McKillop Library will soon be administering a nationally-recognized web-based survey called LibQUAL. The survey is designed to measure how library users perceive the quality of their library’s services.

Everyone who participates in the survey and chooses to take part in a prize drawing will be eligible to win an IPod Nano, which will be awarded to the lucky winner in late April!

The survey results will allow Salve to compare McKillop Library’s performance with that of peer institutions, as well as to help them assess how their services are meeting your expectations and where they may need to improve.

Watching Lee Segal, co-owner of All Fired Up, a pottery gallery on historic Thames Street, work his magic in finalizing a clay bread bowl before painting, truly is a fascinating experience. Segal, a Los Angeles native, has spent the past 30 years perfecting the fading art of pottery making and ceramics.

Since 1993, Federico Santi and his partner, John Gacher, have owned and operated their antique shop, The Drawing Room, on Spring Street in the downtown area of Newport. Santi, who grew up on a desolate farm in Georgia, volunteered in VISTA just after college and after VISTA met a lot of acquaintances from the Boston area.

Albert “Jim” Quinn was born and raised in Newport, Rhode Island and is proud to call the seaside city his home. The 1982 Salve Regina University graduate has been an officer for the Newport Police Department for 28 years. However, he is best known in the city because of the club and restaurant he runs, the Newport Blues Café.

Feel good about your ecological footprint and dine in natures harmony at Newport, R.I.’s Bliss Café located on Broadway. The opportunity cost of paying a slightly higher price for the added benefits of all natural ingredients is seemingly low to one who appreciates a healthy meal.