October 23, 2025

Greetings from Long Island: Using Postcards as Creative Writing Prompts

On October 23, students in Melanie Neilson’s creative writing course explored how images can spark a story. Working in teams, students analyzed postcards of Long Island scenes from coastlines and weathered houses to busy main streets. The postcards are part of the Hawkins Tuttle Postcard Collection, comprising more than 1,000

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Art of the Violin Opens Its Concert Season

Violin Professor Jennifer Frautschi’s talented students gave a thrilling concert in the Library’s Galleria yesterday. It was the first of several to be offered this academic year. Many thanks to the performers, to Professor Frautschi for coordinating, and to the library’s staff volunteers for the setup and breakdown of the

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