Monthly Archives: April 2009

Diário de Notícias Newpaper Digitization Project Unveiled – by the Claire T. Carney Library’s Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Archives and Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture

Diário de Notícias NewspaperThe Diário de Notícias Newspaper Digital Collection and search tool was made public today.  The Diário de Notícias Newspaper Digitization Project, developed and supported by the Claire T. Carney Library’s Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Archives in collaboration with the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, will make 84,010 pages from 16,641 issues of the Diario de Noticias accessible to the world. The materials cover 1919 through 1973 and are available at no cost over the internet to students and academic researchers interested in Portuguese-related issues, as well as individuals tracing their family genealogy.

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Poetry Reading for Children from Ages 6 to 16 – April 26th – Sponsored by The Claire T. Carney Library Associates

Poetry Reading to ChildrenThe Claire T. Carney Library Associates is sponsoring a poetry reading for children from ages 6 to 16 to be held at the Claire T. Carney Library Browsing area on April 26th from 2 to 4 PM.

Local poets joining us to read their poetry are Ada Jill Schneider, Marc Widershien and Karen Klein.

There will award prizes to the three best poems written by the children, refreshments and a book of the poems available to all. Parking available in lot 13.