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  • Cybersecurity Awareness

    October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)! Help spread cybersecurity awareness and encourage everyone to own their role in protecting Internet-connected devices.

    What can you do to help?

    • Keep software up to date
    • Consider what personal information you share online
    • Use multi-factor authentication when offered
    • Set long, different passwords with multiple types of characters for each account
    • Use a password manager to help you remember complicated passwords
    • Avoid using free, unsecured wi-fi, especially for sensitive activities like banking
    • Always assume someone has seen your posts, even if you delete them (act like there is no delete button)

    Want to know more? The Library has a great book titled “Cybersecurity and Cyberwar“, both in print and online. Check it out today! We also have numerous online resources to research cybersecurity; search the catalog here. You can also visit cisa.gov/ncsam for more information.

    October 19, 2020 • Topical • Views: 1438

  • Banned Books Week 2020

    “Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.” —Article 3, Library Bill of Rights

    Did you know there are hundreds of attempts to remove books from libraries and classrooms every year? Please join us in celebrating this year’s Banned Books Week (September 27 – October 3) and our freedom to read. You can learn more with our Banned Books library guide. Here are some of the titles on the American Library Association’s lists of Frequently Challenged Books that you’ll find in our collection:

    • The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
    • The Autobiography of Malcolm X
    • Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
    • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
    • Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
    • 1984, by George Orwell
    • The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
    • A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
    • The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
    • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
    • Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
    • The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
    • The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
    • The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
    • Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
    • Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
    • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
    • Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
    • To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
    • My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
    • The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
    • The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling
    • The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
    • And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

    Check one out and exercise your First Amendment rights!

    September 30, 2020 • Topical • Views: 1931

  • Online cookbooks

    Many of us are finding more time to cook and bake these days. If you’re looking for fresh ideas and recipes, you’ll find hundreds of cookbooks in our EBSCO ebook collection. Take a look and expand your culinary horizons!

    TX715 Cooking the Gullah Way TX716 New Southern-Latino Table TX716 La Cocina Mexicana

    TX717 The British Table TX723 In a Roman Kitchen TX723.5 Greek Revival

    TX724 Kosher Baker TX724.5 Korean Home Cooking TX840 One Pot Comfort

    April 22, 2020 • Topical • Views: 1645

  • National Poetry Month 2020

    April is National Poetry Month and you’ll find lots of poetry in our print and online collections. Visit these sites for more poetry resources:

    April 15, 2020 • Topical • Views: 3046

  • Coronavirus coverage from the Chronicle of Higher Education


    Our Chronicle of Higher Education subscription provides access to premium content and coverage of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting students, educators, and college campuses across the nation. Faculty and administrators will find news, commentary, and advice for teaching online, supporting students, preparing for fall semester, and more.

    April 15, 2020 • Topical • Views: 1618

  • Coronavirus Subject Guide

    The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected us all. Do you know where to find trustworthy news and information on this topic? Do you need help meeting your food, medical, and financial needs? Is spending so much time indoors hurting your mental health? Check out our new Coronavirus Subject Guide for helpful resources and tips. Take care of yourselves and take care of each other!

    March 31, 2020 • Collection Updates, Topical • Views: 1473