Jessup Journal

The summer days grow inexorably shorter and shorter, and very soon another fall semester will be upon us. But before you dive into a new academic year, why not enjoy some light summer reading? We are showcasing some good fiction and non-fiction books to gently carry you through the end of the summer: Non-Fiction: Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World , by Dan Koeppel  -- The banana: not as humble as you may have thought. Cooking for One , by Mark Erickson and Lisa Erickson  -- Dining alone is no reason to deprive yourself of a gourmet dinner. Bring out the candles and the soft music, too! Cooking Secrets of the C.I.A. , by the Culinary Institute of America  -- What's cooking at the other C.I.A. The Devil's Cup: a History of the World According to Coffee , by Stewart Lee Allen  -- Are you a coffee lover? Then you will not be surprised at coffee's place in history. Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the History of Golf , by Mark Frost ...

The library staff is pleased to announce its newest selection of books. I have listed several tantalizing titles below for your perusal, but the whole group is located on the new books list . If you want to find additional books, just go to our catalog . More lovely reading experiences await. Enjoy! A History of the Popes: From Peter to the Present by John W. O'Malley Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires by Raymond T. McNally Handbook to Life in America (series) by Rodney P. Carlisle An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage The Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn't by William J. Baumol 2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years by Jorgen Randers Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson by Randall Sullivan The True History of Merlin the Magician by Anne Lawrence-Mathers The Miseducation of Cameron ...

Before summer classes begin, take a few moments to peruse our newest additions to the collection. Here are a few stunners. Do you really know how technology affects your life? Maybe not... I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy by Lori B. Andrews The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything by Michael Saylor And definitely check out Maya Angelou's new book, Mom & Me & Mom . The stories behind the fashion can be as intriguing as the catwalk. Balenciaga: Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa by Pierre Arizzoli-Clementel House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder and Survival by Deborah Ball The Master of Us All: Balenciaga, His Workrooms, His World by Mary Blume Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style by Susan Brown Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture by Simon Castets Fashion, 150 Years: Couturiers, Designers, Labels by Charlotte Seeling Christian Dior: The Biography ...

The library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning May 9. Summer hours will begin on Monday, May 20. We will also close at 4:30 on Friday, May 10 for graduation. If we don't see you beforehand, have a great break!

Please be considerate of others in the coming week when signing up for a group study room and limit yourself to one three-hour block, no more. And remember, the demand far exceeds the number of rooms available, so plan ahead. If you sign up for more than three hours, we will correct this in the sign-up binder and allow you to sign up for the first three hours you requested. We will be enforcing this, so be aware. Also, don't forget, that you forfeit a room if you do not show up after 20 minutes. Individuals may use the rooms if they are not already taken, but do not need to sign up. Please work together to create an environment conducive to quiet and collaborative study. We appreciate your help!

Local author and journalist, Jonathan Coleman, will be discussing his book, West by West: My Charmed and Tormented Life . Please join the PVCC Creative Writing Club and the PVCC Book Club on Wednesday, April 17 th , at 12:15 p.m., North Mall Meeting Room, Main Building, for a lively discussion of his book. Coleman is an author, CBS producer/correspondent, editor, and University of Virginia teacher of non-fiction writing. As a journalist, he wrote for The New York Times , Newsweek , Washington, Post , Chicago Tribune , Sports Illustrated , New York Magazine , The New Yorker , and The Texas Observer .

The library is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new ebook collections from Springer (a well-known and respected global scientific publisher) and Elsevier (a leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services). Both of these collections were generously funded by the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) and support the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health (STEM-H). The Springer collection consists of four subject areas--behavioral science, biomedical and life science, computer science, and earth and environmental science--and will provide access to over 2,000 newly-published frontlist titles. Elsevier's SciVerse ScienceDirect ebook collection offers approximately 700 books published (or soon-to-be published) in 2013. This collection consists of titles appropriate for a variety of science, technology and health courses. Both of these collections are accessible via the catalog , as well as directly throu...