Winter 2016 Library Hours

Finals Week as Told by Buddy the Elf, Day 4

You finish the last final. You feel as if you've been beaten up.


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Sometime in the next couple of weeks you receive your grades. You see that you got a B in the class you were sure that you flunked. Booyah!



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Happy holidays!

Finals Week as Told by Buddy the Elf, Day 3

You go to sit for your first final. The instructor says, "Before we begin the exam, please turn in your paper that was assigned at the beginning of the quarter." You suddenly realize that you have no paper, because you immediately forgot about it; because, well, it was the beginning of the quarter and, after all, you had plenty of time.

To make matters worse, once you've taken the exam, and later on as you are going over in your mind your answers, you realized you flubbed a very basic question.

That evening, you reflect on you poor performance during the day's exams. Especially when you realize that you could have gone to the library and gotten help from the friendly and resourceful library staff.

Better luck tomorrow. Though we hope that you didn't have a day like this at all!

Finals Week as Told by Buddy the Elf, Day 2

Before final exams start you decide that maybe it's time to do some SERIOUS studying.

Caffeine becomes your best friend.

 

You get to the point that coffee becomes almost impossible to drink, but you struggle through it because you MUST STAY AWAKE.

Stress-eating also kicks in.

You may find yourself getting a little grouchy and your friends tread very lightly around you.

 But you persevere because you know there will be joy at the end of another successfully completed quarter.

Finals Week as Told by Buddy the Elf, Day 1

Finals week has arrived. You sit down and take a look at the schedule.

Finals Schedule 12/14-12/19 2015

Wow!

You realize how much you have to do, and you're in a state of disbelief.



You may say a little prayer.

Your professors all say that if you have studied and kept up with your work, the exam will be easy. But you know better.

You sit on a throne of lies

You're not alone. Remember, the library staff are pulling for you. We're all in this together.

No more stress. We Need Desserts.

The end of the quarter is nigh, and your Sullivan University librarians know that the end of the quarter is stressful. 

To help relieve stress and anxiety, why not take a study break and laugh a little? The librarians have selected the following books and DVDs, all of which are available at the Lexington library, so stop by the library and check out one of these or something else to take your mind off of the pending papers, projects, and presentations. 

Alice in Tumblr-land and Other Fairy Tales for a New Generation  by Tim Manley; 818.602 M279a

                                                          Ben and Jerry's; DVD 381.4174 B456bio

Big Night; DVD 791.43 B592

Don't Bump the Glump!: and Other Fantasies by Shel Silverstein; JF S

 

Make Your Own Stupid Sock Creatures by John Murphy; 745.5924 M978m

Weird Kentucky: Your Guide to Kentucky's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets by Jeffrey Holland; R 917.69 H735w

Gobble, Gobble

"Gobble, Gobble"

 Let’s Talk Turkey

How to Cook a Turkey

Roasting

 Low & Slow

 Yummy!

Let’s Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America’s Favorite Expressions by Rosemarie Ostler; R 427.973 O85l

What do the phrases, “talk turkey,” and “go cold turkey,” mean, and how long have these phrases been in our vernacular? Common sayings like these and others, like, “wheel and deal,” and “jump the shark,” and their meanings can be found in this book. 

How to Cook a Turkey: and All the Other Trimmings by the editors of Fine Cooking magazine; 641.6659 H847

The Butterball hotline may have some stiff competition with this how-to guide that has tips for purchasing and cooking a turkey and for fixing all of the sides and desserts. This book is available in the library.

Roasting: A Simple Art by Barbara Kafka; 641.71 K11r

While turkey certainly serves as the centerpiece at most Thanksgiving dinners, other meats and vegetables fill out the table, and Ms. Kafka tells readers how to roast everything from artichokes to zucchini. 

Low & Slow: The Art and Technique of Braising, BBQ, and Slow Roasting by Robert Briggs; 641.76 B854l

The Culinary Institute of America shares the secret for cooking meat low and slow. Recipes for side dishes, sauces, and rubs are included.

Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales by Lucy Cousins; JF C

Artist Lucy Cousins creates dynamic, brightly-colored illustrations for these eight classic fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Enormous Turnip, Henny Penny, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, The Musicians of Bremen.
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Think Pink!

Our Collection Management Librarian, Wendell Barnett, and the rest of the library staff encourage you to think pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

In addition to the door decorating contest that is going on this week (please stop by and see the library's door!), read below to find out about other campus activities that are planned throughout the month of October.

October 19-23: Jeans Week for Breast Cancer Fundraiser-Spencerian students and Spencerian faculty and staff can pay $10 for the whole week to wear jeans, or they can pay $3 a day. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

October 21: Sullivan Student Professional Dress Down Wednesday-Stop by the Sullivan University Student Life Office (room 147) from 8am-12pm to pay $1 to bypass the professional dress Wednesday requirements. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

October 24: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk hosted by the American Cancer Society-Sullivan Lexington and Spencerian Lexington will be teaming up for this walk held at the Whitaker Bank Ballpark (Lexington Legends field) at 9am, on October 24, 2015. If you want to walk or donate, please click on the link in your Spencerian or Sullivan email.

Did an autobiography really get challenged?

CHALLENGED


Yes, since it was published posthumously in 1965, The Autobiography of Malcolm X,  has been challenged for ‘anti-white’ statements and references to criminal activity. The book contains information about the life of slain activist, Malcolm X.


Source: Banned Books that Shaped America. (2013). Banned Books Week. Retrieved from: http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica

Big Brother Is Watching

CHALLENGED

No, we are not talking about a popular CBS reality show. Instead, today's post is about George Orwell’s novel 1984. It was challenged in Florida in the early 1980s for being pro-Communist and having explicit sexual references.

Source: “Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century”; http://tinyurl.com/n6w3et

New Banned Book Reader

Michelle Knickerbocker reads Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

You can have your picture taken with your favorite Banned Book too! Just come by from 7:30 am-6 pm and tell one of the librarians. 

Challenging a baseball story

Today's highlighted banned or challenged book is Baseball Saved Us. Published in 1993, it tells the story of life in a Japanese internment camp.

The children's book was challenged at a school system in Connecticut because it contained derogatory language.

Source: R. Doyle. Books Challenged or Banned in 2006-2007.

Silencing a Mockingbird

For the next couple of weeks the library will highlight a banned or challenged book to increase awareness. Today's featured title is To Kill a Mockingbird.

Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was banned from a Canadian classroom in 2009 because of racial slurs and offensive language found in the book.

Source: R. Doyle. Books Challenged or Banned in 2009-2010.

To learn more about banned or challenged books, stop by the library or go to the American Library Association's website. 

Banned Books Week 2015

Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association

Each year during September, Sullivan University Library joins the American Library Association in observing Banned Books Week event. An annual celebration of our right to access books and materials without censorship, Banned Books Week commemorates the most basic freedom in a democratic society—the freedom to read freely—and encourages us not to take this freedom for granted. Since 1990, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has recorded more than 10,000 book challenges. A challenge is a formal, written complaint requesting a book be removed from library shelves or school curriculum. (ALA, 2015).

To help celebrate the freedom to read, the Sullivan University librarians invite students, faculty, and staff to come to the library between the hours of 7:30am and 6pm, Monday-Friday, to have their pictures made with a banned or challenged book. We have several books in the library that have been banned or challenged, and you may take your picture with one from the library’s collection or a favorite banned or challenged book that you own already. With your permission, your picture will be posted on the library’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SullivanLex).

Even if you decide not to have your picture taken, please visit the library to browse through the Banned Books Week display, and go to the library’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SullivanLex) and blog (http://lexlibrary.blogspot.com/) to see some of the books that have been banned or challenged. Source: American Library Association. (2015, August 18). Banned and Challenged Books: Clip Art and Free Downloads. Retrieved from: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads