Henry Buhl Library Newsletter
September 2016
What’s New in the Library? New Air Conditioning in the Stacks
New Books
If you’ve been in the first or second floor stacks lately, you’ll notice that things are a lot cooler in the library. Over the summer an ac unit was installed. Both librarians and books have been enjoying the cooler temperatures and we hope you will too!
New Phone Number Buhl Library has a new phone number for the front desk for all renewals and questions. Our main number is now:
724-264-4729 Upcoming Events We’re hosting our annual Open House event on Friday September 9th. Stop in to learn about all of the services and resources we have to offer. Whether you want to checkout our movie collection, grab the latest bestseller, listen to an audiobook or download an eBook to take on the go, we can help you with all of that! Don’t forget to stop by and say hello to the therapy dogs too. We hope you’ll join us.
Tips & Tricks Using your library account on HENRY
Life of Pi / Yann Martel. This is one of those books that once you read it (myself included) you recommend to everyone. I mean everyone. Friends, family, neighbors and that random person at the grocery store. It’s that good. The You can login to your account by characters are memorable. How could you forget a tiger clicking on the Books (Library Catalog) with the name Richard Parker? The story of Pi’s life is both link on the library homepage. Log-in on the top right hand corner. Enter your heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. You’re going to want to curl up on the couch with this one. (A big pin number. If you can’t remember your pin or do not have one, email cup of tea is optional but recommended.) - Megan Refdesk@gcc.edu and we can reset it for you.
The King’s Speech I should start by saying that I absolutely love movies, so it is very, very difficult for me From your account screen you can to choose just one to talk about. But, some of my view your loans, view any books placed all-time favorite films are based on true stories, so I’ve on hold, renew your books, change decided to highlight The King’s Speech. A must-see, your pin number and create a this historical picture draws us into the story of an username for logging in to your unlikely friendship that changed the life of a monarch, a account. Next month we will go into nation, and the world. Both tragic and heartwarming, The King’s detail on how to use the saved list and Speech is absolutely fantastic; grab the popcorn and enjoy! - Kim saved searches list. They’re perfect for research and creating a reading list!
Featured Resource New MLA Handbook 8th Edition We have the latest edition of the MLA Handbook available at the reference desk to check-out. See what’s new with the eighth edition and don’t forget about our online citation resources that you can access from anywhere!
Buhl Library Book Club Featured Database ATLA Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 & Series 2 Provides religious and theological literature from the late 13th century to 1922. Series 1 includes monographs prior to the 1893 World Parliament of Religions. Preserved and curated by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this collection contains more than 29,000 titles and features over 50 languages, including German, Italian, and Spanish.
We would like to gauge interest within the campus community for a book club hosted by the library. We hope you’ll take 30 seconds and answer a few short questions about book choices and meeting availability. Thank you for taking the time to let us know what you think. Your responses will help us continue to provide services and events that benefit the campus community.
Hispanic Heritage Month This month we’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with the Office of Modern Languages. Every year beginning on September 15th through October 15th the United States celebrates the heritage and culture of the Latin American people. Stop in Buhl Library to checkout our display featuring books that discuss culture, history, politics, art, literature and so much more. Check-out a small selection from the display below.
Topics covered include church life, demographics, doctrinal disputes, higher criticism, Judeo-Christian religions, Non-Western religions, and social movements.
To learn more visit the Hispanic Heritage Month visit here & here.