Derby Doin's

Are you planning a party for the 142nd running of the Ketucky Derby, or are you curious about some of the Derby traditions? Take a study break using the selected resources below to learn about mint juleps and burgoo, or to take a free tour of Churchill Downs and Woodford Reserve. Any of library's resources listed can be borrowed. Just ask one of the librarians for assistance, and we will be glad to help you.

Official website of the Kentucky Derby: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/

 

Official website of Churchill Downs: https://www.churchilldowns.com/

Annette Joseph’s Picture Perfect Parties: Stylish Solutions forEntertaining by Annette Joseph; 641.4 J83a

An expert often featured on NBC’s Today Show shares her tips and tricks for creating an enjoyable party around a set theme. Recipes and decorating ideas are included.

Bite by Bite: 100 Stylish Little Plates You Can Make for Any Party by Peter Callahan; 641.812 C156b

A New York caterer gives readers some of his recipes for innovative and delicious party-pleasing appetizers.

Burgoo!: A Southern Tradition DVD 641.823 B957

Whether it is made with mutton, beef, deer, or another type of game, burgoo has its fans, and viewers see different types being made on this video.

Kentucky DVD 917.69 K37

From Keeneland’s horse sales to Woodford Reserve and Churchill Downs, this Discoveries America DVD features horse-racing and Derby-related details to pique viewers’ interests.

The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book by Joy Perrine and Susan Reigler; 641.874 P458k

A Louisville bartender recommends her favorite bourbons to use for particular cocktails and gives numerous recipes for how to make cocktails, including the mint julep.

Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide by Susan Reigler; 338.4766 R361k

This in-depth look at Kentucky bourbon distilleries highlights eating and lodging destinations alongside detailed descriptions of the distilleries. Many of these distilleries are within a short driving distance.

The Kentucky Mint Julep by Joe Nickell; 641.874 N632k

Nickell waxes poetically about the drink of the Derby and provides recipes for different types of mint juleps.

The Mint Julep by Richard Barksdale Harwell ; 641.252 H353m 

The signature drink of the Derby gets its due with this not-too-serious look at the history and lore of the mint julep.

Out of Kentucky Kitchens by Marion Flexner; 641.5976 F619ou

Flexner gives suggestions and recipes for Derby fare along with non-Derby food in her book Out of Kentucky Kitchens. Though originally published in 1949, the recipes for Benedictine sandwich spread, cheese biscuits, burgoo, and a mint julep work well for twenty-first century Derby menus.  

The Cure

This week's book spine poem is:

The Cure

The emperor of all maladies
White coat, black hat
deadly choices
Seeking the cure
Lotions, potions, pills and magic

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee; 616.994 M953e
Mukerherjee’s book is for those who want an in-depth, back to ancient history look at the history of cancer.

White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine by Carl Elliot; 174.2951 E46w
“Physician Carl Elliott traces for the first time the evolutionary path of the new direction in health care, revealing the dangerous underbelly of the beast that has emerged--a beast that sacrifices old-style doctoring to fit the values of consumer capitalism.” Provided by publisher.

Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All by Paul Offit; 614.47 O32d
Those who are skeptical about vaccinating their children need to read this book that is a cautionary look at what can happen if vaccinations are stopped.

Seeking the Cure: A History of Medicine in America by Ira Rutkow; 610 R977s
People like Cotton Mather, Benjamin Franklin, James Garfield, and Joseph Lister are some of the famous people included in this comprehensive history of medicine in the United States.

Lotions, Potions, Pills, and Magic: Health Care in Early America by Elaine Breslaw; 362.109 B842l
Like the title Seeking the Cure, this book contains a history of medicine in the United States; this title, however, focuses on medicine during the fledgling years of the new nation.

National Library Week @ the Sullivan Lexington Library

 

From the American Library Association:

National Library Week will be observed April 10-16, 2016 with the theme, "Libraries Transform."

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

Help us celebrate by coming in to the library and sharing how libraries (hopefully this one!) has transformed your life, or simply why you like our library.

You'll receive a blank sheet similar to this:

You'll be loaned a marker to fill in the blank. You may say something like this:

Really, you can say anything complimentary about the library that you want.

Book Spine Poetry Returns

In honor of April being National Poetry Month, we bring back our series of book spine poems. Today's installment is:

It Doesn't Add Up!

Zero

Zilch

Broke

You don't say!

Show me the numbers

Zero by Kathryn Otoshi. JF O

Otoshi cleverly covers issues like bullying and accepting oneself while (painlessly) introducing children to the concept of numbers.

Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business by Nancy Lublin. 658 L929z

The CEO of the non-profit agency Do Something shares her insights on how businesses, both for-profit and non-profit, can thrive by doing more with less.

