Author Archives: Daniel Selicaro

Champlain College: Empowering Women Since 1878

NEW RESEARCH INTO THE EARLY HISTORY of Champlain College has revealed that the College has admitted women since its establishment in 1878. Champlain was founded as the Burlington Collegiate Institute and Commercial College, a private, for-profit school offering professional business training and college prep classes. An advertisement for the 1878-1879 school year boasts:  “This institution […]

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Children’s Bibliotherapy Display

Children’s books aren’t always humorous – the books on display on the 3rd Floor of MIC demonstrate that children’s literature can also be powerfully healing for young ones who have experienced a difficult event. This beautiful collection showcases some of the library’s picture books about divorce, loss, adoption, illness, and unexpected change. To learn more […]

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Second Annual Edible Books Festival!

These books are literally delicious Swing by the main floor of the library this Wednesday, April 1st from Noon-3:30pm for the second annual Edible Books Festival!  The Edible Books Festival an international, multi-media, participatory creative event which invites us all to a “world banquet where delicious, surprising bookish foods will be consumed.” Playful and provocative, […]

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Getting Around Town (and other places): How the People of Burlington Travelled

A new Special Collections exhibit has been set up at Roger H. Perry Hall depicting three main ways of travel in, around, and through Burlington, Vermont. The most popular way to travel back in Burlington’s earlier days was by steamboat. It’s no surprise that mode of transportation was a huge hit because of Burlington’s location […]

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Wells, Richardson, & Company: Master Advertisers

WELLS, RICHARDSON & COMPANY ranks as one of Burlington’s most successful businesses ever. A new Special Collections exhibition in the historic conference rooms of Roger H. Perry Hall, on view through May 2015, profiles the company, its products, and its adept advertising methods.  Founded in 1872, the pharmaceutical firm produced medicines, infant formula, fabric dyes, and other household […]

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Get Your Leisure On: New Popular Fiction & Nonfiction Books!

Looking for something good to read? The MIC has got you covered! From beach reads to award-winning fiction, celebrity memoirs to titles of local interest, the Popular Books collection is the home for new books that are buzzing. We’re excited to announce the inauguration of our Popular Books reading section on the first floor of the library. These shelves […]

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Superheroes Unite in Champlain College Library

Champlain College librarians have so much fun adding books to our collections, because sometimes we get to choose some titles about superheroes! Whether you’re studying COR 270 – Heroines & Heroes, psyched for Scott McCloud’s talk next week or just looking to brush up on your superheroes, Champlain College Library has you covered. We’ve highlighted […]

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College Dorm Life in the 70s and 80s: Images from the Archives

BEFORE SMARTPHONES, iTunes and laptops, Champlain students had typewriters, record and cassette tape players, and shared pay phones. A new mini exhibit of images from the College Archives, on display this semester on the first floor of Miller Information Commons, highlights College dorm life in the 1970s and 1980s. Besides the technological differences, life on […]

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