Lynn Library

New display features Quest

2009-11-16T11:49:00.006-05:00

On Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm, a gathering of Quest writers and readers will meet in the Perper Lounge.

The Lynn University community is invited to join in the festivities as the newest edition of Quest, Lynn University's Literary and Arts journal, will be available.

In celebration of the newest Quest issue, Lynn Library has created a display featuring previous Quest editions. Lynn faculty, students and staff can view these authentic Lynn publications that are on loan from the Lynn Archives collection.

Display highlights Dively Speaker

2009-11-13T08:57:00.005-05:00

On Monday, November 16 NBC political journalist David Gregory will be at Lynn University as the featured Dively Speaker. Mr. Gregory is the host of the Sunday morning show "Meet the Press."

Students are invited to a open discussion on Monday at 10:00 AM in the AG Hall in the International Building.

In honor of his speech, Lynn Library has created a display highlighting books on television journalism. They include:

Meet the Press by Rick Ball and NBC News

NBC: America's Network edited by Michele Hilmes

The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the stories that shape the political world by Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Paul Walman

American Television News by Steve M. Barkin

Check it Out! Great Reporters on what it takes to tell the story by Art Athens

Veteran's Day

2009-11-11T18:39:00.015-05:00

In honor of Veteran's Day, we would like to acknowledge all of our troops stationed abroad and especially those fighting in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many of you might have attended the Veteran's Day ceremony on campus held in the de Hoernle International Center, where President Ross, Congressman Klein, and Mayor Whelchel spoke in honor of our troops. Prominent mention was also made of the 15 student veterans currently enrolled at Lynn.
I would also like to make special mention of the last surviving members who participated in the Great War, and from which Armistice Day was born, later changed to Veteran's Day by President Eisenhower in 1954. As of this writing, there is only one doughboy left alive in the U.S.- Corporal Frank Woodruff Buckles of West Virginia, who is 108 years old. Britain has one veteran left, age 106, and Canada one remaining at 109 years old. France and Germany have no veterans surviving from the First World War. May they all find peace in Valhalla.
It is difficult for us today to conceive of a conflict like the first World War--trenches, gas, battles of attrition that lasted for months, and casualties so high they defy reality. Bear in mind that in only two battles, the Somme and Verdun, the allies lost more men (over 1,400,000) than the United States has lost in battle in its entire history.
The library on campus has several resources available for anyone interested in finding out more about the first World War. There are many books, but a few stand out in my experience:

The First World War: An Illustrated History. A.J.P. Taylor: A first rate piece of work by one of England's foremost historians. D522.T3X 1980

The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916. Alistair Horne A brilliant piece of writing. Nothing less than a masterpiece by one of the best historians alive. D545.V3 H6

Birdsong. A Novel. There are few "novels" written about the Great War. This was a best seller in England and part of a trilogy. PR 6056.A89 B57 1997

All Quiet on the Western Front. A seminal novel of the first war, and one of the first describing the trauma experienced by so many. PT2635.E68 I625 1996b There's also an e-version of this book available.

A couple of web site worth mentioning. They have pictures, battle descriptions and links that go on for days and days:

http://www.firstworldwar.com/

http://www.worldwar1.com/

There are also several films available to check out. Just stop by and ask us about them.

David Gonsoroski

Great new reads @ Lynn Library

2009-11-10T09:29:00.003-05:00

Lynn Library has wonderful new books on display. They include:

The Volunteer: the incredible true story of an Israeli spy on the trail of International Terrorists by Michael Ross with Jonathan Kay

Touch and go, a memoir by Studs Terkel

Odd Jobs: 101 ways to make an extra buck by Abigail R. Gehring

Green Metropolis: why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are the keys to sustainability by David Owen

The first World War by William Kelleher Storey

We hold these truths and other words that made America by Paul Aron

The king of sting: the amazing true story of a modern American outlaw by Craig Glazer

As far as my feet will carry me: the extraordinary true story of one man’s escape from a Siberian labor camp and his 3-year trek to freedom by Josef M. Bauer

Eli Manning: the making of a quarterback by Ralph Vacchiano

Communication revolution: critical junctures and the future of media by Robert W. McChesney

True compass: a memoir by Edward Kennedy

We welcome Lynn students, faculty and staff to check out any of these new additions to our library collection.

Library Stars Video

2009-11-06T14:50:00.002-05:00

The latest library video. Enjoy!

Animoto

2009-11-03T11:38:00.002-05:00

Just found this very cool new website that helps you create your own videos. 30 second videos like this one I created about the book for our November read poster are free.

