Happenings
From our Director...Join the circle of knowledge @ your library: celebrate National Library Week at the Montgomery College Libraries, April 13-19, 2008.
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.
Join us to celebrate National Library Week. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in
schools, campuses and communities nationwide. Everyday libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools
and in businesses help transform their communities. The Libraries at Montgomery College are in the business of changing lives.
Students and community users of diverse backgrounds visit our College libraries to take advantage of the services and resources we
offer our students each and every day—237,779 volumes of books, 1,056 print periodicals, 26,509 unique electronic periodicals and 102 databases as well as a variety of instructional services and research assistance from trained professionals. If you are a student or
staff member, you can still access our resources at any pc from a remote location.
Discover how you can join the circle of knowledge @ your library at Montgomery College. To join our celebration, stop by the entranceto any one of the College Libraries to view College staff, including President Johnson, participate in our READ poster program on our new display screens. Come inside and pick up a celebration freebie donated by our database vendors. Pick up a pen, mouse pad, chocolate, a bookmark, a post-it note dispenser or other fun trinkets. You may be lucky enough to get a Starbucks card!
Don’t forget to say “Thank You” to our staff who assist you at this wonderful place we call a Library.
Patricia Mehok
Director of Libraries
News, news, news...A traveling exhibition commemorating the African American experience
at the U.S. Capitol was on display at the Rockville Campus Library in February.
This was the first time that the campus was host to a traveling exhibition from the
U.S. Capitol Historical Society. The exhibition retired at the end of February 2008.
For more information about exhibits from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society online, go to: http://www.uschs.org.
@ the Germantown Campus Library...
The Germantown Campus Library, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Public Library,
Germantown, will be hosting author Marcia Talley Wednesday, April 16th, from 7 to 9pm
as part of the Upcounty Literacy Series. Her talk is entitled "Discover the Mystery of Writing
with Marcia Talley & Friends". This series is free and open to the public. For further information
about this event, please contact Diane Cockrell, Instructional and Outreach Librarian for the
Germantown campus library, at 240-567-7849.@ the Rockville Campus Library...
This year, the Rockville campus library has converted the EN101 Library Skills
Workbook into a series of online videos. It is composed of five 8-12 minute tutorials
that each have a self-grading quiz and optional follow-up assignment.
The modules are available now. Many of the computers in the library are equipped with
headsets so students can comfortably watch and listen to the tutorial while on campus.
For more information, please contact Abi Sogunro, Acting Instructional Librarian, at 240-567-7114.
@ the School of Art + Design Library...
As of August 6th, the School of Art + Design, including the Art Library, has moved
into the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Art Center located near the corner
of Georgia Avenue and East-West Highway (Route 410).For more information on the Library, now part of the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus
library, please contact Kate Cooper.
@ the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Library...
The First Year Experience
The Takoma Park/Silver Spring Library is participating in the Common Reading Program,
part of the First Year Experience program. To aide students with resources for the common
reading book, Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, a course page has been developed.
For more information on the Common Reading Program or on other Course Pages,
please contact Kathy Swanson, Instructional Librarian, at 240-567-1537.
Last Updated: 4/10/08 [bsb]
