Crank up the Cheese Factor

Hot and Cheesy, by Clifford Wright.  

Touted by publishers as, “The cookbook that will make cheese lovers melt,” this book has recipes for foods sweet and savory that are enhanced with cheese. Say cheese!  This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center:  641.673 W948h

Hot and Comforting

Bake Until Bubbly By Clifford Wright.

Warm your heart and your belly with home-cooked casserole meals that you have prepared using recipes from this book.  

This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center:  641.821 W948b

A Hot Host of Sauces

Dr. Burnorium's Compendium of Hot Sauces by Dr. Burnorium.

Do you have a burning desire to know more about hot sauce and the chilies used to make it? Of course you do. While the cold rain (or snow) falls outside, flip through the pages of this book to learn about the mouth-watering, tear-inducing effects of hot sauces.

This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center:  641.6384 D756

Some Like it Hot

Oh, the weather outside is quite chilly, but Mr. Wright is determined to heat us up from the inside out with these spicy recipes from all over the world. Fasten your seat belts for the flavorful ride.

This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center:  641.6384 W948s

Some Like It Hot: Spicy Favorites from the World’s Hot Zones

By Clifford Wright

Going to the Beach...Without a Beach to Go To

Tar Beach, By Faith Ringgold.

The roofs of apartment buildings in Harlem become a beach to Cassie Lightfoot as she imagines flying away with her family. 

This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center:  JF R

A Child's First Beach Experience

Wave.  By Suzy Lee

Expressing the beauty of a beach with words can be difficult. Artist Suzy Lee captures the essence of a child’s first glimpse of a beach in this wordless book.

This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center:  JF L

In Search of the Perfect Wave

100 Best Surf Spots in the World: The World’s Best Breaks for Surfers in Search of the Perfect Wave by Ron Sumpter.

We can't all hop on a plane to the beaches of Hawaii, but at least we can enjoy reading about them and seeing pictures of them. Besides, rinsing off salt water and healing from sunburns aren't much fun anyway. 

This book is available now in the Library and Learning Resource Center: 910.462 S956o

Warm Reads for Cold Days

Yes, it is cold, cold, cold outside. To help beat the chilly January temperatures the library staff has chosen some heart-warming, beach-loving, cold weather-busting books to chase away the frosty winter weather. The books highlight tongue-tingling recipes grounded in spicy ingredients or they focus on what jobs are hot now, so the theme connecting all of them is heat and warmth, anything to beat the cold.

To see the titles we’ve chosen to showcase go to our Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, or Twitter pages. You can thank us later if you happen upon other useful tidbits, like the library hours, research guides, or professional dress suggestions, when you click on one of our sites. If you want to borrow one of featured books, simply visit the library and talk with the librarians. We’ll help you check out the book(s) that interest you.

Thanksgivukkah and more

With Thanksgiving over and Hanukkah a blink from ending, the library has stepped up it's celebration of the late fall into winter holidays. Stop by our Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Twitter pages to see what library has to offer for those celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Don't forget that you can come into the library where you'll find the items we've shared online and to borrow those items that strike your fancy. As a added bonus you can see our book tree complete with ornaments.

The library staff hopes that all your final projects, papers, and exams go well.

Library Hours for the Thanksgiving Break

The library will be open regular hours through Friday, November 22.

Saturday, November 23, we will be open 7:30a-12:00pm and closed Sunday, November 24.



Monday - Wednesday, November 25-27
We will be open 8am-5pm (closed each day 12-1 for lunch).

The library will be closed Thursday through Sunday, November 28-December 1.  

Regular hours will resume 7:30am on Monday, December 2nd.  

Have a wonderful

Holiday!

Thanksgiving Cornucopia

What is better than turkey and all of the Thanksgiving trimmings? Spreading out the Thanksgiving holiday for a couple of weeks so that the yummy delights of that day can be enjoyed to their fullest, of course.

While we can't serve a Thanksgiving buffet in the library everyday before Thanksgiving, we do want to share some library resources that have recipes, tips, and even craft ideas to ease the Thanksgiving planning process.

