Each year, the library staff puts together a display featuring the works of alumni authors, artists, actors, musicians, directors and producers. At least one work by each person is displayed for visiting alums and current students. This year, the library staff added a touch-screen digital directory of “our creative alumni.” Authors, artists, actors, musicians, directors […]
Throughout September, members of the Portsmouth Abbey community are encouraged to create an official library bookmark for the 2022-2023 school year. Bookmarks will be printed and offered to anyone borrowing a book from the library throughout the school year. Bookmarks featuring original illustrations, graphic design, and photography are all accepted. Winners will be announced Friday, […]
The library staff welcomed students to the 2022-2023 school year with a raven-themed display highlighting the “basics” of using the library. Students learned about the library hours, library collection, and a few borrowing basics.
Throughout May, the library is hosting Raven Rebus. Each Rebus is a collection of images, letters, and basic math concepts that represents the title of a book in our collection. To complete the challenge, a student must correctly guess the title, search for the call number in our library catalog, then find the physical book […]
As part of the information on the works of the faculty artist John Howard Benson, a small display of the art of calligraphy was set up. Benson was an American artist, calligrapher, sculptor, author and designer of incised letters. One of his many talents was specializing in hand lettering known as calligraphy. For this he was cited as a […]
In conjunction with the exhibit in the Portsmouth Abbey School McEvoy Gallery at the McGuire Fine Arts Center, a new library display has been created. John Howard Benson was a member of the Portsmouth Abbey School faculty during the 1950s. While here he included some of his woodcuts into the school publications and we have copies […]
In 1961, a team of engineers and designers at Ford Motor Company, led by Lee Iacocca, collaborated to create a sporty new car. Ford President Henry Ford II wasn’t convinced the new car would sell, but he gave the project the green light. The end result – the Mustang – became one of the most […]
In 1886, Karl Benz completed the Benz-Patent Motorwagen, the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. Two years later, a woman became the first person to take the motorwagen on a long-distance drive. Since then, women have made significant contributions to automotive design, engineering, and technology. Throughout April, the library is showcasing some of their contributions using […]
Throughout the spring term, the display case in the Burden Classroom Building entrance will feature student work from Mr. Mark Nadeau’s Photography class. “Our students portray our beautiful campus”. They was asked to shoot images around campus which define the school. They were to find the beauty in the architecture, the grounds, and the landscape of Portsmouth […]