On Display: The Great American Read
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On Display: Fakes, Frauds & Phonies: Understanding the Noise in a Post-truth World
The phenomenon of “fake news” is nothing new. For centuries, consumers of information have encountered and engaged with sources that present stories that play to our own prejudices and biases, manipulating facts to serve specific agendas.
On Display: Women's History & Leadership
March is Women’s History Month and we are celebrating with a lobby display, guest curated by Bentley’s Center for Women and Business! Visit the library from 2/21/18– 4/2/18 to browse items in person, or see the list of display titles online. Many of these books, as well as additional women’s history and leadership titles, are available as eBooks and audiobooks via the library’s OverDrive digital collection.
This display encompasses many aspects of women’s history and empowering women’s advancem ...
On Display: Best Books of 2017
Happy New Year! If one of your resolutions is to read more in 2018, we have just the thing you get you started...our 9th annual Best Books display! This year we have combed through 20 year-end best books lists* to bring you over 130 of the top titles published last year. The display includes fiction and nonfiction, print and audio.
Diverse Voices: Book, Film, and Map Display. Culture Fest 2017 Event
Are you curious about the "world" of resources that the Library offers? Visit the Library lobby all week to see a pop-up display of books and movies from across the globe! We'll also provide search tips on how to discover new favorite titles by searching for diverse writers and filmmakers. Do you already have a favorite book or movie from a diverse voice or place that's not in our collection? Let us know by placing a title into our suggestion box, and we'll consider adding it.
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On Display: A Hot Topic - Climate Change
On display at the Bentley Library November 7, 2017 – January 2, 2018 is a selection of book, films, and audiobooks about the topic of climate change. Chosen in collaboration with Professor Thom Davis of the Natural Science Department, these titles will focus on the many aspects of this multidisciplinary topic. Included in the display are the works of Dr. Michael E. ...
On Display: Words Have Power - Read a Banned Book!
According to the American Library Association website, "A [book] challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice."
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On Display: Not-so-obvious Adaptations
The library’s latest display features “Not-so-obvious Adaptations”. The collection features films that are based on books, but the catch is that the movie titles are different than the 
original book’s title! ...
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"Out in the Stacks": Books & DVDs on Display for LGBT Pride Month
Many of you may already know that June is LGBT Pride Month! The month of June was chosen to commemorate the historic Stonewall Riots, which took place in NYC on June 28, 1969. Hundreds of Pride Parades & Marches will soon take place across the globe, including the Boston Pride Parade on June 10th. ...