Merry Christmas from Coastal Alabama Libraries!

New Books Lists

New Books - June 2018

New Books  - May 2018

New Books - April 2018

New Books - March 2018 

 New Books - February 2018 

 New Books - January 2018

December is Universal Human Rights Month

Amnesty International The Birmingham Pledge The Earth Charter Initiative Human Rights Index Human Rights Watch Minority Rights Group International United Nations - Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universal Human Rights Pledge What are Human Rights? The Witness

#GIVINGTUESDAY

Today is Giving Tuesday, please consider giving a donation to your favorite charity or cause!

November is also Aviation History Month

Poarch Creek Indians

http://poarchneighbors.com

Traditional Arts Demonstrations

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November 11th is Veterans Day

Thank you to all active and retired members
of the United States Armed Forces!

November is Native American Heritage Month

Handmade Poarch Creek Indian artifacts from the collection of Cornelia Miller

School Spirits Presentation

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

Bullying Prevention Bullying & Suicide Center for Safe Schools Cyber Bullying Prevent Bullying Stomp Out Bullying Stop Bullying

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Membership

Happy Pediatric Nurses Week!

Banned Books Displays at Coastal Alabama

H. Pat Lindsay Library - Gilbertown

H. Pat Lindsay Library - Gilbertown

John D. Forte Library - Monroeville

Leigh Library - Brewton

Banned Books Week

Germany's Parthenon of Banned Books

September 24th-30th is Banned Books Week BBW on facebook BBW on Flickr BBW on Pinterest BBW on Twitter Banned Books Online Banned Books that Shaped America Explore Banned Books National Coalition against Censorship

Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day

On September 21st, we observe Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day as part of International Day of Peace celebrations worldwide. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

Today we observe Constitution Day

Constitution Week is Sept. 18th-24th

America's Founding Documents Bill of Rights & Later Amendments Civics Practice Test Constitution Day Constitution Facts Founding Fathers National Constitution Center This Day in History (Sept. 17th) United States Constitution

Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month (Sept. 15th - Oct. 15th)

In 1821 on the 15th of September, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua declared their independence from Spain. It is because of this historic event that September 15th was chosen as the first day of Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month.

Central American Independence Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month - Dept. of Defense Hispanic Heritage Month - PBS Hispanic-Latino Heritage in Postage Stamps Latino-American History - PBS Smithsonian Latino Center

Tucson's Misión San Xavier del Bac was founded in 1692 by Jesuit missionary, Father Eusebio Francisco Kino.

September is Suicide Prevention Month

Mobile Help Line 800-239-1117 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 Pensacola Help Line 850-438-1617 Pensacola Teen Help Line 850-433-8336 Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ Youth 866-488-7386

2017 Hurricane Season

Saffir-Simpson Scale Category 5 = 157 mph winds or higher Category 4 = 130-156 mph winds  Category 3 = 111-129 mph winds  Category 2 = 96-110 mph winds  Category 1 = 74-95 mph winds  Tropical Storm = 39-73 mph winds  Tropical Depression = 26-38 mph winds Tropical Wave = 25 mph winds or less	(click on map to enlarge)
Hurricane Center Intellicast Weather My Fox Hurricane National Hurricane Center Red Zone Weather (facebook) Red Zone Weather (non-facebook) WEAR (ABC) Channel 3 WKRG (CBS) Channel 5 WPMI (NBC) Channel 15 Weather Channel

Solar Eclipse 2017 Viewing

The SGA sponsored eclipse viewing will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21st in front of the Fine Arts Building on Brewton campus and in front of the Admin Building on Atmore Campus. The glasses provided: are Astronomical Society certified were purchased from an approved vendor meet ISO 12312-2 safety standards Moon Pies will be provided by Student Support Services.

August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day!

Rambo - a very special & very lucky black cat!

Welcome to Fall Semester!

The Library Staff would like to welcome all new and returning Coastal Alabama students! Whether you need to use a computer, do homework, or just relax between classes, we hope that you will make the library a regular part of your daily routine. If you need help with something, please do not hesitate to ask a member of the library staff.

New Online Library Catalog!

We are happy to introduce Koha, our new online library catalog. Koha provides an index to the holdings of all the libraries and museums of Coastal Alabama Community College. https://coastalalabama.bywatersolutions.com/

MLA Style

For help with writing and formatting term papers, particularly using MLA Style, please see the following links from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University. MLA Formatting Videos  Purdue Writing Lab Videos  Sample Paper in MLA Style

Everyone is a reader!

