TWO NEW LIBRARY DISPLAYS!

Take a look at the display case just inside the Library Learning Resources (LLR) entrance to see two new displays.

U.S. Constitution Day took place on September 17th.  On one side of the display case, you'll find a display of books and other items celebrating the Constitution and the founding of the nation.  Did you know that George Washington and James Madison were the only two presidents to sign the Constitution?

Native American Heritage Month takes place in November.  On the other side of the case, you'll see books and DVD's on Native American culture and history.  Also on display is a list of the federally recognized tribes in California, and a couple of maps showing California tribal areas and languages.

If you need one of the books or DVD's in our display case, they can still be checked out!  Just ask at the Reference or Circulation desks.

POETRY READ ON SEPTEMBER 18TH (TONIGHT!)

Come to The Read at 5:30 this evening to listen or participate in Open Mic Poetry.  Go the the 3rd floor of Library Learning Resources (LLR).

The guest poet this evening is Crystal Salas.  Crystal spends a great deal of her time sighing at Frank O'Hara poems, telling people what they should be reading, and taking very long walks.  After attending Moorpark College she graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Creative Writing.  She is the co-founder of Atomic Tangerine Press which produces "Poetry Solves Problems", a bi-monthly art salon/celebration in Los Angeles.

Ventura College Library Awarded "Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys" Grant

Moorpark College Library is a partner in a grant that Ventura College Library has received. The grant Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association. Support was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.

The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf includes books and videos. The purpose of this collection is to  address the need and desire of American college students and the public for trustworthy and accessible resources and to increase understanding of the peoples, cultures, histories, and religion of Muslim people here in the United States and around the world.

The "Bookshelf" includes themes of study entitled: "American Stories," "Connected Histories," Literary Reflections," "Pathways of View," "Points of View," "Art, Architecture, and Film.”  Each theme contains books available for checkout to Moorpark College campus community through the Library Catalog.  For assistance in borrowing these books, please call the Reference Desk at (805)378-1472 or email us at mcreference@vcccd.edu.

Be sure to check the Ventura College Library website for a listing of these books and videos http://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/student_services/library/muslimjourneys.shtml

The Ventura College Library is also hosting a series of events in the Library:
1.    On September 25, the Library is hosting a food tasting at 5:30pm.
2.    On October 15, Chris Cryer, author of Tolstoy in Riyadh, will talk about The Arabian Nights at 5:30pm
3.    On October 29, Nooshie Motaref, author of Iran: A Persian Tapestry, will do a presentation on Sufism and Islam at 5:30pm.

Moorpark College Library Celebrates Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 2013

This year’s Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 2013, marks the 226th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The Library will have a Constitution Day display on the second floor of the Library Learning Resources building presenting a collection of library materials about the United States Constitution.

LIBRARY HOURS FOR FALL SEMESTER

The Library's hours for Fall Semester (beginning August 19th) are:

Monday thru Thursday
8:00 am -- 8:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am -- 12:00 pm

The Library will be closed on the following holidays:

Monday, September 3rd (Labor Day)
Monday, November 11th (Veterans Day)
Thursday & Friday, November 28th & 29th (Thanksgiving)

The last day of the Fall Semester is Wednesday, December 18th.

LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS

Library Learning Resources will be closed May 22nd - June 16th.  It will reopen when the summer session begins on Monday, June 17th.  The Library will be open 8am - 7pm Monday through Thursday during the session, and will be closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as on the July 4th holiday.

The Library will then close on August 9th, re-opening for the beginning of the Fall Semester on Monday, August 19th.

Reference Librarians will be available during the Summer Session as follows:

Monday:       9:00am - 1:30 pm

Tuesday:      12:30 - 4:00pm
                     5:00 - 7:00pm

Wednesday: 9:00am - 1:30pm
                     2:30 - 5:30pm

Thursday:     9:00am - 1:30pm

There will not be a Reference Librarian available after 1:30 on Wednesday, August 7th.  No Reference Librarian will be on duty on Thursday, August 8th--the last day of the summer session.

STUDENT PROJECTS ON DISPLAY

This semester Professor Sandra Hunter tasked her English M01 students to create projects exploring their cultural or ethnic backgrounds going back three generations.

Five of these illustrated projects are on display in the Library's display case on the second floor of Library Learning Resources.

Thanks to Professor Hunter, as well as Ashley Clancy, Jakquelin Pleitez, Andrew Rowe, Vasilis Tsangaris, and Kate Wholey.

MULTICULTURAL DAY DISPLAY

Visit the Library Learning Resources display case (right inside the library's front entrance) to view a collection of artifacts from different cultures in celebration of Moorpark College's Multicultural Day.  You'll also see a few books on multicultural topics selected from the Library's collection.

This display is on the west side of the case.  The Multicultural Day Logo Design Competition display continues on the east side of the case.

Multicultural Day 2013 is on Tuesday, April 9th.

NEW OPTIONS FOR FINDING LIBRARY RESOURCES!

The Moorpark College Library has implemented Primo--a new tool that offers several options to help students find books, journal articles, and other resources.

You can (1) search for books and other physical materials located in the Moorpark College (MC) Library, (2) search for journal articles in a select group of the Library's databases, (3) do a combined search for MC books and articles (1 and 2 combined), and (4) search for books and other material located in the Moorpark, Oxnard, and Ventura College libraries.

