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a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Our books are feeling flirty… and they’re counting on their first lines to score a reading date with you! The covers are wrapped, the mystery is real, and the only thing you’ve got to go on is that opening sentence. Think you can judge a book by its pickup line?  This fun display will be located on the front door display shelves for the month of February.  Come find your match! For more great ideas on leisure reading, check out the library's leisure collection guide. http://dlvr.it/TQllTq

Our latest guide is Olympics. The Winter Olympics is February 6 to February 22nd. Get the latest news and learn about the history of the Olympic games.  Here are a few examples of what you can find in the guide. Some resources must be accessed on campus or login with your COM account to access campus. * The Boys in the Boat on Libby (eBooks) * Freeze Frame: a photographic history of the Winter Olympics (print book) * HBO The Weight of Gold (Michael Phelps, stream it on FOD)  * Shaun White: The Guy who Raised the Bar in Snowboarding (stream it on YouTube) http://dlvr.it/TQjMVv

Get great resources including books, articles, streaming media, primary and open access sources from the African American History guide. Go to the guide or see more African & African American guides like Black Lives Matter Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr. or  Racism & Racial Equality. Featured Resources * Stream Swank feature films Harriet and  Glory free to COM students, faculty & staff! How to Use Swank. * Read one of our great eBooks from OverDrive like Becoming by Michelle Obama, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah or all our African & African American eBook Collection on your device. How to Use OverDrive eBooks. * Check out DVDs like The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Hidden Figures or Green Book. How to use OneSearch.  * Get print books like The last negroes at Harvard : the class of 1963 and the eighteen young men who changed Harvard forever,  A Black women's history of the United State...

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Born this month in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance.  Her works celebrated culture, identity, and storytelling that still resonate today. Immerse yourself in the brilliance of this influential voice in African American literature. Works by Zora are currently on display on the circulation desk shelves. Visit our book display and take home a piece of literary history! For works by more influential figures in African American literature and other recommended resources, visit the library's online African & African American Literature guide.   http://dlvr.it/TQfgFX

January 29th is National Puzzle Day!  There are LOTS of benefits to spending time on puzzles.  Research shows that doing puzzles can help improve short-term memory and thought processing.  It's also a great stress reducer. You don't have to like jigsaw puzzles to be a puzzler.  There are many different puzzles you can try. You can: * do a math puzzle, like Sudoku, online or in a puzzle book * play a word puzzle on your phone or online * read a book of brain teasers * do an online crossword puzzle  If you DO like jigsaw puzzles, come by the library and spend some time working on our communal puzzle.  We always have one going and it's very popular with students! It doesn't matter how you do it; pick your favorite puzzle game and spend a few minutes on it today.  Your brain will thank you!   http://dlvr.it/TQcRLL

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } What happens when two fictional U.S. presidents from opposite parties face tough ethical dilemmas and the limits of executive power? Join Aaron Tang, Professor of Law at UC Davis, and a panel of influential voices as they dive deep into these complex questions in a thought-provoking discussion. Don’t miss this fascinating exploration of law, leadership, and ethics!  Perfect for students in government courses.  Watch Breaking the Deadlock: A Power Play (55:38). More suggested videos, books/eBooks and articles on U.S. government and politics can be found on the online library guides Government, Presidency and U.S. Constitution & Federalism. http://dlvr.it/TQWglx