Pratt Institute Libraries

The mission of the Pratt Institute Libraries is to provide outstanding service and access to a resource-rich environment that facilitates critical thinking and creative teaching and learning in the Pratt community.

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Shame on the talented artist who defaced this copy of The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño

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Throwback thursday to the 70s when food was really gross. Nightmare fuel courtesy of Practical Hors d'Oeurve and Canape Art by Charles Mok (1978) See more terrifying creations on our instagram @prattlibraries

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For Banned Books Week we asked our staff to read out from some of their favorite banned books. Today, Kari reads from Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Thank you for following along with our videos this week. What did we miss? What are your favorite banned books?

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For Banned Books Week we asked our staff to read out from some of their favorite banned books. Today, Clay tells us about challenges to Persepolis. Comics and graphic novels are frequently challenged and banned. For more info check out the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

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For Banned Books Week we asked our staff to read out from some of their favorite banned books. Today, Ella reads from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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For Banned Books Week we asked our staff to read out from some of their favorite banned books. Today, Cyree Jarelle reads from Leaves of Grass.

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For Banned Books Week we asked our staff to read out from some of their favorite banned books. Today, Diana reads from Slaughterhouse Five.

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the signs as reasons to ban books

Aries: being a strong, independent woman (The Wizard of Oz)

Taurus: making promiscuous sex look like fun (Brave New World)

Gemini: someone else with your name is a Marxist (Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See)

Cancer: getting your grandma drunk (Little Red Riding Hood)

Leo: showing side boob on the beach (Where’s Waldo)

Virgo: talking to animals (Charlotte’s Web)

Libra: *Ira Glass voice* acknowledging the existence of sex (like literally every banned book)

Scorpio: cannibalism (A Light in the Attic)

Sagittarius: blasphemy. like so much blasphemy people get killed. holy shit. (The Satanic Verses)

Capricorn: being “a real downer” (The Diary of Anne Frank)

Aquarius: brainwashing kids into opposing the logging industry (The Lorax)

Pisces: getting high and talking to animals (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

*Visit our instagram story for a breakdown of each sign”

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The Queen of Soul’s Reading List

A Short List of Materials about or by Aretha Franklin @ Pratt Institute Libraries

Aretha: From These Roots

Black resonance: iconic women singers and African American literature

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

Firsts Women Who Are Changing the World.

Outlandish Blues

Souls Intact: The Soul Performances of Audre Lorde, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone

Unseen: unpublished black history from the New York Times Photo Archives

'Our generation--the artists were stronger'

Match prints

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#12DaysofDewey - 900 History & Geography Not all history books are enormous tomes, just the pretty ones we like to show off on Instagram. The 900s are more than just history, we have a huge selection of books on New York City and beautiful books of maps.

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#12DaysofDewey - 800 Literature Interestingly, the 800s are organized by language! However, you can see some of the historical issues with Dewey by looking at which languages and cultures get their own section: American, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Classical languages, and, finally, "other"

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#12DaysofDewey - 700 Arts & recreation⠀ The big one! As most of the programs at Pratt focus on fine arts, architecture, and design, so too does the library’s collection. The 700s take up two floors of the stacks at the Brooklyn campus library. For some perspective, all of the categories we have featured previously live together on one floor!⠀

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#12DaysofDewey - 600 Technology An enlightening section to scan through. The 600s covers engineering, medicine, and manufacturing. A favorite section for @prattcomd students!

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#12DaysofDewey - 500 Science Life, the universe, and everything.

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#12DaysofDewey - 400 Language From classic dictionaries and thesauri to more recreational reads on the social aspects of languages and everywhere in between. Even grammar can be fun with "The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed"

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#12DaysofDewey - 300 Social sciences In the 300s you will find books on political science, economics, law, and more. You may be surprised to find that fashion materials are in the 300s, under 391 Costume & personal appearance.

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#12DaysofDewey - 200 Religion 

From major religions to mythology, the 200s are filled with holy texts, analysis, and history.