Archive for October 2008
Database spotlight: CountryWatch
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 2, 2008
One feature of our new database, CountryWatch is its Country Reviews, which are comprehensive, regularly updated reports on every country! These reports include today’s news as well as political, economic, social, and environmental overviews, which include information such as the status of women, detailed statistics, and more!
Find us on Facebook!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 1, 2008
McCain Library is now on Facebook! Become a fan today and find out about library news, exhibits, happenings, and more!
Banned Books Week Exhibit – Celebrate your rights and read a banned book!
Posted by: asclibrarian on: October 1, 2008
Come see our Banned Books Week exhibit while it’s still up this week! Directly to your left as you walk in the main entrance of the library, our exhibit invites you to learn about books that have been banned in the U.S.
The McCain Library Banned Books display
This week McCain Library joins libraries across the [...]
New York Times Book Review
- Patricia Highsmith, Hiding in Plain SightA witty biography of the manipulative, secretive and obsessive novelist Patricia Highsmith, creator of Tom Ripley, a character who was a version of herself.
- Art Among the RuinsAt once an art appreciation course, a true-crime story and an American history lesson.
- The Cute One: Paul McCartneyThis biography aims to present Paul McCartney as more artistically and intellectually complex than the sweet and bubbly caricature we have known.
- The Smart One: John LennonA haunting, mammoth, terrific biography of John Lennon.
- The Wonder YearsMarie Ponsot’s sixth poetry collection is propelled by playful lines and mature perspective.
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