Read it! Read it! http://readitreadit.wordpress.com Bismarck State College Library Blog: News about Library Resources, Events, and More Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:43:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU en hourly 1 Meet and Greet - BSC Kick Off 2008 http://readitreadit.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/meet-and-greet-bsc-kick-off-2008/ http://readitreadit.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/meet-and-greet-bsc-kick-off-2008/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:55:28 +0000 BSCLibraryStaff http://readitreadit.wordpress.com/?p=65

Stop by the BSC Library’s table at the “Meet and Greet” event on the Jack Science Center lawn from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, August 25.

Meet library staff, learn what we have to offer, take a piece of candy, and sign up for door prizes.

See you then!

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The BSC Library will observe these hours during the 2008-09 academic year:

  • Monday - Thursday — 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Friday — 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Saturday — Closed
  • Sunday — 3 to 7 p.m.

The Allied Health Campus Library (AHCL) will observe these hours, beginning Tuesday, September 2, 2008:

  • Monday — 12:30 to 3 p.m.
  • Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday — 12:30 to 3 p.m.
  • Thursday — Closed
  • Friday — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Interim/holiday hours and other changes are posted, or are available by calling 701-224-5450 or 1-800-445-5073.

The ODIN library catalog and the library’s online databases are available to BSC Library card holders, 24/7.

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“A zoo is a good place to make a spectacle of yourself, as the people have creepier, more photographic things to look at” (16).

Since reading Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris, I knew that his new book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, would bring more of his intoxicating humor, eccentric lifestyle, and deeply entrenched dysfunctional family to the page.  Thus, perfect summer reading!

Sedaris takes us from his obsession with Virginia depression-era living, which appalled his father, to his $20,000 quit smoking plan.  When he isn’t obsessing about the Tegenaria April, he is busy searching markets for the perfect human skeleton for his boyfriend Hugh’s birthday.  How far will D’accord get you France?  “A pig’s nose standing erect on a bed of tender greens” (118).  What does one do about the New York cabbie who informs Sedaris that it is inappropriate to lie about such things as flaming mice burning down a house, as reported by a newspaper, though the cabbie insists he was in India and it was 150 degrees.  (Sedaris notes that when he wrote this book, the hottest day documented was not in India, but in Libya at 136 degrees in 1922, which was years before the cabbie was born.) (203)

There is a bit for everyone in this Sedaris book.  Whether you are into feeding spiders, smoking some pot, or just wanting to lounge around and enjoy some rather strange artistic elements, this book is for you.  So … go home and grab some news articles for conversation with your sweetheart if you don’t want to end up like the older couple next to you who have been married for years and have nothing to say.  No newspaper available?  Then When You are Engulfed with Flames will be a great conversation starter!

You can find When You are Engulfed in Flames (PS 3569 .E314 R47 2008), and these other Sedaris books at the BSC Library. 

  • Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim  (PS 3569 .E314 R47 2005)                     
  •  Me Talk Pretty One Day   (PS3569.E314 M4 2000)
  • Je Parler Français  (PS3569.E314 M414 2000)
  • Holidays on Ice   (PS3569.E314 H65 1998b)
  • The Santaland Diaries; and, Season’s Greetings  (PS3569.E314 S35 1998
  • Naked   (PS3569.E314 Z469b 1997)
  • Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays (PS3569.E314 B3 1994)

By Johanna McClay Bjork, Reference Librarian

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Monday - Thursday — 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Friday — 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Saturday — Closed
  • Sunday — Closed**

**Extended Hours:  Sunday, August 24, Noon to 4 p.m.

Academic year hours will resume on Monday, August 25.

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Looking for a good book to read?  Check out the display case near the reference desk to see what BSC Library staff recommend:

Johanna’s selections …

  • Choke: a Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
  • In My Skin: a Memoir by Kate Holden
  • Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas

Carolyn’s choices …

  • 1776 by David McCullough
  • Giants in the Earth by O. E. (Ole Edvart) Rolvaag
  • Undaunted Courage:Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose

Liz suggests …

  • Guns, Germs, and Steel: the Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
  • Longitude: the True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
  • The Weather-resistant Garden: a Defensive Approach to Planning & Landscaping  by Charles W. G. Smith

Laura’s picks …

  • Black and Blue: a Novel by Anna Quindlen
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder: a Writer’s Life by Pamela Smith Hill
  • The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich

Marlene recommends …

  • Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman’s Skiff by Rosemary Mahoney
  • Love in the Driest Season: a Family Memoir by Neely Tucker
  • The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
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BSC Library Summer Hours

Monday, May 12 - Friday, August 8, 2008

  • Monday-Thursday — 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Friday — 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Saturday — Closed
  • Sunday — Closed

The ODIN library catalog and BSC Library databases are available 24/7

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You are invited ….

 

 

Student Art Exhibit Reception

Thursday, April 24, 4-7:30 p.m.

Gannon Gallery, BSC Library

 

 

Figments of Imagination Student Readings

Monday, April 28, 5:30 p.m.

BSC Library

 

Figments… is BSC’s student literary magazine to showcase student writing and art work

 

ArtsQuest is BSC’s annual celebration of the performing, visual, and literary arts and BSC student talent.

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What is more important in a library than anything else -

than everything else — is the fact that it exists.

~Archibald MacLeish, “The Premise of Meaning,” American Scholar, 5 June 1972

It’s National Library Week! 

This year, National Library Week marks its 50th anniversary with the theme “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library.” All types of libraries — school, public, academic and special — participate.  National Library Week is sponsored by ALA (American Library Association) and libraries across the country to honor the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.  

On Thursday, April 17, the BSC Library will host an open house celebration from 10 a.m. to noon.  At 10:30 a.m., we will unveil our newly refurbished card catalog display and also honor Dr. Wayne Boekes, who recognized its value and helped us with funding for the project.  

Stop by to see the display and to enjoy some refreshments with us.

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There will be a network outage at BSC starting at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, April 18, as Information Services moves the computer center to a new location.  The outage will continue until all campus fiber has been extended and until servers and networking equipment have been re-connected to the new fiber and tested.  Information Services hopes to have services restored by the start of the business day on Monday, April 21. 

 

The reason for the move is to allow contractors to continue the asbestos abatement process and construction in the area where IT offices are now located. 

 

During the outage, ALL network services will be unavailable.  Network services include connecting to BSC’s campus network and to the Internet with video, networked printers, networked computers, wireless connections, etc. 

 

Buildings impacted by this outage are:

  • Library
  • Swensen Hall
  • Werner Hall
  • Student Union
  • Jack Science Center
  • Allied Health Campus
  • Leach Music Center
  • Mandan Campus
  • Schafer Hall
  • Sykes Success Center
  • Technical Center
  • Annex
  • Horizon Office Building
  • Armory
  • Alumni/Foundation House

 

 

 

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In honor of National Library Week, April 13-19, 2008, the BSC Library will host a special open house celebration on Thursday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon.  At 10:30 a.m., we will unveil our newly refurbished card catalog display.

Since 1958, National Library Week has been a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. 

National Library Workers Day has been part of National Library Week since 2003 and will be observed on Tuesday, April 15.   NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.

Hope to see you at the BSC Library on April 17!

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