Library Card Sign-up Month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Carpenter and Horne libraries want to make sure that all students at South Piedmont Community College have the smartest card of all – a library card.

“A library card has always been the most important school supply of all,” said Airen Hartis, librarian at the Carpenter Library. “Students can come to the library to do their homework, but they can also play games, check out books and DVDs, study in our quiet study room and use the Internet to help make school life fun. There’s a lot happening at SPCC libraries and the best part for students is that it’s all free with a library card.”

Setting up your library account is easy. Bring a student ID to either library, fill out a very short form and the account will be created. Students use their SPCC ID as their library card.

Observed since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind students and that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

For more information, visit either library or call 704-290-5851 (Carpenter) or 704-272-5389 (Horne). Visit the library online at http://www.spcc.edu/currentstudents.php?cat=46.

Need Moodle or Gmail Assistance?

This semester SPCC is moving all online classes over to Moodle. If you've never used Moodle, it works very similar to Blackboard, but does look a little different. If you would like an introduction and/or have questions about Moodle, please attend one of the library open labs for individual assistance with common Moodle tasks, such as: signing in, adding a discussion post, and navigating around your course site. We can also assist with any Gmail questions you may have.

Open Lab Times:

OCH Campus
Tuesday, August 18 9-10:30 Room 173
Wednesday, August 19, 2:30-3:30, Room 190

LLP Campus
Tuesday, August 18, 9-10:30, Horne Library
Wednesday, August 19, 2:30-3:30, Horne Library

August Poetry Reading

SPCC Literary Arts presents

Poetry Reading

At La Vida Mocha

Friday, August 14th

7:00-8:00

Our featured reader will be Tim K., it’s his birthday too!

His style is an eclectic mix of Celtic ballad, narrative, and lyric which lends itself at times to song. Come out to enjoy Tim's work and the open mic reading afterward.

Come out and read or listen!

Poets are “the unacknowledged legislators of the world”
-Percy Shelley

Phi Theta Kappa Collecting School Supplies for National Guard

Throughout the month of August, Phi Theta Kappa will be accepting donations of school supplies to be distributed to children of Local National Guard troops who are being called to active duty. Pencils, pens, notebooks or anything else you wish to donate will be gladly accepted.

If you would like to donate supplies and are attending classes on the Monroe campus, you may drop them off with Jacque El-Arab in the Student Success office or with Grant LeFoe in the Carpenter Library. If you are going to class on the Polkton campus, you can drop them off in the Horne Library with Karen MacMurray. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Great New Resources from NCLIVE!

NC LIVE has added three new e-resources to its current EBSCOhost offerings, including:

• Consumer Health Complete
• Science Reference Center
• TOPICsearch

Consumer Health Complete

Designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics, CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc.
Click here to access Consumer Health Complete

Science Reference Center

A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also provides teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Click here to access Science Reference Center.

TOPICsearch

A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.

TOPICsearch contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
Click here to access TOPICsearch.

Remember, if you are accessing these resources off-campus you will need an NCLIVE password, click here to submit a password request form

Poetry reading Friday night at La Vida Mocha.

7:00 p.m.

Janis, one of our fine graduates, will be the featured reader. Janis is married and has two children and three grandchildren. She is a learner at Wingate University and will soon graduate with a teaching degree. She loves working with all children but is especially interested in working in high risk schools. Janis writes about social and women's issues with passion and insight.

We hope to see you at La Vida Mocha on Friday night.

Sponsored by SPCC Literary Arts Club.
A Learning College Event!

New Bestsellers Just Arrived!

Check out the newest additions to SPCC Libraries!
Remember that you can have books delivered to your campus library from either location.
Contact us for more information...Enjoy!

My Father’s Tears

By: John Updike

A collection of short fiction includes tales set in the author's native Pennsylvania, the New England suburbs, and foreign countries, all depicting different facets of the American experience from the Depression through the aftermath of 9/11.

Home Game

By: Michael Lewis

An unsparing observation about the disparity between social expectation and

the actual experiences of new fathers shares stories from the author's life after the births of his three children.

The Girls from Ames

By: Jeffrey Zaslow

The Girls from Ames looks at the lives, bonds, and experiences of a group of female friends from Ames, Iowa.

Die For You

By: Lisa Unger

When her husband disappears, Isabel Raines begins a desperate search only to discover his office in the midst of an FBI raid, her apartment ransacked, and that the man she thought she married has actually been dead for years.

The Strain

By: Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan

A vampiric virus infects New York and spreads outward, threatening the city and then the world, as a CDC doctor and a Holocaust survivor fight to save humanity.

The Story Sisters

By: Alice Hoffman

A family drama and coming of age story follows the lives of three sisters who create a magical world on their street to escape a tragedy that has changed them forever.

The Scarecrow

By: Michael Connelly

Pursuing a big story in anticipation of his imminent layoff, Los Angeles reporter Jack McEvoy investigates the murder confession of a teen drug dealer and realizes that the youth may be innocent, a discovery that pits him against a killer operating below police radar.

Beach Trip

By: Cathy Holton

In an attempt to relive the carefree days of college, four middle-aged friends reunite for a vacation in a North Carolina beach house and inevitably confront the demons of their shared past.

