Tuesday, August 17, 2010

POETRY READING--Wednesday, August 25th

At 5:30pm on the third floor of Library Learning Resources, you can hear Albert Salinas, the author of "37 Women I Haven't Slept With" and "Sighs of the Seraphim," read his poetry.

Special guests: Sean Colletti and Moorpark poets Joelle Hannah and Shae Sveniker

Prior to the reading, at 4pm, a poetry workshop will be held in Fountain Hall 210B.

Everyone is welcome!

FALL SEMESTER LIBRARY HOURS

During Fall Semester 2010, the Library will be open:

Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 12 noon
Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Welcome Ellen - Our New Librarian

The library is very excited to announce the addition of Ellen Carey. Ellen has a long and varied work history shaped by a passion for both learning and teaching new things. She has worked as a carpenter, fundraiser, secretary, leadership trainer, and rock climbing instructor, and has studied dance, French, poetry, Buddhism, and art, among many other things.

Ellen received her master’s in library and information science from Simmons College in 2004, having completed her bachelors’ degree at Mount Holyoke College through a program designed for adult women returning to college. She went on to work at Mount Holyoke as a reference librarian and coordinator of a program to recruit undergraduates from underrepresented groups into the field of librarianship.

Before coming to Moorpark College, Ellen served as Library Co-Coordinator at Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts for five years. There she supervised Public Services, spearheaded the library’s outreach efforts, and developed information literacy instruction programming. In her free time, Ellen enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, meditation, and making art. Having just moved to California from Massachusetts, she is delighted to bring her love of the outdoors to a more hospitable climate, and her passion for teaching and learning to the Moorpark College community.

Please stop by to welcome her. Ellen can be reached at x1627 or email: ecarey@vcccd.edu.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS DURING FINALS

The Library will open at 7:00 am, one hour earlier than usual, and will close at 8:30 pm instead of 8 pm during finals from May 10 - May 19.

Library Hours During Finals:
Monday - Thursday: 7:00 am - 8:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: Closed

The Library will be closed from May 20 till June 14.

Library Summer Session Hours - June 14 - Aug. 5, 2010:
Monday & Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Closed




LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS

The Library will be closed beginning on Thursday May 20th. It will re-open during the Summer Session, July 14th - August 5th. (Closed on Monday July 5th for Independence Day.)

Summer Hours

Monday & Thursday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday CLOSED

Reference Librarians will be available to assist you during the following hours:

Monday & Thursday 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 12:30 - 4:30 & 5:30 - 8:00 pm

Monday, April 26, 2010

POET AND DANCER SET TO ROCK THE 3RD FLOOR!

Find out what happens when balloon-loving poet Mindy Nettifee meets fearless tapdancer Beth Megill. MC storyteller Kathryn Adams will also be featured.

DATE: Wednesday, May 5th

TIME/PLACE:

Reading/Dancing at 5:30pm in the open area, 3rd floor Library Learning Resources (LLR)

Poetry Workshop 4:00 - 5:30pm in LLR 318

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

POETRY READ -- Wednesday, April 7th

Guest poet Karen Kevorkian, along with Moorpark poets Maggie Westland and Melissa Grossman, will read from their works on Wednesday evening 4/7 at 5:30pm. Go to the open area on the third floor of the Library Learning Resources (LLR) building.

Prior to the reading, a poetry workshop will be held in LLR 318.

MULTICULTURAL DAY DISPLAY

This year, Moorpark College's annual Multicultural Day takes place on Tuesday, April 13th. This month a display of arts and crafts from different cultures can be viewed in the display case inside the entrance to the Library Learning Resources (LLR) building.

You'll see objects from the Chinese, Persian, Spanish, Egyptian, Grecian, and Pacific Islander cultures, as well as others.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH DISPLAY

March is National Women's History Month. Created by President Carter in 1980, Congress expanded National Women's History Week to a month in 1987. This year's theme is "Writing Women Back into History." The history of women often seems to be written in invisible ink. Even when recognized in their own times, women are often not included in history textbooks.

