Bookmark @ the Library

Miami Book Fair International

2010-09-29T14:15:00.008-04:00

Start planning now to travel to the Miami Book Fair International November 14th to 21st. It is one of the best "nearly free" events in South Florida. Check out the authors who will be there this year. Anyone want to carpool???

National Book Festival

2010-09-29T10:56:00.007-04:00

The 10th annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, was held on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama were honorary chairs for the event. Follow the link to view author presentations and find some exciting new books to read!!!

Read Together Palm Beach County

2010-03-03T09:38:00.004-05:00

2010 Read Together book announced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Copies of The Book Thief will be widely available in bookstores and libraries throughout the county. Read Together Palm Beach County runs from March 26 to April 30th.
Guide for Readers, Educators, and Book Discussion Leaders (pdf)
Click here to read the review
Read the announcement on pbpulse.com
Look for Palm Beach State College calendar soon.

Frescoes by Stephen Gibson

2010-02-24T16:52:00.004-05:00

Poetry Month is celebrated in April and I am already celebrating because Professor Stephen Gibson's Frescoes is scheduled for release in April 2010. Carolyne Wright, Final Judge, The Idaho Prize for Poetry 2009 says "Stephen Gibson has created a sequence of poems with the same sweep and dimension as the art that inspired them". To order directly from Lost Horse Press, go to: http://www.losthorsepress.org/
or e-mail: losthorsepress@mindspring.com.

Banned Book Week @ the Library

2009-08-26T09:37:00.004-04:00

Books Banned and Challenged 2008-2009

Uber Cool Books

2009-06-29T08:21:00.016-04:00

The Reading Lab just published a new uber cool list of reading selections "Books for Brain Power". The titles were selected for their excellent vocabulary and word usage. Lyam Christopher, SLC Learning Specialist says "we believe they offer a natural, fun, and challenging way to increase college-level vocabulary". Check out the Uber-Cool Booklist for summer or fall reading AND ask a librarian to help you find the book.
Uber-Cool Booklist

Pennies For Peace

2009-04-09T19:06:00.042-04:00

Pennies for Peace is a service-learning program of Central Asia Institute. To date, the Central Asia Institute has helped to build nearly 100 schools in norther Pakistan and Afghanistan.

At PBCC, there are PFP containers at all SLC Labs, Library Reference and Circulation desks, Media Center, Bookstore, Cafeteria and Student Activity Center. We will collect pennies until Friday, April 24th.
Join us in the Library Gallery (2nd Floor) on Wednesday, April 29th when we will announce the total amount of money collected for Pennies for Peace. We will send the check to: http://www.penniesforpeace.org/

Pennies for Peace is part of the ONE CAMPUS ONE READ book reading of Three Cups of Tea.

National Library Week

2009-03-19T16:06:00.005-04:00

Visit the Library during the week of April 12-18th for National Library Week. Stay-tuned for more activities and updates.

April 13 ? 17 ** Forgiveness @ Your Library (3rd floor) April 13 ? 14 ** FACC / LLRC Book Sale (TC Courtyard) April 13 ** Inauguration of the Sunshine Library Card (3rd floor) April 14 ** Book Discussion: Three Cups of Tea (2nd floor) April 15 ** Book Discussion: Eat That Frog (2nd floor) April 16 ** Book Discussion: Three Cups of Tea (2nd floor)

Black History Month

2009-02-05T13:28:00.019-05:00

Learn about the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the Association established Black History Month.

Helpmate

2008-12-05T13:52:00.001-05:00

National Book Award Winners

2008-11-19T13:07:00.005-05:00

Listen to the 2008 National Book Award winners for fiction, nonfiction, youth and poetry. Hear fiction award winner Peter Mathiessen read from Shadow Country: E.J. Watson was a real-life bloodthirsty cane farmer who terrorized southeastern Florida around the turn of the 20th century. Read an excerpt from Shadow Country.

