Case files from the Library Detective

Case # 401: A leech lopes by a service station… Sometimes a scientist needs a little help from a humanities major. I’m a Museum librarian…mild mannered…quiet…a not-so-secret super sleuth. If you need an obscure reference from the 1600s, help finding a book on horned toad recipes, or the name of King Henry the VIII’s second…

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The NMI Unit’s picks for best holiday movies and books

It’s that time of year: a chance to reflect on the last 12 months, and for many of us, quality time with family and/or friends, and lots of good food. (Unless you are Bronwyn, in which case you are in your office, reveling in having no one around…bah, humbug!) It is also an opportunity to…

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