This week's new books--

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!

• After modernity? : secularity, globalization, and the re-enchantment of the world, edited by James K.A. Smith. 261 A258
• Are we there yet? : the golden age of American family vacations, by Susan Sessions Rugh. 973.92 R932a
• The book of numbers : the secret of numbers and how they changed the world, by Peter J. Bentley. 510 B477b
• In Fed we trust : Ben Bernanke's war on the great panic, by David Wessel. 332.11 W515i
• Innovate the Pixar way : business lessons from the world's most creative corporate, by Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson. 658.4063 C245i
• The murder of Lehman Brothers : an insider's look at the global meltdown, by Joseph Tibman. 658.4 T553m
• Party shoes, by Noel Streatfeild. JF S
• The snow tourist : a search for the world's purest, deepest snowfall, by Charlie English. 910.4 E58s
• Switch : how to change things when change is hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. 303.4 H437s
• Worried sick : a prescription for health in an overtreated America / Nortin M. Hadler. 362.1 H131w

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

Mmm, Comfort Food

During these cold, winter months it can be nice to have some hearty food to enjoy. In the February/March issue of Fine Cooking magazine, comfort food lovers will find recipes to warm their hearts and their stomachs.

There are two recipes for macaroni and cheese, one that is traditional and one that has pork and scallions. See page 8 of the magazine for the pork version and page 90 for the more conventional offering.

The Fine Cooking editors didn't neglect decadent desserts either. See pages 76-79 for two different takes on Devil's Food Cake.

For those who want to learn more about comfort food and try their hands at some other comfort food recipes, here are two titles that are available in the Sullivan Library and Learning Resource Center.

Elegant Comfort Food from the Dorset Inn by Jane and Michael Stern; 641.5974 S839e

Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters, Queens of Comfort Food by Marilyn and Sheila Brass; 641.5973 B823h

The librarians will be glad to help anyone who needs assistance finding the magazine Fine Cooking or either of the titles mentioned here.

Enjoy!

Black History Month

The Sullivan Library and Learning Resource Center commemorates Black History Month with a book display featuring items from our collection. Please feel free to speak with one of the librarians if you want to check out one of the books on display, if you want more information about Black History Month, or if you want to find other books about African-Americans in our collection.

You may also want to check out the poster for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards that we have posted. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given in honor of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in honor of his wife Coretta Scott King, who continued his efforts after his death. The awards are given annually to books created by African-American authors and illustrators that celebrate the African-American experience. To find out more about the awards and the winners, check out this link about the Coretta Scott King Book Awards.

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.

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.

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.

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 :

http://twitter.com/WhatstheBook

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 Adrià 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.

December Break Hours

Thanksgiving Break Hours

Veteran's Day is November 11

Veteran's Day for 2009 is Wednesday, November 11th. Started in November 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson, the first Veteran's Day (then called Armistice Day) was created to commemorate those that had served and died in World War I. Since then, a grateful nation takes time to salute each American that has served as a member of our armed forces on Veteran's Day.

To read a history of the holiday, take a look at information from the Veteran's Administration, the Department of the Army and History.com. Through their American Folklife Center, the Library of Congress has assembled their historical resources together in the Veteran's History Project. This year they are highlighting forgotten branches of the service, the Merchant Marines and the Coast Guard with a special page.

For statistics about Veteran's Day, the Census Bureau has a Factfinder page with demographic and labor statistical data. And to see what events happening in Kentucky for Veteran's Day, the Department of Veteran's Affairs has a list.

[Graphic above is official poster for 2009, VA has an archive of posters dating back to 1978 that are available for viewing and downloading.]

Upcoming Alumni Event

Global Road Warrior

The library has recently subscribed to the Global Road Warrior database, a world-class econtent database offering country-by-country information on 175 nations and territories.

The database features more than 8 million words of editorial content, over 6,500 color photos and 1,575 maps, all presented in a consistent 92-category framework for each country. Topics include society and culture, travel essentials, business culture, communications and more. Created by an international team of researchers, cartographers and writers, the database is continually updated.

Talk to a librarian for information on how to connect or if you need help using the database.

Nobel Prize Trivia

By now you have probably heard that President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

Did you know that, in addition to President Obama, three other U.S. presidents have won this prestigious award?

President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his efforts in mediating the peace between Russia and Japan. Roosevelt is the only Republican president to have received this honor.

President Woodrow Wilson won the award in 1919 for his work with the League of Nations, a precursor to the United Nations.

President Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, for his diplomatic work during and after his presidency.

Other interesting facts about the U.S. presidents, the Nobel Prize, and a variety of other subjects can be found in The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009, R 317.3 W927 2009, which is located here in the Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center. The Nobel Prize also has an informative website where you can find out more about the history of the award and past recipients.

Banned Books list

Now that we’ve told you about what banned books are and what the top 10 banned books were in 2008, we’d like to share with you a list of the banned and challenged books that we have at the Sullivan Lexington Library. Please ask at the reference desk if you want to check out one of these books, and someone will be glad to assist you.

• 1984 by George Orwell; 824.912 O79n
• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell; JF R
• Beloved by Toni Morrison; DVD 791.43 B452
• Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; 813.54 S165c
• Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going; JF G
• Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling; JF R
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov; 813.54 N117l
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; DVD 791.43 M6296
• Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes; JF H
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor; JF T
• Song of Soloman by Toni Morrison; 813.54 M882s
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; DVD 813.4 T969a
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker; 813.54 W759c and DVD 791.43 C719
• The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler; JF M
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck; 813.52 S819g
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair; 813.52 S616j
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien; 823.912 T649l
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway; 813.52 H488s
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; 813 L478 and DVD 813.54 T627