Friday, March 27, 2015

Celebrate De La Salle Week!

This week, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota celebrates De La Salle Week.  Dedicated to the life and work of St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, this week is an excellent time to learn more about the history of Saint Mary’s and the university’s Lasallian heritage. The Twin Cities Library has plenty of resources on both for your reading pleasure:


The Work is Yours: The life of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
This book discusses the life of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, with chapters on each of the major stages of his life. It also includes a section on his enduring legacy – one that Saint Mary’s is proud to be a part of!







Touching the Hearts of Students: Characteristics of Lasallian schools
This seminal work on La Sallian schools provides an in-depth look at the educational philosophy that binds them together. In addition to a discussion of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle’s vision for education, this book offers ideas on how that vision can be adapted and presented for the modern day.






Brothers to One Another: the De La Salle Brothers behind the Iron Curtain
This fascinating history looks at the life and role of the La Sallian brothers in Romania, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia after the Second World War. Read this book if you are curious about the changing role of the brothers through time, or if you have any interest in life in Europe after World War II.






For more information and resources, visit our Lasallian Studies page, or ask a librarian!

Friday, March 13, 2015

Library CLOSED Saturday, 3/14

Twin Cities Library will be closed Saturday, March 14th, due to staff illness. We will reopen Monday, March 16th, at 9am. Apologies for the inconvenience.

The library may be closed, but remember:

  • You can access almost all of our resources online, using SuperSearch.
  • Send your questions to tclibrary@smumn.edu and we will get back to you first thing Monday morning.

Monday, March 02, 2015

March 2015 New Books

You know what they say – March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Luckily, if you don’t want to wait for nicer weather to arrive before doing your work, the Twin Cities Library has a ton of new resources to help you get everything started now!

In addition to a wide variety of new materials, the library also expanded our collection of memoirs to honor women’s history month. Check out the book display in the library, or ask a librarian about these resources today!


Julien's Primer of Drug Action Primer of Drug Action
Advokat, Claire & Comaty, Joseph

Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology
Badenoch, Bonnie

Leading for a Lifetime: How Defining Moments Shape Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
Bennis, Warren

Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance
Carter, Prudence

Freedom's Teacher: The Life of Septima Clark
Charron, Katherine

Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition
Chisholm, Shirley

Teaching Clients to Use Mindfulness Skills: A practical guide
Dunkley, Christine

Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatment
Essau, Cecilia

Achieving Fluency: Special Education and Mathematics
Fennell, Francis

What We May Be: Techniques for Psychological and Spiritual Growth through Psychosynthesis
Ferrucci, Piero

Handbook of PTSD, Second Edition: Science and Practice
Friedman, Matthew

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Gawande, Atul

Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families
Gilmartin, Kevin

Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change: New Democratic Possibilities for Practice and Policy for America's Youth
Ginwright, Shawn

Personal Financial Planning
Gitman, Lawrence

What Successful Literacy Teachers Do: 70 Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Instructional Planners
Glasgow, Neal

The Challenge of Creative Leadership
Guntern, Gottlieb

Psychoanalytic Theory, Therapy, and The Self
Guntrip, Harry

Focus on Health
Hahn, Dale

Legal Reference for Librarians: How and Where to Find the Answers
Healey, Paul

Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Herrera, Hayden

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Hurston, Zora Neale

Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
Hvistendahl, Mara

Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth
Johnson, Robert

Personal Finance
Kapoor, Jack

The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future
Koofi, Fawzia

Method Meets Art, Second Edition: Arts-Based Research Practice
Leavy, Patricia

Black Women in White America: A Documentary History
Lerner, Gerda

Unbowed: A Memoir
Maathai, Wangari

Designing Qualitative Research
Marshall, Catherine

Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Second Edition: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process
McWilliams, Nancy

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: The People Skills You Need to Achieve Outstanding Results
Mersino, Anthony

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Mock, Janet

Handbook of Research on Literacy and Diversity
Morrow, Lesley

Clinical Handbook of Assessing and Treating Conduct Problems in Youth
Murrihy, Rachael

Six Lenses for Anti-Oppressive Education: Partial Stories, Improbable Conversations
Ngo, Bic

Women, Work, and Family: How Companies Thrive with a 21st-Century Multicultural Workforce
Paludi, Michele A.

Creative Leadership: Skills That Drive Change
Puccio, Gerard

Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 5th edition
Purtil, Ruth

Dante's Path: A Practical Approach to Achieving Inner Wisdom
Schaub, Richard

Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Schein, Edgar H

Handbook of Therapeutic Imagery Techniques
Sheikh, Anees A.

Changing Practices in Evaluating Teaching: A Practical Guide to Improved Faculty Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions
Seldin, Peter

The Story Factor
Simmons, Annette

Object Relations Theories and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Text
Summers, Frank

Transcending the Self: An Object Relations Model of Psychoanalytic Therapy
Summers, Frank

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Thiel, Peter

The Quilts Of Gee's Bend
Vadim, Vanessa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Developing Standards and Changing Practices for Libraries and Universities
Wolverton, Robert

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Yousafzai, Malala

How to Be Exceptional: Drive Leadership Success by Magnifying Your Strengths
Zenger, John