September 22, 2005
Featured readers Christopher Purdy of WOSU and Joe Branin, Dean of Libraries.
September 29, 2005
Tina Butler, Ohioana Board President read from Michael Dirda’s “An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland“. Also from Ohioana Bob Webner read from Diane Gilliam Fisher’s “Kettle Bottom” and exerpts from Ian Frazier’s “Lamentation of the Father”. Ohioana trustee Jane C. Campbell read from the first book in the Nancy Drew series “Secret of the Old Clock” by Mildred Wirt Benson.October 6, 2005
Selections from First Year Experience Buckeye Book Community books “Fast Food Nation“, “Cheating Culture” and “Rocket Boys” were read by Jaime Foster and Kathryn Jakes, College of Human Ecology and Jim Bracken, University Libraries.
October 13, 2005
The Medieval Reading Group featured Lisa Kiser and Leslie Lockett, Department of English reading from Old and Middle English including “Sir Orfeo” and selections from “Beowulf“.
October 20, 2005
Dona Straley, University Libraries, read “Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery” by Deborah and James Howe.
October 27, 2005
Bill Tyler, Associate Professor, Japanese Language & Literature, Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures read a short story which he translated from Japanese called “The Lemon” by Kajii. Motojiro. Fred Roecker, University Libraries, read selections of poetry: ‘To Satch’ by Samuel Allen, ‘The Lesson of the Moth’ (archy and Mehitabel) by Don Marquis and ‘Ulysses’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
November 3, 2005
Joan Herbers, Biological Sciences, read a selection from ‘The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs” by Alexander McCall Smith. E. J Berman , Biological Sciences, read from “Introductory Lecture” by A. E. Housman.
November 10, 2005
Gerry Greenberg, University Libraries read selections from Woody Allen’s writings.
R. Brian Stone, Dept. of Design read from “Graphic Design Sources” by Ken Hiebert and “Inside/outside” by Malcolm Grear.
November 17, 2005
Bill Rich, Department of Mechanical Engineering read selections of poetry including Keats, Yeats, Tennyson and others. Rebecca Haidt, Department of Spanish & Portuguese read favorite stories about animals from Aesop’s fables and Arnold Lobel’s “Mouse Tales” and “The Frog and Toad Collection.”
December 1, 2005
Steve Acker, School of Communication, read selections from Robert Grudin, Jeremy Rifkin, and Daniel Pink. John Bennett, University Libraries read selections from his own writings.