Hispanic Heritage Month

2008-09-15T11:18:00.023-04:00

In celebration of Hispanic heritage, read a poem by one of the world's great twentieth century poets, Pablo Neruda. Neruda was born in Chile and died in Spain; his love poems are some of the most beautiful of all time.
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/279

Faculty Corner

2008-08-26T14:18:00.026-04:00

Welcome back all book lovers! We have a super poet in our midst! You may have taken a class with Professor Stephen Gibson or read his first collection of poetry Rorschach's Art. Steve's newest work Masaccio's Expulsion was just published in July by MARGIE/IntuiT House. The library has copies and a public reading will take place at Stage West on October 30th from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on the Lake Worth Campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Professor Gibson will have books to sign or to order:
http://www.margiereview.com/

Pulitzer Prize Awards

2008-05-06T09:03:00.014-04:00

In case you haven't heard the news--Junot DÃaz won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao". The novel took 11 years to complete and tells the story of a Dominican immigrant and his family. Read a chapter and tell us what you think:

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2000/12/25/2000_12_25_098_TNY_LIBRY_000022398

Available at the library for summer reading: PS3554.I259 B75 2007 (Warning: May contain objectionable language).

Other winners: two poets shared the Pulitzer: Robert Hass for "Time and Materials " and Philip Schultz for "Failure". Playwright Tracy Letts won the drama Pulitzer for "August: Osage County". Orders will be arriving for your summer enjoyment.

Wishing you a great summer!

National Poetry Month

2008-04-09T16:14:00.014-04:00

Celebrate the first national Poem In Your Pocket Day!
The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends on April 17.
Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores.

Along with your library, bookstore, or shelf at home, you can find the perfect poem for your pocket by browsing Poets.org, or by signing up to receive a poem from new spring poetry titles each day during April.

Download pocket-sized Poem PDFs to print and share.

Check out new poetry books arrivals at your campus library.

Women's History Month

2008-03-11T16:38:00.003-04:00

Book Selections

Many new books on women in history are arriving daily.

Check out some of the books selections.

Black History Month

2008-02-08T13:44:00.000-05:00

Library Book Features: African American Writers

African American Literature 1930s to 1950s

African American Literature Book Club

Nikki Giovanni

2008-01-06T14:59:00.000-05:00

Nikki Giovanni, poet and distinguished professor, will be the featured keynote speaker on Thursday, January 17, 2008 in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, Lake Worth for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Breakfast.

This is one poet you DO NOT want to miss! (Even at 8:00 am).
Check out her website and books available in the library:
http://nikki-giovanni.com/

Repeat, repeat, repeat...this is an opportunity you do not want to miss. . . Q & A at 9:45 a.m. at the Duncan.

Nikki Giovanni's Books @ the Library

2008-01-04T14:08:00.000-05:00

The collected poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998
PS3557.I55 A6 2007
Acolytes
PS3557.I55 A63 2007
The prosaic soul of Nikki Giovanni
PS3557.I55 A6 2003
Blues: for all the changes: new poems
PS3557.I55 B68 1999
Love poems
PS 3557.I55 L68 1997
Ego-tripping and other poems for young people
PS3557.I55 E4 1993

Read Together Palm Beach County

2008-01-03T13:52:00.000-05:00

Caste your vote for one of the five book finalists for the 2008 Read Together Palm Beach County. Votes will be counted through January 31st, 2008. Selections are:

The Glass Castle
Rocket Boys
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Three Cups of Tea
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Go to link below to learn more about the books and caste your vote:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/info/content/info/readtogether/index.html

Current Favorites (December)

2007-12-05T16:20:00.000-05:00

"Alice Longworth has long claimed fame as one of the most colorful of the Roosevelts, but the author has minded new documents to show a politically involved woman, more consequential in the capital than we ever new."--Jacket

2007-12-05T16:19:00.000-05:00

"How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Walter Isaacson's biography shows how Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane."--Review

2007-12-05T16:05:00.000-05:00

"Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, shares the story of his life...the extraordinary amount of history he has experienced and shaped."--Revew

Top Ten Library Picks (December)

2007-12-04T13:16:00.000-05:00

This month our blog features top choices in biography--perfect for holiday reading!

