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Henri Temianka was a world renowned violinist, educator, conductor, and writer whose career spanned over 3,000 concerts worldwide and comprised over 100 published articles and books. Temianka founded the Paganini Quartet and the California Chamber Symphony, the first chamber orchestra in Los Angeles. Throughout his successful career, Temianka performed and trained with many of the
This week’s blog post is a little different than what I’ve usually been posting. What I usually write about are collections and displays in the library that are permanently located within the library. The Graphic Novels Collection is a little different. Unlike the previous collections, this collection can be checked out by students. Many people
Henri Temianka was a world renowned violinist, educator, conductor, and writer whose career spanned over 3,000 concerts worldwide and comprised over 100 published articles and books. Temianka founded the Paganini Quartet and the California Chamber Symphony, the first chamber orchestra in Los Angeles. Throughout his successful career, Temianka performed and trained with many of the
This week’s blog post is a little different than what I’ve usually been posting. What I usually write about are collections and displays in the library that are permanently located within the library. The Graphic Novels Collection is a little different. Unlike the previous collections, this collection can be checked out by students. Many people
It’s late, I’ve been in the library studying for hours. I need to take a break. What do I do? I sneak away to the third floor and go to the Peter and Mary Muth Library of Children’s Literature, in the Edgar and Libby Pankey Library of Education. I find a children’s book that I
A month ago, my mom and dad were visiting San Diego with my Uncle Bud. I drove down for the day to visit with them. The day before, my uncle gave me directions to get from Orange to a small visitor’s center that we were meeting at. He gave me step by step instructions to
At the Leatherby Libraries, we have an interview series highlighting the work our amazing librarians/archivists accomplish each day. These interviews help inform the community about all the different areas of the library and all the services we have! Wendy Gonaver, our Special Collections & Archives Assistant, was kind enough to answer some questions for us!
When I was younger, I would watch every documentary I could about quantum physics, string theory, future technology, anything in the realm of experimental science. I had an obsession with it and for a short time, wanted to be a quantum physicist. While I am not currently pursuing quantum physics, the concepts of bending time
I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania in a town called Wilcox. Wilcox has a population of roughly three hundred and sixty people and surrounding it is over five hundred thousand acres of forest. All of which is to say, growing up, I was not surrounded by many different religions. My only exposure to different beliefs
Tucked away in the far corner of the second floor sits the Milton and Rose Friedman Reading Room. Housing the Friedmans’ private library, this open space is an inviting area where anyone is free to study and enjoy the donations by the Friedmans. Large windows give beautiful natural light to all of the Friedmans’ belongings.
“What are icons?” you must be thinking, because if you are anything like me, you have never heard of them before. Thanks to the Leatherby Libraries, I am here to inform you! Icons are paintings of religious figures composed on wooden boards or embossed on metal. Through my research on the topic, I discovered that
I am a firm believer in surrounding yourself with people who you look up to and who you can learn from. That belief is not strictly associated with people; if I need to get artistic inspiration, I go to a museum, if I need to experience life, I go to a park. I study in
