Category Archives: Book Displays

Remembering Maya Angelou – Book Display

May 28, 2014Book Displays, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

Maya Angelou, April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014

In memory to the award winning author and poet, check out one of Maya Angelou’s great reads. Here are a few titles to get started, but you can find many more in our collection.

#1) I know why the caged bird sing – E 185.97 .A56 A3 1971

#2) All God’s children need traveling shoes – PS 3551 .N464 Z463 1991

#3) Gather together in my name – PS 3551 .N464 Z464 1974

#4) The heart of a woman – PS 3551 .N464 Z465 1997

#5) Even the stars look lonesome – PS 3551 .N464 E94 1998

#6) The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou 1st ed. – PS 3551 .N464 A17 1994

#7) Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now – PS 3551 .N464 W68 1994

#8) I shall not be moved – PS 3551 .N464 I17 1991

#9) Mom & me & mom – PS 3551 .N464 Z46 2013

#10) The Power of speech, video recording – PN 4121 .P69 2004 DVD

Contributed by Maureen Mitchell

Texas Travel Book Display

May 6, 2014Book Displays, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

Are you thinking about traveling after finals? Stop by the library and check out a travel guidebook. We have guides for domestic and international travel destinations. Below are a few titles if you are thinking about traveling the great state of Texas.

1. Texas (Lonely Planet Series) – call no. F 384.3 .K73 2011

2. Exploring Texas with Children – call no. F384.3 .B83 1999

3. Official guide to Texas state parks and historic sites – call no. F 384.3 .P36 2008

4. Finding butterflies in Texas : a guide to the best sites – call no. QL 551 .T4 W39 2006

5. 52 Texas weekends : great getaways and adventures for every season – call no. F384.3 .S36 2000

6. Good times in Texas [electronic resource] : a pretty complete guide to where the fun is – call no. F384.3 .H63 1999 EB

7. Hiking Texas – call no. GV 199.42 .T49 1997

8. National Geographic field guide to birds. Texas – call no. QL 684 .T4 N38 2005

9. Texas guide : be a traveler, not a tourist! – call no. F 384.3 .M66 1998

10. More ghost towns of Texas – call no. F 387 .B353 2003

Contributed by Maureen Mitchell

Ada Lovelace Day, today!

October 15, 2013Book Displays, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

Ada Lovelace Day is an international day celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. Find out more about Ada Lovelace Day here: http://findingada.com/. Also, it’s a great day to check out what books we have for women working in STEMs here at the STC Library!

Top secret Rosies : the female computers of World War II Call number: QA 27.5 .T67 2010

American women in technology : an encyclopedia Call number: T 36 .Z54 2000

A to Z of women in science and math Call number: Q141 .Y675 1999

Women and information technology : research on underrepresentation Call number: QA 76.9 .W65 W66 2006

The clean coder : a code of conduct for professional programmers Call number: QA 76.9 .M65 M367 2011

National Park and Recreation Month Book Display

July 26, 2013Book Displays, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

Since 1985, America has celebrated July as the nation’s official Park and Recreation Month. Check out our books and videos to help celebrate!

Permenter, Paris, and John Bigley. Open Road’s Best National Parks with Kids! Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Open Road Publishing, 2007. Print. E 160 .P47 2007

Burns, Ken. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. United States: PBS Distribution, 2009. E 160 .N385 2009 DVD

Wohlforth, Charles P. Frommer’s Family Vacations in the National Parks. New York, NY: Macmillan Travel USA, 1999. Print. E160.W64 1999

Nader, Albert J, and Dennis Burkhart. America’s National Parks: A Video Tour of All 55 National Parks. Chicago, Ill: Questar, 2001. E160 .A44 2001

Molvar, Erik, and Tamara Martin. Best Easy Day Hikes. Guilford, Conn: Falcon Guides, 2007. Print. GV 199.42 .U8 Z566 2007

Contributed by Maureen Mitchell, Librarian.

Banned Books Week

September 28, 2011Book Displays, Mid-Valley Campus, Our Collections, Pecan CampusElizabeth Hollenbeck

Wow. Doesn’t time just fly, Readers?

Before we knew it, September started its last week. Do you know what that means? …

BANNED BOOKS WEEK!

That’s right! Every year, around the country, we like to draw attention to a cause that is near and dear to libraries everywhere.

Censorship versus the Freedom to Read

Every year, in every library, people fight to have books pulled off the shelf and made unavailable for others to read. This happens for various reasons including religious differences, political ideology, language, sexual connotations, etc.

