Library News & Updates
Tea & Coffee… Solidarity with political prisoners at Alternatives Library. You are cordially invited to the Alternatives Library for “Solidarity Café”, an event in support of political prisoners. We will be serving delicious locally roasted coffee, a variety of delicious herbal, green, and black teas. Join us in conversation about supporting political prisoners & challenging…
Come see the Beehive Design Collective’s new campaign, Mesoamerica Resiste! in Textor Hall Room 102 Tuesday October 8th at 7 PM! The Beehive Design Collective, a non-profit arts and activism organization dedicated to “cross-pollinating the grassroots”, is headed this way to share their recently completed work, Mesoamérica Resiste. The event is free and open to…
Following the Cider d’Or kick off, join cider makers for an agricultural discussion of cider’s roots. Autumn Stoscheck & Ezra Sherman of Eve’s Cidery, are giving a presentation on making small batch, craft hard cider with upstate New York apples. Learn about different apple varieties used for cider making in this dynamic presentation. Hosted by…
A recent trip to the twin cities brought me to one of my favorite bookstores, Birchbark Books. The store is founded by author Louis Erdrich, whose books are featured throughout the Alternatives Library–some of which are the most widely circulated books we have. Birchbark books takes great care to curate their collection, with a focus…
The Food Justice Summit is a one-day event created to bring our community together and foster unity and equality in our food system. The event kicks off in the morning of September 21st with a farm-a-thon fundraiser for Greenstar Community Projects (GSCP). The afternoon street fair includes a keynote address by renowned social and environmental…
Despite a hot, and sometimes quiet summer, we’ve accomplished a lot at the Alternatives Library. With the new school year beginning, we will resume regular hours beginning Tuesday September 3rd, after Labor Day. The Alternatives Library’s regular hours are: Monday – Thursday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm Friday 11:00 am – 6:00pm Saturday & Sunday…
You are cordially invited to the Alternatives Library for “Solidarity Café”, an event in support of political prisoners at Alternatives Library. This week, Jack Norton will be joining us to share his research on prison towns in upstate New York. How was it that rural prisons came to be a major economic development program in…