Food for thought from broadcaster Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) …
To find out more about Walter Cronkite and his views, check out this new book available at the BSC Library:
Conversations with Cronkite / Walter Cronkite with Don Carleton ; foreword by Morley Safer (PN4874 .C84 A5 2010)
Those who purchased items from our annual used book sale were invited to sign up for a prize drawing — more books, of course!
Congratulations to our winners:
Interestingly enough, when we drew names, we also discovered these slips. The runners-up are:
You never know who might show up at the BSC Library!
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2010 Census showed the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010, was 308,745,538.
How did North Dakota change from the 2000 census? We are now 872,591 strong — a 4.7% increase.
To find out more, visit the U.S. Census Bureau website. It’s a great site with lots of resources that help paint a picture of our country and how it has changed over the years.
The BSC Library will observe these hours during the holiday break:
The ODIN library catalog and databases are available 24/7.
Happy Holidays!
It’s that time of year … the time for making lists.
Here, from the folks at the New York Times Book Review, are the 10 Best Books of 2010:
Fiction
Nonfiction
What do you think of these choices? Any others you would add to the list? Remove from the list?
We have several of these “10 Best Books of 2010” in the BSC Library collection. Check them out!
BSC Library Annual Used Book Sale
$1 for a Bag of Box of Stuff
Books, CDs, DVDs, Videos, Magazines, and More
Check It Out!
Sale Ends at 4 p.m. on Friday, December 17
Need a place to study for finals? Make the Library your destination for a date with the books.
Finals Week Hours
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” — Audre Lorde, American teacher, poet, and activist, 1934-1992
For BookTalk at BSC 2011, our reading and discussion will focus on the things that divide us — race, religion, caste, class, gender, and more. With three terrific books and three dynamic discussion leaders, I know we are going to have a memorable discussion series.
Please join us from 1 to 3 p.m. on these Sunday afternoons in the BSC Library as we discuss:
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan – Sunday, January 9, 2011 – Discussion leader: Dr. Janelle Masters [Note: We plan to finish our discussion a little early to allow those who also want to attend the Conversations at BSC event at 3 p.m. ample time to get there.]
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar – Sunday, February 6, 2011 – Discussion leader: Dr. AnnMarie Kajencki
The Book of Dead Birds by Gayle Brandeis – Sunday, March 6, 2011 – Discussion leader: Suzanne Kramer-Brenna
The books can be borrowed from local libraries or purchased from booksellers. Refreshments will be served.
BookTalk discussions are free and open to all. For more information, call 224-5450.
Funded by the BSC Library and a grant from the BSC Foundation
The winners of the 2010 National Book Awards were presented on November 17 at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan:
Tom Wolfe was also awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Read it! Read it! 