Hispanic Heritage Month Display

Every year during the period September 15 - October 15, the country celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month honoring the culture, heritage, and history of Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. 

This four-week period includes the independence anniversaries of Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.  Columbus Day, or Dia de la Raza, also falls within this period.

The display case just inside the front doors of LLR features books from the Library's collection that cover many aspects of Hispanic culture.

Student Services Display in LLR

Check the display case inside the Library Learning Resources entrance to remind you of some of the services that Moorpark College provides for you as a registered student.

Besides the Library, services covered in the display include the Career Transfer Center, the Math and Writing Centers, CalWorks (California Work Opportunities to Kids), Student Health Center, ACCESS (Accessibility Coordination Center & Educational Support Services), EOPS (Extended Opportunity Program & Services), and the Bookstore.

For more information and the locations/contact information for these and many other services, click on the Services for Students link on the Moorpark College homepage.

LIBRARY HOURS FOR FALL SEMESTER 2014

The Library's hours for Fall Semester (beginning August 18th) 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 1st (Labor Day)
Monday, November 10th (Veterans Day)
Thursday & Friday, November 27th & 28th (Thanksgiving)

The last day of the Fall Semester is Wednesday, December 17th.

SUMMER HOURS

Library Learning Resources (LLR) will be closed beginning on Tuesday, May 20th, and will re-open for the Summer Session on Monday, June 16th.

LLR hours June 16th through August 8th are:

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

LLR will be closed on July 4th.

The availability of Reference Librarians will be limited during the Summer Session.  Check the schedule at the Reference Desk, or call 805-378-1450 for information.

Library Extended Hours During Finals

Beginning Monday, May 12th, the Library will have extended hours through semester's end:

May 12th – May 19th
Monday - Thursday: 7:00am - 8:00pm
Friday: 7:00am - 12 noon

The Library will be closed May 20th through June 15th and will open again Monday, June 16th through Aug. 8th for the summer session.

POETRY READ APRIL 16TH @ 5:30 PM

Place:  Library Learning Resources 3rd Floor

Open Mic Poetry begins at 5:30.

Students, faculty, and members of the community are invited to share poems, stories, and song lyrics.

Guest Poet:  F. Albert Salinas

His poetry has been published in "Sighs of the Seraphim" (poetry and short stories) and "37 Poems About Women I Haven't Slept With."  Besides Moorpark, he has read his poetry in New York City and San Francisco.

Cesar Chavez Day Display + Scholarship Display

March 31st is Cesar Chavez Day and an official state holiday in California, Colorado, and Texas.  A display of books on this important figure in the fight for social and economic justice is displayed on the west side of the Library's display case, along with a copy of last year's Cesar Chavez Day proclamation by President Obama.

Also on the west side of the case you'll find information on the numerous scholarships available to Moorpark Students.

The display of Multicultural Day artwork continues on the east side of the case.

POETRY READ TONIGHT!

The Read @ Moorpark College
February 26th
5:30 pm
Library Learning Resources 3rd Floor

Open Mic Poetry and Fiction

The featured poet is Frank Mundo, author of The Brubury Tales--a retelling of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales set in Los Angeles, which Carolyn See calls "a landmark book, in what is going to be--and already is--a distinguished literary career."  Frank is a graduate of UCLA and completed it's Creative Writing Program. 

MULTICULTURAL DAY DESIGNS ON DISPLAY

Every year, in conjunction with Multicultural Day, students may submit entries for the Multicultural Day design that will be featured on promotional materials such as posters, flyers, sweatshirts, and T-shirts.  All 31 entries are on display right inside the front doors of the Library.

Congratulations to 1st place winner Nikole Arnold, as well as Shannon Roughan (2nd place) and Marcos Marique (3rd place.)

This year Multicultural Day is on April 15th. 

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

Please visit the west side of the Library's display case (right inside the front doors) to view a display of books celebrating Black History Month.

Black History Month was originally founded as Negro History Week in 1926.  The second week of February was chosen as it included the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.  February was designated as Black History Month in 1976.

This is only a small subset of the Library's resources related to the history of various ethnic groups in the United States.  Check the Library's catalogs or our many subscription databases.  If you need assistance, please talk to a Reference Librarian. 

LIBRARY LEARNING RESOURCES CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK

Library Learning Resources will close for Winter Break at 8pm on Wednesday, December 18th.  It will reopen at 8am on Monday, January 6th--the first day of Spring Semester instruction.

EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS DURING FINALS

Library Learning Resources will open at 7am during Finals (12/12 - 12/18) to accomodate early morning scholars.

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.