Matters of the Heart

By: Danielle Steel

Journeying to London to do a shoot of one of the world's most celebrated writers, Soho photographer Hope Dunne is attracted by Finn O'Neill's boyish charm and accepts his invitation to his isolated Irish estate, where gaps in his history and confusing lies raise Hope's suspicions.

The Neighbor

By: Lisa Gardner

In the wake of a wife and mother's disappearance from her suburban home, an ensuing
police investigation focuses on the missing woman's husband, whose suspicious behavior reveals cracks in their seemingly idyllic family life.

Relentless

By: Dean Koontz

Unable to let go of a poor review of his latest best-seller, novelist Cubby Greenwich tracks down the reclusive critic, only to trigger a terrifying chain of events that reveal the critic's sociopathic tendencies.

Shanghai Girls

By: Lisa See

Forced to leave Shanghai when their father sells them to California suitors, sisters May and Pearl struggle to adapt to life in 1930s Los Angeles while still bound to old customs, as they face discrimination and confront a life-altering secret.

Summer on Blossom Street

By: Debbie Macomber

As new clients, including a woman recovering from a broken engagement and a lawyer fighting to save his career, find friendship in her knitting class, Lydia Goetz deals with her own share of drama when a stranger comes to her store stirring up trouble.

Poetry Reading

Poetry Reading

at La Vida Mocha
Friday, June 19 at 7 pm

Kristina H. is the featured reader this month. "She writes about relationships, love, and even her beloved cat, Bea," says Tammy F. Come out and have a great cup of coffee, hear her work, and share yours if you'd like in the open mic reading to follow.



Sponsored by SPCC Literary Arts Club.
A Learning College Event!

New Resources Available

NoveList Plus and NoveList k-8 Plus are now provided to all NC LIVE member libraries for the remainder of the 2009 calendar year. NoveList Plus replaces the basic NoveList subscription previously available from the NC LIVE website. The link to NoveList Plus remains the same.

NoveList K-8 Plus is a readers’ advisory service designed specifically for children in grades K-8. Books are searchable by author, title, series name, Lexile level (reading level), and plot (including character, topic, time period, and setting) to retrieve descriptions, reviews, discussion guides, and feature articles related to books of interest.

Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them. Updated and expanded monthly, the service also includes lists of award-winning fiction, non-fiction, book lists arranged by genre and subgenre, feature articles, thematic units and more.

NoveList Plus, a service primarily aimed at adult and young adult readers, is similar to NoveList, but includes an expanded collection, as well as access to reviews and information on non-fiction reading materials.

Direct links to NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus are available from www.nclive.org, then select "Browse Resources" (Blue Tab at the top), below "Browse Resources" click on the "Alphabetic" and click on your desired NoveList database, both are listed under "N".

You will need an NCLIVE password to access these great resources off-campus, but it's easy to get one! Just stop by either library and ask for it at the front desk.

Vacation Time

June is vacation time for the Carpenter Library Staff. Airen starts the month off with her honeymoon. Grant is the next to leave on a trip to New Mexico. Jane spends a few days at orientation with her son at UNCW. Marion finishes up the month with her vacation. Horne library staff enjoyed their vacation earlier in the year. The next school year will be here before we know it and your library staff will be all rested and ready for the new semester.

Moodle Access Dates

Students, you can access your classes in Moodle starting at 10am on Friday, May 29 (aka the 1st day of classes!). If this is your first rodeo with Moodle, please stop by either library to get assistance with logging in and navigating around. We're open from 8-3 tomorrow.


We'll be going to our Summer hours starting next week. Monday-Thursday, we'll be open from 8-6:30; closed Fridays.

Faculty of the Year

A big congrats to Jill Millard for receiving SPCC's Learning College Faculty of the Year. She was recognized during SPCC's Spring Commencement.

Other candidates for Faculty of the Year were Christopher Brinkley, Cindy Crenshaw, Deneice Hendrick, Stephanie Osborne, Dustin Robertson, Sam Spencer and Lori Starnes. Congratulations to you all for being recognized.

LC Poetry Winner

The Learning College Council announced the winner of the Learning College Poetry Contest.

Congratulations to Tammy B.!

A Carpenter Library regular, Tammy B. won the contest with the poem "Revelation." As stated by Ms. Frailly, "This poem speaks to learners who have been out of school for a time or those who have doubted their ability to excel in the college environment."

As winner, Tammy's poem and picture will grace Learning College posters, so look for her and her inspiring poem around campus in the next few weeks.

Her Poem is below:

Revelation

Tammy B.

I skipped out on college when I was young,

thinking it was time to have only fun.

How could I know that times were changing

and soon my life would need rearranging?

I lost my job, my insurance, my cash.

Without the right skills, it was time to go back.

Back to school after all of these years,

short on money but long on fears.

I asked myself questions and psyched myself out.

I drowned myself in worry and doubt.

Can my brain be trusted?

Can it retain new material, or is it too rusted?

A thousand doubts said, “Run away!”

But there must be a reason to stay.

I must prove to myself that I’m not too old

to stand up to the pressure, not crack or fold.

Now I’m here, and I’m doing okay.

I’ll have my degree and a good job someday.

Can I make it? Will I get through it?

With a good head and God’s will,

I know I can do it!