Spring Break Library Hours

Catch up with your classes during spring break by using the library!   The library will be open March 12-16 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.  We will be closed on Saturday, March 17.

Beware the Ides of March!

In association with the “Ides of March”, the library display case is highlighting books on murder, mystery, power, and betrayal! Check out the selections from your favorite mystery writers featuring Tom Clancy, Michael Connelly, James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell and more.

Historically the Ides of March fall on March 15 which marks the assassination of Julius Caesar after a soothsayer's warning. In modern times, the Ides of March has taken on sinister implications of menace and doom because the date has been imbued with a sense of foreboding.

Cozy up with a good mystery for the chilly month of March!

Free Resources for Women's History Month

One of our online vendors, Gale, is offering free resources for Women's History Month.  You can find biographies, a timeline, and excerpts from selected books.

Library Closed February 18 - 20

The Library will be closed February 18 - 20 for the Presidents Day weekend.

Free Resources for Black History Month

February is Black History Month.  One of our online resource providers, Gale, is offering free resources on Black history, including biographies and a timeline.  Check out their website!

Pearl Harbor Survivor Signs Book About USS Ward

Donald Pepin is a Pearl Harbor survivor from the USS Ward, which fired the first American shots of WWII.  A crew of 140 was aboard the destroyer USS Ward on December 7, 1941. Among them were 84 Minnesotans, including many from St. Paul. Mr. Pepin served on the ship until it sank in the Philippines on Dec. 7, 1944.  The entire crew survived.

Mr. Pepin signed the library's copy of USS Ward Fires First Shot WWII, which contains narrations of the campaigns of the USS Ward. The book includes photos of the war in the Pacific, the crew of theUSS Ward, and diagrams of the ship.  The book will soon be available for the Century community in our general collection.   It was an honor to meet Mr. Pepin and to have him here in the library.

Remember - Tuesdays at Ten coming soon!

Do you want to know more about the library? We will offer two 45-minute Library Orientations per month, during the months of February, March and April, at 10:00 a.m. The orientations will be held in the library classroom, E1852.

Part I Library Orientations - first Tuesdays of the month:
• Library policies
• The library webpage and library resources
• Locating material in the library - collections and call numbers
• Inter-Library Loans for books and videos

Part II Library Orientations - third Tuesdays of the month:
• Choosing a database
• Database searches
• E-Books
• Films on Demand
• Q & A – bring your questions. (If we don’t know, we’ll find out and let you know.)

Dates
February 7 Part I
February 21 Part II
March 6 Part I
March 20 Part II
April 3 Part I
April 17 Part II
There will be signup sheet at the reference desk in the library, or you can respond by e-mail, askalibrarian@century.edu, indicating which session you would like to attend.

We will cap enrollment for each session at 30. We will cancel the class if fewer than 5 people are signed up for the class by Thursday of the prior week. E-mail notices will be sent out if a session is canceled, or if a session is full at the time of your request.