Nicole Scalessa

Thankfully we are on fall break here at Vassar. Not too much affected though. Best wishes to EC folks, hope it hasn't been too bad a day. ('97)

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News JUST IN: Chris Murphy Breaks Down Each Step Of Trump's 'Authoritarian Takeover'

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A photo of Kyle Schwarber celebrating a home run with a score in white text at the bottom that says "Phillies 8, Dodgers 2."

The Phillies avoid elimination by defeating the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS ⚾

Keep an eye out for our 25th Anniversary buttons! Available at upcoming meetings and the VC Benefits Fair!

My alma mater Elmira College in the NY Finger Lakes region has a Mountain Day every fall.

I've bought books that were read by others and recommended here.

Vote for Nikki And Jeff as America's Favorite Couple! One couple will appear in an advertorial in Variety and take home $20,000.

So I signed up for a silly contest, we could win $20,000! Please vote for us! americasfavcouple.org/2025/nikki-a...

Any book folks out there ever seen this particular volume before? It’s a late nineteenth century gift book of Whittier’s poems. I haven’t been able to find another copy online. Curious what it distribution history is.

YouTube video by Miko Craft DIY - Sabeet Crossbody Bag - How to make Sling bag - Cara membuat tas selempang

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Made these cross-body bags for my daughter and I - added the straps during my lunch break. I hate sewing zippers but they turned out pretty good. Feeling accomplished going into the weekend. #sewing

An illustration of a man riding a horse while blowing a horn, with a yellow sun above. The illustration is laid over faded text on a blue backdrop.

You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC).

A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.

Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/

Beauty Out of the Ashes: An Exhibition

This 2023 Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Exhibition may also be of interest: Beauty Out of the Ashes: Printed Works of the Harlem Renaissance 1923-1936 vclibrary.vassarspaces.net/beauty-out-o...

“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ

My incredibly smart, and beautiful student athlete (competitive cheer) daughter will be graduating college this weekend with a BS in Biochemistry from Elmira College! She plans to attend grad school for athletic training.

White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan would slash nondefense domestic spending by $163 billion, while increasing expenditures on national security.

⚠️ The White House budget proposal would fully eliminate IMLS—the only federal agency for library services—in FY2026. This would gut access to information and opportunity, especially in rural areas.
We can’t let this stand.
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#FundLibraries

Researchers secretly infiltrated a popular Reddit forum with AI bots, causing outrage Reddit is considering legal action after a group of researchers had AI bots pose as real people without users’ knowledge. The researchers say they will no longer publish their study.

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Gray scale glass plate negative of women from the class of 1936 in light colored ankle length dresses intertwining colorful ribbons around a May pole in a field of grass.

Happy May Day! We hope this unofficial mark of the beginning of summer brings you sunshine and moments of joy as we see in this 1936 May pole scene from our Digital Library. digitallibrary.vassar.edu

Class of 1936 students doing a May Pole dance. Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection (05-11-1936).

We transplanted the perennials from our old house to the new one over the weekend (we moved from faculty housing on the north side to he south side) and did a little landscaping. this weekend. They are doing pretty well so far.

It has been confirmed they are Irises.

Could they be Iris’s? That would be awesome since it’s our Alma maters official flower.

We recently moved and these plants are coming up in the front garden. They have deep thick roots. What are they?

Wolfy looks just like our pup Raya, she's 2. Her rescue said she was a heeler mix.

Oh, bummer. That is the nice thing with crochet through its easier to deconstruct that knitting.

I know it's confusing for a lot of people, but "this digital storage has lasted 70 years so far" is a huge flex actually

Yes, a dishcloth! I needed a break from socks and the large falling leaves afghan I've been working on.

My own pattern using two color bee stitch. Size 7 US straight needles

CO 37 (mult 3+1)
Color A - knit garter stitch 1-2 inches
Color B - k1 *k1B, k1*
Color B - k
Color A - k2 *k1B, *k1, k1B* k last 2 sts
Color A - k
Repeat last 4 rows length desired
Finish with 1-2” garter stitch in color A

Tweet from @A_B_morgan: My seven-year-old asked for a dictionary this week. We went to the bookshop today to buy one. She walked home hugging it, pausing every so often to look up a word, grinning as though she had been given a book of spells, the key to wonders. Merriam-Webster QT: The kids are alright.

You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."

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May I ask what yarn you used? That colorway is gorgeous and really showcases your beautiful work.

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