LIBRARY DISPLAYS BANNED BOOKS!

Did you know that The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language has faced censorship because it contains 39 objectionable words? (LA Times,9/27/11)

See the Banned Books Week display in LLR and you may be surprised at some of the titles. The display is located on the west side of the display case just inside the library doors. A few books are also displayed on the tops of the low shelves behind the Reference Desk.

The Hispanic Heritage Month display continues on the east side of the display case.

First Poetry Read of the Fall Semester

Date: Wednesday, September 21st
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Library Learning Resources (LLR) 3rd floor

Featured Reader:

Gill Sotu--"Sometimes poetic, sometimes soul, sometimes hip-hop, sometimes comedic, always from the heart, Gill Sotu has a style like no other."

The featured Moorpark poet is Joelle Hannah.

Also....an open mic.

NEW LIBRARY DISPLAYS

In the display case near the doors on the second floor of LLR:

1. A collection of library materials, as well as a few facts, about the United States Constitution. Celebrating Constitution Day on September 17th.

2. And celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15,) a collection of library books on various Hispanic American themes.

STUDENT SCULPTURES IN LLR!!!

Check out the student sculptures on display on the 3rd Floor of the Library Learning Resources building. Group projects by students in Cynthia Minet's Sculpture I class (ART M77) are located near the top of the stairs and by the south windows.

Using cardboard, students were asked to make Cubist- and Constructivist-style interpretations of animals, fruits, objects, or other subjects of their choice.

Be sure to see all seven sculptures: Giraffe, Maia (figure), Skull, Ballerina, Spinning Top, Monkey, Elenor (deer).

LIBRARY HOURS FOR FALL SEMESTER

The Moorpark College Library is closed through August 21st.

Beginning on Monday, August 22nd, and through the end of Fall Semester on Wedenesday, December 21st, the Library will be open:

Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - Noon
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

The Library will also be closed on the following holidays: 9/5, 11/11, 11/24, 11/25.

Library Summer Hours

The Library will be closed beginning May 18th, and will reopen on June 20th--the first day of summer session.

Hours for the summer are:

Monday & Thursday: 7:30am - 6:00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 7:30am - 7:30pm
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Closed

A reference librarian will be available during the following hours:

Monday & Thursday: 9:00am - 1:30pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:30pm - 4:30pm & 5:00pm - 7:30pm

The Library will close again on August 5th, and reopen for the fall on August 22nd.

Spring Poetry Jam on May 2nd

The Spring Poetry Jam is on Monday the 2nd of May from 5:30 to 6:30pm on the 3rd floor of Library Learning Resources. Come read your poetry or flash fiction in the open mic, or just come and listen to student writing and performances. The event is open to the public. Sign up for the open mic beginning at 5:20. Readings are limited to 5 minutes/person.

This is the last poetry event of the Spring Semester.

Motion-Poetry Project on Wednesday 4/27

All semester, graphics arts students have grappled in strange, dark rooms to create sensuous, scary, and scandalous designs to go with.....Poetry!!

Attend the Fabulous Live Motion-Poetry Project!

Wednesday 4/27 at 4:00pm in Fountain Hall 114.

Welcome Stephen Kutay - Our New Library & Learning Resources Supervisor

Steve Kutay is the new Learning Resources Supervisor at the Library and Learning Resources. He supervises classified and student staff activity for the Learning Center, Library Circulation and Library Technical Services. Steve has thirteen years combined experience with academic library work from the UCLA and Cal Arts campuses and most recently as a Digital Archivist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. He holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the UCLA School of Music.

Multicultural Day Display in LLR

This year, Moorpark College's annual Multicultural Day takes place on Tuesday, April 12th. 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, Japanese, Egyptian, Greek, and African cultures, as well as others.

APRIL POETRY READ

Come to the last Poetry Read of the semester!

Wednesday, April 20th, at 5:30pm in the LLR 3rd floor open area. (Poetry Workshop at 4:00pm Fountain Hall 210A.)

The featured poet is Yasmin Safarzadeh:
Here's to hoping it doesn't end with both of us biting down-
on the barrel of our guns-
blowing the moon away because there was no resolution.

Also Ventura Grand Slam Poetry Champion Gill Sotu, and Moorpark Poet Jason Atherton!

"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat"--Robert Frost

POETRY READ, WEDNESDAY 3/23

Featured Poet.........Virginia Anderson
Moorpark Poet.........Hart Schulz

Date: 3/23/2011
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Library Learning Resources, 3rd floor open area

Scholarships on Display! (And Black History Month)

Check out the display case just inside the Library Learning Resources doorways! On one side you'll find a display of scholarships available to Moorpark College students.

And February is Black History Month. On the other side you'll find a display of books on Martin Luther King, Sally Hemmings, and Frederick Douglass among others.

POETRY READ AND WORKSHOP

Candace Pearson, the 2010 winner of the Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry for her book "Hour of Unfolding," will be the featured poet at the second Poetry Read of the spring semester. Also on the bill: Moorpark poet Kim Young.

Date: Wednesday, February 16th
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: LLR Third Floor, Open Area

Preceded by a poetry workshop at 4:00 pm in Fountain Hall, Rm. 212A.

1ST SPRING SEMESTER POETRY READ

"The menu said eggs any style so I ordered mine angry and a little bit surreal"--Rick Lupert

The first Poetry Read of the semester features Rick Lupert and MC poet Joelle Hannah.

Date: Wednesday, 1/19
Time: 5:30pm
Place: LLR 3rd Floor, Open Area

Poetry Workshop prior to the Read: 4pm in Fountain Hall 210B

Library Learning Resources Closed Between Semesters

Library Learning Resources will be closed for the semester break beginning on Thursday, December 16th. It will reopen at 8:00am on Monday, January 10th.

LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS

Beginning Monday, December 6th, the Library will have extended hours through semester's end:

December 6th - December 15th
Monday - Thursday: 7:00am - 8:00pm
Friday: 7:00am - 12 noon

The Library will be closed December 16th through January 9th. Normal hours will resume on January 10th.

Winter Poetry Jam -- Open Mic

The Winter Poetry Jam welcomes all student and community writers. Writers may perform up to five minutes of their poetry, flash fiction, or short prose. Come read or come listen.

Place: Library Learning Resources 3rd floor

Date: Wednesday, December 1st
Signups: 5:15pm
Poetry Jam: 5:30 to around 7:30pm

NOVEMBER POETRY READ

Date: Wednesday 11/17
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Library Learning Resources 3rd Floor Open Area

Featuring: Brendan Constantine is a teacher and poet-in-residence at the Windward School in West Los Angeles. He's a former California Poet Laureate, and the author of over half a dozen poetry collections.

Special Moorpark feature: What would a poem look like if it could move? Find out when graphics meets poetry!

Also: Poetry workshop at 4:00pm in Fountain Hall 210B!

American Indian Heritage Month Display

American Indian Heritage Month is celebrated every November in the U.S. You can view a display of over 60 books and videos by and about American Indians in the display case inside the front doors of the Library Learning Resources building. Subjects covered include history, biography, literature, art, sociology, and anthropology.