Library News
by Jean Phillips2011 SSEC Photo Contest
To all of our amateur weather photographers! Enter your best all–around weather photo in the Second Annual SSEC Photography Contest – that’s right, it can be from anywhere in the world. Entries in 2010 generated lots of interest, showcasing the artistic eye and photographic skill of those who work and study around us each day. All photos selected as finalists will be framed and displayed in the hallway outside the Schwerdtfeger Library. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. The Library will host a small reception to announce the exhibit and recognize winning entries.Contest rules and entry forms are available online, in the Library, or on bulletin boards around the building. In addition, the beautiful photographs of Wisconsin weather from last year will be moved to create visual interest in other areas of the AOSS building.
Deadline for entries is 1 July 2011.
Questions? Contact Christine Molling, CIMSS, or Linda Hedges, Keely Merchant or Jean Phillips of the Schwerdtfeger Library
Famous Library Patrons
The Library fields all kinds of requests from all kinds of people conducting all kinds of research all over the world. For example, last week, Alan Bean, the lunar module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, contacted the Library because we have the collection of ATS-III images. He was specifically interested in images from 17 April 1972 because he wanted to know what the Earth would have looked like from Apollo 16. Why? He's spent his post-Apollo years painting astronauts, lunar landings, and images of the Earth from space. We sent him several images of the Earth from the day in question -- now we're waiting to see what his painting will look like!
As thanks, Mr. Bean sent us a signed copy of his book, Painting Apollo: First Artist on Another World. Stop by the Library to take a look.
Edible Book Festival 2011
Celebrate National Library Week by participating in the UW–Madison Libraries’ annual Edible Book Festival. Aspiring artists, cake designers, book illustrators, and foodies are encouraged to participate in the event that will take place on Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 4:30–6:00 p.m., in Memorial Library, room 460. The subject of your submission should of course be related to books in shape or content. Application forms must be submitted no later than Monday, 4 April. Not to worry, if you don't get your application in by the 4th, you can still attend -- the event is free and open to the public.
