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Monthly Archives: December 2012
10 Best Books of 2012 – New York Times Book Review
The editors of The New York Times Book Review have chosen these books as the 10 Best Books of 2012:
Fiction
- Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
- Building Stories by Chris Ware (on order)
- A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
- NW by Zadie Smith
- The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Nonfiction
- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
- Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
- The Passage of Power: the Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro
- The Patriarch: the Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw (on order)
- Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt (on order)
Good reading!
Library Hours – Holiday Break
The BSC Library will observe these hours during the holiday break: 
- Monday, December 17 – Friday, December 21 — 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, December 22 – Sunday, December 23 — CLOSED
- Monday, December 24 — 8 a.m. – 12 Noon
- Tuesday, December 25 — CLOSED
- Wednesday, December 26 – Friday, December 28 — 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, December 29 – Sunday, December 30 — CLOSED
- Monday, December 31 — 7:30 a.m. – 4 pm.
- Tuesday, January 1 — CLOSED
- Wednesday, January 2 – Friday, January 4 — 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, January 5 — CLOSED
- Sunday, January 6 — Open for BookTalk at BSC discussion, 1-3 p.m.
Regular library hours will resume on Monday, January 7, 2013.
Even when we are closed, the ODIN library catalog and databases are available 24/7.
Have a wonderful holiday!
eBook of the Week
Change …. this might help.
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Check it out!
Things are changing … Mystic Card
BSC PHOTO ID →→→→ MYSTIC CARD
Things are changing!
Effective Wednesday, December 12, the BSC Library will no longer make BSC photo IDs.
Why the change?
BSC is transitioning to a one card system. The new Mystic Card will be your student/employee ID card, your library card, a declining balance card for purchases in the BSC Bookstore and BSC Food Service, and a card for BSC contract dining services.
Where do I get my new card?
The BSC Bookstore, located in the lower level of the Student Union Building, during regular bookstore hours.
When can I get my new Mystic Card?
The new Mystic Card is being issued in phases.
- Current students who have a contract meal plan or new students starting at BSC in Spring 2013 can get their cards beginning Wednesday, December 12, at 8 a.m.
- All other students and BSC employees will get their Mystic Cards during Spring Semester 2013. Specific dates and times will be announced.
What is the same?
Until you get your new Mystic Card, your current BSC photo ID is still your BSC Library card. Keep your current ID until you get your new Mystic card.
Annual Used Book Sale — Last Week – Great Deals!
It’s the last week of the BSC Library Annual Used Book Sale (ends Friday, December 14).
$1 will buy you a bag or a box of books! We’ll even supply the bags and boxes.
Check it out!
eBook of the Week
Finals start next week! Need some study tips? Check this out …
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Study Skills
BSC Library Annual Used Book Sale
Our annual used book sale continues now through the end of finals week (Friday, December 14). 
The prices are right … do your holiday shopping here!
- Hardcover books – 50¢
- Paperbacks & Magazines – 25¢
- Other items (e.g., DVDs, videos) – Priced as marked
Take advantage of these bonuses!
- Free reusable bag with purchase (while supplies last)
- Wednesdays: Buy one item, get the second free
- December 10-14: Buy a bag or box of materials for $1
Proceeds will be used to purchase replacements for library materials that have been lost or damaged.
Read it! Read it! 