To Read or Not to Read?

2007-12-03T11:53:00.000-05:00

The conclusions from the National Endowment for the Arts report released in November are dismal. According to the report, To Read or Not to Read, "Americans aren't just reading fewer books, but are reading less and less of everything, in any medium". (Like 12 minutes a day?)

How important is reading? The numbers show that good readers make better citizens. Defy the numbers and raise the national average. Check out some of the "free" material at the library.
How imporant is reading in your life? Register your vote in this month's blog survey.
Link to the report

Current Features [November]

2007-11-05T08:53:00.000-05:00

"The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship, betrayal, and the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, the power of fathers over sons- their love, their sacrifices... Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul."--BOOK JACKET.

2007-11-05T08:51:00.000-05:00

"Mirage reveals how the eastern half of the nation has squandered so much of its abundant freshwater that it now faces shortages and conflicts once unique to the arid West ..."--BOOK JACKET.

2007-11-05T08:14:00.000-05:00

"In The Lucifer Effect, social psychologist Philip Zimbardo explains how - and the myriad reasons why - we are all susceptible to the lure of "the dark side." Drawing on examples from history as well as his own research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in concert to make monsters out of decent men and women."--BOOK JACKET.

Top Ten Library Picks [November]

2007-11-05T08:12:00.000-05:00

Each month library bloggers will present a top 10 list of new library book arrivals. Check out this months' picks, let us know what you think in the comment section, and stop in to take one or more home.

Book Clubs

2007-11-02T15:10:00.000-04:00

Did you know that a book club is a great way to make new friends? People who like to talk about books and ideas can connect via an online book club or find a convenient location to start their own club.

To find a local book club, online book club, or resources for starting your own club:

Local Book Clubs:

Online Book Clubs:

Starting Your Own Club:

Find out what Oprah's Book Club is reading:
http://www.oprah.com/books/books_landing.jhtml

Check the library catalog www.pbcc.edu/library for the title. It's easy!

If the book is not in the library collection, use the request form (see link on the column) to suggest a purchase. We'll do our best to honor your request and notify you when the item arrives!

Editor's Notes

2007-11-01T14:29:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Bookmark @ the Library blog! Visitors had a preview at PBCC Professional Day and Tech Fair on October 16th. Bookmark features new books at the Lake Worth Campus, reviews, guest columns, book clubs, websites and more.

We invite you to become a frequent visitor and commentator. In other words, we want to hear what you are reading and thinking! Visit our Reader's Corner and join the conversation.

Reader's Corner

2007-10-27T13:03:00.000-04:00

Readers Corner is an ongoing conversation.

Share your favorite book with us...or what
you are reading.

Use comments link below.

CURRENT FEATURES [October]

2007-10-02T13:12:00.000-04:00

Read what the Washington Post says about this new writer...find out how Zoology became a library favorite and current feature! Find this book with a link to our catalog.

"Zoology is the story of Henry Elinsky, a college flunk-out who takes a job at the Central Park Zoo and discovers that becoming an adult takes a lot more than just a weekly paycheck."--BOOK JACKET.

Click here to link this book to our catalog

2007-10-02T12:59:00.000-04:00

How safe is our drinking water?

A leading researcher in the field of drinking water and health, "Morris approaches water systems like an engineer, disease outbreaks like an epidemiologist, and the people and events behind waterborne disasters like an investigative reporter."--BOOK JACKET.

Click here to link this book to our catalog

2007-10-02T12:43:00.000-04:00

"The hardwiring of our brains has predisposed us to derive a sense of self through our interactions with others; in isolation, a child's growth is stunted, and those qualities we deem most distinctly human - language and empathy - fail to develop. There is no such thing as the noble savage; we are a crowd of one."--BOOK JACKET.

Top 10 Library Picks [October]

2007-10-01T14:37:00.000-04:00

Banned Books Week is Sept. 29-Oct.6

2007-09-26T16:03:00.000-04:00

Find out what books have been challenged or banned:
Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2006
The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990 - 2000
Explore Banned Books with Google