Some of these books include those that have been made popular worldwide such as Stephanie Myers’ Twighlight Series, JK Rowlings’ Harry Potter series, and even (especially!) classics such as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl. You can find more about the banned and challenged books of 2010-2011 through the American Library Association’s report here.

You can find some of these banned books, and others from past years, in our Libraries!

That’s right readers, let’s live on the WILD SIDE!

(above: book display at the Pecan Campus Library / below: book display at the MidValley Campus Library)

So come one, come all, to our STC Libraries, and explore a little.

And as always, if you have any questions, comments or observations, we’d love to hear from you through the comments!

Celebrate Banned Books Week at STC

September 29, 2010Book Displays, Mid-Valley Campus, Our Collections, Pecan CampusElizabeth Hollenbeck

Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

At the MidValley and Pecan campus libraries, displays are up showing books that have been banned in the past. In addition, the Pecan campus library will be showing the movie Salt of the Earth, an American classic film, but at the time time of it’s release, the movie had a lot of trouble getting released. The movie will be shown on Sept. 29 at 12pm at F-102.

Enjoy the displays below:

Display at Pecan Library

Display at MidValley Library

To find out more about Banned Books, please visit ALA’s website: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/

Contributed by Patricia Saenz Library Technician at MidValley and Esther Garcia, Library Specialist at Pecan.

Update Your Resume Month Display

September 22, 2010Book Displays, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

September is “Update your resume month.” If it has been more than a year since you have glanced at your resume, this month is the time to revise it. This Library display has a great selection of books that will help you revise any type of resume.

In case you need further help updating your resume visit the Job Placement Center in Building H—Student Activities, Rm. 105 or call them at (956) 872-6424. The Resume Review & Revising Service at the Job Placement Center allows you to have your resume revised by professional staff. As for the fashion show, they are expecting to hold it in Building H, mid November.

Contributed by Amy Gowarty and Sara Martinez, Library Specialists at the Pecan Campus Library.

Staff Pick: Navigating Your Freshman Year

September 8, 2010Book Displays, Mid-Valley Campus, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

Lombardo, Allison, and Katharine Jackson, eds. Navigating Your Freshman Year. New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press, 2005. Print.

In the Fall 2009 semester alone, South Texas College experienced a 23% increase in enrollment. As the Fall 2010 semester quickly approaches, we can only imagine how many first-time college students will be looking to STC for their educational needs. How many of these students will enter college as wide-eyed freshmen only to be overwhelmed by seemingly insurmountable reading assignments, research papers, and tests? Countless freshmen have entered college unaware of the strategies and skills needed to survive their first year.

Fortunately, in addition to the extremely helpful College Success course taught at STC, our campus libraries house a number of books that focus on the skills needed to be successful in a college environment. One such book, Navigating Your Freshman Year, consists only of “brutally honest advice, ideas, and personal stories” contributed by college students all over the country. While certain chapters of the books may not be relevant to the average STC student (the first 3 chapters consist mostly of stories about homesickness and “roommate hell”), there are many ideas and lessons worth reading. Some of the best stories and advice are about learning to study, prioritize, and remain relatively stress-free, but there are dozens more about dating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Most of these suggestions are not groundbreaking, but this guide packages them in a way that is both realistic and humorous. Navigating Your Freshman Year is well-rounded and caters to the average student who seeks good grades and an active social life.

Contributed by Jessica Cruz, Library Specialist at the Mid-Valley Campus.

Men’s Health Month Display

July 15, 2010Book Displays, Our CollectionsElizabeth Hollenbeck

Celebrate Men’s Health Month all summer long with books from this display:

Contributed by Amy Gowarty from the Pecan Campus Library.

Summer Displays

July 15, 2010Book Displays, Our Collections, Pecan CampusElizabeth Hollenbeck

Due to Hurricane Alex, the Displays committee has extended June’s displays until the end of July. This will give students, faculty, staff, and patrons an opportunity to view books about how to improve their communication skills such as public speaking, interpersonal, organizational, small group, persuasion etc.

We also have a library display up about Men’s Health. The books for this specific display will help men who are dealing with physical, mental issues, and taboo topics that society rarely talks about. These books allow our STC campus and community to become aware of struggles men deal with on a day-to-day basis and a look at how to solve those issues.

In addition, committee members put up three additional displays that celebrated LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered) Month, Ceramics, and Hurricane Awareness Month. Check them out.

If you would like the library to add any books to any of these displays, let us know! Enjoy!

Check out our slideshow here:

Contributed by Amy Gowarty from the Pecan Campus Library.