Graphic Novels In The Library

Comic by Marcia Lee!

By Lisa M. Rabey
Systems & Web Librarian

Tomorrow, Saturday May 5th, is Free Comic Book Day! To kick off the celebration, the library has put up a graphic novel display on the first floor. The display will be mounted through the summer and the content will be rotating. The graphic novels are available for check out and cover a wide variety of topics.

The library carries nearly 200 graphic novels ranging from classic literature (Pride and Prejudice) and biographies (Feynman) to history (On Towards Our Noble Deaths) and critically acclaimed (Dear Creature and The Homeland Directive). In fact, we’ve got just a little bit of everything for every taste. Click on the images below to get more information about that particular graphic novel or to click here to see our entire collection.

       

African-American Soldiers in the Civil War

By Nan Schichtel
Information Literacy & Outreach Librarian

The February 2012 book display in the Library & Learning Commons is titled, African-American Soldiers in the Civil War. The display features copies of photos from the Library of Congress Liljenquist Collection.

With the Black Student Union, the LLC is sponsoring the February 15th screening of Glory, to be held in the Calkins Science Auditorium from 4:00-6:00 PM. The 1989 film starring Matthew Broderick, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first totally African-American unit to serve in the War Between the States, as told by its commanding officer.

Who Cares? Why Bother? Real Writing for Real People

Who Cares? Why Bother? display.

By Lori DeBie
Reference/Technical Services Librarian

“Who Cares? Why Bother? Real Writing for Real People” is an upcoming event on Octboer 26 & 27 sponsored by the GRCC’s School of Arts and Sciences and the Provost’s office.

The event will feature writing workshops from experts in all kinds of fields, such as social work, marketing, software development, and more. What your teacher told you is true: writing is a part of every job! Best-selling author Jeannette Walls will also speak on October 26 as part of the Diversity Lecture Series.

To support the event, the library has created a display with books on all types of writing: writing research papers, writing business proposals, writing for the sciences, writing children’s literature, and much more. Any books on the display may be checked out. For more information about the writing workshops on campus, or to register for the event, visit grcc.edu/whocares.

Renewable Energy and Green Careers book display

Click on the image for more pictures of the book display!

By Lisa M. Rabey
Systems & Web Librarian

If you have been in the library as of late, you may have noticed that the display next to the doors leading to the second floor has changed! For the summer, the theme is renewable energy, with an emphasis on wind energy and smart grid training.

Curated by Michael Klawitter, liaison librarian to the Engineering and Energy & Construction programs, the displays illustrates a sampling of materials available at the library as well as information on the wind energy and smart grid training training programs available via GRCC Works.

All the books on the display ARE available for checkout! If you are interested in finding out more information on this or related topics, we have a wealth of materials on similar topics such as renewable energy sources, energy conservation, sustainable engineering, sustainable living and the green movement to name a few options. In addition to books and other materials that are available for checkout, we also have periodicals available on such topics as sustainable development.

As always, if you need any help with finding materials, you can always email a librarian, call the reference desk at 616.234.3868 or just stop in!

Books currently on display [Link takes you to catalog record and availability via RaiderCat]:

• Solar Energy Fundamentals and modeling techniques: atmosphere, environment, climate change and renewable energy by Zekâi Sen.
• Electricity from sunlight : an introduction to photovoltaics by Paul A. Lynn
• Career opportunities in the energy industry by Allan Taylor and James Robert Parish
• Understanding renewable energy systems by Volker Quaschning
• Fundamentals of renewable energy processes by Aldo Vieira da Rosa
• Energy for the 21st century: a comprehensive guide to conventional and alternative sources by Roy L. Nersesian
• Sustainable energy : opportunities and limitations edited by David Elliott
• America’s energy future : technology and transformation
• Alternative energy by Brian C. Black and Richard Flarend
• Introduction to wind energy systems : basics, technology and operation by Hermann-Josef Wagner & Jyotirmay Mathur
• Energy alternatives edited by Barbara Passero
• Energy in a changing climate by Martin Nicholson
• Wind power by Peter Musgrove
• Winds of change : the environmental movement and the global development of the wind energy industry by Ion Bogdan Vasi
• Green energy : sustainable electricity supply with low environmental impact by Eric Jeffs
• Introduction to wind principles by Thomas E. Kissell