Fall Is Here And Winter Is Coming!

It is official; fall is here. Take a look outside, and you'll see all of the beautiful fall foliage associated with this time of the year. Thanksgiving is a week away, and Christmas is around the corner. In the library, we have a couple of new displays that you can check out.

One is about the importace of volunteering, which includes a list of things that you can gain when you volunteer and a list of groups and organizations (with particular attention to Jackson/Madison County) that are good to volunteer for.

The other display is titled: It's Your World, Help Change It and includes a quote from Henry David Thoreau: "One is not born into the world to do everything, but to do something."

So, what's left in this semester?

11/20 Library closes at 6:00 pm

11/21 - 11/23; Thanksgiving

12/3: All Library items are due

12/5; Last Day of Classes

Finals complete schedule:

12/12; Library closes at 6:00 pm

12/15 & 12/16; Library closed

12/21 - 1/2/08; Library closed for Christmas Holiday

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Randy Flanagan at the LU Library

Lambuth Alumni Randy Flanagan, who recently published a book of poetry titled "Pictures From The Heart, A Collection Of Poetry," visited the LU Library on Wednesday, October 23. After giving a speech about his life and experience while at Lambuth to both students and faculty, Randy answered questions and autographed his book for those present. You can find the book in the LU Library or click here to purchase online.

-j

Homecoming 2007

This weekend the campus is bustling with activity. Thursday night, Dr. and Mrs. Zuker hosted Lambuth's Community Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 . The open house was a rousing success. Guests enjoyed a picnic meal on the quad and were entertained by the Entertainment/Music Industry Studies students and music department performers. Also, the open house was the occasion for the rededication of the R.E. Womack Memorial Chapel, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Alumni coming for Homecoming 2007 will be impressed with all the improvements that have been completed on Lambuth's campus. Homecoming weekend is a great time to re-connect with old classmates, former professors, and old friends. Join everyone for the game at 1:30 on Saturday for the homecoming game against Belhaven college. GO EAGLES!!

Spooky Halloween

The library has been busy decorating for the upcoming Halloween holiday. Ghosts are in the air; pumpkins are floating around, and our own huge spider, Gobbel, is hard at work spinning his web. The witch is back and even Rachel, the bride in the basement, is getting into the act by putting on her own witch hat.

Thanks to John, Katie, and Jimmy for helping decorate the lobby.

Everyone have a great Fall Break and for those of you who are traveling, be safe.

New in the library

There are two new displays in the library to come and check out. We have a wall display commemorating the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. The book display is features World War II and a selection of books about the war. Stop in and see these great displays. Katie, John, and Erin have done a great job working on them.

Also, you may want to come by and check out new additions to the library's collection. We have added the new book by former president Clinton entitled, Giving, Nixon and Mao, several award winning children's books, and the new series by Stephenie Meyer in the young adult collection. Look for a review of the Meyer books in an upcoming Library newsletter.

Also, we're adding to the "Lambuth's Best Friends" bulletin board featuring all our four-legged pals. If you have a photo of your "best friend," come by the library and put up a photo of your pet. We'd love to see the cuties who are special to you and your families.

Hope everyone is off to a great start this semester. Homecoming is fast approaching, many improvements have been made in the library and all over campus, and fall break is just a little over a week away. Everyone study hard for mid-terms and continue to check the blog for news from the library.

Trivia Question: Who was the captain of the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery--3 ships that sailed from London to Jamestown in1606 and 1607?

Hint: The answer to this trivia question can be found in the library's Jamestown display.

Answer to the question will be given in the next blog posting.

Summer Projects at the LU library

The library has undergone a transformation. There is now a garden spot in front of the library with benches. The windows of the library and front doors have been painted and a handicapped door is now in place. Inside the library, the upstairs bathrooms have been painted and the ladies room has been redecorated.

The library also had a month long book sale, which netted the library around $1800.00. New books and materials for the library will be purchased with the proceeds of the booksale. The media center also acquired a new television/DVD player combination.

Now the library is getting ready for the beginning of the term and gathering materials for Orientation.

Trivia Question: What is the name of Thomas Jefferson's home?

The answer to the trivia question will be on the next blog posting.

Congrats Sammy!!

The library wishes to extend congratulations to our reference librarian, Sammy Chapman, on receiving the James E. Ward Library Instruction Award at the Tennessee Library Association annual conference in Chattanooga. Kudos to Sammy for the excellent job he does working with the students and faculty of Lambuth.

Also, in the library...

The student staff has been shelf reading the entire collection . As of today, all sections have been completed with the exception of 1, and the students are working diligently to finish before the end of the semester.

As a part of National Library Week, the student staff celebrated National Library Workers Day with a pizza party. Lambuth library has a great group of young people, and the library staff is really appreciative of all their efforts.

On display this month...



Dr. Marion V. Creekmore, Jr., Visiting Professor of History and Political Science at Emory University in Altanta, will be the speaker for this year's commencement exercises. To learn more about Dr. Creekmore and his book, A Moment of Crisis, visit the library and check out the displays the students have created.



