Covid-19 and the Library Update The library has shortened its hours for the time being: Mon-Fri 8:00-6:00 and Weekends 1:00-5:00. However, library staff will be working remotely, answering chats and emails, most of the other hours that the library is normally open. Nearly all of our resources are available online. As always, the back-up 24/7 chat librarians are available during hours we are not available.
Local students;.Everyone who enters the library must wear a mask at all times unless they are in a study room. Food is not allowed at this time, but drinks are fine. All books must be returned to the book drops and not the desk. We have also suspended checking out jigsaw puzzles and games.
Lunch and Learn: Murder Most Foul- The Evolution of Literary Detectives From Sherlock Holmes to Kinsey Milhone will be offered both in person and via Zoom. Plan to attend this most interesting discussion by Dr. Clif Mason.on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 12:30. Details are here
Banned Books Week will be celebrated at the library September 27 - October 3. This is the week we celebrate our freedom t read without censorship. Find out more about the week's activities here,
Welcome to the second in a series of Hot Topics Libguides. Immigration is a hotly discussed topic in the United States with Immigrants tiday accounting for 13.6% of the total population, which has nearly tripled since 1970. This guide provides research and information related to various aspects of this topic. Resources include print and electronic books, subscription databases, and websites. Each print book title links directly to the library online catalog, each e-book and journal article title links directly to the full text. .Databases are recommended that are particularly helpful for continuing research on the topic. Credible and relevant websites are also recommended.
Other LibGuides in the series
Hot Topics: Climate Change
Hot Topics: Gender
Hot Topics: Abortion
Click on image to connect to source to article in Credo Reference.
Source::U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (WashingtonD.C. 2012
Click on graph, then under:By the Numbers, click on Number and Share of U.S. Population 1850-Present to connect to source.
Source: Migration Policy Institute (MPI) tabulation of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2017 American Community Surveys (ACS), and 1970, 1990, and 2000 Decennial Census.
For more options for displaying information, click on chart below, then under:By the Numbers, click on State Immigration Trends.
Source:Migration Policy Institute (MPI) tabulation of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2017 American Community Surveys (ACS), and 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census.
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