Library Newsletter, December 2023

LIBRARY NEWS

December 2023

Wallace State Community College Library

We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. ―John F. Kennedy The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood. ―Richard Paul Evans

Hours For December Monday

7:30am-9:00pm

Tuesday

7:30am-9:00pm

Wednesday 7:30am-9:00pm Thursday

7:30am-9:00pm

Friday

7:30am-2:00pm

Saturday

8:00am-4:00pm

Sunday

CLOSED

Contact Phone: 256-352-8260 E-mail: library@wallacestate.edu Visit us at the library:

In This Issue: •

A to Z World Food

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Who Am I? - Literary Stars

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Secret Santa Reads

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It’s Our Pleasure

December

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From the Dust Jacket

December 18th 7:30am-4:00pm

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AVL-Discover Gale OneFile:Culinary Arts

December 19th 9:30am-4:00pm

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Let Us Know

December 20th 7:30am-4:00 pm

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New Arrival

Library Adjusted hours for

Closed from December 21st - January 1st

Library News

A to Z World Food Overview for A to Z World Food A to Z World Food is the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of food and food culture for 174 countries. It provides library patrons and international food clubs with a cookbook for each of the 174 countries.

A to Z World Food provides students with country food and culture information for country reports. It also supports non-English speakers with content available in 103 languages.

Features on A to Z World Food • 174 Country cookbooks • 7,000+ Traditional recipes • 1,700+ Food Culture Articles • 14,000+ Color Photos • 700+ Ingredient articles • Reference (15+ modules) • New featured country daily For assistance, please contact the Wallace State Library at 256-352-8260.

Who Am I? A Name Game of Literary Stars

Beginning November 13th-December 20th, the Wallace State Library will have Secret Santa Reads that you can check out with your Wallace State ID. (Answers on page 6) Choose something that speaks to you, or just let luck take over and pick a gift randomly. Check it I was born on October 11, I was born on November 1962, in Salt Lake City, 29,1898, in Belfast, Ireland. out, unwrap, and enjoy. When you are done, return it to share with the rest of your community.

Utah.

I adopted the nickname “Jacksie” after my beloved Libraries are gifts that keep on giving. Give it a try, I am considered the “King and you may find your next favorite book. dog passed away.

of Christmas Fiction.”

I was a part of a writers group called the “Inklings.”

I have had 41 novels listed on the New York I died on the same day that Times bestsellers list. I John F. Kennedy was assassinated. am one of the few authors to have novels listed both Who am I? on the fiction and nonfiction bestseller lists.

Who am I?

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It’s our Pleasure to provide eBooks on Overdrive IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO WELCOME you to the Wallace State Library. In the WSCC Library, we strive to help our patrons succeed academically and professionally. IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO PROVIDE patrons access to eBooks on OVERDRIVE. Overdrive PROVIDES a variety of popular fiction and recently published fiction eBooks and audiobooks that patrons can access and check out using their Wallace State email. Students can DOWNLOAD the Libby app on their phone to access our digital library collection, and they can read or listen to books on their devices. Students can use the Libby app to download eBooks and audiobooks, which they can access them at a different time. The Libby app can send eBooks and audiobooks to the Kindle if you prefer to read on your Kindle. Overdrive is available 24/7 remotely and in the library.

Students can come to the front desk on the second floor and ask about Overdrive and Libby.

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Library Offers Research Skills/Library Orientation Class To provide a successful start to the new semester, WSCC library is offering a brief class on library and research skills. The session covers such topics as using the online ILS (catalog) to find books, e-books, and other materials, using the Alabama Virtual Library and other online databases to find articles, and taking advantage of the library’s holdings and facilities.

From the Dust Jacket The Twelve Dogs of Christmas Written by Susan Wiggs (William Morrow) "Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding a home. I couldn't help digging into this book with both paws." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Must Love Flowers The ultimate holiday gift from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs: a delightful novel about a Christmas transport of rescue puppies guaranteed to warm readers’ hearts.

Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rushed their The twenty-minute class beloved dog Tim to the emergency is free and conveniently vet on Christmas Eve. The good news: Tim survived after the vet offered whenever the library is open. Students cleared the obstruction--a pair of should come to the front women’s lace undies. The bad news: the undies were not Brenda’s. A year desk on the library’s after the breakup, Brenda has put her life back together. She’s trained for a main floor and ask marathon, is writing a children’s novel, and she’s found purpose and healing as a about the “Research volunteer with a dog rescue organization in Houston, Texas– the rescue partners Class.” with a program in Avalon, New York, located in the Catskill Mountains. Now Brenda is arranging the transport of rescued dogs from Houston to Avalon—just Additionally, new in time for a merry Christmas with their forever families. Brenda’s friends worry students are about her driving a van two thousand miles with twelve dogs in crates, but she encouraged to stop by shrugs off their concern. How hard can it be? She knows the way, and she’s just the front desk to ask looking to escape the Christmas overload for a while. But a blinding snowstorm, any questions, whether an escaped mutt, and a life-saving encounter with Adam Bellamy—a single dad finding scholarly and paramedic—means Brenda has to stay in Avalon longer than she planned. As information or finding she drops off each precious pup at their new homes, some of the comfort and joy the way to a particular of the season begins to creep up on Brenda despite her determination to avoid the classroom. The library holidays. Perhaps you can bring Christmas into your heart after all if you have the right furry friends to guide you. is essential to a

student’s academic and career success.

This book is available for circulation in the WSCC Library.

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Discover Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers more than five million articles from more than 250

primary cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content from Delmar, such as About Wine, Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Be Fit. Get a taste of the culinary arts field. It refers to food prepared in a professional setting, such as a restaurant, deli, hospital, nursing home, or other business involving food or food service. Those who work in the culinary arts, including professional chefs and cooks, are expected to know food science, diet, nutrition, and ingredients. They’re expected to prepare food that tastes good but also is pleasing.

They also must master various skills or techniques, such as knife work, menu and meal planning, inventory control, and kitchen management. In addition, they must understand how to sanitize their work area to avoid food contamination. Those interested in the culinary arts sometimes begin their careers through work experience in a kitchen, working their way into better positions as they gain the necessary skills. Aspiring chefs may attend cooking school and can also get a degree in the culinary arts.

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts Features: • • • • •

Topic finder-a visual search tool.

Save, share, and download articles.

Interlink provides a cross-search experience.

Mobile-optimized interface.

Citations for APA and MLA formats.

For assistance, please contact the Wallace State Library at 256-352-8260.

Grade Level Category

Topic Search Category

Please let us know what you want or need in the library.

If there is a book or resource that you would like us to see about purchasing, we’d love to hear about it!

Also if you are interested in reading a book we own and providing a book review for the newsletter, we’d love to hear from you.

Our walls and display units are great for showing off your artistic skills, your hobbies and interests, cool artifacts, etc. We love to let students, faculty, and staff have a place for display. renee.marty@wallacestate.edu or kayla.aaron@wallacestate.edu Library News

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New Arrivals Fiction The First Bright Thing, J.R. Dawson.

The Little Italian Hotel: A Novel, Phaedra Patrick.

The House of Eve, Sadequa Johnson.

Did you hear about Kitty Carr?: A Novel, Crystal Smith Paul.

Birder, She Wrote, Donna Andrews.

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder, Joanne Fluke.

Immortal Longings, Chloe Gong.

Break of Day, Colleen Coble.

The Housekeepers, Alex Hay.

Non-Fiction

50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States through Pie, Stacey Mei Yan. The 272: The Families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church, Rachel L. Swarns.

Natasha’s Kitchen: 100+ easy, family-favorite recipes you’ll make again and again, Natasha Kravchuk.

Simply Symon Suppers: recipes and menus for every week of the year, Michael Symon.

The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: feeding humanity, feeding hope, Jose Andres Answers to Who Am I? Richard Paul Evans and C.S. Lewis.

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