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Paws & Relax Dog Therapist Schedule

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 - nadine

De-stress with some dog therapy on the lawn in front of the Main library, May 1 & 2,  11am-1pm. Lots of canine therapists to choose from! Wednesday, May 1: Maggie Rose - Giant Schnauzer Julia, Mica & Ronnie - Collies Amber - Pug Penny - Golden Retriever Emma - American Eskimo Dog Sophie - English Shepherd Pocho - Schnauzer Nanuk ...

“Paws & Relax” During Finals Week at Main!

Friday, April 12th, 2013 - nadine

Finals stressing you out?  Feeling overworked? Tell it to a therapy dog! On Weds. May 1 and Thurs. May 2 from 11am-1pm, the UGA Libraries has invited some local therapy dogs to help you ‘Paws & Relax’ on the north quad in front of the Main library.   Need giant-sized attention?  Marley ...

New Titles in World Fiction at the Main Library

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 - nadine

The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God and Other Stories by Etgar Keret PJ5054.K375 A23 2004 Israel's hippest bestselling young writer today, Etgar Keret is part court jester, part literary crown prince, part national conscience. The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God gathers his daring and provocative short stories for ...

New Fiction at the UGA Libraries – January 30

Friday, February 1st, 2013 - nadine

Ancient Light by John Banville PR6052.A57 A53 2012 Is there any difference between memory and invention?  That it is the question that haunts Alexander Cleave, an actor in the twilight of his career and of his life, as he plumbs the memories of his first—and perhaps only—love (he, fifteen years old, the ...

New Fiction at the UGA Libraries – December 13

Thursday, December 13th, 2012 - nadine

Scenes From Early Life : a novel by Philip Hensher PR6058.E554 S34 2012 Philip Hensher’s husband, Zaved Mahmood, was born in late 1970 in Dacca, then a regional capital of Pakistan. In the months following his birth, the eastern part of the country split from the western side in a war of independence ...

New Fiction at the UGA Libraries – Dec 3

Monday, December 3rd, 2012 - nadine

Toby's Room by Pat Barker PR6052.A6488 T63 2012 One day in 1917, Elinor has a sudden premonition that Toby will not return from France. Three weeks later the family receives a telegram informing them that Toby is “Missing, Believed Killed” in Ypres. However, there is no body, and Elinor refuses to accept ...