Jerry Schwartz, father of Larry Schwartz (Library), passed away October 30. He was 83 years old and had been hospitalized for the past three and a half weeks with pneumonia. He was a veteran of the Korean War (Clearing Company, 115th Medical Battalion, 40th Infantry). A memorial service will be held Monday, Nov. 5 and the brethren of Conejo Valley Masonic […]
Larry Schwartz, Librarian, presents a Deans’ Lecture on “All of the Good Metaphors for a Title were Taken: The Great Plains and/in Fiction” at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 in the Comstock Memorial Union 203. The body of Great Plains and Canadian prairie fiction is large but, outside of a number of acknowledged classics, not widely known – much like the region itself. This lecture will survey some of the known and some of the unknown works that typify the Plains. All are welcome to attend.
Larry Schwartz, Instructional Resources, presents a Deans’ Lecture on “All of the Good Metaphors for a Title were Taken: The Great Plains and/in Fiction” at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 in the Comstock Memorial Union 203. The body of Great Plains and Canadian prairie fiction is large but, outside of a number of acknowledged classics, not widely known – much like the region itself. This lecture will survey some of the known and some of the unknown works that typify the Plains. All are welcome to attend.
Larry Schwartz, Library, will be serving as president of the West Fargo Public Library board for the next year. He has been a board member since 2008.