National Hispanic Heritage Month

The SCCC/ATS Library is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.

The library carries a variety of books by Hispanic authors such as Gary Soto, Victor Villasenor and Luis Alberto Urrea.

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.

The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.

So come down to the library and help us celebrate National Hispanic Hertiage Month!

2010 Fall Semester Library Displays

September
Kansas Tornado
Tornadoes, with their sinister forms and terrific power, have always been a source of curiosity and linked to Kansas perhaps due to Dorothy’s terrifying experience in the 1939 motion picture Wizard of Oz.
This exhibit depicts the terrifying destruction and peculiarities caused by these awesome storms in Kansas through photos and illustrations.

October
Wheat People: Celebrating the Kansas Harvest
This exhibit looks at why harvest is so important. More than just economic survival for farmers, it is a part of our past and our tradition. From the golden age of threshing to computerized combines, harvest time holds memories for many Kansans.
Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest also explores how changes in technology have influenced Kansas farm families. From field equipment to how meals are prepared and served along with other aspects such as nature, storage, and after-harvest festivals are examined within the exhibit.

November
Combines and Small Towns of the Frontier
F.M. Steele outfitted a buggy with photographic equipment and headed out from Dodge City to photograph cowboys. Within 10 years, he had broadened the scope of his subject matter.
In this exhibit, Steele documents the changing landscape, cowboys, agriculture, construction, town life, buildings, and portraits of people.

Gladys the Riveter

“Gladys the Riveter” will kick off the 2010-2011 “Lunch in the Library” series at the Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Library on Monday, October 4.

Living historian Teresa Bachman gives her interpretation of the mythic “Rosie the Riveter,” basing it on the stories of her aunts, who worked at the Boeing airplane plant in Wichita during World War II, and on studies of the realities of factory work and the World War II home front in general.

Step back in time to Boeing’s 1945 wartime aircraft plant where Gladys Haines, with rivet gun in hand, is working on a B-29 airplane. Gladys interrupts her work to speak to a group of new hires (the audience). With the men having gone to war, the women have stepped into the defense plants to do the work. As home-front heroes, women made the difference between victory and defeat. Gladys helps us understand their challenges (large gloves, overly friendly supervisors, exhaustion, child care) and pleasures (great pay, after-work recreation, helping in the war effort) of doing “men’s work” in the 1940s.

The performance will take place in the Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Library at noon on Monday, October 4. Bring your own lunch and we’ll provide the drinks and cookies. For more information on the event please contact Matthew Pannkuk at 620-417-1161.

We have wi-fi

Just a reminder that the library does have wi-fi.

If you have a laptop with a wireless card, you're more than welcome to bring it with you when you come to library and use our wi-fi.

And if you don't have your own, you can use any one of our 16 computers.

So come down to the library and surf the world on the Internet!

In this week

Before we get to what's new this week, I wanted to let you know that we've added Game Informer and Golf Digest to our list of magazines.

Game Informer features previews and reviews of the latest video games.

Golf Digest features tips, profiles, news reviews and previews in the world of golf.


Here's a list of magazines that are in this week:

Science (Aug 27)
Library Journal (Sept 1)
Rolling Stone (Sept 16)
Time (Sept 13)
Purple Choice (Sept)
Office Pro (Aug/Sept)
Fortune (Sept 6)
PODER (Aug/Sept)
Game Informer (Sept)
the Artist’s magazine (Oct)
Good Housekeeping (Oct)
Motorcyclist (Oct)
The Surgical Technologist (Sept)
Bloomberg Businessweek (Sept 6)
Discover (Oct)
Lucky (Oct)
Us Weekly (Sept 13)
Sports Illustrated (Sept 6)
Golf Digest (Oct)
Backpacker (Oct)
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (Sept)
Kansas Farmer (Sept)
High Plains Journal (Sept 6)
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Sept 3)

Library closed for Labor Day

The library will be closed this Sunday and Monday for Labor Day. Enjoy your extended weekend!

New this week

Here's a list of new magazines this week at the library:

Bloomberg Businessweek
Educational Leadership
People
Time
Alternative Press
American Cowboy
Forbes
yes!
US Weekly
The Progressive Farmer
Smart Computing
The Chronicle of higher Education
High Plains Journal
Current History
The Instrumentalist
WWE Magazine
Bioscience
Bitch
Diverse
Game Developer
Newsweek