Cool Reads for Hot Weather: 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Summer Reads

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Are you curious about what 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro faculty and staff have been reading and loving over the summer? Click through for some favorites from this summer (and how to get a copy for yourself through the 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Library). And a few recent favorites from President JB Buxton (all available in the 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Main Campus Library): Want to make your reading "count" for something other than your own personal education and/or enjoyment and get some sweet 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Library swag in December? Check

What We're Reading: The Great Indoors by Emily Anthes

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A wide-ranging exploration of architecture and innovation, featuring floating foundations, incorporating nature into school design, how temperature can impact our perception of happiness at work, the balance between community and privacy (and choice), and the challenges of living on Mars, among other topics. Title: The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness Author: Emily Anthes Genre: Nonfiction; Popular Science; Psychology of Daily Life

Shark Week!

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It's Shark Week! Did you watch Shark Week on the Discovery Channel with family and friends in years past? I did! Millions of people tuned in every year to learn about these fearsome predators. And yet, many people are still very afraid of sharks, to the point that society has turned a blind eye to the fact that their populations are at risk. Even the writer of Jaws regrets convincing people they are scary, when really, they are one of the ocean's most amazing and important creatures. Want to

Reading COLORful Books: A book with a color in the title

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Consult your color wheel or box of crayons and choose a book with a color in the title to complete your Read Great Things 2021 Challenge. If you're into double-dipping, we have a lot of really excellent books about race and racial justice that would also count as A book about social justice or equity with black or white in the title. We also have a good number of green books in our Phail Wynn Collection on the Main Campus. These are just a few of the options available through the 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro

What We're Reading: Jude the Obscure

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Jude Fawley is a fool trying to be an angel and is in an untenable situation: holding on to his dream and driven by passion, while trying to do the right thing. Title: Jude the Obscure Author: Thomas Hardy Genres: fiction, classic literature, social commentary Read Great Things 2021 Categories: A book that takes place outside the continental United States; A book about family; A book recommended by a 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Library staff member. This book was read by Stephen Brooks, Main Campus Librarian

Daddies and Uncles and Faculty Authors, Oh My!

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91ÖÆƬ³§Pro faculty do great things as teachers...and as authors of really excellent children's books about the many positive male role models in young children's lives. Kashama Leo-Henry is an Early Childhood Instructor here at 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro and has recently published Daddies and Uncles and More, Oh My! Click through to read more about her motivation and inspiration. What inspired you to write Daddies and Uncles and More, Oh My! ? My mom was a single parent. She paved the way and for this I’m

ConGRADulations!

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Today marks 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro's in-person commencement for our 2020 and 2021 graduates. Every graduation represents a great achievement, and this group of graduates had a few more challenges in their path than your traditional graduates. (You know why. We won't speak its name.) Whether you're going into the workforce, transferring to another school to complete an additional degree, staying at 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro to take additional classes towards additional degrees or certifications, or one of the many other

New Tech Tools & Accessories for Checkout from the Library

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Bad audio? Blurry video? Just want to try out a new microphone, audio recorder, backdrop, video camera, web cam, tripod or ring light to see if it'll make a difference in the video and audio you're creating for classes? Let the 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Library help you out with some tech tools and accessories available for checkout. Currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff can check out a variety of tech and accessories for video and audio recording, including microphones (lavalier, headset, and USB)

Rainbow Reads for Pride Month

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Celebrate Pride with these colorful reads from the 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Library collections. Explore our (mostly) nonfiction display on Main Campus. And our variety of fiction reads online in our Dogwood Digital Library collection and on the Main and Orange County Campuses. Click on the link in the book caption to read more about each book and to put a hold on physical books and check out digital books. Want to learn more about Pride and the history of gay rights in the United States? Check out PBS's

What We're Reading: I Will Teach You to Be Rich

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This book was read by Courtney Bippley, Main Campus Reference Librarian and Library podcaster. Title: I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition Author: Ramit Sethi Genre: Self-help/Personal finance Read Great Things Challenge 2021 Categories: A book that will help with your self care, A book recommended by a 91ÖÆƬ³§Pro Library staff member, Choose your own category (Personal finance book). Summary: From iwillteachyoutoberich.com- Not just another boring, personal finance book. You don’t have