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.

Vote on Tuesday, November 2nd!

Check the west side of the Library's display case (just inside the Library doors) for a small display on voting--featuring the propositions on the California ballot.

OCTOBER POETRY READ

Date: Wednesday, October 20th
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Library and Learning Resources--3rd Floor open area

Starring: Poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, performance artist, and novelist Jade Shames

Featuring: Moorpark poet Hart Schulz (and tongue tinglers with Helga Winkler)

Poetry Workshop prior to the Read at 4:00pm in Fountain Hall Room 210B

Snapshot: One Day in the Life of California Libraries

The California Library Association is asking libraries to collect usage data, photos, and patron testimonials on California Library Snapshot Day, Tuesday, October 5th. The data gathered will be used to advocate for libraries at the state and local level, and to demonstrate the importance of libraries to California's citizens.

The Moorpark College Library, along with other community college, university, school, and public libraries, will participate by taking photographs and gathering statistics on that day. Data gathered will include number of registered users, visitors to the library, items checked out, reference questions answered, library computers used, and licensed database usage.

National Hispanic Heritage Month Display

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year from September 15th through October 15th. You'll see and hear cultural programming on PBS, NPR, and other television and radio stations. Many communities have events celebrating the Hispanic community and culture.

Check out the east side of the display case inside the entrance of the Library Learning Resources building for a display of books by Hispanic authors, or about Hispanic Americans.

Banned Books Week Display

What do "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and "The Grapes of Wrath" have in common? It's true that they're all novels, but they've also been suppressed or banned for various reasons. Check out the west side of the display case near the entrance of the Library Learning Resources building for a display of these and other books that have been banned on religious, social, political, or sexual grounds. The display continues on the low shelves behind the Reference Desk.

"Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance."--Lyndon Baines Johnson

September Poetry Read

Time: Wednesday 9/22 at 5:30pm
Place: Library Learning Resources--Third floor
Featured poet: Lynne Thompson

"I'm a free wheel. Got no one telling me the can or can't do. So when this jeans-too-tight-to-breathe strolled into Miz Willie's Grill, I liked the cut of his kerchief right off."

Moorpark poets: Dale Bailes and Kathryn Adams

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

Constitution Day Display

Friday, September 17th, is Constitution Day. This special day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on that day in 1787.

You'll see a display celebrating Constitution Day in the display case as you walk into the Library Learning Resources building. It includes a facsimile of the signed Constitution, quotes, books, videos, and a 5-question quiz (with answers) highlighting some things that you may not know about the Constitution and the Founding Fathers.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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)