This session is scheduled for Monday, February 15th from 2-3:30pm in the Library.

You do not have to belong to the C.O.D. Library to participate in this workshop.

Exhibits for February, 2010
Main exhibit case and library lobby:

“The Chicago Freedom Movement, 1965-1966″
A Photographic Exhibit

After the march from Selma to Montgomery and passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the civil rights movement did not die; only its focus and objectives changed. National leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Al Raby, Ralph Abernathy, Bill Berry and others, turned their attention to ghettos, poverty, racial segregation, hunger and all of the other challenges plaguing Northern cities such as Chicago.

In Chicago in 1965 and 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders focused the civil rights movement on open housing. Thousands of people participated in the marches and rallies in Soldier Field, Marquette Park, Grant Park and in front of Chicago City Hall. These demonstrations are now known as the Chicago Freedom Movement.

This was the first large scale fair housing campaign in the country and the most ambitious civil rights campaign in the North. It placed the issue of equal opportunity in housing not just before the people of Chicago, but also before the Nation.

Bernard Kleina’s rarely seen color photographs document the 1965-1966 Freedom Movement’s peaceful demonstrations’ call for open housing. The exhibit celebrates the efforts of Dr. King and other civil rights leaders and includes images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Coretta Scott-King; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; former UN Ambassador, Andrew Young; comedian activist, Dick Gregory; gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson; and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, as well as thousands of peaceful demonstrators involved in these historic rallies and marches. The photographs also capture many of those who attempted to disrupt these peaceful marches.

For more information on this Chicago Freedom Movement exhibit, contact HOPE Fair Housing Center at 630-690-6500 or kleinapro@aol.com.

This exhibit is sponsored by the College of DuPage African Studies Committee. For more information about the exhibit contact Cynthia Johnson in Community Development at 630-942-3872.

Upstairs display cubes:
Ceramics by College of DuPage ceramics students

For more information about exhibiting your work in the library, see the Library Exhibit Policy or contact Rebecca Cremin, Library Coordinator, at (630) 942-2978.

Learn how to plan your internship and find employers who might guide you through the experience by attending an Internship Information Session in Library Room 3017 (upper level) or other rooms specified.

Seminars will take place Tuesdays February 2 and 9 (Room 2638 for both) 16, March 2, 9, 16, 23, April 13, 20, 27, May 4 and 11 (all in Room 3017), from 5 to 6 pm; Wednesdays February 3 (Room 3017), 10, and 24 (Room 2650 for both), March 3, 10, 17, 24, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, and 12 (all in Room 3017) from 1 to 2 pm; and Fridays January 29 (Room 3017), February 12 (Room 3017), 19 (Room 2650), March 5 (Room 2638), 12, 19, 26, April 9, 23, 30, May 7 and 14 (all in Room 3017) from 10-11 am.

Registration is by appointment only. If you have questions or to register for a session, please contact Jean Spahr, Manager of the Cooperative Education & Internship Program at (630) 942-2657.

Are you new to the College of DuPage Library?  Looking to sharpen your research skills?  Want an introduction to great technology tools in the Library and online?  S.O.S. Workshops are just what you need!

We offer three workshop series:

Research: An introduction to locating and using Library and Internet resources. Research workshops are perfect for anyone who has ever spent too many hours searching for information, students looking to sharpen their research skills or anyone new to the College of DuPage Library.

Technology: Short, single-offering sessions to familiarize you with a variety of online tools, applications and services. Explore new resources that you can use to enhance projects for school, work and life. Familiarity with computers and the Internet is required for these workshops.

Life: Workshops designed to provide you with skills and information you can use in school, work and beyond. Learn how you can use the Library to set yourself up for success.

All of these workshops are hands-on, free, non-credit, and open to everyone. The purpose of these workshops is to encourage and teach all members of the College of DuPage community to master the skills necessary to conduct research, explore resources and become independent lifelong learners.

If you can’t wait for a workshop to get help, stop by or call the Reference Desk, (630) 942-3364 or Ask A Librarian online.

photo credit: miuenski

The Library’s Winter Break hours will begin on Saturday, December 19. Between Dec. 19, 2009 and the beginning of the Spring Semester on January 14, 2010, the Library will have a number of closings and reduced hours days. Use the following list as your guide, and as always, see the Library Hours and Closings page for a full listing of the Library’s hours and closings.

Library Winter Break Hours:

• Saturday, Dec. 19 & Sunday, Dec. 20: Closed
• Monday, Dec. 21 through Wednesday, Dec. 23: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, January 3: Closed
• Monday, Jan. 4 through Friday, Jan. 8: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 9 & Sunday, Jan. 10: Closed
• Monday, Jan. 11 through Wednesday, Jan. 13: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 14: Regular hours resume

photo credit: drinksmachine

Over Winter Break, the College’s IT department will be upgrading the servers that host parts of the Library website. For this reason, their might be brief periods that parts of the Library website will be unavailable between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2. Any possible outages will be fairly brief (1 hour at the most) and they should take place in the early morning. These outages should not affect the Library catalog.

If the Library homepage is unavailable, you can still access many of the Library’s online resources using this web address: http://services.codlibrary.org/

The Library’s interlibrary loan service will not be available from December 14, 2009 through January Jan 13, 2010. However, patrons may still place requests although any requests placed after December 13, 2009 will not be processed until January 14, 2010.

Please contact the Library’s Interlibrary Loan Office at (630) 942-2166 with any questions.

Access Lynda.com with your current library card at:
http://0-iplogin.lynda.com.lrc.cod.edu

The Library wants to know if you like Lynda, so please send us a note using the Library’s comment form.

Library response: Look for additional “Quick Station” signs on the Library’s upper level in the near future.  We are designating 4 stations as “Quick Stations” and will label them very well.  We can’t program the computers to access only the library catalog (except in a very primitive text mode), but we can label the computers as Quick Station for catalog lookup.

Library Response: Actually, we do allow it and we do limit it.  People are asked to be brief and courteous in using cellphones.  The computer this area is part of the “Collaborative Zone” that allows the following use of cellphones:

• Converse in normal tones
• Short cell phone conversations permitted
• Phone set to “vibrate” or “manners” mode

People using cellphones need to keep it brief, and at a moderate level (not loud).  If those near you are talking on the phone an extended length of time, it should be noticed and seen to by a Reference staff member, but in case they don’t notice, feel free to call it to their attention.

See more information about our 3 types of zones at our Connect With the Library webpage:  http://www.cod.edu/library/about/zones.html