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Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes who Played to Win

by Rachel Ignotofsky

Ten Speed Press, 2017

New Books: Call Number -- Leisure Reading 3950

"Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league. Covering more than forty sports, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about notable women's teams throughout history, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and muscle anatomy. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for the next generation of athletes"

-- from publisher

Check out any New Book for four weeks with your SWC photo ID card.

We're open on Saturday

Need some extra time to catch up? Join us at the Library on Saturday! We are open 10 am - 2 pm.

See you at the Library!

Looking to improve your research skills?

Join us this summer for eight weeks in LIB 110! You'll earn one credit and learn all of the basics of academic research.

Give yourself a head start on assignments for upcoming classes this fall.

Tomorrow! Join us for a book discussion.

Join us on for a discussion of this year's SWC College Book

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.

Where: Library, Room L-244
When: Thursday, April 26, 12 -1 pm
What: Discuss Born a Crime with others

This event is hosted by the Reading Department and the SWC Library.

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Sunday is Earth Day

It may be hard to imagine that before 1970, a factory could spew black clouds of toxic into the air or dump tons of toxic waste into a nearby stream, and that was perfectly legal. They could not be taken to court to stop it.

How was that possible? Because there was no EPA, no Clean Air Act, no Clean Water Act. There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment.

-- from EPA History: Earth Day

Earth Day was established in April 1970 to draw attention to the pressing need for regulation to protect our environment and quality of life.

Want to know more about Earth Day?

Visit our display on Climate Change this month! It's located on the third floor of the Chula Vista SWC Library.  Or -- Ask a Librarian!

Remembering Barbara Bush

First Lady Barbara Bush (June 8, 1925 - April 17, 2018) will be remembered for her frankness, her patriotism, and her focus on family. She also dedicated time and resources to improve literacy throughout the United States.

First Lady Barbara Bush
copyright US Weekly

 

The SWC Library has many books, articles, and other biographical resources about the life of First Lady Barbara Bush.

Soon after beginning her reign as the nation's 38th first lady, Barbara Pierce Bush made a small change in the private quarters of the White House. She converted the room that had served as a beauty salon for Nancy Reagan into a delivery room for Millie, the Bushes' pregnant English springer spaniel. As an aide to Mrs. Bush told the New York Daily News, "She had no need for a beauty salon. It's the only area without a rug, perfect for a litter of puppies." A few days after the room was made over, six puppies were born, with Bush serving as midwife. The salon-turned-puppy-nursery story illustrates a dramatic difference in personal style between Bush and her predecessor. While Nancy Reagan took pride in cultivating a look of elegance, bringing a kind of designer mentality to the role of first lady, Barbara Bush was a practical, homey, and down-to-earth first lady.

-- from Biography in Context database, SWC Library

Save the Date!

Extended hours are coming to the Library 

May 14 - May 23, 2018!

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Earth Day is April 22

Beyond Earth Day
Author: Gaylord Nelson
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002
Call Number: GE195 .N45 2002

Beyond Earth Day is a classic book on what can be done to care for and save the environment. The author highlights the earth’s most dire issues, like species and habitat losses, global climate change, and the impact of human population growth. He also created a successful public awareness campaign, known as Earth Day, to provide the knowledge and strategies to inspire action to protect the environment’s remaining natural resources.

Come to the library to see more Earth Day and Climate Change Awareness Month-related titles on display.

Cheers!

Review by Arnold Josafat, SWC Librarian 

 

April is Climate Change Awareness Month

Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day. Stop by the Library to visit our display about Climate Change Awareness Month.

We have many books, e-books, articles, and films on the topic of climate change and Earth Day.

Have a question? Ask a librarian!

We're open until 9 pm tonight!

At the Library, we have free tutoring, quiet study areas, computers, and librarians who can help you with your research.

Spend some time at the Library getting those assignments done!

Thursday -- Free Workshop

What: Peer Review: What is it? Where can you find it?

Where: Library Classroom L-244
When: 12 - 12:30 pm
How: No need to sign up, just show up

Ask your instructor if extra credit is available for attendance!

Congratulations to the Essay Contest Winner!

Congratulations to essay contest winner -- Mr. James Cameron!  He was awarded a mobile tablet for his essay about the 2017-2018 SWC College Book, Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah.

The essay contest is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for a book discussion!

Join us on for a discussion of this year's SWC College Book

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.

Where: Library, Room L-244
When: Thursday, April 26, 12 -1 pm
What: Discuss Born a Crime with others

This event is hosted by the Reading Department and the SWC Library.

We're open on Saturday!

Hey, did you hear the Library's open on Saturdays??

Catch up on some work this Saturday! 

We're open 10 am - 2 pm.

Today! Free workshop!

What: Evaluating Info: Because Not Everything on the Internet is True!
Where: Library Classroom L-244
When: 12 - 12:30 pm
How: No need to sign up, just show up

Ask your instructor if extra credit is available for attendance!

50 Years Ago Today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was Assassinated

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated.

American civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stands and holds his hand out as he addresses a large crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., 1963.

© Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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There is a little song that we sing in the movement taking place in the South. It goes something like this. "We shall overcome. We shall overcome. Deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome." And somehow all over America we must believe that we shall overcome and that these problems can be solved. They will be solved before the victory is won.

-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s address to the AFL-CIO Convention, December 11, 1961.

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To learn more about the life of Dr. King, the civil rights activist who we remember today, visit the Library's Biography database page, which contains summaries, articles, primary documents, speeches, images, and more. (Available to all SWC students, faculty, and staff).

To read more about the FBI investigation into the assassination, go to the official report on the U.S. National Archives page.

Want to know more? The Library has many books, e-books, and videos available about Dr. King.

Fake News? Or... Something else?

How do you know if a news story is real or fake? Are all websites accurate? How can you tell the difference between good information and bad information?

Join us on Thursday at noon this week as we talk about clues and tools you can use to navigate through the sea of information (and disinformation).

What: Evaluating Info
Where: Library Classroom L-244
When: 12 - 12:30 pm
How: No need to sign up, just show up

Ask your instructor if extra credit is available for attendance!