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New Books Are the Answer!

There is a pressing question in your mind. It has nothing to do with the heat wave that has gripped Charlottesville, or with the summer storms that have occasionally wiped out the power. It has nothing to do with summer classes or that beach vacation you took last week, the one you wish hadn't ended. This question is far more significant. What , you ask yourself, is a "velvet worm?" And is it as velvety soft as its name suggests? The answer to this question lies among the new books at Jessup Library. Check out Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants that Time Has Left Behind by Richard Fortey to find out more. In other news: Facebook has actually been around since 14 CE. Discover how social media is hardly a new phenomenon in Writing on the Wall: Social Media, the First 2,000 Years by Tom Standage. If you're spending your summer learning about constructed languages or performing the Tolkien-esque feat of creating