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National Library Week at Leeward CC Library 2023

National Library Week 2023: There's More to the Story

 

April 23-29: Right to Read Display

Celebrate National Library Week with Leeward CC Library!

This year, National Library Week kicks off with Right to Read Day on Monday, April 24th. Libraries across the country saw record numbers of book challenges in 2022; most of these attempts to ban books occurred at school or public libraries. Librarians believe in an individual’s right to choose what they read, and we invite you to learn why the freedom to read is important from our American Library Association (ALA) President, Lessa Kanani‘opua Pelayo-Lozada.

Fun trivia: Lessa Kanani‘opua Pelayo-Lozada is the first ALA president of Hawaiian ancestry, and Leeward Library hosted her in November 2022 for the Hawai‘i Library Conference. 

We also encourage you to see There’s More to the Story at Leeward Library. In addition to books, you can borrow laptops, iPads, and charging devices. You can also talk with a librarian to get help with research, finding resources, or citing sources.

 

April 24 - May 12: Annual Library User Survey

2023 Annual Library Survey link: go.hawaii.edu/XFm
Let us know what we're doing well and what we could improve upon. Please fill out our survey at go.hawaii.edu/XFm. Survey begins Monday, April 24th, and will end Friday, May 12th.

 

April 26: Student Focus Group
Kapunawai Room, Learning Commons & Library
12PM

Link to LibCal event page for the Focus Group on Wednesday, April 26, 12pm

We're interested in hearing our students' thoughts & opinions about the library. Pizza, snacks, and beverages will provided by Leeward CC's Student Government. If you know of any student who would be interested in joining our discussion, please have them contact An Hollowell at ahollowe@hawaii.edu.

Spring 2023 Finals Countdown - Library Extended Hours, May 1-12, Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm.

Finals Countdown begins Monday, May 1st! The library will be offering extended hours Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm.

De-stressing activities + freebies will be offered by the Learning Commons & Library staff and study snacks will be provided by Student Government. For more information about activities and events, visit our Finals Countdown page at go.hawaii.edu/feE.

From now until May 1, Leeward CC faculty, staff and students are invited to explore Artstor's vast collection of more than 2 million high-quality images, hosted on the familiar JSTOR platform!

Artstor contains multidisciplinary images contributed by museums, libraries, photo archives, artists, and more, all cleared for use in non-commercial education and research.

To access Artstor, start at our A-Z Databases page and select Artstor from the list. If you are off campus, you may be prompted to enter your UH login first.

Screenshot of Youtube video on searching Artstor
Click on the image above for a brief video on searching Artstor.

If you would like to give feedback on Artstor, please fill out the survey

 


 

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Tutoring Services

Free Writing Tutoring and More at the Writing Center!
The Writing Center offers free writing tutoring for any Leeward CC class, as well as scholarship essays, college applications, resumes, and more! Tutoring is provided by our friendly Writing Consultants, who are fellow students with a passion for helping others. Since Friday is a holiday, we are only open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday (appointment only from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.). Visit our website at go.hawaii.edu/Gp8 to make an appointment, or stop by our physical location on the second floor of the library for a drop-in. In addition to tutoring sessions, the Writing Center offers Focused Workshops that cover sentence structure, grammar, and various college success skills. Click here to learn more, or email writers@hawaii.edu. We look forward to working with you soon!

The Leeward CC Creative Writing Club
Join the Creative Writing Club hosted by the Writing Center and unleash your creativity! The Creative Writing Club is open to all Leeward CC students, and anyone with an interest in writing is encouraged to participate regardless of experience or ability! New members are always welcome! The Creative Writing Club meets every first and third Thursday of the month. Meetings are held from 3-4 PM in the Writing Center. Feel free to join our next meeting this Thursday, 4/6! Alternatively, if you are unable to attend in-person, you have the option to join our sessions via Zoom through our hybrid meetings! Please see our creative writing club flyer, email us at writers@hawaii.edu, or give us a call at (808) 455-0409 for more information.

Join Us for This Week’s Success Connection Workshop: Protect Your Data and Future
You are invited to attend this week’s Success Connection Workshop (SCW): Protect Your Data and Future on Wednesday, April 5th at 12 PM presented by Petersen Gross via Zoom! Hackers and malware are our nemesis while online. They want to steal our information and access our online accounts. Come and learn how to protect your valuable information and protect your information online. Feel free to view our flyer or this semester’s SCW schedule for more information. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP at this link: https://go.hawaii.edu/kFV. We look forward to seeing you there!

Take Advantage of Free Tutoring at the Learning Resource Center!
Come by the Learning Resource Center (LRC) or make an appointment via Penji for tutoring in Japanese, ICS, Hawaiian Studies, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Biology, and Oceanography! The LRC tutors are helpful, friendly, and here to help you succeed. Please view the LRC’s Spring 2023 flyer for more information. Visit the LRC’s website to view tutor availability, browse online resources, and make an appointment via Penji. Please contact lrctutor@hawaii.edu or call (808) 455-0409 for assistance. Happy tutoring!

 


 

RFID'ing in the Library: UPDATE

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33,563 books have been RFID tagged as of Monday, April 3rd. Our project is a little over 75% completed! 

The Library is implementing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) theft detection system for materials. In September, library staff and librarians began the conversion process, which involves pulling books off the shelves and affixing RFID tags to each book. Each RFID tag is encoded with a book’s barcode number, format type, and the library’s unique OCLC code. Tagged books are then returned to the shelf. With over 45,000 individual books in our collection, we estimate that the conversion process will be completed in the late spring or summer of 2023. For more information about this project, please read our RFID Conversion Project blog post.

 


 

Student Involvement Fair

The Library & Tutoring Services will be at the Student Involvement Fair - Wednesday, April 5th, 10am - 1pm. Drop by to learn about our services!

 


 

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CLOSED Friday, April 7th

The Learning Commons & Library will be CLOSED Friday, April 7th, in observance of Good Friday. We hope you enjoy the holiday weekend!

 

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