February 22-27, 2010 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada.
Did you know that Harry Potter, The Golden Compass, The Handmaid’s Tale, To Kill a Mockingbird, Maxim for Men, Of Mice and Men, The Bible, Huckleberry Finn, Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye are all titles which appear on the list of challenged books and magazines in Canada?
This selective list provides information on more than 100 books and magazines that have been challenged in the past decades. Each challenge sought to limit public access to the books in schools, libraries, or bookstores. Some challenges were upheld; others were rejected.
Freedom to Read Week provides an opportunity for Canadians to focus on issues of intellectual freedom as they affect your community, your province, our country, and countries around the world.
All poster images are provided from:
Freedom to Read. “Freedom to Read Poster Gallery”. Image from Freedom to Read Poster Gallery. http://www.freedomtoread.ca/default.asp ( 25 Febraury, 2010).
NC Libraries: Freedom to Read Week runs from February 21st to 27th
Freedom to Read Week
I really had a lot dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot. –Bill Gates
Celebrate your freedom to read! Freedom to Read Week runs from February 21st to 27th. Take time to browse the displays of books at the NOTL & Welland Campus Libraries. They represent a few of the books that have been challenged by groups of people that wish to limit public access to these titles. Don’t be surprised if you see some classic favorites there!
Current Olympic Medal Standings: Feb 22, 2010
Medal Leaders as of February 20, 2010 09:00:00 AM
Another reminder that for the duration of the week (Feb. 22 thru 28th) that the Niagara College Libraries Olympic Lounges continues. Take a moment in your busy week to stop by and enjoy the comfy seating and watch your favorite sport, check the latest score or cheer on your favorite team.
Final Day to Enter NC Libraries Olympic Medal Prediction Contest
Medal Leaders as of February 19, 2010 10:00:00 AM
Today is the final day to fill out ballots for the Niagara College Libraries Olympic Medal Prediction Contest.
Contest Rules: Name the top 5 countries with most medals in order.
Contest closes Feb 19th and winners will be announced at the end of the games (Feb 28th).
Contest: Predict the Top Medal Winning Countries
- Medal Leaders as of February 17, 2010 3:00:00 PM
How are your Olympic Medal predictions going?
Be sure to stop by the Olympic Lounges in the Niagara College Libraries and fill out a ballot for your chance to win an “Olympic Prize”.
Contest Rules: Name the top 5 countries with most medals in order.
Contest closes Feb 19th and winners will be announced at the end of the games (Feb 28th).
Good Luck!!
The Library is the place to be during the Olympic Games!
Top Ten Medal Leading Countries (current as of Feb 16, 2010)
With the Olympics well underway be sure to drop by during regular library hours, from Feb. 12 thru 28th to stay abreast of all the Olympic action!
Visit the NC Libraries Olympic Lounges, curl up on our comfy seating and watch your favorite sport, check the latest score or cheer on your favorite team. Enjoy the book displays, decorations, “predict the winners” contest and more! The Library is the place to be during the Olympic Games.
NOTL Olympic Lounge
WC Olympic Lounge Viewing Station
The comfy couches of the WC Olympic Lounge.
Supplementary Resources : del.iciou.us Bookmarks
NC Delicious Bookmarksis a social bookmarking website, which means it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser.
Examples of Books OurOntario.ca Government Documents Collection: Access over 24,000 government documents from the collection of the Ontario Legislative Library, with new documents being added quarterly. You can find documents by typing in your search words in the search box, or by browsing lists of titles, a list of the ministry/agency, authors, subjects, or years.
The Alzheimer Society was founded over 30 years ago to help people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The Society consists of a national office, 10 provincial organizations and more than 140 local groups across the country.
Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone or other device. Most releases are in English, but there are also significant numbers in many other languages. Currently, the non-English languages most represented are: French, German, Finnish, Dutch, Chinese, and Portuguese.
ibiblio is a “collection of collections,” and hosts a diverse range of publicly available information and open source software, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 to provide information and resources on eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation.
Olympics in the Library Feb 12-28
Olympics in the Library Feb 12-28
They’re finally here! The Olympic Games begin Friday February 12th.
Drop by during regular libary hours, from Feb. 12 to 28. Visit the Olympic Lounge, curl up on our comfy seating and watch your favorite sport, check the latest score or cheer on your favorite team. Book displays, decorations, “predict the winners” contest and more!
The Library is the place to be during the Olympic Games.
NEW CANADIAN NURSING JOURNAL : CJNR
*****The CJNR can be found on the “Search By Database” page on the NC Libraries webpage.*****
The CJNR is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal published by the McGill University School of Nursing. Approaching its 40th year of publication with world-wide circulation, the CJNR‘s primary mandate is to publish original nursing research that develops basic knowledge for the discipline and examines the application of the knowledge in practice. Research related to education and history is also welcomed, as are methodological, theoretical, and review papers that advance nursing science.
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