Volume 1 Issue 1, Spring 2016
Gina Calia-Lotz Editor-in-Chief Bridget Zawitoski Design & Layout Editor
HCC Library Message from the Director
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Hello colleagues! I hope your spring semester is off to a good start, now that we have all been able to dig out from Mother Nature’s super-sized gift of snow. Perhaps all those signs saying “Let it snow,” which we posted in the Library, worked a little too well! As you can see, we’ve decided to change the HCC Library newsletter from a publication that we issue once each semester to one that we will send quarterly. Our goal is to send you more timely information and to keep each issue brief.
Reciprocal Borrowing with HCPL The HCC Library has a reciprocal borrowing agreement with Harford County Public Libraries (HCPL). HCC Library card holders may request HCPL materials and have them shipped to the HCC Library for free. Likewise, materials from HCC Library may be requested and delivered to an HCPL branch. All materials may be returned to any HCPL branch or to the HCC Library.
Please be sure to check out the information about our Little Free Library and drop off (or pick up) some books!
To search for and request materials from HCPL, use the Library’s online catalog available from the Library’s website (www.harford.edu/library) under Research Resources — Books, Videos, & More. Click on “Library Catalog” to search for items, changing the “Limit to” box to anything other than HCC materials only. When you find an item available through an HCPL branch, click on “Request It” and enter your library barcode number to have the item shipped to HCC Library.
Enjoy the semester!
If you have any questions about this service, ask a librarian!
This issue focuses on National Library Week. We are especially looking forward to the reading by D. Watkins (author of The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America on Thursday, April 14. We hope you will encourage students to attend.
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“Libraries Transform,” the theme for the 2016 National Library Week celebration, couldn’t be more appropriate for the HCC Library and its mission to support the intellectual and academic growth of the campus community. Our celebration will begin Monday, April 11 and end on April 18. There will be a Lucky Seat Contest that will take place throughout the week. Customers
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in random seats on the 2nd floor will receive a free study kit! The Annual Used Book Sale, located on the 2nd floor of the library, starts on Monday, April 11 and runs through Monday, April 18. The proceeds are donated to the HCC Foundation Library Book Scholarship Fund, awarded to HCC students to support textbook purchases.
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Used Book Sale Little Free Library
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New Library Staff Members architectural firm, and ‘professional somebody’ for a service business that my husband and I own and operate! I love learning new things and working at HCC, where learning and a great faculty and staff are what it’s all about.
Hello! My name is Sheila Siebert. I recently became the Administrative Assistant for the Library and eLearning at HCC. I was the Administrative Assistant for the Visual, Performing and Applied Arts division in Joppa Hall for the past four years. I earned a BA in Math and Historic Preservation from Goucher College and completed the Accelerated Certification for Teaching program at the Notre Dame of Maryland University. In addition to administrative support jobs, I have worked in a number of different areas: computer systems programmer (back when there were mainframes and tape libraries), high school math teacher, administrative assistant for an
National Library Week Plan to attend a reading by author D. Watkins from his book, The Beast Side: Living (And Dying) While Black in America on Thursday, April 14, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in DH202 & 203.
A native Baltimorean, I first fell in love with Harford County in college while doing Historic Site survey work for the Harford County Planning and Zoning office. My husband and I moved our family to Harford County in the ‘90s and have raised two daughters here. I love to read, sew, swim, and be outdoors. I also enjoy participating in many activities as a member of the Harford County Branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women): the annual Judith Resnik Award luncheon held every spring here at HCC, monthly programs, a book group, and a cooking club. I am ever so happy to be at the Library!
Hi, my name is Tim Gobble, and I was hired in October of 2015 as a Library Assistant. I also work for Harford County Public Library as a Library Assistant I for the Aberdeen branch. I recently graduated from University of Maryland University College in December 2014, with a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice. I have enjoyed the new experience of working at an academic library, and look forward to the spring semester.