A display of books on the history of women--from ancient Egypt through modern times--can be viewed in the display case by the entrance to the Library Learning Resources (LLR) building through the end of the month.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

POETRY READ--Wednesday, March 10th

Pushcart Prize nominee Matthew Shenoda will be at MC for a reading. The National Book Critics Circle has said of him: "No poet exercises the healing power of poetry like Shenoda, whose verse reads like prayer, incantation--the soothing words of hope to mend a damaged world."

Date: Wednesday, March 10th

Time:

Workshop at 4:00pm in LLR 318

Reading at 5:30pm in open area, LLR 3rd floor

Guest Poet: Matthew Shenoda

Moorpark Poets: Cathryn Andressen, Joan Day, and Julius Sokenu

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

POETRY READ - Wednesday, February 10th

Guest poet Brendan Constantine and Moorpark artist Shea Sveniker in a performance of live poetry and art. Come and listen, watch, cheer, or just hang out and see cool art being made.

Date: Wednesday, February 10th

Time:

Workshop at 4pm - 5pm in LLR 318

Reading at 5:30pm in the Technology Building, Room 105

Guest Artist: Brendan Constantine

Moorpark Artist and Poet: Shea Sveniker

Friday, January 08, 2010

Spring 2010 Library Hours

Welcome back and Happy New Year 2010!

The library hours for the spring semester are:

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 8pm
Friday: 8am - 3pm
Saturdays and Sundays: Closed

The Library will be closed on the following dates:
1/18 (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
2/12-2/15 (Presidents' Day)
3/26-4/4 (Spring Break)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Dante Basco and Def Jam in the Library on Nov. 18 at 5:30 pm

This is an amazing opportunity to see Dante Basco, celebrity actor and Def Jam poet.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 5:30pm in the library (3rd Floor).

Come and hear him perform his set. He'll be hanging out after so you can meet him, buy a chapbook, and maybe get an autograph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrXgGQaUtlE

See you there!

Sandra Hunter

Monday, October 19, 2009

Steve Lopez Coming to Moorpark College

One Campus One Book's Steve Lopez will be coming to Moorpark College on Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m. Join us in the Black Box Theater in the Performing Arts Center.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Banned Books Week, Sept. 29 - Oct. 3

The Library in observing "Banned Books Week" has organized an exhibit of a selected number of banned books, a list of banned and challenged books, a list of banned and challenged classics, and statistics about challenges by initiator, institution, and reason. The exhibit is in the Display Case in the Library on the second floor of the Library Learning Resources building LLR).

Come and check it out!

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Poetry Read - Wednesday, September 16

This is a special event where Theresa Antonia, who heads Valley Contemporary Poets, will be introducing a new literary magazine and actively soliciting submissions from students and faculty.

Date: Wednesday, September 16th

Time:

Workshop at 4pm-5:30pm in Room 318, Library

Reading at 5:30pm in the open area of the 3rd Floor, Library

Guest artist: Theresa Antonia and Black Crow Press

Moorpark Poets: Joelle Hannah, Dale Bailes and Trista Payte

Open mic sign up: 5:15pm

Monday, August 17, 2009

Fall 2009 Library Hours

Welcome back!

The library hours for Fall 2009 are:

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Library Summer 2009 Hours

The library will be open:

Monday & Thursday: 8 am - 3 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Closed

For additional information, please contact the Reference Desk at (805)378-1472.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Final Poetry Read of the Semester

Date: Wed 4-15-09

Time: 5:30pm

Place: 3rd Floor, Library

Guest artist: Persis Karim

Moorpark poets: Kathryn Adams, Anja Leigh and Friend to Rats, Samantha Levitt

Persis, born in San Francisco of a French mother and Iranian father, grew up feeling 'a little different' and has spent much of her academic and poetic life examining the Iranian-American identity. http://www.persiskarim.com/index.htm

Library Hours - Spring Break

The Library will be closed during Spring Break Apr. 3 - 12. We will re-open on Monday, April 13.