Library News & Updates
The Durland Alternatives Library is home to a new project that offers free semester long loans of textbooks to students who would struggle to afford their academic resources otherwise. Moved by the stories of his peers and his own struggle in affording textbooks, Nicholas Karavolias of First in Class, worked alongside Durland Alternatives to develop…
Read More
By far one of my favorite radio documentaries comes from the Freedom Archives, which is how I first heard about them. Based in San Francisco, they now have more than 10,000 hours of audio and video tapes chronicling progressive history. Click Here to Learn more about the Freedom Archives, and search their catalog. My first…
Read More
The library will have limited hours from August 20th – September 4th. Monday – Friday 11:00am – 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday Closed Our regular hours will resume on Monday, September 5th: That means we’ll be open ’till 8:00pm! (free parking here after 5, btw) And we’re open weekends from 11-5pm (free parking on weekends, btw) moving…
Read More
The secret is out! In September 2016 there will be a new Durland Alternatives Library. Right across the hall in the One World Cafe – with a stage, an open floor plan, and completely accessible. I’ve been getting tons of questions since announcing this on our email list. So here are some answers. The New & Improved Durland…
Read More
Get engaged with Mathematics this summer at Creative Math Camps for all elementary school students! Students have the opportunity this summer to spend a week exploring the intuitive, hands-on, relevant applications of mathematics as they engage in workshops of music, art, science, nature, engineering, and more. With a 4:1 camper-to-counselor ratio, students experience both individual…
Read More
Last week I told you I was headed to Islamberg, and some of you on this list have asked me how it went, so here’s a quick recap with a short documentary (15 minutes) about how people are standing up to anti-muslim hatred. #standwithislamberg In short, it was amazing. Hundreds of rural residents of upstate New…
Read More
I was at my favorite diner minding my own business when two guys began talking loudly about the “problem with muslims”. I won’t go into details of what they said. Why bother? They’re just repeating what mainstream media is saying – and clearly these guys are emboldened by he who shall not be named. I…
Read More