Author: Jawahir Javaid

Read Latin American folklore and fairy tales for National Hispanic Heritage Month. You will find a variety, some just recently acquired, in our library collection. The following anthologies and picture book adaptations have stories that span from the Rio Grande Valley to Colombia and Bolivia. The Bear and His Sons: Masculinity in Spanish and Mexican… Continue reading Latin American Folktales

We have added dozens of new eBooks and eAudiobooks to our collection this past month. The electronic books can be easily accessed via Web browser. You will be asked to enter your MVCC login information for off-campus access, and access is limited to one user per book, multiple users can’t access the same book at… Continue reading New EBSCO eBooks

Gain insight into different experiences by exploring the graphic memoir genre. These autobiographical comics allow authors to bring their experiences to life with simple, engaging text and vivid illustrations. Here is a list of a few of the graphic memoirs in our collection to get you started: Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir by Stan… Continue reading Graphic Memoirs

Students in nursing and other healthcare related fields, be on the lookout as we update our collection of materials with newer editions and titles. The library has purchased new books in the medical sciences on an array of topics, from specific aspects of nursing like surgical nursing and critical care to broader topics pertaining to… Continue reading New Additions to the Nursing Collection

And to help you think green, here is a list of materials addressing different aspects of environmental sustainability, ranging in scope from the larger problems to offering practical solutions. Problems facing our environment today: Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot is a collection of photo essays edited by Tom Butler that draw attention to the perils of overpopulation and over… Continue reading April is Earth Month

And a great time to pause and critically think about the portrayal of women in American culture. The following books deconstruct images of women in different media, including literature, comics, Internet, and television. The works not only address stereotypes, but also celebrate the emergence of women’s voices in areas where they were previously marginalized. Qualifying… Continue reading March is Women’s History Month…