Library Newsletter - September 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15th - October 15th
Clovis Community College is celebrating this year from September 18th – 21st with the theme “Corazón de Nuestra Cultura.” The library has a special Hispanic Heritage Month research guide to connect you to this celebratory month with books, videos, music, websites, and other resources. For more books, delve into our Hispanic Heritage Collection or come view the library display.
This year's theme is Let Freedom Read. Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada (ALA – Past President) states that it "captures what’s at stake for our democracy: that the safety of our right to speak and think freely is directly in proportion to our right to read.”
Banned Books Week
October 1st – 7th
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating our freedom to read. The library is observing Banned Books Week with a display of books that have been banned or challenged. Check out a banned book from our display and explore our Banned Books Collection and Research Guide to learn more about banned books.
The library will host a Banned Book Read-in on October 4th from Noon to 1:00 p.m. There will be information about attending and participating on the library home page later this month. We challenge YOU to read a CHALLENGED Book.
Ebook Central
The library provides access to the Ebook Central online database for students and employees. Ebook Central is a collection of 25,000 full-text e-books spanning multiple subject areas including fiction, non-fiction, and reference titles. Use it to find and search within relevant e-books and chapters quickly and easily. You can highlight important points, take notes, and bookmark pages in your online copy. You can also share your research with others, download e-books and chapters to your laptop or mobile device, and more.
Employee Professional Development Corner
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges and universities exist to educate the nation’s citizens and its future leaders. With a newsroom featuring more than sixty reporters, editors, designers, and online journalists, The Chronicle of Higher Education is the leading resource for higher-ed professionals who rely on the publication for relevant, topical, and timely information. This resource is available to you online and in the library.
New Books and more
Carmen and Grace: A Novel
by Melissa Coss Aquino
A riveting coming-of-age drama about two cousins lured into the underground drug trade at a young age and the inextricable ties that bind them, as one woman seeks power and the other seeks a way out. The novel opens in 2014, with Carmen in jail and blaming Grace, before quickly flashing back to 2002, showing both Carmen’s and Grace’s perspectives on the unfolding drama.
Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino"
by Héctor Tobar
Tobar succeeds in capturing a kaleidoscope of shared stories and circumstances, of feelings and preoccupations that are both buried and overt. An eye-opening investigation into Latin American heritages. Also available as an audiobook on Libby. Read by André Santana.
Salinas: A History of Race and Resilience in an Agricultural City
by Carol Lynn McKibben
A critical history of how a unique urban-rural place in California navigated its growth as a farming empire and increasingly multiracial community. A major contribution to California history, the history of race relations, urban history, agricultural history, and oral history.
Codex Black: A Fire Among Clouds
by Camilo Moncada Lozano
A historical epic that fully immerses readers in Mesoamerican culture, religion, politics, language, and aesthetics. Plus, a visual language that is pure manga, vibrant colors, and burnished lighting that combine to make it feel tonally modern.
Luna Oscura
by Heidi Moreno
Luna, a black cat ostracized by others due to superstitious beliefs, is aided by her trusty companion, Toad, on a mission to not only find her forever home, but also her power. In both English and Spanish with breathtaking colors, from the cat forest to a world with friendly calaca-inspired characters.
Hispanic Outlook on Education
A national monthly magazine that provides education news, innovations, networking, resources, and the latest trends impacting students from kindergarten through graduate school all while maintaining a unique Hispanic perspective. Find this and other magazines on Flipster.
Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies about Our Past
Edited by Kevin Michael Kruse & Julian E. Zelizer
Twenty-one historians collaborated to re-educate Americans assaulted by lies more systematically than any previous generation. This collection of essays draws on recent research to present a much more complicated and less congratulatory picture of many of the most contentious issues in the nation's history.
Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice
by Gina Ann Garcia
This book is a must-read for institutional and governmental leaders, educators, and students committed to creating more humanizing and liberatory spaces for minoritized students. Dr. Garcia outlines concrete strategies and compels action towards achieving racial equity and social justice.
Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do about It
by Daniel Knowles
Knowles shows how America's ingrained car culture is spreading globally to disastrous effect. He carefully runs through history to explain how we radically restructured our cities to make room for cars, what we sacrificed in the process, and how we can fix these mistakes.
