Friday, January 29, 2010

New books, Week 4

These are just some of the new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, please stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!

  • America's natural places. The Midwest, by Jason Ney, Terri Nichols. 333.72 N569am
  • ASP.NET 4.0 programming, by Joydip Kanjilal. 006.7882 K16a
  • Born round : the secret history of a full-time eater, by Frank Bruni. 641.01 B896b
  • Bringing it to the table : on farming and food, by Wendell Berry ; with an introduction by Michael Pollan. 630.973 B534b
  • Eugenics, marriage and birth control, by William J. Robinson. 363.92 R666e
  • How to use the Internet to get your next job, by Janet Nagle. 650.14 N149h
  • Paper fortunes : modern Wall Street : where it's been and where it's going, by Roy C. Smith. 332.64 S658p
  • Reckoning at Eagle Creek : the secret legacy of coal in the heartland, by Jeff Biggers. 305.9622 B592r
  • The search for fulfillment : revolutionary new research that reveals the secret to long-term happiness, by Susan Krauss Whitbourne. 155.25 W579s

More information on each title can be found in the catalog or by talking with a librarian.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Drumroll Please. . . Children's Book Award Winners Announced









On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the American Library Association, announced the winners of the Caldecott and Newbery Awards, two famous children's book awards. The Newbery Medal is given for the writing and goes to the author of the book. The Caldecott Medal is given to the illustrator of a picture book. Now, without further adieu, here are the 2010 winners (and honor titles) for the Newbery and Caldecott books. For the titles that we have at the Sullivan Lexington Library and Learning Resource Center, a call number will be listed beside the title.


2010 Newbery Winner
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Honors
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

2010 Caldecott Winner
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney; JF P

Honors
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon; Illustrated by Marla Frazee; JF S
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman; Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski; JF S


While the Newbery and the Caldecott Medals are two well-known children's book awards, several other children's book awards were announced on Monday too. Winners of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, which celebrates books written by and featuring African-Americans, and the Pura Belpre Award, which is given to a Latino/Latina writer or illustrator for a work that celebrates Hispanic heritage, were also announced yesterday. The library has books that won those awards too.


Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes; Illustrated by E.B. Lewis; JF H


Pura Belpre Illustrator Award
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos el Dia de los Ninos/el Dia de los libros by Pat Mora and Rafael Lopez.; JF M


For more information about these awards or the books that are available in the Sullivan Library-Lexington campus, please stop by the library and someone will be glad to assist you.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tutoring Schedule, Winter 2010

Click on image below to see Tutoring Schedule for Winter Quarter.

If you need assistance in a subject that isn't listed, please see your instructor, the department chair, or other full-time instructor in the department during their office hours or on Plus Fridays for assistance. Office hours and Plus Friday hours are posted on the bulletin board in the faculty office suite near rm. 146.

The Tutoring Center is located in Rm. 133.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Follow us on Twitter!



How well do you know your library?

Starting January 1, 2010 the library will post a daily quote from a book in the collection to our Twitter account.


Follow us and see if you can guess what book we're quoting -- we give the answer the following day -- along with a new quote to guess.


To find us on Twitter :

Thursday, January 7, 2010

New Books - Week 1

Welcome to Winter Quarter 2010! These are just some of the new books processed this week in the Library. These are just a few items, if you'd like to see more new items OR need a particular title, stop by the Reference Desk and the staff will be happy to help you!
  • Coco : 10 World-Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs, by Ferran AdriĆ  and friends. 641.5 A243c
  • The collaborative habit : life lessons for working together, by Twyla Tharp. 650.13 T367c
  • Essential Facebook development : build successful applications for the Facebook platform, by John Maver and Cappy Popp. 006.754 M461e
  • Fractals : hunting the hidden dimension, a Quest Productions and Kikim Media production for Nova ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey. DVD 514.742 F798
  • A moveable feast : with America's favorite chefs, a production of WGBH Boston in association with American Public Television ; featuring Julia Collin-Davison. DVD 641.59 M935
  • The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander. 364.973 A377n
  • The non-designer's presentation book : principles for effective presentation design, by Robin Williams. 006.6 W726n
  • Priceless : the myth of fair value (and how to take advantage of it), by William Poundstone. 338.52 P876p
  • Understanding Sam and Asperger syndrome, story by Clarabelle van Niekerk & Liezl Venter ; pictures by Clarabelle van Niekerk. JF N
  • 10 steps to successful teams, by Renie McClay. 658.4022 M126t

More information on each title can be found in the catalog or by talking with a librarian.