The library hosted a panel discussion of African-American Women as part of the Black History Month events. This panel, Our Journey: African-American Women Tell Their Stories, was an engaging discussion of the lives of these women.
The audio of this event is available below:
Troy and Joe discuss the landmark book A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
The audio of this discussion is available below:
The library’s Check It Out Audiocast welcomed Instructor Pete Porter for a discussion about the new mammogram guidelines released by the US Preventative Services Task Force.
The audio of this discussion is available below:
The library welcomed the Chicago Federation of Labor’s Jorge Ramirez to our campus last week to discuss unions today. Mr. Ramirez was here as a part of our One Book, One College programming
The audio of this event is available below:
Jorge Ramirez of the Chicago Federation of Labor
Librarian Troy Swanson, President Perry Buckley of the Cook County College Teachers Union, Chapter Chair Jan Hill of the Moraine Valley Faculty Association, Jorge Ramirez Secretary/Treasurer Chicago Federation of Labor, and Kevin Navratil Assistant Professor of Political Science
On February 10th, as were digging out from all of the snow, our library participated in the Illinois Library Associations’ event “Snapshot: One Day of the Life in Illinois’ Libraries.” Here is a quick snapshot of our day:
People who walked through our door: 3,179
Items checked out: 238
Public computer use (including laptops): 558
Number of students in our classes: 58
Number of questions at the Reference Desk: 79
Online catalog searches: 470
Hits to the library home page (www.morainevalley.edu/library): 2452
We collected 98 surveys. Some of our favorite comments:
The staff are very helpful and the library is always clean. It is easy to do homework and research at this library because everyone is respectful of one another.
It’s a wonderful helpful place.
I love the library because I can concentrate on my homework and research what I need.
I LOVE MORAINE VALLEY’S LIBRARY!
Everyone in the library is very helpful. I’m here every day to borrow materials and ask questions. I’m never disappointed. It’s a great place to keep updated on information and my classes. I’m grateful.
The library has great scones.
It’s a very well run library. It’s busy, but still quiet.
Best library ever.
It’s really clean, organized, and the whole staff is really helpful! I actually enjoy coming to the library.
As part of our One Book, One College events, we are very excited to host Chicago Federation of Labor Secretary/Treasurer, Jorge Ramirez who will lead a discussion entitled, The Union Movement Today. This will be February 16th, 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. in the library lounge. Mr. Ramirez will discuss the current status of the union movement (organized labor) in the United States and around the world. How have globalization and shifts in our economy impacted the organization of unions? What is the future of organized labor?