In an effort to prepare for the upcoming inventory, all library items are due on May 30.

Everyone have a great day!

Lunch with the Pros

The Lambuth University School of Business and Economics started the "Lunch with the Pros" series in 2001. The school invites distinguished business people to speak to students in an informal setting during the lunch hour. The meetings take place in the Jack Morris Ballroom of the Wilder College Union. Discussions begin at 12:15. The speakers explain career opportunities in their areas of expertise, how they prepared for their careers, and what they think a student needs to do today to prepare for a career in the speaker's field. There is a question and answer period to allow students to ask the speakers specific questions. All business majors and those considering majoring in business are encouraged to attend. "Lunch with the Pros" is an excellent opportunity for Lambuth students to learn and make contacts which may be helpful after graduation.

In conjunction with "Lunch with the Pros," this month's display in the library features the Nestle company and its CEO Joe Weller. Stop by the library and check out the display created by Katie, Valerie, Jane, Louise, and John.

Word for the Day: jocular (adjective): given to or characterized by joking.

Trivia Question for the Day: If you are suffering from taresthesia, your a. foot is asleep b. eye is twitching or c. you cannot stop hiccuping.

The library staff invites you to drop by and see the Nestle display and attend "Lunch with the Pros" on April 10 at 12:15 in the Jack Morris Ballroom in the Wilder Student Union.

West Tennessee Choral Festival

This week Lambuth University is hosting The West TN Choral Festival. Approximately 1800 students composing about seventy choirs are on campus Wednesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 29.

Also this week a celebration honoring the Lady Eagles and their NAIA Championship win was held on the quad. Students, faculty, and staff as well as community members and leaders enjoyed a barbeque and celebrated with the Lady Eagles.

Word for the Day: subsistance(noun): the quality of having timeless or abstract existence.

Celebrating Women in Media and Literature

This month is Women's History Month. Student workers in the library-Jane, John, Louise, Joy, Valerie, Katie, Kym-have created two new displays to highlight women and their achievements in the fields of media and literature.

The wall display features twelve women who have had and continue to have a significant impact on these two areas. Women in media include: Molly Ivins, Barbara Walters, Maureen Dowd, Jane Pauley, Diane Sawyer, and Katharine Graham. Women in literature include: Adrienne Rich, Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, and Toni Morrison. Accomplished and award-winning, these women represent the best in their perspective fields.

The Washington Post publisher, Katharine Graham, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for her autobiography, Personal History. Eudora Welty won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for fiction, The Optimist's Daughter; Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved in 1988; the Pulitzer Prize was also awarded to only female New York Times op-ed columist, Maureen Dowd in 1999 for her commentaries on the Clinton administration, and Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple in 1983. Barbara Walters, co-host and executive producer of The View, helped pave the way for women in broadcasting by shattering the glass ceiling to become the first female co-anchor on the evening news and garnering interviews with world political leaders such as Anwar Sadat, Fidel Castro, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Bagin, and every United States President and First Lady since Richard M. Nixon. The wall display gives a brief biography and photograph of each of these women.

The second display in the library houses books by many of the featured women such The Bell Jar, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Sula, Beloved, and The Letters of Emily Dickinson. The display also features quotes and pictures of our featured women in media and literature.

Thanks to all the student staff who made the displays looks so good.

The answer to the last trivia question is Henry VIII, King of England.

Trivia Question: Who was the first woman astronaut and also the youngest person to orbit the earth?

When you're in the library, take time to check out the March displays.

New Displays

The library workers have been hard at work creating a display and a bulletin board using materials from the library's Government Documents collection. Thanks to Jane Switzer, Louise Lobo, and Jonathan Osborne for all their hard work.

If anyone is interested in materials from the Government Documents collection, please see a staff member for assistance.

Have a great day!

Government Document Depository

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.

Lambuth University is a Government Documents Depository. LU receives approximately 27% of the documents available from the GPO (Government Printing Office). Lambuth became a Federal Depository for Government Documents in 1967. This is another excellent resource that the library provides for its students, faculty, and staff. Patrons can search government documents using the library catalog or go to the depository website by clicking on the link. The Depository web site is: http://www.lambuth.edu/academics/library/GovernmentDocuments.html. Electronic access to documents is available as well as a wide range of documents on paper. Please see a library staff member if you have any questions about the Government Documents collection.

What can you find in the Government Documents collection?

Some of the interesting things you can find in the collection:
-procedures used in the selection and seating of juries
-published papers of the U.S. Presidents
-2000 Census
-access to the U.S. Constitution
-links to statistical resources
-read the proceedings from what happened yesterday in the U.S. Congress
-government documents pertaining to the Iraq War and terrorism

"A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."-James Madison

Word of the Day: insufferable (adj)-incapable of being endured; intolerable.

Answer to the previous trivia question: Malcolm X

Today's trivia Question: On this day in 1537, what monarch declared St. Valentine's Day an official holdiay?