New displays at Lynn Library

2009-11-03T08:45:00.006-05:00

Nobel Prize Winners in Literature

Last month, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded. To commemorate this historical annual event, Lynn Library has created a display of books written by winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

J.M.G Le Clezio won in 2008 and his book The Prospector is on display.

Iranian born/British writer Doris Lessing won the award in 2007 and her book The Summer before Dark is displayed.

Orhan Pamuk wrote My Name is Red and won the award in 2006.

In 2004, Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel and her book The Piano Teacher is available.

South African J.M. Coetzee wrote the book Youth and won the prize in 2003.

In 2002, Imre Kertész won the Nobel and her book Fateless is on display.

Lynn Library hopes the community takes the opportunity to read any of these award winning writers’ masterpieces.

National Aviation History Month In recognition of aviation history month, Lynn Library has created a display of books and videos on the subject. Books on display include:

A brief history of flight by T.A. Heppenheimer

100 years of Air Power & Aviation by Robin Hingham

Above and beyond: the aviation medals of honor by Barrett Tillman

The Tuskegee Airmen by Charles E. Francis

The Wright Brothers and the invention of the aerial age by Tom D. Crouch and Peter L. Jakab

Videos on display include:

Pioneers in Aviation: the men who carried American aviation from the era of the Wright Brothers to the Jet Age

War Planes of World War II

Modern Marvels: Air Shows

Lynn Library encourages Lynn aviation aficionados and all members of our community to check out any of these resources.

READ poster features Lynn business professor Ralph Norcio

2009-10-26T13:46:00.003-04:00

Lynn Library’s latest READ poster features business professor Ralph Norcio. Professor Norcio chose the book “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White. Regarding his selection, Dr. Norcio states,

“What most makes an impact on me as I read or watch TV or a movie is the character development. My favorite character of all time is King Arthur in T.H. White’s The Once and Future King. Arthur is a very likeable person who possesses great nobility but a man who is flawed. One of the underlying themes in the book is education. Arthur loves to learn and apply the knowledge. He is particularly effective when under the tutelage of Merlin. When he becomes less committed to learning and less involved with his tutor, his ideas stagnate which leads to the demise of his kingdom. The lesson for all is never to stop learning or to stop gathering a wide range of opinions.

What brought this book back to me so vividly was teaching a dialogue course in justice and civic life. A key concept in the book is that people need to learn alternatives to the notion that might equals right. Arthur, as king, is always seeking ways to bring greater justice to his kingdom. His ideals are noble but practicality sometimes interferes with the implementation. For Arthur, life, especially his adult life, was a struggle, but always well worth it.”

Lynn Library began its READ program in Spring 2008 and has published over a dozen posters. Posters have featured Lynn faculty and students posing with their favorite book. Previous READ posters can be viewed online.

New books at Lynn Library

2009-10-23T13:31:00.004-04:00

Lynn Library announces the recent addition of many new books to it collection. Among those available on display are:

Satchel: the life and times of an American Legend by Larry Tye

Bloggers on the bus: how the internet changed politics and the press by Eric Boehlert

Identifying citizens: ID cards as surveillance by David Lyon

The Irish tradition by Robin Flower

The best creative nonfiction vol. 3 edited by Lee Gutkind

Making American culture: a social history, 1900 – 1920 by Patricia Bradley

The new atheism: taking a stand for science and reason by Victor J. Stenger

Making sense of everyday life by Susie Scott

Handbook on e-marketing for tourism destinations by World Tourism Organization

The first family: terror, extortion, revenge, murder and the birth of the American Mafia by Mike Dash

Economics of Sport by Mark J. Eschenfelder and Ming Li

We invite the Lynn community to browse the display and check out any of our materials.

Welcome Lynn University Parents!

2009-10-19T08:10:00.004-04:00

Parents weekend will be held from October 23 – 26 at Lynn University. Lynn Library has created a welcome display featuring books from their collection. Included in the display are:

The work of the university by Richard C. Levin

The First Year and Beyond: Rethinking the Challenge of Collegiate Transition edited by Betsy O. Barefoot

Emerging Adulthood: the winding road from the late teens through the Twenties by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

The University and the Public Interest by A. Bartlett Giamatti

What the best college teachers do by Ken Bain

Lessons of the Masters by George Steiner

100 semesters: my adventures as student, professor, and university president and what I learned along the way by William M. Chace

Alcohol Awarness Week October 16 - 22

2009-10-13T10:48:00.003-04:00

October 12 – 16 has been designated Alcohol Awareness Week at Lynn University. Lynn Library has created a display of its collection to help promote the events on campus this week. They include:

Buzzed: the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from alcohol to ecstasy by Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., Scott Swartwelder, PhD., and Wilkie Wilson, Ph.D.

