Clark College Libraries: News

Support Libraries and Lifelong Learning! Libraries across the state are participating in WA Library Snapshot Day by collecting statistics, comments, and photographs from a typical day. Please stop by April 12 to use our computers, check out books, and visit with library staff. Be a part of our “day in the life of libraries” and [...]

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Photo from Wikimedia. Credit: Photohound Today starts the Year of the Rabbit according to the Spring Festival, or as it is more often referred to, the Chinese New Year.  If you want to learn more about this celebration we have many resources to recommend. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture, edited by Edward L. Davis, [...]

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For information about Veterans Day and its history, please visit this site. For Veterans Day events in Washington, please visit this site. For Veterans Day events in Oregon, please visit this site. The Cannell Library will be CLOSED Thursday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day.

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Textbooks we have are for 2 hours use in the library. Unfortunately, the library cannot afford to buy textbooks. If you would like a textbook to be available that we currently do not have, you can ask your instructor to provide a copy to place on reserve. Alternatively if you have a textbook that you [...]

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Sherman Alexie, award-winning novelist, poet, screenwriter, composer and performer, will be the keynote speaker at Clark’s 2008 commencement ceremony, June 19, 7:00 p.m., at the Clark County Fairgrounds Amphitheater. A Spokane/Couer d’Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and graduated from Washington State University. Many of his books and films are available [...]

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Cannell Library participated in Jan. 31′s “National Global Warming Teach-In” with a display created by our very own Tammy Boyer, a student who works part-time as a Library and Archives Paraprofessional here at Cannell. Tammy found the sun searching Google Images. The inspiration for the hands was on page 167 of the book, Climate, Our [...]

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Political commentator David Gergen was recently in Vancouver talking about Pakistan, Iran and Iraq. The November 14, 2007 issue of The Clark College Independent has an article on him but did you know that Cannell Library has an autographed copy of his book Eyewitness to Power? (call number: JK516 .G493 2000). Please come in and [...]

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Each year Clark College recognizes students for their efforts and work on campus. Cannell Library is proud to announce that three of our student workers won outstanding student employee awards at this year’s OSWALD (Outstanding Students With Academic Leadership and Development) ceremony. They are… Rachel Elliott Rachel has been an excellent student employee since she [...]

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On May 17 and 18th Cannell Library hosted the annual conference for CLAMS, College Library and Media Specialists of Washington. The Librarians held an information session on serving distance learners, and in keeping with the Hawaiian theme of this year’s conference, attendees were treated to a performance from members of the Kaleinani o ke Kukui [...]

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Cannell Librarians Kitty Mackey and Zachary Grant, and IT Specialist Pavel Popov presented a workshop on Friday, May 11 called Blogs & Wikis: More Than Cool Toys — Essential Tools for Libraries. View the PowerPoint slides and handouts. If you were a participant at that workshop, please tell us: What will you take back to [...]

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