Who Knew? Finding New Books in the Library

January 22, 2015Our Collections

New books that have arrived are located in the New Arrival shelving display in the library. To find a listing of these titles, go to the library homepage and click on the Library Catalog. On the next page, in the drop down selection for Location, choose New Collection, as shown below, and search.

Additionally, if you would like to relax with a bestseller, select Bestsellers found just below New Collection to bring up the current list from which to choose.

Contributed by Librarian, Maureen Mitchell

Conceptualization, Expression and Feelings

December 16, 2014Library Art Gallery, Mid-Valley Campus, Previous Exhibits

South Texas College’s Mid-Valley Campus Library Art Gallery presents “Conceptualization, Expression and Feelings,” an exhibit featuring artworks by Irma Garza-Garcia. The exhibit opens Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 with an artist talk at 6 p.m., and will be on view through Friday, May 15. The Mid-Valley Campus Library Art Gallery is located at 400 N. Border in Weslaco. Admission is free and open to the public.

A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Garza-Garcia enrolled in the Art Instruction School based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009. She also attended intensive workshops in Mexico City with a well-known professor in the art field, Dr. Alberto Angel Bustillos. Garza-Garcia has had exhibitions along the Rio Grande Valley as well as international exhibits in London and Rome.

Garza-Garcia enjoys working in vibrant colors and high contrast. In her artwork she strives to depict someone’s inner workings, or soul, through outward bodily expressions. Garza-Garcia’s work also explores feelings and issues of identity.

“Garza-Garcia demonstrates great skill in her chosen medium,” said South Texas College Librarian Lillian Carrillo. “The personable expressions and gestures that she depicts are sure to appeal to a wide audience.”

South Texas College’s Library Art Gallery Program exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information, contact Lillian Carrillo at (956) 447-1288, lillianm@southtexascollege.edu or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/newsevents/libraryartgallery/.

Nov. 24 – “Miss Representation” Screening at Pecan

November 12, 2014Library Events, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

On Nov. 24th at 1:00 pm and at 5:30 pm, there will be a screening of Miss Representation with a special introduction by Dr. Patricia Blaine. The film will be shown at the Pecan campus at the D-Auditorium.

Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation (87 min; TV-14 DL) uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.

For more information call 872-6485.

Nov 20 – The Real History of Thanksgiving and Make-Your-Own-Turkey at MidValley

November 12, 2014Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Movies, Previous Events

The History Department and Library Services present The Real History of Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 20 at 1:00 pm in the MidValley library. We will feature the movie The Real History of Thanksgiving along with a Make Your Own Turkey Craft. The film covers the Thanksgiving feast of 1621 between Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indian. It also cover the movement to create a national holiday.

Tuesday, November 20, 2014

1:00 PM –

MidValley Library400 N. Border Ave. • Weslaco, TX 78596

For more information call 447-6663.

Women’s Studies Film Festival – Fall 2014, at Pecan

November 12, 2014Library Events, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

The STC Women’s Studies Group is hosting a series of documentary films.

On Nov. 13 at 6:00 pm they will be showing Sound of Torture (2013). The film is about a Swedish journalist named Meron Estefanos gets a disturbing tip. She’s given a phone number that supposedly belongs to a group of refugees being held hostage in the Sinai desert. She dials the number, and soon dozens of strangers are begging her to rescue them. How can she ignore them?

On Nov. 19 at 6:00 pm, they will show Maria in Nobody’s Land (2010). The film is an unprecedented look at the illegal and extremely dangerous journey of three Salvadoran women to the US. Doña Inés, a 60 year old woman, has been looking for her daughter for years and is following her to the US. Marta and Sandra, escaping domestic abuse and poverty, decide to leave their families behind to travel to America.

Movies will be held at Building D– Aud at the Pecan Campus.

For more information contact jclark@southtexascollege.edu.

Gesticulaciones de la Vida

October 31, 2014Library Art Gallery, Pecan Campus, Previous ExhibitsHispanic Heritage Month

South Texas College’s Pecan Campus Library presents “Gesticulaciones de la Vida (Life’s Gesticulations),” an exhibit featuring artworks by Beatriz Guzman Velasquez. The exhibit opens Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. and artist talks are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the library’s Rainbow Room. The exhibit will remain on display through Dec. 9. The gallery is located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Admission is free and open to the public.

Through her brightly painted images of local cemeteries, Guzman Velasquez seeks to cherish and understand the role death plays along the Mexico-Texas border.

In her works, life and death co-exist in the same place, just like in the Mexican holiday, el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). This popular celebration holds many traditions including building private altars called ofrendas, and honoring the deceased by leaving gifts of sugar skulls, marigolds, favorite foods, beverages and possessions at their grave sites.

