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https://youtu.be/slFiJpAxZyQ Title: Summer of Soul (...or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Genre: Documentary film, available on Hulu This movie was reviewed by Julie Humphrey, ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ Library Director. Why did you choose to watch this film? I’ve missed live music and concerts so much during the pandemic. I relished the chance to watch some amazing live performances from incredible African American musicians from the 1960’s. What did you like

At 14, children with magic are transported from their homes into The Scholomance until they "graduate" at 17, but many will not make it out alive due to mal (magic creatures) attacks and other accidents (and a few murders). While some students display an affinity for languages or alchemy, El has an affinity for dark magic and mass destruction and is having enough trouble with the challenge of not going dark (no matter what her grandmother's prophecy says), but finding friends and a way out

It's still National Library Week! Today is National Library Workers Day, a day for library staff, users, and administrators to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Here's your current ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ Library team, including Julie, Brian, Tracey, Courtney, Charles, Rachel, Susan, Stephen, Najib, Lorell, and Meredith. Don't forget to enter our National Library Week "Why I Love My ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ Library" Drawing to win some sweet library prizes! Fill out our form by 5:00 on

March 1-5, 2021 is Open Education Week! North Carolina, like many states, is moving towards making Open Educational Resources a valid alternative to traditional publisher-controlled teaching resources. Today’s blog post will acquaint you with some of the things NC has been doing with OER and hopefully get you thinking about how you might use them to customize your course content (and make life simpler for students!). Check it out! Let me insert a shameless plug for ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ’s OER Team – a

Title: Dunkirk Director: Christopher Nolan Genre: Historical Drama; Action; War Movie Why did you choose to watch this movie? A few years ago I started keeping a list of movies and TV shows that, for one reason or another, sounded interesting. I don't remember specifically why Dunkirk was on the list. I enjoyed Christopher Nolan's Memento, which succeeds in telling a compelling story in reverse chronological order, reflecting the main character's anterograde amnesia, rendering him unable to form

Lots of changes happening, including new [unpaid] staff members helping your current library staff as we work from home. Zak Isaacs, Mail Services (Bippley Campus). Perhaps should look into a position change as he is always trying to chase the mail delivery truck away. This has been noted in his PR&E as an area that needs improvement. Timon Callison, Vice President of Employee Management. A bit of a micromanager, honestly. Always checking to see if you're doing everything right and telling you

A new year, a new list of categories for the ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ Read Great Things Challenge! What is the Read Great Things Challenge? The Read Great Things Challenge is a personal reading challenge sponsored by the ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ Library that encourages folks to diversify and/or increase their reading goals by completing books throughout 2020 that fit into at least 10 of the following 12 categories: A book of short stories or essays Someone else’s favorite book A book recommended by a celebrity book club

Are you number 217* on the public library's hold list for popular fiction, such as Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing? Don't forget to check the ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ Library collection for both your fiction and non-fiction needs, including [as of 5:24 p.m., Monday, August 12] Where the Crawdads Sing. We can't compete head-to-head with the awesome fiction selection at your local public library, but don't count us out. *217 is the actual number of holds on Where the Crawdads Sing at the ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ County

(In which one of your librarians highlights the different categories of the Read Great Things Challenge 2019. Want to know more about the Read Great Things 2019 Challenge? Check out our library blog post about it. All are welcome to participate!) I like memoirs. A lot. I know this isn't everyone's favorite genre, but on the other hand, some people really only like to read memoirs. (You do you, reader.) If you also like memoirs or just need to fill that " book by or about someone that you admire"

For many, January is a time to mindfully start new habits, either just as a new year reset (hello, dry-anuary participants and all of you doing Whole 30 for your very last day today!) or as the start of a new, hopefully enduring habit. The library surveyed ÆßÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and staff and asked them to anonymously share their goals for 2019. Have similar goals? Why not use the Read Great Things Challenge to help you reach those goals by reading a book to expand your knowledge, and also check