Beautiful Boy: a father’s journey through a son’s addiction by David Sceff

Mud, Sweat and Beers: a cultural history of sport and alcohol by Tony Collins and Wray Vamplew

Getting it together: promoting Drug-free Communities by the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention

The Glass castle by Jeannette Walls

Drink: a social history of America by Andrew Barr

Slaying the Dragon: the history of Addiction treatment and recovery in America by William L. White

Drinking Cultures edited by Thomas M. Wilson

Binge: what your college student won’t tell you by Barrett Seaman

We hope the Lynn Community participates in the events planned for Alcohol Awareness Week and take advantage of using any of the resources available on display.

New books on display

2009-10-13T09:45:00.004-04:00

Lynn Library has featured several new books on display. We encourage the Lynn Community to borrow any of these. Books on display include:

Class and Personality in Society edited by Alan L. Grey

Bet you didn’t know: hundreds of intriguing facts about living in the USA by Cheryl Russell

Let’s talk Turkey: the stories behind America’s favorite expressions by Rosemarie Ostler

Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck

Talking your way to the top by Gretchen S. Hirsch

Decisions, decisions: the art of effective decision making by David A. Welch

Phony: how I fakes my way through life by Andrea Stanfield

Passion Brands: why some brands are just gotta have, drive all night for, and tell all your friends about by Kate Newlin

The Forbidden Apple: a culture of sex and sin in New York City by Kat Long

Will Terrorists go nuclear? by Brian Michael Jenkins

If you must use Google...

2009-10-08T10:43:00.001-04:00

Civility Week

2009-10-08T09:59:00.002-04:00

Since this is Civility Week at Lynn, I was wondering if this qualified as civil library behavior.

Information Literacy Awareness Month

2009-10-08T09:17:00.007-04:00

On October 1 President Obama proclaimed this month “Information Literacy Awareness Month.” In his proclamation, the president emphasized the importance of people learning the skills to locate and evaluate information. The document continues stating “ National Information Literacy Awareness Month highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age.” As the main information resource on campus, Lynn Library has created a display highlighting information literacy. The display includes:

Integrating Information literacy into the higher education curriculum by Ilene F. Rockman and Associates

From Gutenberg to the Global information infrastructure: access to information in the networked world by Christine L. Borgman

Information Literacy Assessment by Teresa Y. Neely

Literacy in Digital World by Kathleen Tyner

Bit Literacy: Productivity in the age of information and e-mail overload by Mark Hurst

Higher Education in the Internet Age by Patricia Senn Breivik

Libraries and Google edited by William Miller and Rita M. Pellen

Web of Deception: misinformation on the internet edited by Annie P. Mintz

Exploring the Digital Library by Kay Johnson and Elain Magusin

President Obama’s declaration can be read online.

Lynn Library encourages anybody needing assistance accessing useful and reliable information to meet with a Lynn librarian.

Latest READ poster features College of Education Professor

2009-10-05T11:55:00.008-04:00

Lynn Library's latest READ poster features College of Education Professor Ellen Kirbert. Professor Kirbert poses with her grandchild Aubree and the book Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.

About the book, Professor Kirbert says “I chose this book for the love of adventure, travel, intrigue, humor, friendship, with a hint of romance! It had all those components necessary to capture a young child’s interest as well as embarking on a journey of which the parents were unaware.“ Professor Kirbert is the early childhood coordinator of the Ross College of Education and has been at Lynn University for thirty years.

Professor Kirbert received her B.S. from Cornell University and her M.S. from Florida State University. She was awarded "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" in 1997.

Wordle

2009-10-02T15:57:00.004-04:00

Check out http://www.wordle.net/where you can make neat word pictures such as this one I called "Library Life."

New Books arrive @ Lynn Library

2009-10-01T09:47:00.007-04:00

Lynn Library recently received a wide array of new books enhancing its collection.

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: adventures in the world of Chinese Food

My Life as a Spy

Teaching what you don’t know

Fordlandia: the rise and fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City

Hardcore Inventing: invent, protect, promote, and profit from your inventions

Ad Women: how they impact what we need, want and buy

Unlock your creative genius

Top Secret: the truth behind today’s pop mysticisms

Hard Lessons: the Iraq reconstruction experience

We encourage the Lynn Community to take advantage of our collection and check out any of our materials.

