaders to agree to a new treaty on climate change issues at the summit in Copenhagen in December. Benedict said that world peace "depends on protecting God’s creation."Since becoming pope, the Vatican has installed photovoltaic cells on its main auditorium.

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The Enneagram is a psychological system consisting of 9 different personality types. These types make up the range of basic personality styles found in human beings. Rather than describing "how" we behave, the Enneagram speaks to the why of personality, or rather, the issue of our core motivation.The Enneagram is represented by a symbol called the enneagon (ennea=9). The personality types are

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Bright-Sidedby Barbara EhrenreichCall# 155.232 EH84BEducation, Philosophy, and Religion DepartmentCentral LibraryThe subject here is happiness, the focus of recent psychological research. And who could deny the good of happiness? Well, this author can, and successfully too, demonstrating how happiness research, which started as science (and in many cases remains so,) also became a fad, one

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(Click on image for larger view)Astrology 101Thursday March 18, 20106-8 pmIn this course, we will explore the wonderful world of astrology, and how it can impact your daily life. We'll discuss the basics, terminology, symbols, natal charts, the twelve signs of the Zodiac, the planets, the houses, elements & aspects. Participants will learn to begin to interpret a basic Natal chart and learn

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What do 1) the spring flower, Mountain Bluets, 2) Edward Hicks’ famous early American paintings of “The Peaceable Kingdom”, and 3) the shaping of conscientious objector status in the American military, all have in common?Answer-All were connected to the piety and ethos of the Society of Friends, or the Quakers.Mountain Bluets, Houstonia caerulea, are also called Quaker Ladies, because these small

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YouTube is not just for watching music videos and movie clips, it can also be educational. Universities are starting to upload videos of their courses to Internet sites like YouTube, iTunes, and the international consortium site, OpenCourseWare.Courses such as English, biology, and psychology can be found on these sites. While there is no credit or grades, or interaction with the professors for

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"Nagas - In Indian mythology, serpents who lived beneath the earth in magnificent temples and palaces. Ruled by the huge serpent, Vasuki, the nagas sometimes appeared as humans, or alternatively, as monsters.However, the nagas also had an esoteric role; according to Buddhist tradition, Gautama (the historical founder of Buddhism) imparted some of his most profound teachings to them - especially

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Hear ye! Hear ye! Are ye interested in seeing an original copy of the “Narratives of the sufferings of Richard Seller, a Member of the Religious Society of Friends, in support of Their Testimony Against War,” printed in 1832?Or, “The Selected List of Catholic Books in the Free Library of Philadelphia,” published in 1904?How about, “A Call upon the Unemployed Talent of the Church: a Sermon in

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Here in the Education, Philosophy & Religion Department a controversy swirls! For those who believe in Gods and Goddesses -- Is there a library deity?Now, there is a blog that claims that librarians in general are Library Goddesses, but since most librarians I know are mortal, I am skeptical of this claim. Library Journal goes so far as to suggest that Bonnie Peirce, head of children's services

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