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Time For Summer Reading! 

Time to sit back under a shady tree and start enjoying those books you’ve put off reading all academic year.  Here are some to check out from our Popular Reading Collection:

Divine Justice – David Baldacci

Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World – Eric Weiner

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran – Azadeh Moaveni

Letter to My Daughter – Maya Angelou

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with

Ultraviolent Zombie    Mayhem! – Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith



The Sea is so Wide and My Boat is so Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation – Marian Wright Edelman
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20 West: The Great Road across America – Mac Nelson

Two Billion Cars: Driving toward Sustainability – Daniel Sperling & Deborah Gordon

Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University – Kevin Roose

Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa – R.A. Scotti

The Women: A Novel – T. Coraghessan Boyle

Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities – Elizabeth Edwards

Discover many more great titles in the Popular Reading Collection.

 

Week of March 2nd - 4th

Zahnow Library Presents Howard Kohn

Howard Kohn is a native of Bay City and a graduate of Central High School and the University of Michigan. A runner-up for a Pulitzer Prize, The Last Farmer is a memoir of his father’s last seasons working the Bay County farm where they both were raised.

Kohn is also the author of the books Who Killed Karen Silkwood? (which led to the Meryl Streep movie, Silkwood) and We Had a Dream, a non-fiction examination of the aftermath of the civil rights movement in Prince George’s County, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC.

A former senior editor of Rolling Stone, Kohn is still an occasional contributor. His work has also been published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Esquire, Mother Jones and other periodicals. He currently hosts the program Second Look on public television in Prince George’s County, MD
 

Week of February 17th - 22nd

Check Out The New Online CQ Weekly

No matter what legislative issue you follow or research, CQ Weekly is the one source that can be relied on to cover it, to make it simple to understand, and to do so in a manner that is even-handed and accurate.

CQ Weekly is known as the pre-eminent resource for Congress-watchers who need non-partisan information on Capitol Hill. The award-winning magazine’s legislative news and analysis is consistently hailed for its accuracy and comprehensiveness. CQ Weekly on the web includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983. Users may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles by words, dates, subjects or other criteria. The online version also provides users with access to some CQ Weekly articles prior to when they are available in print.
 

Week of February 10th - 16th

Happy 200th Birthday, Lincoln and Darwin

February 12, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birthdays of two historic figures whose ideas and actions shaped the modern world — Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. For historians and political scientists, the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday has taken on new meaning with the election of our nation’s first African American president. For scientists, Darwin’s 200th birthday anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on how far knowledge about our natural world has come since the publication of “On the Origin of Species” and to examine the future direction of biology and other disciplines.

Discover the many books written about Lincoln and Darwin by searching CardCat by Subject.

And, be sure to stop by the Darwin Day celebration organized by the Biology Department and taking place in the Allen Reading Room of the library from 10 am – 1 pm on Thursday, February 12. There will be refreshments, displays, presentations, posters and more!

 

Week of February 2nd - 9th

New Online Database: The African American Experience

The African American Experience is a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans. It features access to full-text content from more than 400 titles, 3,000 slave narratives, over 2000 images, 5,000 primary sources, 250 vetted web sites, and 67 classics in black scholarship published by the Negro University Press from the late 1700s to the early 1970s. Wide-ranging and easy to use, African American Experience has been called the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from one of the most respected publishers in the field, Greenwood Press.

 

Week of January 26th - February 1st

New Online Database: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

One of our newest online databases, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, contains biographies written by SVSU faculty members Jane Girdham, Music Dept., and Robert Braddock, History Dept.


The online edition provides fast desktop access to the complete text of the award-winning Oxford DNB: 56,000 lives, 64 million words, 10,400 portrait illustrations. Included are men and women who have shaped all aspects of English history, literature, language and culture, from the ancient (explorer Pytheas of the 4th Century BC) to the modern (Princess Diana). Every article has detailed citation information (including MLA and Chicago formats), which shows when it was first published and when it was last changed. And, there are options for print-friendly versions and e-mailing articles.

 

Log-in to the online Oxford DNB from the library’s Databases by Name page, and then search for Jane Girdham and Robert Braddock as Contributors to view their articles
See What's Happening In The Library With The 2008 Fall Newsletter - 09.15.08
 

Week of January 19th - 25th

The New 'Ask Us' Instant Messaging Service

 

When you need information, help with your library research or have library-related questions, Click on the "Ask Us” button. You can instant message, email or call a librarian during Reference Desk hours. Of course, you’re always welcome to visit the Reference Desk in person and speak to a librarian, too!

 

Reference Desk Hours:

Sunday 1:00 - 9:00 pm

Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 10:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
 

January 19th, 2009

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Monday, January 19th is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Check out the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Speeches and Interviews website. Created by the Detroit Area Library Network, the site includes links to YouTube videos with speeches by and about Dr. King, a biography, timeline and links to related websites.

Related web sites include African-American Odyssey from the Library of Congress American Memory Project; the King Center, established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King; Martin Luther King Day: The Official U.S. Government web site; Montgomery Bus Boycott: The Story of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement; and With Liberty and Justice for all, a permanent exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.

 

Week of November 13th - November 20th

Check Out Our New Arrivals

Check out our latest arrivals on the New Books shelves just behind the Reference Desk on the first floor. Don’t have time to stop by the library? You can browse our New Books List online! Remember, if you would like to recommend a book for purchase by the library, you can do so here.

 

Week of November 5th - November 12th

Celebrate The Centenial Of Roethke

As part of the Theodore Roethke Centennial Celebration, actor and playwright Richard Fitzpatrick will portray the Saginaw native and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet in his play “Roethke & Me: Conjuring the Garden Master” on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Fitzpatrick has worked on Broadway, in regional theatres across the country, and at The Stratford Festival of Canada. His performance is made possible by grants from Citizen’s Bank and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

A number of events celebrating the Centennial, including the Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize award ceremony, a poetry slam, a tour of Roethke’s favorite haunts, and more begin on November 8. A complete listing of all events can be found here.

 

Week of October 20th - November 4th

Are You Ready To Choose The Next President?

Prepare yourself with books about Barack Obama and John McCain from our Popular Reading Collection and the General Collection. You can find more information on the upcoming election, including the Michigan ballot proposals, on the Michigan eLibrary Election 2008 web pages.

Resources on the MeL Election 2008 web pages include sites for all represented political parties on the ballot and the candidates representing those parties with biographical data, speeches, and information on where the candidates stand on various issues. Sites from non-partisan organizations such as FactCheck.org and Project Vote Smart attempt to provide clear, unbiased political information and debunk false claims with reputable resources. Wording from statewide ballot proposals is also included.
 

Week of October 13th - October 19th

Stop The Hate All Media Art Show

“Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” This quote, from the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, is one of several that exemplify the message of the exhibition. Through the use of art of all kinds, the Stop the Hate All Media Art show portrays all aspects of hate and hate crimes in an effort to bring them forward into the public consciousness.

Sponsored by SVSU’s Gay Straight Alliance, the art show is on display in the Roberta Allen Reading Room of Zahnow Library from Monday, October 13, through Friday, October 17. Support for the exhibit has been provided by the SVSU Student Life Center, Zahnow Library, the Office of Diversity Programs, and the College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences
 
 

Week of October 6th - October 12th

Library Information Sessions

Want to find out what’s new in the library? Want to know how to find the full text of articles in the over 17,000 electronic journals we offer? Just have a question or suggestion for us?

Stop by Z111 this Friday, October 10, for the following information sessions:

  • What’s New in the Library (11:00-11:30 a.m.)
     Learn about recent database acquisitions, library services, and other news.

  • Find Text (11:30-12 noon)
     Locate full text articles using Zahnow’s link resolver software, SFX.

  • Contact Kathleen Kroll (kmkroll(at)svsu.edu, ext. 7054) to register or just stop by!
 
 

Week of September 30th - October 5th

Celebrate Your Freedom to Read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 - October 4!

Observed since 1982, this annual event reminds us that while not every book is intended for every reader, each of us has the right to decide for ourselves what to read.

The Great Gatsby, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Beloved, Catch-22, Native Son and many other books considered to be among the best novels of the 20th century have all been challenged throughout the years.

Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose and the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular, and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

Check out Google’s salute to Banned Books Week!

Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, American Library Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Association of American Publishers, National Association of College Stores, and is endorsed by the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress.
 
 

Week of September 22nd - 29th

Check Out The Lates Books By Best-Selling Authors

The Popular Reading Collection features fiction and non-fiction books found on the New York Times best sellers list, the Amazon.com top sellers list, and many award-winning titles. Authors include Mitch Albom, Madeleine Albright, Nora Ephron, John Grisham, Khaled Hosseini, Walter Isaacson, Jhumpa Lahiri, Toni Morrison, David Sedaris, Alexander McCall Smith, and Tim Weiner. The loan period for Popular Reading Collection books is 3 weeks. You can find a list of titles here. Have a suggestion for the Popular Reading Collection? Tell us!