To use Primo, just hit the "Library Resources" button in the center of the Library's home page.  Then use the search field at the top of the next page.  The drop down menu allows you to select from the four options.  An advanced search capability allows you to combine terms and limit your results by date, type of material, and language.

If you want to search the Online Library Catalog using the traditional method, or if you want to search a specific database, the green buttons on the Library's home page provide access to the catalog and to the alphabetical and subject lists of databases.

For help with Primo, or any electronic or print resources, contact a Reference Librarian.  For Reference Desk contact options, hit the "Ask a Librarian" button on the Library's home page.

THE READ: OPEN MIC POETRY ON 2/20

February's Poetry Read is at 5:30pm on Wednesday the 20th on the third floor of Library Learning Resources (LLR).

Share your poetry, journal entries, and song lyrics--any genre and style welcome.  This month your best or worst love poems are especially welcome.

Special guests are "The Razor Babes."  These are "an inspiring group of poetic gypsies" whose members include Joan Day, Joelle Hannah, Maggie Westland, Sandra Knapp, Crystal Salas, Sandra Hunter, and Melissa Grossman.

Multicultural Day Logo Design Winners

Multicultural Day at Moorpark College is Tuesday, April 9th.  Every year students are invited to submit designs to be used on sweatshirts, t-shirts, aprons, and mugs commemorating the day.

This year, the Multicultural Day theme is The "I" in Diversity.  The student designs are currently on display in the Library's display case right inside the front doors.  The winning design was submitted by Jerry Fehlman.  Rachel Grace Curry submitted the 2nd place entry, and Jaciel Vera's design placed 3rd.

Blog for the Library

Did you know that the Moorpark College Library started a blog in 2006 to keep you up-to-date about what’s going on in the library?

This includes events happening in the library such "Poetry Read," existing library resources, new staff, extended library hours, "Banned Books" event, new library display, and much more!

To check the blog, click the “Library News” link from the Moorpark College Library homepage.

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EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS DURING FINALS!

Library Learning Resources (LLR) will open at 7:00am beginning on Monday, December 10th and continuing through the last day of the semester, Monday, December 17th.  The hours during this period are:

Monday - Thursday:  7:00am - 8:00pm
Friday:  7:00am - Noon

New Library Displays

Two new displays grace the display case right inside the Library Learning Resources doors.

For American Indian Heritage Month, you'll see books related to Native American culture and social issues.

The second display honors Moorpark College veterans.  In addition to a few books on issues facing returning veterans, the display includes military clothing, equipment, and medals.  Thanks to Giselle Ramirez of the MC Counseling Department for this display.

POETRY READ ON NOVEMBER 15TH

Time:  5:30pm
Place:  Third floor of Library Learning Resources

Open mic.

Faculty Reader:  Wade Bradford

Guest Poet:  Rene Urbanovich, author of "Silence Broken"--a soon-to-be-released novel about women's rights and the Harlem Rennaissance.  Also the author of "Maternallyours" (the spelling is correct)--a collection of memoirs and poetry.

ASK A LIBRARIAN!

Need help doing research for your paper or speech?  There are several ways to contact the Reference Librarians on the Moorpark College Library staff.

You can, of course, find them at the Reference Desk when the Library is open.  Currently, the hours are 8am - 8pm Monday - Thursday and 8am - noon on Friday.

You can also call the Reference Desk during those hours.  The number is 805-378-1472.

Now...you can also email the Reference Desk 24/7 at mcreference@vcccd.edu.  Tell us what class your research is for, any deadlines that you have, and be as specific as possible in telling us what you're looking for.  Every attempt will be made to get back to you within 24 hours--taking the open hours into account.  If your email is sent on Thursday evening, for example, you may not get an answer until Monday.

The Reference Librarians are some of the most helpful people on campus.  Please take advantage of this service.

WELCOME DANIELLE KAPRELIAN!

Moorpark College and the staff of Library Learning Resources welcomes new Associate Librarian Danielle Kaprelian.

Danielle has a B.A. in English from UC Irvine, and a Master's in Library and Information Science from CSU San Jose.  Over the last six years, she has been working in a variety of libraries: public, children's, medical, and academic.  At Moorpark, you'll see her working at the Reference Desk and teaching library instruction sessions.

Besides being a librarian, she loves the outdoors and enjoys wilderness backpacking.

POETRY READ ON 10/17

The next Poetry Read and Open Mic will be held on the 3rd floor of Library Learning Resources (LLR) on Wednesday, October 17th at 5:30pm.

The Faculty Reader is Hart Shultz, and the Guest Poet is Kate Gale--author of
"The Crucifix is Down" and "Mating Season" among other books.

"The afternoon sun was a rain of bees
my hair full of wings.
It was the afternoon you left me.
We were in the orchard.
You began to speak Claudius-slow..."

From "Orchard Bees" by Kate Gale

BANNED BOOKS DISPLAY

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.

TWO NEW LIBRARY DISPLAYS

There are two new displays in the case just inside the front doors of Library Learning Resources (LLR.)

Constitution Day is Monday, September 17th.  The west side of the case houses a display of books and other materials related to the United States Constitution and the founding of the nation.

The east side of the display case features a display for Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins on Saturday, September 15th and ends on Monday, October 15th.  In addition to books celebrating the achievements and culture of Hispanic Americans, there is a list of Hispanics who have served or are serving in the U.S. Congress--from Joseph Marion Hernandez (Whig delegate from the territory of Florida in 1822-23) to Robert Menendez (Democrat of New Jersey who began serving in 2009.)