displays

The Oxford English Dictionary defines brevity as “being short in speech or writing; contraction into few words, conciseness, terseness”. That we encounter brevity on a daily basis should come as no surprise. Twitter, one of the most widely used social networking services, is designed to only allow users 140 characters to convey thoughts, news, or commentary in dispatches known as Tweets. Most academic journal articles feature an abstract that summarizes the salient points of the document in a very brief paragraph, comprised of no more than a few sentences.

Did you know that October 11 is National Coming Out Day? It marks the anniversary of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (learn more about the history of the day here). Here at the library, we're recognizing the day by kicking off a new display, Out in the Stacks.

Discover Massachusetts through books and film!  The library’s new display highlights books and movies that take place in cities and towns throughout Massachusetts.  You will be transported via books, audiobooks, and DVDs to locales such as: Boston, Cambridge, Gloucester, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, Concord, Lowell, Worcester, Chicopee, Northampton, the Berkshires and more!

Our new display highlights books, audiobooks, and DVDs from our collections that feature musicians and the musical life. Here's a sampling of what you'll find:

What do the financial collapse of 2008, the bailout of General Motors, the rise of “social couponing” sites, the family behind the creation and sale of Tabasco sauce, and Donald Trump have in common? They’re all represented in our new library display, From Apple to Zara: Companies & CEOs.

It just wouldn't feel like a new year here at the Bentley Library if we didn't put together our annual Best Books display.  We've spent the past few months poring over our favorite reviewers' year-end lists (The New York Times, NPR, Amazon and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few) to bring you our largest best books display ever - over 200 titles in both print and audiobook format.