Library Newsletter - August 2022

No Textbook? No Problem!

You can complete your assignments in the library with our textbooks. Reserve textbooks are available to use in the library for 2 hours at a time. Ask at the circulation desk to see if we have what you need. We also have a Reserve Textbook Scanning Program that provides limited access to reserve textbooks and reference materials for students who can't come to the library. Check OneSearch or give us a call to see if we have the book you need, then fill out the scan request form online. Some restrictions may apply.

Students enrolled in CCC classes can check out items for free. Complete the Technology User Agreement if you wish to check out a laptop or hotspot. We also have webcams, calculators, headphones, and more for free – no form necessary.

No appointment is necessary. All items will be checked out from the library on a first come, first served basis. A valid Photo ID is required to check out a laptop or hotspot. Completing the form does not guarantee or reserve an item.

Don’t get caught plagiarizing!

What is plagiarism? According to the Oxford English Database: “The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own.” Don’t get an F because you plagiarized. Visit our library guide or our Plagiarism Awareness page for all the tools you need.

Kaikeyi: A Novel

by Vaishnavi Patel

As the only daughter in her ruling family, Kaikeyi was raised with stories of the might and benevolence of the gods. After seeing her mother banished and her future managed for her, she rises up against men and gods to carve her own path.

Happy-Go-Lucky

by David Sedaris

Sedaris begins his collection of essays by hilariously recounting his life before masks and social distancing. Once the pandemic hits, Sedaris’s essays change into introspective observances-often funny, sometimes sad-of people and the state of the world.

Nobody’s Magic: A Novel

by Destiny O. Birdsong

Birdsong’s stunning three-part novel showcases three young Black women with albinism in Louisiana, each discovering how much more capable they are than the way the world views and treats them.

How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain

by Ryan North

This book pulls double duty by inadvertently teaching readers about science, technology, and history while being a tongue-in-cheek guide to comic-book supervillainy.

I’m a…Tiny Dino

by Deborah Freedman

This spritely story is an appealing introduction to the concept of modern birds evolving from their dinosaur ancestors and quietly illustrating the core evidence in entertaining fashion.

This Time Tomorrow: A Novel

by Emma Straub

What if you could go back in time to be with your elderly dying parent when they were young and healthy? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, New York Times bestseller Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes and a different kind of love story. 

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories

edited by Chen Yu & Regina Kanyu Wang

This anthology of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy is the first English translation of 17 Chinese-language stories by female and nonbinary writers. The contents range from magical-realist stories to parable-like stories with most stories emphasizing style or theme.

A Laboratory of Her Own: Women and Science in Spanish Culture

edited by Victoria L. Ketz et al.

This book gathers a diverse range of Spanish women and scientific cultural products from the late nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries. STEM topics include the environment, biodiversity, temporal and spatial theories, medicine and reproductive rights, neuroscience, robotics, artificial intelligence, and quantum physics.

Beasts of a Little Land: A Novel

by Juhea Kim

From the perfumed chambers of a courtesan school in Pyongyang to the glamorous cafes of a modernizing Seoul and the boreal forests of Manchuria where battles rage, Juhea Kim's unforgettable characters forge their own destinies as they wager their nation's.

Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces

by Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Abdelmahmoud has just arrived from his native Sudan to Kingston, Ontario where he is clearly not alike Kingston’s average demographic. Now Abdelmahmoud must learn to not only navigate adolescence but try on and balance several identities.

Climb On!

by Baptiste Paul
illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara

Filled with lush colorful illustrations, this book takes you on a hike with a father and daughter. It’s an adventure that's sure to inspire you to get outside. In Creole and English.

Velorio: A Novel

by Xavier Navarro
translated by Aurora Lauzardo Ugarte

El huracán María ha dejado una isla en destrucción, familias de luto por los muertos y jóvenes en busca de un líder. Este llamado al liderazgo fue atendido, pero no todos los que responden al llamado son benévolos.