Monthly Archives: April 2020

Irish Music Archives Visits an After-School Club in Somerville

Posted on April 27, 2020 by burnslibrary

Guest Musicians Gather at Celtic Fusion Club  A couple of months ago, in the time before social distancing, music educator Kendall Driscoll invited a few Boston-area musicians to give a live, in-person presentation to East Somerville Community School’s Celtic Fusion … Continue reading →

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Virtual Reference, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Local Note

Posted on April 13, 2020 by burnslibrary

One of the best privileges of being a staff member at a special collections library is free access to stacks closed to researchers. This is particularly helpful if, like me, you are terrible at remembering long Latin titles; I tend … Continue reading →

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Stained Glass Windows of Imagination

Posted on April 6, 2020 by burnslibrary

On a gray, overcast day in early February, the Burns Library Instruction Team hosted Prof. Jane Cassidy’s intermediate Digital Art: Print Based Media class for an active learning session centered on stained glass design and fabrication. A major class assignment … Continue reading →

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