Starting on November 20, in Qatar, and ending on December 18 with the final playoff, soccer fans will have almost a month’s worth of games in various venues or cities. Of course, not all games will be worthy of attention!
And, yes, the United States is playing.
Here is more information from ESPN for you to find your favorite team or teams.
Enjoy.
The Library Pumpkin Contest, after a two-year hiatus, is returning! This contest unveils a lot of creativity on campus but its main idea is to be a fund-raiser for the scholarships that the library gives to some of its student workers.
But first a few words about the humble pumpkin…
This squash is a fruit – It can be eaten raw – It takes about 90-120 days to grow a pumpkin
Illinois is one of the major growers of the crop. According to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, 95% of the U.S. crop intended for processing is grown in Illinois. Other states that grow pumpkins are Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California. (from Google)
Pumpkin : the curious history of an American icon By Cindy Ott University of Washington Press, 2012, First edition. Located in the General Collection, SB347 .088 2012 Click here for the link to the catalog
How interested are you in keeping taxes down? How interested are you in your/our environment?
The State of Illinois spent 6.1 million dollars on litter cleanup in 2020. Remember that this was also during the time of the Covid lockdown. While one person may not seem to make a dent in the costs of cleanup, so many of us could definitely do so.
Here are some Illinois photos that show the thoughtlessness of Illinoisians. Please note the credited organizations or news media.
This is the year that Leonidas C. Dyer, a Congressman and a Republican, who served eleven terms (1911-1933) in the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, proposed the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill after the 1917 Riots in East St. Louis. Although the House voted for the bill, it was not passed into law by the Senate. Thus, begins the long journey that culminated in the Emmitt Till Antilynching Act that is now law. President Biden signed the legislation into law on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
From the BAIC (Black Americans in Congress) website you can trace the long history of lynchings. Click here.
The Chicago and Summit Connections
Here are two other possible individuals who had an impact on lynching, this heinous American mob action.
Ida B. Wells, a journalist, educator, and civil rights proponent, relocated from Memphis, Tennessee, to Chicago after her office was destroyed. The MVCC library owns Selected works of Ida B. Wells-Barnett / compiled with an introduction by Trudier Harris. Click here for the information and the call number to find it on the shelf in our circulating collection on the lower level.
And, of course, Emmett Till spent some time as a child in Summit, Illinois, before his mother moved to Chicago. The village has placed a marker at the home, 7526 W. 64th Street. Emmett lost his life in 1955 in Mississippi. Click here to get to the items available at the MVCC library on Emmett Till.
The month-long fast of Ramadan, which Muslims observe, is based on a lunar calendar. It tends to cover the entire calendar ultimately. This year, however, Ramadan begins on April 2. By this time, Christians have had Lent for a month and are preparing for Easter on April 17 (or April 24 for Orthodox Christians). Meanwhile, Jews begin the celebration of Passover on Friday, April 15 and conclude on Saturday, April 3.
All of these commemorations represent very important events in each religion. While it is not easy to give a summary in this blog, we can get more depth and information not only off the web but also from the selections of materials that the MVCC Library has.
Try this ebook for the foundational faith of Judaism. Both Christians and Muslims draw from God’s first revelation of Himself to the ancient Hebrews: https://library.morainevalley.edu/search?/djudaism+history/djudaism+history/1%2C18%2C39%2CB/frameset&FF=djudaism+history&8%2C%2C8/indexsort=-
For a history of Christianity, here is a suggested ebook text: https://library.morainevalley.edu/search?/dChurch+history/dchurch+history/1,119,333,B/frameset&FF=dchurch+history&23,,30?save=b380310
Finally, find this book on Islam in our circulating collection on the lower level of the library: https://encore.morainevalley.edu/iii/encore/record/C__Rb715819__SIslam%20%20%20%20History__P0%2C2__Orightresult__X3?lang=eng&suite=cobalt
For a few years now, Moraine Valley Community College has offered a four-week session of select courses between the fall and spring semesters, roughly from mid-December to mid-January. These offerings, now at 36, are totally online and can help you get ahead on your goal of obtaining a certificate or degree.
Take a look at some of the courses:
Bio 101 – Survey of Biology
Can 100 – Cannabis Introduction
Cis 115 – Microsoft Office
Com 101, 103 and 201 – Composition, Speech and Technical Writing, respectively
Nat 111 – Environmental Science
Soc 101 – General Sociology
Spa 205 – Conversational Spanish THE 107 – Film Appreciation
Get all of the information as well as the complete list of classes at https://www.morainevalley.edu/winter-session/
Celebrate October
Here are a few celebrations observed during the month of October from the 1st to the 20th, some fun and some quite serious, thought provoking, important, or somber.
1 Chinese National Day, National Fire Pup Day, National Homemade Cookies Day
2 International Day of Non-Violence Day, Mahatma Ghandi Day, National Name Your Car Day
3 National Kevin Day
4 National Taco Day, National Vodka Day
5 Pchum Ben (Cambodian Buddhist Feast), World Teacher’s Day
6 World Cerebral Palsy Day
8 National Pierogi Day
10 World Mental Health Day, National Hug a Drummer Day
11 National Kimberly Day
12 National Savings Day
13 Metastatic Cancer Awareness Day, National No-Bra Day,
National Stop Bullying Day
15 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, National Mammography Day,
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
16 Dictionary Day, Sweetest Day, National Boss’s Day
17 National Clean Your Virtual Desk Top Day, National Pay Back a Friend Day, National Pasta Day
18 National No-beard Day
19 Milad an-Nabi (Mawlid) (Honoring the birth of the Prophet Muhammad)
20 National Day on Writing
Look at the entire list here: https://nationaltoday.com/october-holidays/
Do you know when the news is altered, or old clips are used for current news and misinformation is given as fact? While it may be a challenge for us to research every thing we see or hear on the news, one news service provides some help. Go to Reuters.com and scroll down the page to Reuters Fact Check.
Even Google’s webpage today has a message acknowledging that today, the fourth Tuesday of September, is National Voter Registration Day.
Have YOU registered to VOTE for the upcoming election for President in November? If not, get the details here at the Illinois Board of Elections or the Cook County Clerk. Also, there is time to get a mail-in ballot and the Cook County Clerk has details on the website.
If YOU do not VOTE, then you have made a decision! So, be a good citizen and make the decision to participate in our democracy by VOTING. Can our country count on YOU?
On campus classes – mostly virtual, that is – begin today. Librarians are on duty to help you be the successful student that you want to be. Just click on the Ask a Librarian link on the blue menu bar at the top of the page to see the ways you may contact the library. Also, look at Library Hours on that same menu for hours of available library/librarian access.