June 21st is Make Music Day

Make Music Day, a celebration of music around the world, began in France as Fête de la Musique, a national musical holiday inaugurated in 1982. Ever since, the festival has become an international phenomenon, celebrated on the same day in more than 120 countries, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Peru, Russia, and the United States. .

Adopt a cat!

This is Jay, adopted in 2010 after being found on the streets.
Photo by Kmccamy14 from Wikimedia Commons.

African American Music

Earth, Wind & Fire

CINCO DE MAYO

CINCO DE MAYO is a Mexican holiday which commemorates the defeat of French forces on May 5, 1862, in the Battle of Puebla during which General Ignacio Zaragoza led the vastly outnumbered Mexican army to victory over the forces of Emperor Napoleon III. It is sometimes confused with Mexican Independence Day (September 16), which commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1810 when revolutionary priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issued a proclamation declaring Mexico independent from Spain.

It's National Library Week! (April 9-15, 2017)

A Baker's Dozen Ways to Celebrate Browse our assortment of new books Check out a children’s book and read it to a child Donate unwanted books to the library Dust off your favorite book and read it again Find needed information by searching AVL Hang out in the library between classes Leave a comment on one of our blog posts Leisurely read one of our current magazines Request to borrow a book through ILL Return overdue materials with amnesty (fines will be waived through April 30th) Sign up for a library card at your public library Suggest a book to a friend and discuss it over dinner Take advantage of our nice selection of movies

Information on Careers and Jobs

CAREER INFORMATION Big Future Career InfoNet Shmoop Career Info Federal Student Aid Career Search National Career Development Association O*Net Occupational Outlook Handbook JOB SEARCH Alabama Personnel Department College Grad Job Hunter Indeed Job Bank Monster.com Net Temps

3/14 is Pi Day!

Brief history of Pi Celebrate Pi Day Essential reads about Pi  Pi Day Pi Day on Twitter What you need to know about Pi Your birthday hidden in Pi

Women's History Month

Distinguished Women
Gifts of Speech
UN Convention on Women's Rights
Women of Color Network
Women Working
Women's Hall of Fame
Women's History Project
Women's History Sourcebook
Women's International Center
Women's Legal History Project

African American History Month

First US Postage Stamp honoring an African American. Issued April 7, 1940.

African American Art African American Mosaic African Americans at War Black Facts Online Black History Pages The History Makers Museum of the African Diaspora Reflections in Black Speak to My Heart

Library Diversity Statement

No person on the grounds of race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, language, religious beliefs, political views, military status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, age, body size, physical/mental abilities, socio-economic status, or similar factor shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any library program or activity.

Library Links

	Alabama Virtual Library CINAHL with Full Text* Online Catalog Proctored Tests *Password required for home access.

KnightCite

KnightCite, a service of Hekman Library at Calvin College, simplifies the often tedious task of compiling an accurate bibliography in the appropriate style by formatting the given data on a source into a reliable citation. Those who choose to register on the site have the option of saving all of their citations and even multiple bibliographies to their account. http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/

HowJsay

Make embarrassing mispronunciations a thing of the past with howjsay, the world’s most accurate and comprehensive online talking dictionary of the English language. Regional variations in pronunciation are included as well. www.howjsay.com

Forvo

Forvo is the largest online reference for pronunciations with a database of nearly 4 million words pronounced in over 330 languages – all created and maintained by native speakers. www.forvo.com

Language Tool

Language Tool is an Open Source proof­reading program for English, French, German, Polish, and more than 20 other languages. It finds many errors and grammar problems that a simple spell checker cannot detect. www.languagetool.org

Alabama Virtual Library

The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Alabama Virtual Library

Teacher Reference Center

Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals to assist professional educators. http://www.teacherreference.com/

European Views of the Americas

European Views of the Americas contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. http://www.europeanamericana.com/

ProCon.org

The ProCon website promotes critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro versus con format. ProCon is great as a source for speeches, term-papers, and other research projects! www.procon.org

One Look Search Engine

Think of this web site as a search engine for words and phrases. If you have a word for which you'd like a definition, OneLook will quickly shuttle you to the web-based dictionaries that define that word. If you don't know the right word to use, the site will help you find it. No word is too obscure. More than 19 million words in more than 1000 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine.

LC Professional Development

Earn a certificate of completion by taking these self-paced interactive modules from the Library of Congress. Each multimedia-rich program delivers approximately one hour of staff development. https://tinyurl.com/l23tt2

Alabama Mosaic

Alabama Mosaic is a repository of digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people. Its purpose is to make unique historical treasures from Alabama's archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories electronically accessible to Alabama residents and to students, researchers, and the general public in other states and countries. www.alabamamosaic.org/