New Reference Librarians

Faculty Publications

EVENTS

Lunch Poems

FSM Café Event

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Retirement workshop

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New Reference Librarians in Doe/Moffitt

I am happy to announce two new part-time, temporary reference librarians for Doe/Moffitt:

Anne-Marie Basso earned her B.A. from Fairhaven College, a small interactive learning community at Western Washington University, located in Bellingham, Washington. There, she majored in American Cultural Studies - an interdisciplinary program combining ethnic studies, critical cultural theory, white identity, women's studies, queer studies and service learning. She completed her MLS at SUNY Buffalo School of Informatics in 2003. Since then Anne-Marie has worked in public libraries doing adult and roving reference, information literacy instruction, and cultural programming.

Corinne Robinson has worked at JFK University library, at a special library, and at the University of Illinois where she earned her degree in Library and Information Science. Previously, she shared her time between activity in the book industry and teaching, interpreting, or translating in the foreign languages that she studied for her previous degree. She is an eclectic reader and also enjoys hiking, art, music, and Hatha yoga. Corinne is excited about this opportunity to provide reference services at UC Berkeley and looks forward to meeting you.

I'm pleased to welcome both Ann-Marie and Corinne to UCB.

Myrtis Cochran
D/M Research and Collections

Faculty Publications Exhibit

Recent monographs of twelve Berkeley sociologists are now featured in the Reference Hall case on the second floor of Doe near the East Reading Room entrance. The exhibit prepared by Beth Sibley with graphics by Claire Coburn is part of a ongoing series highlighting UCB Faculty Publications. The exhibit will be on display through March.

Beth Sibley

EVENTS

Lunch Poems: Mary Karr

Thursday, March 2 12:10-12:50 p.m. Morrison Library Mary Karr's work has been deemed "hardboiled, hardedged, hardbitten" by Poetry Magazine. Her allure is a gripping combination of savvy intelligence and an utter refusal for sentimentiality. Karr is the author of four volumes of poetry including the forthcoming Sinners Welcome (HarperCollins, 2006) and the memoir, The Liars' Club. The recipient of numerous grants, most notably The Whiting Writer's Award, an NEA and a Guggenheim, Kaar teaches at Syracuse University and lives in New York City.

Obesity has become the leading nutrition problem in the United States and elsewhere, not least because of changes in society--food marketing among them--that promote overeating and sedentary lifestyles. Attempts to curb food marketing, especially the kind aimed at children, run up against arguments that such advertising is protected by the First Amendment. Should it be? Does Freedom of Speech apply to selling junk food to children? This presentation by Marion Nestle will address such issues.

Marion Nestle is Visiting Professor in the Schools of Public Policy, Public Health, and Journalism at UC Berkeley and award winning author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (2002) and Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (2003).

The presentation will be followed by a discussion. All are welcome to participate, admission and snacks and beverages are free!

Limited seating - please arrive early

Free and open to the public

Location: FSM Café at Moffitt Library
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Snacks and beverages from 6:00 until 6:30. Program begins at 6:30

Sponsored by Berkeley Public Health Alliance and Cal Nutrition Outreach
Contact: BerkeleyPHA@yahoo.com

Free Speech Movement Cafe Educational Program Series, UC Berkeley Library
For more information: fsm-info@library.berkeley.edu