Text a Lynn Librarian

2009-09-29T08:50:00.003-04:00

New displays highlight upcoming campus events

2009-09-28T09:51:00.002-04:00

Lynn Library has created two new displays highlighting upcoming events on campus.

Lynn University will celebrate Civility Week from October 5 – 9, 2009. The Civility Week display includes the following books:

The Character of Nations: how politics makes and breaks prosperity, family and civility by Angelo M. Codevilla

Standing for Something: 10 neglected virtues that will heal our hearts and homes by Gordon B. Hinckley

Culture Matters: how values shape human progress edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Harrington

The New Golden Rule: Community and Morality in a Democratic Society by Amitai Etzioni

Life’s Greatest lessons: 20 things that matter by Hal Urban

Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and humorous stories about College

The Art of being Kind by Stefan Einhorn

Why manners matter: the case for civilized behavior in a barbarous world by Lucinda Holdforth

October is Disability Awareness Month.

Lynn University will hold several events throughout the month focusing on disability. The Disability Awareness Month display includes:

Disability at the dawn of the 21st Century and the state of States edited by David Braddock

Extraordinary bodies: figuring physical disability in American culture and literature by Rosemarie Garland Thomson

Children with disabilities in America: a historical handbook and guide edited by Phillip L. Safford and Elizabeth J. Safford

Special Siblings: growing up with someone with a disability by Mary McHugh

The new disability history: American perspectives edited by Paul K. Longmore and Lauri Umansky

The Disability Rights Movement: from charity to confrontation by Doris Zames Fleischer and Freida Zames

The story of my life by Helen Keller

New Books @ Lynn Library

2009-09-23T14:49:00.003-04:00

Check out these NEW books available at Lynn Library!

The ethics of the lie by Jean-Michel Rabaté

The joy of sax: America during the Bill Clinton era by Walt Brasch

El amor en los tiempos del cólera por Gabriel García Márquez

The Chicken Little Agenda: debunking “experts” lies by Robert G. Williscroft

Lincoln’s Men: the President and his private secretaries by Daniel Mark Epstein

Zeus: a journey through Greece in the footsteps of a god by Tom Stone

Tuna: a love story by Richard Ellis

The World of Mike Royko by Doug Moe

A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world by Gregory Clark

EXTENDED HOURS AT LYNN LIBRARY BEGIN SUNDAY SEPT. 20

2009-09-18T12:21:00.003-04:00

Lynn Library will be open until 2:00 am starting Sunday, September 20. Our hours will be: Sunday: 12:00 PM - 2:00 AM Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM - 2:00 AM Friday: 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

New display highlights materials for Hispanic Heritage Month

2009-09-16T11:39:00.004-04:00

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 – October 15. The celebration first began as “Hispanic Heritage Week” in 1968 but then expanded to a month in 1988. According to the Congressional resolution, Hispanic Heritage Month is a time honor the achievements of Hispanics in the United States (National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2009). To celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, the library has created a display of books and videos on the topic. Books included in the display include:

Harvest of Empire: a history of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez

Latinos: Remaking America edited by Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Mariela M. Páez

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Mi Lengua: Spanish as a heritage language in the United States edited by Ana Roca and M. Cecilia Colombi

Latinos, Inc. the marketing and making of a people by Arlene Dávila

Playing America’s Game: baseball, Latinos and the Color Line by Adrian Burgos, Jr.

José, Can you see? Latinos on and off Broadway by Alberto Sandoval-Sanchez

Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino theatre and performance edited by Caridad Svich and María Teresa Marrero

Translation Nation: defining a new American identity in the Spanish speaking United States by Héctor Tobar

Included in the display are the films:

El Cantante, El Mariachi, and Quinceañera

September READ poster features student athlete Haley Pratt

2009-09-16T11:35:00.002-04:00

Lynn University student and athlete Haley Pratt is the featured celebrity in the library's recent READ poster. Haley chose the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer as her favorite book. About her recommendation, Haley says "It is romantic and allows you to use your imagination. I love this book!"

Haley is a junior at Lynn University and is originally from Greenwood, IN. She is majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Biology.

In 2008 - 09, Haley was awarded the Most Improved Player of the Year award. More recently she was named Female Athlete of the week on September 14, 2009. Outside of volleyball, Haley enjoys singing an is involved in SAAC. Haley was named RA of the Year in 2008-09. This year she serves as a Community Adviser on campus.

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2009-09-10T14:04:00.011-04:00

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