Tribute to Langston Hughes

The answer to the last trivia question is: Langston Hughes

Hughes was a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. An activist and poet, Hughes was also a playwright, novelist, and newspaper columnist. His first piece of jazz poetry, When Sue Wears Red, was written while he was still in high school. Hughes attended Columbia University and managed to maintain a B average. He left Columbia and finished college at Lincoln University where he earned a B.A. The poet was award a Litt.D. in 1943 and a second honorary doctorate would be awarded to him in 1963 by Howard University.

Langston Hughes spent time during the early 1920s in Paris as a part of the black expatriate community. Hughes died on 22 May 1967 from complications after abdominal surgery related to prostate cancer. He was 65 years old.

His works include:
The Crisis (1921)
The Weary Blues (1926)
Not Without Laughter (1930)
Shakespeare in Harlem (1942)
Montage of a Dream Deferred (1951)
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (1958)
Short Stories of Langston Hughes (published posthumously in 1996)
Famous Negro Heroes of America (1954)
and
Mule Bone with Zora Neale Hurston (1931)

Word for the Day: arrant (adj)-notoriously without moderation

Trivia Question for the Day: Who said, "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."?

The Library Celebrates the Harlem Renaissance

Throughout the month of February, we celebrate Black History Month. On display in the library are the works of many of the creative minds of the Harlem Renaissance. In the early 1900s, particularly 1920-1945, the movement began to flourish in Harlem, a section of New York City. This African-American cultural movement, the Harlem Renaissance, also became known as "The New Negro Movement." More than a literary movement, the Harlem Renaissance exalted the unique culture of African-Americans and redefined African-American expression.

The main factors contributing to the development of the Harlem Renaissance were African-American urban migration, trends toward experimentation throughout the country, and the rise of radical African-American intellectuals. Not only did the Harlem Renaissance transform African-American identity, but it also transformed American culture in general. Never before had so many Americans read the thoughts of African-Americans and embraced the African-American's community productions, expressions, and style.

The wealth of talent includes: writers, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and Langston Hughes; painters, John T. Biggers, Romare Bearden, and Palmer Hayden; and entertainers, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Eubie Blake, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Jelly Roll Morton.

Although the Harlem Renaissance is widely known as a period of flourishing creativity, the Harlem Renaissance also helped lay the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement. Many black artists coming into their own creatively after this movement would take inspiration from the Harlem Renaissance.

Come by the library and see the display on the Harlem Renaissance; the display contains books and films from the 1920s-1945. Thanks to Jane Switzer and all the student workers for their hard work in creating the display.

Trivia Question: What leader of the Harlem Renaissance asked, "what happens to a dream deferred?" and wondered "does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun?" The answer to this trivia question will be on the next blog entry.

Answer to previous trivia question: Bill Gates was fourteen years old when he founded the company.

Word of the Day: restive (adjective) resisting control; unwilling to yield or adjust.

The Library is hosting a book talk/signing on Wednesday, February 7 at 12:15. Please come and spend some time with author and Lambuth alumni, Lisa Nuchell Spivey, as she discusses her book, Everything Her Heart Desires.

Winter Friday morning at LU

The Lambuth Eagle Men's Basketball team won its game, which makes the team record 16-2 overall and 6-0 in the conference. The team is currently ranked 5th in the conference. The Lady Eagles are tied for the lead in the league; they defeated Bethel 80-76, and they share the lead with Freed-Hardeman. Congratulations to both teams!!

The book talk/signing with Eddie Ashmore was yesterday and was enjoyed by those who attended. Look for further news on upcoming book signings and discussions coming in Febuary.

The anwer to the last trivia question is the cat.

Trivia question for the day: When Bill Gates formed his first company to sell a computerized traffic counting system to cities, was he: (a) 14; (b) 16; or (c) 18?

Word for the day: mellifluous: flowing smoothly and richly

Come by the library and check out the display featuring criminology. Thanks to Jonathan Osborne for the hard work on this month's display.

Everyone have a great day!

Welcome Back!!

Welcome back to campus. Classes have begun, and reserve materials are being added to the shelves in the library. The library has several exciting events scheduled for the Spring semester. Check the blog and the library newsletter for announcements.

The word for the day: foment (verb)--to promote the growth of.

Trivia question of the day: What is the only domesticated animal not mentioned in the Bible?

The library will be hosting a book discussion by Eddie Ashmore, former Vice President for Business Affairs at LU, on his book, Tennessee Lawman: History of Men and Women Behind the Badge, on Thursday, January 18th at noon. In his book, Mr. Ashmore has recorded a history of Tennessee law enforcement before Tennessee was a state through the early years of the millennuim.

The library also has A Chronicle of Law Enforcement in the South: The History of the Jackson, Tennessee Police Department--the story of bravery and duty of the law officers of Jackson, TN, which is also written by Eddie Ashmore.

Upcoming events in the library will be posted on the blog, so check in to find out what's going on in LU's library.

Congrats and props to the Men's Basketball team for their 12-2 record and #8 ranking. Way to go Eagles!!