To see the featured books and DVDs, head over to our Facebook, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts. These pages will be updated each school day. By the way, we are only highlighting a portion of our available Thanksgiving resources on these sites. If you want to know more about the history of Thanksgiving or if you need just the right recipe for cornbread stuffing, stop by the library and one of the librarians will be glad to help you.

Happy Halloween: Book Spine Poetry

Halloween Is. . . 

The Monster

Pumpkin Pumpkin

Applesauce Season

Jibberwillies at Night

Halloween Is. . .

By Gail Gibbons; JF G

With bright illustrations and simple text, Ms. Gibbons describes the Halloween holiday for young readers.

The Monster: How a Gang of PredatoryLenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America-and Spawned a Global Crisis

By Michael W. Hudson; 332.72 H886m

The monsters featured in this scary story are the predatory lenders on Wall Street, and the author presents how the lenders duped people and contributed to the financial crisis.

Pumpkin Pumpkin

By Jeanne Titherington; JF T

What happens when a boy plants a pumpkin seed? It grows into a pumpkin, of course. Follow Jamie’s story as he plants a pumpkin seed, watches the pumpkin grow, and harvests fresh seeds out of the mature pumpkin.

Applesauce Season

By Eden Ross Lipson; illus. by Mordecai Gerstein; JF L

A family spends time together making applesauce in this story. If you want to make some applesauce with your children, there is a recipe for applesauce at the end of the story.

Jibberwillies at Night

By Rachel Vail; illus. by Yumi Heo

Jibberwillies are the pesky creatures that come out at night and prevent little children from going to sleep. Find out how one girl gets rid of her jibberwillies. 

If you haven't already seen the festive Halloween posts that we've done on our Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages, be sure to head over there to see the spooky and not so spooky Halloween titles that you can check out from the library. Stay tuned to all of these sites (and our blog!) too because we will continue our holiday posts for the Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa holidays. The library staff wishes you a fun and safe Halloween. 

A Little Tractor and a Big Record

Drumroll please. . . Today is Jumpstart’s Read for the Record day. All over the world parents, teachers, librarians, relatives, and friends join together to read a single book in order to promote literacy. This year the chosen book is Otis by Loren Long. The Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center has a copy of Otis, so you can participate in this marathon read-a-thon too. 

For more information about Otis, check out these two videos.  

Want more books to read? Here is a list of all of the titles selected for the Read for the Record program. 

Otis by Loren Long; JF L (available at the Sullivan University Library)

Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad by David Soman

Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; JF K (available at the Sullivan University Library)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; JF C (available at the Sullivan University Library)

Corduroy by Don Freeman; JF F (available at the Sullivan University Library)

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; JF P (available at the Sullivan University Library)

Happy reading everybody!

Library Tours during Week 2

During Week 2, the library will be offering drop-in tours of the library for students who would like a quick overview of our resources and services.  Times are:

September 30 at 11am and 5pm

October 1 at 10am and 5pm

October 2 at 9am and 5pm

October 3 at 10am and 5pm

If you  would like a tour and cannot make these times, we are happy to set up additional times as needed -- just talk to a librarian.  

Banned Books Week

This first week of classes is also Banned Books Week, and the Sullivan University Library and Learning Resource Center has observed this week with a book display and several Facebook posts. Check out our Facebook page to learn more. See if you can guess some banned or challenged books featured on the Facebook page.  

What are banned books and why is the library promoting them?

A banned book has been removed from a library because of a successful challenge against its content.

A challenged book is one in which someone attempts to have it removed from the library or restrict where it can be shelved in the library.

The librarians at Sullivan University call attention to banned books and Banned Books Week to encourage students, faculty, and staff to think critically and to celebrate the freedom to read whatever book(s) they choose.

Several banned or challenged books are available for check-out in the Sullivan University library, so stop by the library today to borrow one or two of them. Ask one of the librarians if you need help finding one of the banned or challenged books or any other titles of interest.