COM Library

In 1942, Bill Manbo and his family were forced from their Hollywood home into the Japanese American internment camp at Heart Mountain in Wyoming. While there, Manbo documented both the bleakness and beauty of his surroundings, using Kodachrome film to capture community celebrations and to record his family's struggle to maintain a normal life under the harsh conditions of racial imprisonment. Colors of Confinement showcases sixty-five stunning images from this extremely rare collection of color photographs, presented along with three interpretive essays by leading scholars and a reflective, personal essay by a former Heart Mountain internee. --from Amazon.com . See all our new books this month 

Monday April 15th is our kickoff! Stop by the library during College Hour and enjoy cookies from 12:30-1:30! Fav Books & Candy! Tuesday April 16th come see our Staff Faves Book Display! Post your favorite book for everyone to see and enjoy some candy. Popcorn! Wednesday April 17th be sure to Pop Into the Library! We will be serving popcorn from 11:30-2:30. While you’re here, challenge a friend to a game of checkers or backgammon! The library has game tables for you to enjoy. Poetry! Thursday April 18th we are celebrating National Poetry Month! Stop by the library to see our poetry display, and check out a book by your favorite poet! iTunes! COM students, take the time to enter our drawing for two $100 iTunes gift cards* to be held this Friday! All you have to do to enter is complete a COM Library survey and show us your current COM student ID. Return your completed library survey to the Circulation Desk before Friday the 19th at 2:30 and library staff will put you

This introductory textbook introduces students to the terminology of visual literacy, methods for analyzing visual media, and theories on the relationship between visual communication and culture. Exploring the meanings associated with visual symbols and the relationship of visual communication to culture, this book will provide students with a better understanding of the visually oriented world in which they live. --from Amazon.com . See all our new books this month