Broke: What Every American Business Must Do to Restore Our Financial Stability and Protect our Future by John Mumford. 658 M962b

Mumford, a consultant who assists failing companies, advises corporate leaders about how transforming their companies can restore the U.S. economy.

You Don't Say: Navigating Nonverbal Communication Between the Sexes by Audrey Nelson, with Susan K. Golant.  302.222 N424y

According to the authors, 90% of our communication is translated through non-verbal cues. That means we need to watch what we say and how we say it.

Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten by Stephen Few.  658.45 F432s

Mr. Few has some tips and tricks to help novice and proficient presenters convey data graphically without distorting the information or confusing the audience.

Is it the right foot or the best foot?

The old saying of "starting out on the right foot," or "putting one's best foot forward," means to, "try for the best possible impression, or to make a good start".* People sometimes say this phrase when talking about a job interview, but it also applies to how one begins a new quarter at school.

Kandace Rogers, Wendell Barnett, and Hilary Writt, the librarians at the Lexington campus, welcome Spencerian and Sullivan students, whether this is your first quarter or your eleventh, and we want to share some tips and tricks to help you put your best foot forward this quarter.

Library Hours for Spring 2016

Monday-Thursday, 8am-9pm
Friday, 8am-6pm *
Saturday, 8am-12pm*
*(There are extended hours during weeks 1, 5, and 8)


Online resources:

The following library pages are designed to help you with the APA citation format, studying and
test preparation, and conducting research. Click on the link to go to the page of interest.

APA @ Sullivan University

How to Do Research

Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Articles

Study Skills and Test Preparation


Book resources: 

101 Ways to Make Studying Easier and Faster for College Students by Susan Roubidoux; 371.3028 R853o

The Adult Student's Guide to Survival and Success by Al Seibert;  378.198 S571a

If you have a question, please ask. We are here to help you as best we can, and you can reach us several ways.

In person: We are here during the hours listed above.
Phone: 859-514-3359
Email: liblex@sullivan.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SullivanLex
Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatsthebook

*Source: Ammer, C. (2013). The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: American English Idiomatic Expressions and Phrases. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 365.

Women's History Month-Reading Recommendation

The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives. Theresa Brown, RN, author. 2015. 616.028 B881s

Brown, a former English professor and a current contributor to the New York Times, is drawn to the nursing profession after the birth of her twins, and she uses her command of the English language to tell five compelling stories, her own and those of her four oncology patients. Framing the book within the confines of her shift, Brown articulates each facet of her work day without being tedious. Whether it involves contacting housekeeping for a new shower curtain in a patient’s room or talking with a surgeon about a patient’s treatment, she articulates the complexities nurses face in an engaging way. She interlaces her own self-doubts and frustrations with details about each patient’s care, and readers come away with a sense that they know Candace, Dorothy, Sheila, and Mr. Hampton as if they had spent time with each of them in person. This well-written book humanizes an already sympathetic profession, and it needs to be shared with health-care professionals.

If you are interested in reading more books like The Shift here are other recommendations.

Healing Hearts: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon by Kathy Magliato, MD; 617.412 M195h. You can check out our blog post on Healing Hearts to find out what we think about the book. 

Even though his book isn’t related to women or women’s history, Dr. Damon Tweedy tells a compelling story about what it is like to be an African-American doctor in Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflection on Race and Medicine; 610.92 T971b. 

Please ask one of the librarians if you need help locating any of the featured books or if you want any other recommendations.We will be glad to help you!

They Too Were Olympians

The following Olympians may not receive as much press or notoriety as other Olympic athletes, but these men and women are no less deserving of recognition.

Dominique Dawes and Elizabeth Okino- These two spunky athletes were the first African Americans to compete on a U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. They went to the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain, and one of them was on the 1996 Olympic gymnastics team that won a gold medal for the first time in U.S. history. Elizabeth, now known as Betty, is an actress who has appeared on television shows like The District, Moesha, and Z Games.

 Anita Luceete DeFrantz- She was the first African American elected to the International Olympic Committee, and she also won a bronze medal in the Montreal Olympics in 1976, as the first African American to compete in the rowing competition for the U.S.

DeHart Hubbard- Mr. Hubbard was the first African American to win a gold medal in an individual event long jump.

Wilma Rudolph- As a polio survivor who would have guessed that this Olympic athlete would win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic games, becoming the first American woman to achieve this feat.

Some of the people featured here are included in a Black History Month display that is in the Sullivan Lexington library. The display will be up through Thursday, February 25, and the library staff encourages you to come by the library and browse through it.
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Sources: 
Biography.com Editors. (22 February 2016). Wilma Rudolph Biography. Retrieved from: http://www.biography.com/people/wilma-rudolph-9466552

Minerva Collier Associates, Ltd. (2016). Betty Okino: Biography. Retrieved from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645651/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bth_nm

Smith, J.C. (2003). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink: Detroit.