What We're Reading: Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery

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This book was read by Meredith Lewis, the [mostly] Orange County Campus Librarian, and is available for checkout at the Orange County Campus Library. Title: Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery: A Novel in Two Acts Author: Mary Amato Genre: Fantasy [because ghosts talking and stuff]. Is there a "imagined conversations between ghosts in graveyards" fiction genre? Because this fits that one, too. #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A book that contains a supernatural creature, occurrence, or event

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

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Did you know that, since 1995, September 19 has been International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Wikipedia gives a brief history of this weird occasion, which originated between two friends playing a game of Racquetball. So, I know you're asking, "How do I learn to talk like a Pirate?" Good news! You've come to the right place. Your Â鶹ӰÊÓ library has just the tool for you: Mango Languages. Mango Languages provides lessons for people who want to learn any of dozens of languages. These range from

What We're Reading: Dread Nation

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[caption id="attachment_4424" align="aligncenter" width="198"] Available at the OCC Library on the New Book shelf[/caption] This book was enthusiastically read by Meredith Lewis, Orange County Campus Librarian. Genre: Revisionist Zombie Historical Fiction, Supernatural fiction [not sure if it's fantasy or science-fiction-- I'm waiting for the next books in the series to figure out how those zombies became zombies!] #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A book with a supernatural creature [yup], A book

What We're Watching: Jane

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[caption id="attachment_4406" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Available at Main Campus Library: QL 31 .G58 J36 2017[/caption] This movie was watched by Julie Humphrey, Library Director. Title: Jane Director: Brett Morgen Genre: Documentary Why did you choose to watch this movie? I am a huge admirer of primatologist, Jane Goodall, and her animal conservation work. I had heard that this film featured never-before-seen archival footage of her years working in Tanzania in the early 1960’s. What did

What We're Currently Reading: Summer Reads Edition!

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In a repeating series highlighting current and recent reads around Â鶹ӰÊÓ, here’s Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s awesome faculty and staff’s current or recently finished summer reads: [gallery link="none" size="medium" ids="4339,4341,4342,4343,4344,4345,4346,4347,4348,4349,4350,4351,4352,4353,4354,4355,4356,4357,4358,4359,4360,4361,4362,4363,4364,4365,4366,4367,4368,4369,4370,4371,4372,4373,4374,4375,4376,4377,4378,4379,4380,4381" orderby="rand"] Need help finding a book in-library or requesting a book

What We're Reading: Children of Blood and Bone

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[caption id="attachment_4232" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Available at the Main and Orange County Campus Libraries on the new books shelf[/caption] This book was read by Courtney Bippley, Reference Librarian at the Main Campus, and Meredith Lewis, Orange County Campus Librarian. Genre: Fantasy, YA #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A book with a supernatural creature [yup], occurrence [yup], or event [yup] Find out more about the Read Great Things Challenge here. Why did you choose to read this

What We're Reading: Monstress (Vol. 1 & 2)

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[gallery type="square" link="none" columns="2" size="full" ids="4267,4268"] This series was read by Meredith Lewis, Orange County Campus Librarian. Genre: Graphic Novel/Comic Book #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A book that contains a supernatural creature [loads], occurrence [more than one], or event [very much yes] Find out more about the Read Great Things Challenge here. Why did you choose to read this book? I picked up Monstress Vol. 1 a year or so ago in an effort to check out some new

What We're Reading: Educated

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[caption id="attachment_4237" align="aligncenter" width="315"] Available at the Main Campus Library on the New Book Shelf (CT 3262 .I2 W47 2018)[/caption] Educated by Tara Westover was read by Susan Baker, a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus, and Meredith Lewis, the Orange County Campus Librarian. Genre: Memoir #ReadGreatThings2018 Category: A biography, autobiography, memoir, or a fictionalized account of a real person’s life AND A book you chose for the cover [seriously, look at those

#ReadGreatThings2018: Summer Reading Time!

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With the spring semester over and done*, summer reading is upon us! Looking for some light structure to your summer reading? Why not try the Â鶹ӰÊÓ Library's Read Great Things Challenge? What is the Read Great Things Challenge? The Read Great Things Challenge is a reading challenge sponsored by the Â鶹ӰÊÓ Library throughout 2018 that encourages folks to diversify or increase their reading goals by completing books that fit into at least 10 of the following 12 categories: A book being

Happy National Library Week!

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In honor of libraries everywhere, we wanted to share a sweet and amazing story about the donkey libraries, Biblioburros, in Columbia. "By adapting the packsaddles of his two donkeys, Alfa and Beto, from carrying water to carrying books, Luis created a makeshift mobile library and set off to take his books to children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to reading materials. With that the ‘Biblioburro’ was born." (BBC) View the wonderful short video and article from the BBC Culture site. Our