GRCC Library featured in the Collegiate!

The GRCC Library was recently featured in the college newspaper, the Collegiate.  Check out the article by clicking here.   Library Director, Brian Beecher, shares how the space and services provided by the Library and its staff are resources for students – particularly during exam time!

Forget Something?

Have you ever arrived at the library ready to get some work done, but quickly realize you have forgotten a key utensil or supply?  You no longer have to worry – the GRCC Library now offers “Supply Kits”!  The kits are available for checkout at the Circulation desk and include highlighters, pencils, pens, paper clips, a glue stick, a pair of scissors, and index cards.

Welcome Back!

The Winter Semester has officially begun, and the GRCC Library would like to remind all students (returning, and newbies), as well as faculty and staff, of the many resources and services we can offer you.  From research help to library instruction to quiet study, we have got you covered this semester!

Check out our Library Services subject guide to learn more: http://subjectguides.grcc.edu/guide 

Stop by during our open hours to check out our space, resources, or inquire further about ways we can help – we are located at 140 Ransom Ave. NE,  in between the Music and ATC buildings, on the main campus.

Our staff is looking forward to providing support for all of your academic needs this semester!

Thank you for attending Exam Cram!

Last semester’s Exam Cram event proved to be beneficial to student attendees, yet again!  The event was held here at the Library & Learning Commons and was co-sponsored by the Library, Academic Support and Tutoring, and Student Alliance.  Thank you to all who attended and took advantage of the extended study hours, as well as the other services offered during the event, including tutoring.  Keep an eye out for information within a couple of months, for this semester’s Exam Cram in April.

Here’s a picture of the refreshment table and some students diligently working away during our extended hours on the Sunday of Fall 2015’s Exam Cram!

CultureGrams Database

By Marcia Lee
Serials Specialist

Here at the Library we have so many resources available that as a staff member who only started a little under 2 years ago, I continue to discover new ones on a continuous basis.  Today’s discovery was our CultureGrams database, a quick and easy way to access basic information about countries around the world and all of the 50 states.

Did you know that approximately 300,000 aborigines lived in Australia when the first Europeans arrived in the late 1700’s?

Or that it is seen as bad luck to shake hands in a doorway in Russia?

Or that Greenland’s national costumes worn for special occasions by men & women includes polar bear hides?

Included in the CultureGrams is a “Kids Edition”, which allows you to take a look at how daily life is for children around the world – how cool is that!?  The information provides learning opportunities about everything from the people and history to food recipes and animals found in the country.  So, whether you’ve got a class project to work on or are just curious about the world we live in check out CultureGrams!