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Did you know the library has a "library of things" that we can check-out to persons with a COM ID? The next time it's pouring rain outside, duck into the library and check out an umbrella to get around campus. Did your phone die and you forget your phone charger at home?  While in the library, check-out a phone charger to charge it. Math homework require a graphing calculator you don't have with you today?  Do your homework in the library and check one out from us. We have what you need to succeed!  We are here to help. Read more about COM library here. http://dlvr.it/TNYFSJ

Kicking off Academic Success Month, COM Library will be hosting the session, Leveraging AI in Library Databases to Make Your Research Easier. You'll find out how to use database AI to:  * Get summaries and key takeaways of books and articles  * Get direct links to sources that answer your research question * Help with brainstorming  your questions A light meal will be provided.  * Tuesday, October 14, 2025 12:30pm-1:15pm, ICB 121  Meanwhile, here is the companion guide if you'd like to get started now: How to Use Library Database AI.  http://dlvr.it/TNXYG0

Classic Banned Books Interestingly, many books that are now considered classics have been banned in the past and some continue to be banned or challenged today. We've compiled a few lists of these books so you can see why these classics were banned or challenged. You can also check out the print or eBook versions of many of these books and decide for yourself... * Award Winning Books That Have Been Banned or Challenged This list has books that have won major awards such as the Pulitzer Prize or the Nobel Prize that have been banned like The Color Purple by Alice Walker, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.  * Modern Library's 100 Best Novels These are books chosen as the best novels published since 1900. This includes novels like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell * More Banned Classics There are even more classics...

The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. COM Library has a wealth of resources on education, prevention and treatment for this disease.  Dr. Love's Breast Book offers people a deeper understanding of how to make the best possible choices for their individual situations.  The Breast Cancer Book, written collaboratively by an experienced oncologist, a surgeon and a breast cancer survivor shares patient stories and strives to inform and give hope to those struggling with the disease. The library databases also contain articles, eBooks and videos on breast cancer.  A good example, Breast Cancer Prevention: A Mother's Gift is a short, award winning video that serves to educate on prevention and early detection. The Gale Health and Wellness database makes it easy to find different sources in its breast cancer topic center with magazine articles, academic journals articles, videos and news articles on this disease.  In October, we think pink and join those wh...

October is Information Literacy Awareness Month. COM Library has a great collection of critical thinking and information literacy guides to help you evaluate your sources! Topics include citation, media bias, evaluating sources, fake news, plagiarism, tips for using sources in a paper and more.  * Bias * Cite Your Sources * College Level Research * Conspiracy Theories * Copyright & Fair Use for Students * Critical Thinking * Evaluate Your Sources * Fake News, Disinformation & Misinformation * Find Your Sources * How to Search a Database * Library Jargon * Media Bias * Plagiarism * Propaganda * Research Tutorial * Urban Legends * Your Research Assignment * Tips for Finding & Using Opinion, Pro & Con Sources * Tips for Using Sources in Your Paper or Presentation See all Critical Thinking & Information Literacy news. http://dlvr.it/TNQnRS

Dark fiction is a genre of literature that is characterized by frightening or menacing concepts.  Literature that includes themes of gothic or horror, monsters (vampires & zombies), otherworldly science fiction or civilizations in moral decay, are all considered to be in the dark fiction genre. If you don't regularly read dark fiction but are interested in the concept, there are some great literary examples on display now in the library on the first floor pyramids.  Both eBooks and physical books are available to consider.  Come by today and take a look.  Warning: these books can include violence and/or graphic depictions and may not be for everyone. Do you want a broader selection of books to choose from?  Consider the Books and eBooks listed in our dark side guides. http://dlvr.it/TNPTG9