Guzman Velasquez earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from the University of Texas Pan-American and participated in the San Miguel de Allende Study Abroad Program in Guanajuato, Mexico.

“Guzman Velasquez’s breathtaking use of color is what initially draws viewer’s in,” said STC Art Gallery Associate Dawn Haughey. “It is then the movement and play of the medium that holds our attention. We are so excited to be able to share her work with all of our students, faculty and community members during el Día de los Muertos.”

STC’s Library Art Gallery exhibits regional, national and international artwork, explores new visions and theories of creativity, and introduces innovative artistic expressions to the South Texas region.

For more information, contact Dawn Haughey at (956) 872-3488 or via email at dhaughey@southtexascollege.edu, or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/newsevents/libraryartgallery/.

In the Moment

October 30, 2014Library Art Gallery, Mid-Valley Campus, Previous Exhibits

The South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus Library presents “In the Moment,” featuring the student artwork of Anita Rodriguez. The exhibit will open Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 and continues through Dec 9 at the Mid-Valley Campus Library (Bldg. E), located at 400 N. Border in Weslaco.

A reception will be held on Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. at the same location. Admission to both events is free and open to the public.

“Anita Rodriguez will transform a portion of the library into an otherworldly space, with artworks covering the walls and descending from the ceiling,” said Scott Nicol, STC assistant professor of visual arts. “Striding into the center of her installation will be a figure wearing garments that she has painted, with the image of a white rose on the hem of its dress. I encourage the entire Mid-Valley community to come out and experience Anita’s work.”

For more information, contact Lillian Carrillo at (956) 447-1288, lillianm@southtexascollege.edu or Dawn Haughey at (956) 872-3488, dhaughey@southtexascollege.edu or visit http://library.southtexascollege.edu/newsevents/libraryartgallery/.

New Database: JoVE: General Laboratory Techniques

October 16, 2014Databases, Our Collections

The STC Library has added JoVE’s General Laboratory Techniques streaming video collection to its research databases. The General Laboratory Techniques collection was created by JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), a PubMed/MEDLINE-indexed, peer reviewed, scientific video journal that intends to make it easier to learn and reproduce scientific techniques by viewing them.

The JoVE General Laboratory Techniques collectioncan be accessed by selecting JoVE from the Library’s Online Library page at

http://library.southtexascollege.edu/resources/databases/?libpage=J

Contributed by Jesús Campos, Director of Technical Services.

WWI Centennial – Emilio Zamora “The WWI Diary of Jose de la Luz Saenz”

October 15, 2014Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

The year 2014 marks 100 years since the start of World War I. Join us in commemorating the Mexican-American participation in the Great War.

Dr. Emilio Zamora will join us to discuss the WWI diary of José de la Luz Sáenz and help us commemorate the centennial of WWI. He is a Professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

Published in Spanish in 1933 and now edited and translated by Dr. Zamora, the diary recounts the author’s war experiences and those of his fellow Mexican Americans. The book is the only WWI diary ever published by a Mexican American.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

6:00 PM –	Pecan Library
	Build – F Rainbow Room
	3201 W. Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX

For more information contact 872-6485 or egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

Family Reading Night – Oct. 22 @ 5:30

October 9, 2014Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Previous Events

Want to find some fun entertainment for the entire family? Your local library is a good place to start. And you can get to know your South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus Library at its annual “Family Reading Night” on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The free event, which is open to the public, is held in conjunction with Reading Week.

“We want to help children develop a love of reading and to encourage Valley parents to read with their children,” said Lillian Carrillo, Mid-Valley Campus Librarian. “Our college’s libraries are a gateway to the community, and we hope that participants will not only take advantage of these fun activities, but also learn more about some of the great services that the college has to offer.”

The night’s festivities include South Texas College Ballet Folkórico, book distribution by South Texas Literacy Coalition, entertainer Teensy Weensy the Clown, face painting and a variety of arts and crafts activities for the entire family offered by The Storybook Garden, and Mayor Sánchez Public Library. As an added bonus, fun opportunities will be featured by the college’s Library Art Gallery, Center for Mexican American Studies, CADD, Civil Drafting, & Construction Supervision Program, Design & Building Technology Department, Mid Valley Psychology Club, Jerry the Jaguar, and a special photo booth.

While on campus, attendees have the opportunity to use the library’s free services, view artwork on display in the Library Art Gallery, or sign up for a Community Library Card, which allows community members to check out books at any of STC’s libraries for free.

The library is located at 400 N. Border in Weslaco. For more information about the event contact Lillian Carrillo at 956-447-6663.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

6:00 PM –

Pecan Library

Build – F Rainbow Room

3201 W. Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX