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    Archive for September, 2012

    A Guide to Learning to Like Classic Literature

    Monday, September 24th, 2012

              Often when we hear the words “classic literature” we think of stories from a past, relatively uneventful, time period. Or we just collectively yawn in response to the thought of literature and zone out. Either way, classic literature sometimes appears uninteresting due to the time period, or just wholly unappealing due to the language [...]

    Hispanic Heritage Month

    Monday, September 17th, 2012

    September 15 – October 15, 2012
    *Art Exhibits * Service Learning * Film * Poetry * Visiting Authors*
    National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in America each year, from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. [...]

    Why should YOU care?

    Monday, September 10th, 2012

    Why should you join the American Democracy Project and IU East in celebrating Constitution Week?
    During this time in a presidential election year, we are bombarded with ads on the television and radio, and endless talking heads with conflicting perspectives on the news. It can be difficult and time-consuming to follow the issues. One can feel [...]

    I’m New @ the Library

    Monday, September 3rd, 2012

    I’m new but I’m old.
    new AND old
    AND OR NOT
    Boolean
    (Nesting)
    Truncate*
    Wild Card
    Field Code
    Field Glasses
    Outlook
    Checkout
    INRE
    UND
    STDI
    ILL
    PACMAN
    Paper Jam
    Patron Log
    In/Out
    New/Old

    New vocabulary. Sort. The most relevant items are not necessarily at the top.

    Terms are couched. Couched in their own terms – nested, truncated, and wild.

    New at the library. New at libguides. New at libcoaching. Old at libcoaxing.

    Bean Bag Toss: Is Middle School [...]