The Library will be closed from 12 p.m. Friday, July 11, to 7:30 a.m. Monday, July 14 because of a planned power shutdown.  Access to the Library’s online catalog and electronic databases will not be available from off campus during this time.  Students who need to use a computer are directed to the open lab in Building T.

Moraine Valley faculty, staff, and students with current, valid MVCC IDs can check out books from libraries at the following institutions: DeVry University, Governors State University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Joliet Junior College, Kankakee Community College, Lewis University, Olivet Nazarene University, Prairie State College, Robert Morris College, St. Xavier University, South Suburban College, and the University of St. Francis.  In addition, reference librarians at local public libraries can provide assistance with information and research questions.

The library is happy to announce the 2008-2009 One Book, One College selection Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte. Visit the Garbage Land Web site to learn about upcoming events and to find information about this book.

We have released a new episode of the library’s Check It Out Podcast. In this episode, we review the 2008-2009 One Book, One College Selection, Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte. You can listen to the online audio of this podcast here, or you and visit iTunes and download the episode.

The library held our annual Faculty & Staff Authors display last week. We were excited to host and recognize this talented group of individuals. The library also dedicated two new pieces of artwork that will permanently be part of the library’s collection.

The 2008 Faculty & Staff Authors

Campus photography Glenn Carpenter donated two pieces of work that will hang in the library’s reference collection. Here Mr. Carpenter poses with his family.

We also are happy to display Mary Ellen Ponsford’s work, which now hangs in one of the library’s study rooms. Ms. Ponsford is a retired faculty member. This work is a painting of retired physics instructor Fen Taylor.

The library was very happy to host the Psychology Department’s panel discussion on Mental Health and Campus Violence. It was a great event with a great crowd. The panel members discussed the events at Northern Illinois University, the preparedness plans at Moraine Valley, the counseling department here at Moraine Valley, and general issues related to mental health.

You can listen to the audio of this event here, Online Audio (MP3) Mental Illness Panel Discussion, you can listen to this from our podcast page, or in iTunes.

The Library wishes to congratulate the staff of the Moraine Valley student newspaper, The Glacier.  Here’s a bit of great news:

The Glacier, Moraine Valley’s student newspaper, took first place in Overall Excellence at the annual Illinois Community College Journalism Convention at Harold Washington College April 10. The paper also was awarded second place in layout, and 16 students received individual awards. Congratulations to Ted Powers, the Glacier advisor, and his team.

The library hosted short films as part of the Earth Day (week) Celebration. The following films were shown:

• The Wombat
• The Story of Stuff
• The Meatrix
• Sam Suds and the Case of PVC
• Store Wars
• Backwards Hamburger
• Climate Change
• Greensumption
• A One Planet Life

Update: The library is back open for business.  Online access has been re-established.

The Library is one of the areas that will be affected by the planned power outage on Saturday, April 26. The Library will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 25 and will re-open on Sunday, April 27 at 12 p.m. Access to the library’s online catalog will not be available at all and access to the library’s electronic databases will not be available from off campus during this time. Students needing to use a computer on Saturday are directed to the open lab in the T building. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Questions may be directed to Maria D’Aversa at ext. 5262.

Yesterday, the library hosted it’s final One Book program entitled, Race In America: Talking About America’s Biggest Issue. This was an excellent program with a great crowd.

In case you were not able to attend, you can listen to a podcast of this event at, Race in America or by visiting our podcast page.

Thanks to our panel members, Delwyn Jones, Ricky Cobb, Bill Muller, Kevin Navratel, and Amy Williamson.

We are happy to announce our Malcolm X Map Project which was created by Ms. Wazwaz’s COM 101 Honors Class in the fall of 2007.