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