tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157807882024-02-28T15:18:54.674-06:00SWOSU Libraries BlogSWOSU Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305880936239088540noreply@blogger.comBlogger701125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-66505358954470349732022-11-02T18:22:00.043-05:002022-11-02T18:42:08.578-05:00National Diabetes Month 2022Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It affects about 37 million Americans, including adults and youth. Diabetes can damage the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and heart, and is linked to some types of cancer. There are many things a person can do to prevent or manage the disease. For more information click here.
The Centers for Disease ControlPhilliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982273106290059339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-21439336800544154312022-04-27T16:32:00.001-05:002022-04-27T16:33:37.918-05:00Network Outage on Thursday, April 28, 12am-6am SWOSU ITS will be replacing fiber optic network equipment during the early morning on Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 12am-6am. During this time the library's website and our online databases will be unavailable.Jon Woltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036329372266010493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-13843471136453855122021-09-08T10:07:00.002-05:002021-09-08T10:07:29.001-05:00National Aviation History Month
November is recognized in the United States as National Aviation History
Month https://bit.ly/2irLSPj.
This period of celebration gives us the opportunity to remember the high
points of aviation history from all over the world. The Al Harris Library’s
book display shows a sample of our books on aviation history. These books
describe the achievements of men and women Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982273106290059339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-46173252296656035852021-03-04T14:54:00.001-06:002021-03-04T14:57:00.377-06:00Celebrate National Poetry Month! <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-66492542745270129742021-02-02T15:44:00.003-06:002021-02-03T18:02:06.606-06:00SWOSU Jazz Festival, February 11-12, 2021The 51st Annual Jazz Festival sponsored by the SWOSU Department of Music will be held virtually this year on February 11-12. The concerts featuring the Stockton Helbing Trio will be livestreamed from Crystal Clear Studios in Dallas. Stockton Helbing is
not only a drummer, but also a composer, arranger, producer, band leader,
educator, music director, author, and entrepreneur. He is currently an Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-73226185823771890752021-02-02T12:46:00.005-06:002021-02-03T18:29:44.695-06:00Black History Month 2021 - The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and DiversityEach year February 1 marks the start of Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration of the contributions African Americans have made to this country and a time to reflect on the continued struggle for racial justice.
Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," developed Black History Month. Woodson, whose parents were enslaved, was an author, historian and the second Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-62698647360716044292020-11-17T10:46:00.005-06:002020-11-19T14:52:12.269-06:00Get Ready to Cook! During the
holidays and the winter months, we like to pick up our favorite cookbooks and
browse the pages for our favorite and sometimes new recipes to try. Maybe this
year you can try recipes from other countries or other regions of the United
States and do your own home cooking! Come see our display of cookbooks at the Al
Harris Library and check one out! &Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-89862577769110115952020-11-12T16:11:00.005-06:002020-11-20T17:38:15.238-06:00National Book Awards 2020Sponsored by the National Book Foundation, the National Book Award winners are selected in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature.
This annual award began in 1950 when a consortium of book publishing
groups sponsored the 1st annual National Book Awards Ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The goal Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-10055200446365090582020-01-24T11:07:00.000-06:002020-01-24T11:07:54.802-06:0092nd Annual Academy Awards <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Sponsored by the National Book Foundation, the National Book Award winners are selected in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature.
This annual award began in 1950 when a consortium of book publishing
groups sponsored the 1st annual National Book Awards Ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The goalLinda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-52628799705961988772019-10-16T01:57:00.000-05:002019-10-16T01:57:06.107-05:00Network maintenance on Thursday and Friday of Fall Break '19The library's website and online databases may be unavailable on Thursday, Oct. 17th and Friday, Oct. 18th. From SWOSU ITS Director Karen Klein:
This Thursday and Friday, while the campus is closed for Fall Break, ITS will be performing maintenance to our network system. Work will be performed over the two-day period throughout both days. There will be service disruptions which will affectJon Woltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036329372266010493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-89425498563538990952019-09-19T10:25:00.001-05:002019-09-19T10:25:30.958-05:00Honey Bees <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Audiobooks contain all of the content of the original book (unabridged). Sometimes the performance of the Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982273106290059339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-53057412088092511132019-07-16T09:45:00.000-05:002019-07-16T15:43:09.807-05:00Apollo 11: The 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, July 20th, 1969
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong,
Michael Collins, and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin.
Photograph, 1969. Granger, NYC / The Granger Collection
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The constantly changing weather, a favorite topic of daily personal discussions, has since ancient times been very important to our lives. Weather forecasts assist us in making decisions
about when we travel, how we dress, and how to be prepared for changes, such as
winter weather, poor road conditions, flooding, or tornadoes. Weather forecasts are very important to farmers, sinceLinda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-91396817131808836672018-12-14T17:38:00.000-06:002018-12-14T17:38:06.423-06:00Can You Hear Me Now?
Three generations of Mars rovers: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
A three-month tour has stretched to 15 years for the hardy Martian rover Opportunity. January 25, 2019, will be the 15th anniversary of the NASA rover Opportunity’s arrival on Mars, but the rover is on an extended quiet leave, thanks to a “global dust storm.” that has blocked Opportunity’s transmission since Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982273106290059339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-75062973772608400472018-12-05T13:39:00.002-06:002018-12-05T13:47:09.893-06:00World War I and Veterans' Day
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Come and check out the 2018 National Book Award finalists and winners display at the Al Harris Library! The 2018 winners were announced on November 14 at an awards ceremony in New York City. The winners by category are Fiction: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez; Nonfiction: The New Negro: the Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart; Poetry: Indecency by Justin Phillip Reed; Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-82177212484127051182018-10-31T18:52:00.000-05:002018-10-31T18:52:19.551-05:00November is National Aviation History Month
Image: Charles
Lindbergh, Portrait phot, 1927.
Britannia Image Quest.
In addition to the other events that we recognize, November is also known as National Aviation History Month.
According to the Government Book Talk website:
“National Aviation History Month is dedicated to exploring, recognizing and celebrating America’s great Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982273106290059339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-13449522331398885152018-09-12T15:58:00.002-05:002018-09-12T16:05:35.079-05:00Banned Books Week 2018Many libraries, including the SWOSU Libraries, will celebrate the 2018 Banned Books Week and the freedom to read during the week of September 23-29. Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States. Hundreds of books are challenged or Linda Pyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112416210914659222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15780788.post-8940961677358834272018-06-29T12:32:00.001-05:002018-06-29T12:32:46.108-05:00Travel One Book at a Time!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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