Library News - September 2017
Did you know?
The library creates online Research Guides designed to help you use the library and its resources. CCC Library research guides bring together all types of information about specific topics. They share search tips and links to resources like books, databases, and multimedia materials. They also highlight online tools that are relevant to particular subjects. Take a look at the How to Use the CCC Library guide!
Spotlight on the New York Times
Unlimited access to the full-text online edition of The New York Times is now available through the library's Articles: Research Databases page. Select The New York Times from the list and follow the simple steps to set up your account. Download the app and sign in with your new account for access to news and information wherever you go!
New in the Library
Thinking Machines
by Luke Dormehl
A technology journalist takes you through the history of AI and how it makes up the foundations of the machines that think for us today. He also speculates on the incredible and possibly terrifying future.
The Girl from Everywhere
by Heidi Heilig
Nix, the daughter of a time traveler, spent sixteen years sweeping across the globe and through the centuries aboard her father’s ship. But when her father gambles with her very existence, it all may come to an end.
Grand Illusions : American Art and the First World War
by David M. Lubin
Lubin discusses the historical events leading up to and beyond US involvement in WWI to discover the vast and pervasive influence of the conflict on American visual culture.
The Color of Law
by Richard Rothstein
This book shows that it was actually the local, state, and federal laws and policy decisions that promoted the discriminatory housing patterns in our cities that continue to this day.
Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?
by Heath Fogg Davis
This book examines and questions the need for gender categories and pushes the conversation on gender identity to its limits.
Language Hacking French
by Benny Lewis
Unlike traditional language courses, the Language Hacking series focuses on the language and conversations you need to start speaking immediately. Available in French, Spanish, and German.
The Forest Feast
by Erin Gleeson
This cookbook features 100 fresh, wholesome, and delicious vegetarian dishes that are accompanied by vibrant photographs and clear instructions.
The Great Unknown
by Marcus du Sautoy
Du Sautoy explores the outer reaches of human understanding and examines seven "edges" of knowledge—chaos theory, matter, quantum physics, the universe, time, consciousness and infinity.
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating our freedom to read. This year’s theme, "Words Have Power", is a reminder to us that words have power in both their presence and absence due to censorship. Banned Books Week is September 24—30th. Be sure to drop by the library and check out a banned book!
