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Abington 'info-vore' elected to national library board

Alexia I. Hudson, reference and instruction librarian at Penn State Abington, recently was elected to the Executive Board of the American Library Association, one of the largest professional organizations in the nation. Her three-year term begins in June.

Literary Landings: 'Hemingway's early letters challenge myths'

Linda Patterson Miller, the 2011-12 Penn State laureate and professor of English at Penn State Abington, is sharing her thoughts and observations of her laureate experience as she journeys across the Commonwealth aiming to engage people in the beauty of the humanities, specifically early 20th-century American literature and art. "Literary Landings" is a travelogue scheduled to appear periodically during the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters on Penn State's communications platforms. In her entry "Hemingway's Early Letters Challenge Shop-Worn Myths," Miller reflects on Hemingway's "epistolary art," during the early years of his writing career.

Abington to host first area screening of 'Miss Representation'

Like drawing back a curtain to let light stream in, the documentary "Miss Representation" details a glaring reality we live with but might fail to see: how the media contributes to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The 90-minute film, rated for children over age 14, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, in Room 112 Woodland Building at Penn State Abington. Admission is $5; free to students, faculty and staff. Register at [email protected] or call 215-881-7800.

Digital resource expert to appear at Abington

Richard Shrake from the American Philosophical Society (APS) will discuss "Digital Resources Management in Research Libraries: Applying Traditional Ideas to Evolving Technology" at Penn State Abington next week.