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D. Watkins is a columnist for Salon. His work has been published in the New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He holds a Master’s in Education from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Baltimore. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended; email ssiebert@harford.edu or call 443-412-2316. Visit the 2nd floor of the Library for free coffee and tea on Tuesday, April 12 between 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., or while supplies last. The Library will sponsor a free drawing for a $100 gift certificate to use at any upcoming HCC performance. The drawing is open to those who participate in specific National Library Week activities. Look for further information in the weeks to come.
The HCC Library offers access to JSTOR, a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources in the arts and sciences. You can narrow your search by subject area, item type, date, and language. JSTOR is a great resource for historical books and articles not available elsewhere. You’ll find JSTOR listed on the Library’s website under Research Resources—Research Databases. Remember, you will need your HCC library card number (the barcode number on the back of your HCC ID) to access databases from off-campus.
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Volume 1 Issue 1, Spring 2016
On a “Heighe” Note CHANGING AMERICA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 Exhibit Opening Reception • 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Reception and Exhibit Viewing Hays-Heighe House Living History Presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. by Bill Grimmette Student Center, Room 243 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016 Film Screening • 12–2:30 p.m. Freedom Riders Film discussion led by Wayne Hepler Student Center, Room 243 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Lecture and Discussion • 12–1:30 p.m. “Opposite Ends of the Spectrum: Martin Luther King, Jr. & Malcolm X” led by Susan Muaddi-Darraj
Changing America On view at the Hays-Heighe House FEBRUARY 17- MARCH 25, 2016 Explore the historical context, the limitations, and the impact of these two pivotal achievements in liberty and civil rights. Although they were 100 years apart, they both grew out of people demanding justice, resisting, and organizing. Learn about the vision that unites them, and consider our progress toward that vision today. For our full calendar of events and for open exhibit hours, visit harford.edu/hays-heighe-house. These events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 443.412.2539 or email HaysHeighe@harford.edu.
Student Center, Room 243 TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016 Panel Discussion • 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. “We Lived Through It: Gaining Civil Rights in Harford County” led by Christine Tolbert Student Center, Room 243 THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 National Museum of American History • 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Bus Trip to Washington, DC Cost: $59 To register contact the Continuing Education & Training Office: 443-412-2376, ext. 5 MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 Film Screening • 12–2 p.m. The Loving Story: Love in a Time of Jim Crowe Film discussion led by Chris Kaltenbach Student Center, Room 243 THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 Lecture • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. “Civil Rights in Harford County” by James Karmel, Ph.D. Student Center, Room 243 TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 Film Screening • 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Slavery By Another Name Student Center, Room 243
New Books @ Your Library
New materials are added to the Library’s collection each week!
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Annual Used Book Sale!
Spring Semester
Mon. April 11— Mon. April 18
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Fiction, non-fiction, & children’s books, DVDs and CDs. Most items $1$2. Benefits the HCC Foundation Library Book Scholarship Fund, awarded to students to help pay for textbooks.
Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Little Free Library Have you noticed a mysteriouslooking structure in front of the Library’s 1st-floor entrance? No, it isn’t a birdhouse or a mailbox. It’s HCC Library’s own Little Free Library! (www.littlefreelibrary.org) The idea behind it is simple: take a book, leave a book. Little Free Library is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide. To build a sense of community as we share skills, creativity and wisdom across generations.” Begun in 2010, the Little Free Library’s original goal was “to build 2,510 Libraries — as many as Andrew Carnegie—and keep going.” That goal was met in August 2012. As of January 2016, there are now 36,000 Little Free Libraries across the U.S. — including one here at HCC. Leave a book or take a book today!
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Library Hours
Sunday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Closed for spring break March 27-April 2)
Contact Us Circulation Desk Library, 2nd floor circdesk@harford.edu 443-412-2268 Reference Desk Library, 2nd floor referenc@harford.edu 443-412-2131 Library Computer Lab Service Desk Library, 1st floor 443-412-2068