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Another Stewardship Saturday will be held this Saturday (November 17) at the EIC. The goal of Stewardship Saturdays, held each month, is to remove invasive plants from the Environmental Interpretive Center Natural Areas. For more information, see the EIC’s newsletter Natural Explorations.

And, if you are interested in reading about invasive species, the library has a wealth of resources. Check our Summon discovery tool for books & e-books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations & theses, journal articles, newspaper articles, radio program transcripts, reports, etc.

     

The Armenian Research Center’s exhibition in the library celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first Armenian printed book continues until this Friday, November 16. Hurry before it’s gone!

Armenian language printed books from the 17th century to the present are on display.

For group tours, contact the Armenian Research Center at 313-593-5181.

Did you miss the business etiquette dinner last night? The library might be able to help you with some of what you missed! While we don’t have any leftovers from the dinner, the library has many books in our collection about business etiquette. For example, we have the e-book Business Etiquette for Dummies, 2nd edition. And, if you expect to have an international reach in the future, we have Do’s and Taboos Around the World, 3rd edition. Check out a book today!

          

On this day in 1887, John Henry (Doc) Holliday died of tuberculosis. There was much more to Doc Holliday than his association with the Earp brothers and the 30-second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881. How much do you know about the life of Doc Holliday? Wikipedia has quite a biography, with links to the well-known and not-so-well-known events in Holliday's life.

The Mardigian Library also has links to biography databases with information about Doc Holliday. The two best are probably:
• American National Biography Online
• Biography in Context

          

On this date 125 years ago, Walter Johnson, pitcher for the Washington Senators, was born. Johnson was known as "The Big Train" and played for the Senators for 20 years.

What athlete do you think has the best nickname? What's the nickname and why do you like it?

Learn more about Walter Johnson at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Wikipedia.

On this day in 1912, Woodrow Wilson was elected the 28th President of the United States. Did you know that the 1912 election was a 4-way contest and that Wilson won the election with less than 50% of the popular vote?

While Woodrow Wilson is probably best remembered for the League of Nations, did you know that he also ordered the U.S. Navy to occupy Veracruz, Mexico?

Check out books about Woodrow Wilson and
- and the campaign of 1912 that apparently was the start of modern American politics
- the League of Nations
- the occupation of Veracruz

               

Michelangelo completed painting the ceiling and the lunettes of the Sistine Chapel in October 1512. On this date 500 years ago, Pope Julius II inaugurated the Chapel with a Mass.

See video of the Sistine Chapel in the Art and Architecture in Video database.

The library also has a dozen books and a videocassette about the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo. Check out one (or more) today!