{"id":150778,"date":"2023-01-12T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T15:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=150778"},"modified":"2023-03-31T15:50:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:50:36","slug":"items-in-ladd-library-lost-found-jan-11-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/12\/items-in-ladd-library-lost-found-jan-11-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"38 items in the Bates library&#8217;s lost and found on Jan. 11, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than three dozen items spent winter break in their Lost and Found cubby in Ladd Library, patiently awaiting the return of their losers (hmm, that didn&#8217;t sound right) on Wednesday, Jan. 11, the first day of the winter semester here on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8576-toned-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8576-toned-2.webp 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8576-toned-2-400x193.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8576-toned-2-900x435.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8576-toned-2-1536x743.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8576-toned-2-1200x580.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">38 items in the Ladd Library Lost and Found on Jan. 11, 2023. (Jay Burns\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 38 items are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stainless steel Command brand metal wall hook&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PeeperSpecs reading glasses (and perhaps blue-light blocking), 1.25 magnification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gray velvet scrunchie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gray cashmere fingerless gloves by Meg Cohen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magnetic suicide-prevention card sponsored by the Tulip Project, which seeks to end the stigma surrounding mental illness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pencil case with logo of the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pink lipstick from NARS Cosmetics&#8217; &#8220;Orgasm&#8221; collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No. 2 Dixon Ticonderoga pencil (unsharpened)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single hoop earring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single snowflake earring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1-900x900.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8973-copy-1.webp 1787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Library Lost and Found, Jan. 11, 2023: A single snowflake earring. (Jay Burns\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baseball cap, with the logo of FC Barcelona, <em>Futbol Club Barcelona<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carhartt knit beanie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several empty Bluetooth earbud cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HOYEE EYES blue-light blocking glasses with rainbow glitter frames<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colgate toothpaste in a newly developed recyclable tube, which the company says is the first to be \u201crecognized by external recycling authorities as recyclable,\u201d made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), the same No. 2 plastic used for milk and detergent bottles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felt wool fedora (large) from New York Hat Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diary with \u201cNorway\u201d and an image of a moose, the country\u2019s national animal, on the wood cover<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pocket comb, Conair \u201cStyle on the Go\u201d <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LensCrafters eyeglasses case (empty)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/8 inch to 1\/8th inch audio cable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotch brand tape dispenser (empty)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lip balm in a case wrapped in two washi tape designs: blue and white stripes on the top, and stars and planets on the bottom (Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade paper)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954-900x900.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/221222_library_lost_found_8954.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Library Lost and Found, Jan. 11, 2023: Lip balm in a case with the planets and stars. (Jay Burns\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Single Bluetooth earbud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key\/ID tag with YMCA logo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal hand sanitizer with the logo of Bates Campus Activities and Traditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yeti Rambler 64-ounce water bottle with: <br>\u2014 Sticker of the Bates Peer Health Educators logo<br>\u2014 Sticker of the \u2018Iolani School Raiders logo of the college preparatory school in Honolulu<br>\u2014 Sticker \u201cChillin\u2019 since \u201993,\u201d a slogan of Brandy Melville, a European clothing and fashion accessories brand<br>\u2014&nbsp;Sticker of the Bates Center for Purposeful Work<br>\u2014&nbsp;Two silicone wrist bands around it, of the Southern California Volleyball Association and Boston Bruins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Futuro-brand knee support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formal bow tie (ivory) by Billy London with an elastic band extending it past 18 inches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer 2017 issue of <em>Art Journal<\/em>, a magazine published&nbsp; by the College Art Association of America, celebrating Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tila bead bracelet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1-900x900.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/01\/IMG_8995-copy-1.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Library Lost and Found, Jan. 11, 2023: Tila bead bracelet. (Jay Burns\/Bates College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book, <em>The Al-Hamlet Summit,<\/em> a play by Kuwaiti playwright and theater director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=al-hamlet+summit&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;q=inauthor:%22Sulayman+Al-Bassam%22&amp;tbm=bks&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj33sup3LP8AhW7L1kFHWsLAIEQmxMoAHoECBMQAg&amp;sxsrf=ALiCzsZN9OWAMMgLBpkx0qc_mQotkjsN2w:1673034804293\">Sulayman Al-Bassam<\/a> that places Shakespeare&#8217;s Hamlet into a 21st-century Middle Eastern setting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book, <em>Our Class, <\/em>a play by Polish playwright Tadeusz Slobodzianek and adapted by Ryan Craig that follows one-time school classmates from 1925 to present times, through weddings, parades, births, deaths, emigrations, and reconciliations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book, <em>Antigonick<\/em>, an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/17\/slideshow-not-your-traditional-antigone\/\"> innovative translation of Sophocles\u2019 <em>Antigone<\/em><\/a> by Anne Carson&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bag with assorted teas, including a tin of Earl Gray from Cambridge &amp; Thames, and a tin of hojicha from Harney &amp; Sons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photo of Bates friends having fun at the Halloween Dance this year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notebook with a few to-do\u2019s for the physics course &#8220;Introductory to Quantum Mechanics&#8221; and the biology course &#8220;Evolution and Interaction of Life&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPS running watch, the Garmin Forerunner 235, with wrist-based heart rate display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tea, toothpase, and a formal bow tie: Unfound items awaiting their losers \u2014 hmm, that didn&#8217;t sound right \u2014 on the first day of the winter semester here on campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":150831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[4,11012],"tags":[11780],"class_list":["post-150778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-life","category-student-life","tag-lost-and-found"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150778"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152556,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150778\/revisions\/152556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}