This month check out Library Diversions or our online display of books that support the themes of L&C's 31st Annual Gender Studies Symposium. Check out our selection on the Diversions bookshelf or on our Pinterest pinboard.

The full schedule of events for the Gender Studies Symposium, which runs March 14-16, can be viewed here.

Throughout February, browse our collection of African-American writers, poets, and historians on the Diversions bookshelf, which is devoted to the thematic focus of LC’s Black History Month. This year's theme: Black Identity As A Creative, Social, & Political Movement.

For more info about the full slate of events commemorating Black History Month, visit the LC Multicultural Affairs web page.

This month, diversions is all about music. We've assembled an awesome selection of books to complement the 8th annual Watzek Rocks.

Image of Morrissey from Awesome People Reading.

Check out the Diversions display for notable novels from 2011 and other fun reads that we think will accompany wintry relaxation quite well. Enjoy!

This month, check out Diversions for a selection of books that support the themes of L&C's 8th Annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium. Pick up a book from our display, and read up on multiculturalism's place in US Education and the controversies surrounding the word itself.

The full schedule of events for the Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium, which runs November 9-11, can be viewed here.

This month, check out Diversions for a selection of books that support the themes of L&C's 14th Annual Symposium on Environmental Affairs, Citisphere. Pick up a book from our display, and read up on the roles of cities in biophysical and social systems.

The full schedule of events for the Environmental Affairs Symposium, which runs October 11-14, can be viewed here.

Welcome back to Portland! Check out the Diversions bookshelf for Portland music, NW trail guides, books by Portland writers, and more about our fair city of Portland.

Our selection of Portlandian materials will be on display throughout the month of September on the Diversions bookshelf, located by the Mac Lab.

Pools, beaches, airplanes, and campfires all go really well with a good book. Check out the Diversions bookshelf for a great selection of Summer Reads, recommended by L&C students.

Thanks to everyone who submitted their favorites! And congratulations to Tom Rodrigues, who scored an Amazon gift card for his pick, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera! We hope you have an excellent summer.

Jot down your Summer reading faves on a slip of paper, drop them in the submissions box on the Diversions bookshelf, and you'll be automatically entered in a drawing for a $20 Amazon gift card. To get in the running for the gift card, submit your picks via paper (in the submissions box) or online by April 28.

Check out the Diversions bookshelf for new and notable books, handpicked by the awesome students who keep Watzek running smoothly.