Friday Reads - Run, Rose, Run

 Our Friday Reads are pretty sporadic these days, but Public Services Librarian Kelly Clever has a summer read to share: Run, Rose, Run by... Dolly Parton and James Patterson?!

 

My family visited Dollywood on our summer vacation, and while I've always considered myself a Dolly Parton fan, even I didn't realize that she had written a suspense novel with James Patterson! The public library had the novel and the companion music CD, so I checked out both. 

The novel follows the path of AnnieLee Keyes, a young woman who hitches her way to Nashville with nothing but a sleeping bag, a Colt revolver, and dreams of making it big as a country music star. She's definitely running from something or someone, but her past is mysterious. Another major player in the book is a "retired" country superstar, who shares more than a few characteristics with the great Dolly Parton, herself. 

Dolly's deep knowledge of the music industry and the dark undercurrents running beneath the spotlights is evident throughout the novel, and the album is a great pairing with the book. The tracks appear in the story as songs written by AnnieLee and those she meets, and it's a treat to get to hear them performed rather than having to just imagine them from type on a page.

Summer 2026 Newsletter

 

The Summer 2026 newsletter is out! Catch up on the latest with the library: https://mailchi.mp/7c495090febb/library-newsletter-summer-10612545 

Library spaces closed Thursday-Monday this week

 

 

The library spaces in Reeves Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday (May 28 & 29) for the scheduled electrical maintenance on the main campus. We are also participating in the SHU Monday energy conservation efforts & will be remote on June 1st, as well.

 

Friday Reads - Marks of Excellence

Happy Friday! We hope that it's treating you well as we begin the final sprint to finals! Today, Library Director Adam Pellman tells us about one of his recent reads: Marks of Excellence: The History and Taxonomy of Trademarks by Per Mollerup.

Were it not for my Dewey Decimal Reading Challenge (where my goal is to read one book from each of the 100 divisions of the Dewey Decimal Classification system), a book about trademarks would almost certainly never have been on my radar. Which is a shame, because I’m so glad I found this book in our collection here at Seton Hill. Not only has it been illuminating to read about the history and different types of trademarks, along with key design principles and some foundational communication theory, but the book is a feast for the eyes, too. Much of it is composed of pictures, so it’s a fun book to just leaf through. The author is a working graphic designer who, in a bit of sly self-promotion, has included several of his own designs as examples.

One of the most interesting things to learn about was the way in which design elements from medieval heraldry continue to show up in modern logos and other trademarks (think the shield in the BP logo, or the Porsche coat of arms). The author also discusses earmarks on cattle and sheep, which I never would have thought of as a form of trademark, even though we use the term “branding” to describe another common practice for marking livestock. It’s also been interesting to learn about the histories of specific companies. For example, the company 3M, perhaps best known for making office supplies like Post-it Notes and Scotch Tape, started out as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, hence the three Ms. In this case, as in many others, simplicity is best.

Easter Break Hours

 

The Library will be open 8:00 a.m. - 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 2nd; CLOSED Good Friday through Easter Sunday; and will be open 8:00 a.m. - 4:50 p.m. on Monday, April 6th. 

March Mammal Madness!

  

There's still time to LOCK IN YOUR BRACKETS before the wildcard match-up (between the Bone Collector Caterpillar and the Assassin Bug) at 8:00 p.m. tonight for MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS! https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/Home

Many thanks to Dr. Renee Rosier in the Biology department for bringing this to our attention, since this year's competition features a "Library Legends" division! 

Spring Break Hours

 

We hope everyone's enjoying spring break! The Library will be open 8:00 a.m. - 4:50 p.m. this week and will be closed this coming weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back, refreshed and ready, on Monday the 9th!