West Campus Library Newsletter
See what's new at the library - October 2020
October 2020 Newsletter
Announcing a new service for students!!
Textbook Scanning
Select Library Course Reserve Textbooks will be available to students on an appointment basis. Students will have access to a requested textbook, a workstation, and a document scanner for a 15 minute appointment.
Click here to make an appointment and for more information
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!
Monday, October 12th is Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
- from the Wikipedia article
Author Talk
Heather B. Moore
Author of The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, Heather B. Moore, will be "stopping by" the virtual library to give an Author Talk. She'll be discussing the historical events that inspired her to write her book, as well as her writing process. Use the button below to register for this sure to be intriguing event
When: Friday, November 13th, 2020; 11 am
Where: Zoom link will be sent with registration
halloween
It's Halloween time! While trick-or-treating may be cancelled and the Halloween party may go virtual, you can still get into the season with these spooky books and movies guaranteed to give you a fright!
Books
Mexican Gothic (Ebook)
An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . .From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
The Only Good Indians (Ebook)
Follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent, vengeful way.
If It Bleeds (Ebook)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King, comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas
Movies
Night of the Living Dead (Streaming)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Streaming)
What We Do In the Shadows (Streaming)
New Stuff!
Our curbside service is up and ready so that means you have access to all the great materials found in our libraries. Here's a sampling of what's new and just come in! Click the "Request It" link below the image to place your hold today
Movies
Graphic Novels
History
The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family
The Life of William Faulkner: Vol. 1, The Past is Never Dead, 1897-1934
Mexico's Crucial Century, 1810-1910 : An Introduction
Hour of Fate : Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism
Three-cornered War : The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West
America's Revolutionary Mind : A Moral History of the American Revolution and the Declaration That Defined It
American Indian Studies
Objects of Survivance : A Material History of the American Indian School Experience
Sacred Oral Tradition of the Havasupai : As Retold by Elders and Headmen Manakaja and Sinyella 1918-1921
Yellow Bird : Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country
Science
Secrets of Creativity : What Neuroscience, the Arts, and Our Minds Reveal
How Humans Learn : The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching
Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health : Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve
Music
Indian Sun : The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar
Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust : My Friendship With Patsy Cline
Social Sciences
Latinx Urban Condition : Trauma, Memory, and Desire in Latinx Urban Literature and Culture
Democracies Divided: The Global Challenge of Political Polarization
False Cause : Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory
Novels
Vanishing Half (Ebook)
A stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white
Disappearing Earth
One August afternoon, two sisters go missing from a beach on the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia. Taking us through the year that follows, Disappearing Earth enters the lives of women and girls in this tightly knit community who are connected by the crime
Transcendent Kingdom (Ebook)
Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief
Devolution (Ebook)
Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it
Afterlife
Set in this political moment of tribalism and distrust, it asks: What do we owe those in crisis in our families, including members of our human family? How do we live in a broken world without losing faith in one another or ourselves? And how do we stay true to those glorious souls we have lost?
The Gringa
Inspired by the dramatic events surrounding controversial American activist Lori Berenson, The Gringa maps the blurred boundaries between fact and fiction, author and text, passion and violence. It is a coming-of-age story, a political thriller—and a love letter to a troubled nation.
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