#ReadGreatThings2018: Summer Reading Time!

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With the spring semester over and done*, summer reading is upon us! Looking for some light structure to your summer reading? Why not try the Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ Library's Read Great Things Challenge? What is the Read Great Things Challenge? The Read Great Things Challenge is a reading challenge sponsored by the Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ Library throughout 2018 that encourages folks to diversify or increase their reading goals by completing books that fit into at least 10 of the following 12 categories: A book being

Happy National Library Week!

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In honor of libraries everywhere, we wanted to share a sweet and amazing story about the donkey libraries, Biblioburros, in Columbia. "By adapting the packsaddles of his two donkeys, Alfa and Beto, from carrying water to carrying books, Luis created a makeshift mobile library and set off to take his books to children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to reading materials. With that the ‘Biblioburro’ was born." (BBC) View the wonderful short video and article from the BBC Culture site. Our

What We're Reading: The Secret Game

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[caption id="attachment_4079" align="aligncenter" width="194"] Available at the Main Campus Library (GV 885.72 .N8 E45 2015)[/caption] This book was read by Charles Farrow, a Library Technician at the Main Campus Library. Genre: Historical Nonfiction #ReadGreatThings2018 Categor(ies): A book about or that features sports AND A book that takes place during or is about a historical event 50 years or more in the past What is this book about? Sunday, March 12, 1944 at 11:00am. The Secret Game. In

Did you enjoy the Black Panther movie? Want to read the comic books?

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The library has the first three graphic novels in the recent Black Panther series and we have just ordered the fourth. If you liked the movie and want to learn more of the back story, borrow these today! You'll find them on our new bookshelf. [caption id="attachment_4037" align="alignright" width="194"] Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 2[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4036" align="alignleft" width="190"] Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1[/caption] [caption id=

What We Read in 2017: The Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ Faculty and Staff Favorites Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ, here’s Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ’s awesome faculty and staff’s favorite reads from all of 2017: [gallery link="none" size="medium" type="rectangular" ids="3832,3833,3834,3835,3836,3837,3838,3839,3840,3841,3842,3843,3844,3845,3846,3847,3848,3849,3850,3851,3852,3853,3854,3855,3856,3857,3858,3859,3860,3861,3862,3863,3864,3865,3866,3867,3868,3869,3870,3871,3872,3873,3874,3875,3876,3877,3878,3879,3880,3881,3882,3883,3884,3885,3886,3887

What We're Reading (& New in the OCC Library): From Here to Eternity

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[caption id="attachment_3753" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Available at the OCC Library on the New Book Shelf[/caption] Title: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Author: Caitlin Doughty Genre: Nonfiction -- Essay & Travelogue Why did you choose to read this book? I saw it as a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards best nonfiction book of 2017 and it seemed interesting-- I read both Mary Roach's Spook and Stiff a few years ago and found the topic of how we as

What We're Reading: Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ's Favorite Food-Themed Books

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Just a reminder that Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ will be closed Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 23-25. The Main Campus Library will close at 1:00 on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Regular hours (library and other) resume on all campuses Monday, Nov. 27. In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ and just in time for the season of eating, here’s Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ’s awesome faculty and staff’s favorite culinary or food-related reads: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="3662,3670,3669,3668

What We're Reading: Sourdough

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Available on the New Book Shelf at the Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ Main Campus Library. Title: Sourdough Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Uh... contemporary tech fiction with a light touch of magical realism? Read by: Meredith Lewis (Orange County Campus Librarian) & Courtney Bippley (Main Campus Librarian) Why did you choose to read this book? Meredith: Honestly? The description was really interesting-- a San Francisco robotics engineer "adopts" a mysterious international sourdough starter and gets involved in a

What We're Reading Wednesday: Favorite Spooky Reads for Halloween

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ, here’s Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ’s awesome faculty and staff’s favorite spooky or scary reads: [gallery size="medium" link="none" ids="3627,3628,3629,3630,3631,3632,3633,3634,3635,3636,3637,3638,3639,3640,3641,3642,3643,3644" orderby="rand"] [gallery link="none" size="full" type="rectangular" ids="3645,3646,3647"] As always, if you’re interested in a title or related title, you can either use the call number provided to locate it

What We Read Wednesdays: The Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ Faculty & Staff Summer Edition

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ, here’s Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ's awesome faculty and staff's favorite reads of summer 2017: [gallery type="rectangular" link="none" ids="3446,3447,3448,3449,3450,3451,3452,3453,3454,3455,3456,3457,3458,3459,3460,3461,3462,3463,3464,3465,3466,3467,3468,3469,3470,3471,3472,3473,3474,3475,3476,3477,3478,3479,3480,3481,3482,3483,3484,3485,3486,3487,3488,3489,3490,3491,3492,3493,3494,3495,3496,3497,3498,3499,3500,3501,3502,3503,3504