Bridget Madden

Books, Libraries, Literacy, Education, Communications, Organization

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Congressman John Lewis and Rev CT Vivian, Civil Rights Leaders - and MassBay Professor Virginius Thornton

As we remember Civil Rights leaders, Rep John Lewis & Rev C. T. Vivian, we can’t help but also remember MassBay Professor Virginius Thorton.

He, too, was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), like Lewis.

We were so fortunate he was part of our community.

Learn more at: 

https://massbay.libguides.com/national-library-week/virginius-thornton

Photos:

Congressman John Lewis and Rev C T Vivian, Civil Rights leader who both died this past Friday, July 17

MassBay Professor and Civil Rights leader Virginius Thornton doing a “smoke test” to help endure harassment during sit-ins of the 60s, and giving a talk in 2014

Prof Thornton, standing center row, far left with other members of SNCC, pose for photo with Rev Martin Luther King, Jr

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MassBay Libraries July Hours

The Library is available for REMOTE ASSISTANCE

Mon-Thu         8am-8pm

Fri                   8am-12pm 

n/a weekends in summer - all campus buildings remain closed

PS This little Mx Lemon drinking a lemonade, though it’s a bit cannibalistic, is too cute, in my opinion. 

If you have questions or need assistance, contact the library by phone, email, text, or chat

Phone: [phone]

Email: [email protected]

Text: 781-253-7377

Chat available on our homepage and LibGuides during assistance hours

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Juneteenth 2020

Today is #Juneteenth a day that commemorates the announcement in Texas, on June 19, 1865, proclaiming all people held as slaves were free.

This holiday has been celebrated in various iterations since its 1st anniversary. This year, it is receiving even more recognition because of the watershed moment in racial justice history, spurred by the murder of George Floyd. Let us hope that this moment endures as a movement to end racial injustice in the US.

You can learn more about Juneteenth at: http://ezproxymbc.helmlib.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/search/all?institutionId=1880&searchPhrase=juneteenth  

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Library Information for Summer 2020 - We are OPEN for REMOTE SERVICES!

The library is OPEN for REMOTE ASSISTANCE and for REMOTE ACCESS TO E-RESOURCES. We remain open remotely during the Summer Sessions!

If you need library help, you can speak with a librarian Monday through Thursday, 8am-8pm, and  Fridays 8am-4pm. We are closed on weekends.

You can contact us anytime

Email: [email protected]

Phone: [phone]

Text: 781-253-7377

Our e-resources are available 24/7. Use your library card number to access scholarly journals, newspaper and magazine articles, eBooks, videos, encyclopedia entries, etc.

Our helpful LibGuides (mini-websites on various topics) are available 24/7 as well. We have LibGuides on lots of specific academic topics, and for general library information and news.

See the Working Off-Campus Libguide for help with learning remotely, Library Research for your research needs, News and Events for the library newsletter and for e-resources on monthly themes, and find information on Library Card at the dedicated libguide.

Though we are working remotely, the library is here for you!

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May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

The MassBay Community College Library has a special LibGuide for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, including videos, websites, eBooks, other e-resources, and a poem by local poet, Christina Liu.

Thanks so much to my friend and fellow poet, Christina, for her poem, which made our remote celebration of AAPI Heritage Month special.

My Aunt Eiko was from Taiwan, and I thought of her a lot while I put this guide together. I think she would have liked all the graphics I made, and that I had a poet friend to help me make it extra special. You wouldn’t think someone named Bridget Madden would have a close relative from Taiwan, but that’s America for you. xoxoxo 

View the guide at: https://massbay.libguides.com/asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage

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Library Guide to Working Off-Campus

As you finish up the Spring Semester, remember that the MassBay Community College Library has PLENTY of resources for you while working off-campus. See our "Working Off-Campus" guide for more information:  

https://massbay.libguides.com/working_off-campus

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Hours for Spring Semester Remote Services - Effective Until Friday, May 15

The MassBay Community College Library is OPEN via remote assistance! Here are our hours for the rest of the Spring Semester, effective to Friday, May 15:

M-F 8am-8pm

Sat 8am-4pm

Librarians are available via phone, text, chat & email ([email protected])

https://massbay.edu/library/

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Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8, 2020  

Teacher Appreciation Week this year is May 4-8, 2020. From Early Childhood Educators, to college professors, and all in between, take time to celebrate the educators in your life. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, especially this year—with educators everywhere working so hard to adapt to the temporary measures we have to put in place—we thank all the educators. Learn more about our comprehensive Early Childhood Education library resources at our ECE LibGuide: https://massbay.libguides.com/ece

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Celebrate National Nursing Week May 6-12

National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. May 8 is National Student Nurses Day. Thank you to all our nurses, nursing students, healthcare workers, Health Science faculty and staff, and Health Science students for your dedication to public health. We appreciate you now, and always. Learn more about our comprehensive Nursing and Allied Health library resources at the following LibGuides: https://massbay.libguides.com/nursingah

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April & May Are Months for Celebration& Recognition  

April & May observances include #NationalLibraryWeek #NationalPoetryMonth #TeacherAppreciationWeek & #NursesAppreciationWeek. Our latest @MassBayCommCol Library Newsletter celebrates these dates & recognizes how meaningful they are, especially this year. https://massbay.libguides.com/newsletter/currentedition  

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National Library Week 2020

We have a new LibGuide (like a mini-website) in honor of #NationalLibraryWeek For #NLW2020 we took a look back through many years of #NLW observances at @MassBayCommCol We've done a lot throughout the years! Here's to many more years of celebrations!

http://massbay.libguides.com/national-library-week/2020

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Earth Day 2020

Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

If you search "Earth Day" at One Search!, our keyword search engine of all our library resources, on the MassBay Library homepage you’ll find thousands of library resources on this special day

https://massbay.edu/library/

Don’t forget your library card, or library card number, so you can access electronic resources while working off-campus.  

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National Library Workers Day 2020

Happy National Library Workers Day to all the MassBay Libraries staffers! #NLWD is a day to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Patrons, feel free to tell us how much you miss & love us--we miss & love you back! Stay tuned for more celebrations and observations during the rest of National Library Week 2020!

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Attention Early Childhood Education Students: Book-Your-Librarian

Early Childhood Education Students: we're here for you! Book-Your-Librarian today! Email: Karen Delorey: [email protected]

ALSO most of the *ECE Book List Titles* are available in the online course reserves:  https://massbay.libguides.com/working_off-campus/reserves

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Spring Special Edition Newsletter Emailed to MassBay Inboxes Today!

Our special edition newsletter was sent out via email to everyone at MassBay Community College today. We also have a new name! Instead of being called the MassBay Library Framingham Campus Newsletter, we are now the MassBay Libraries Newsletter. Now that we have remote services, the library newsletter covers news for both campuses.

Did you get a chance to read it? The feature piece is, "Seven Questions about Remote Library Services with Framingham Campus Library Coordinator, Karen Delorey." It was fun to interview my most excellent colleague, Karen, for this edition. If you’ve ever worked with her, you know how knowledgable and helpful she it!. Read the full newsletter at our NEW url: https://massbay.libguides.com/newsletter/currentedition

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Health Sciences Students: Book-Your-Librarian Today!

Attention all Health Sciences students: need help with your research? Your library is here for you! Email your Health Sciences Librarian to book an online research session.

Contact Karen Delorey at: [email protected]

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It’s Library Postcard Monday! Today we have a circa 1900 card of the Pittsfield Public Library in Maine! We love the dome on the library!

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Cheers to my old library from the mid-aughts, when I lived alone house-sitting and preparing my poetry portfolio for grad school. Memories!