2013-2014 Common Reader Voting Process Begins!

From January to March 20th, over 55 titles were recommended to the Common Reader Committee.

 

The top five titles will be selected by committee members from all campuses.  Students, faculty and staff will be given the chance to vote for their #1 book to be read during the First Year Experience beginning this Fall Term.

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Voting begins April 3rd and ends April 16th.
The winning title will be announced during National Library Week. We will post the TOP five titles here next week!

 

 Books we have selected since 2002...
 

 

 

Criteria used to choose the top five books...

 

 

Library Staff Helping Students

FLA's Florida Library Snapshot Day

January 30, 2013

 

What was our staff doing all day?

 

Pat Alvarez Reference Librarian

Nora in Archives Dept.
Digitizing old college pictures from 1933

Rebecca, Loretta and Janet-Archives, ILL and Periodicals

Doug Cornwell, Reference Librarian

Rob Krull, Reference Librarian

Rebecca adding new magazine arrivals-2nd floor



Ruth Andrews, Reference Librarian

Rob helping a student in Reference-2nd floor

Bonnie helping a student in Circulation-3rd floor

Robbie Allen, Reference Librarian for BA program



Nita helping a student in Circulation using our LINCC catalog-3rd floor



Director of LLRC-Mr. Brian Kelley
 Daimit-Administrative Assistant



Daimit in her office




Nita in Tech Services processing new books



Janet helping a student borrow a laptop in Circulation-3rd floor





Nora helping a student borrow an iPad-3rd floor-Circulation Dept

Rebecca helping students decide which eReader, tablet or iPad to borrow-3rd floor
 



Samantha making due date cards in Circulation


 



Reference Librarians Ken Myers and Pat Alvarez, reviewing new arrivals

Nita helping staff from Media Services in Circulation

 

Estaline Rogers, Public Service Reference Librarian,
Bonnie checking in and sorting books for shelving
 

Connie Tuisku, Reference Librarian



Staff from Testing Center reviewing iPad content




Rebecca checking out headphones to students in Circulation-3rd floor

Kristin and Mark in Tech Services with all the NEW books!
That's why they are so happy:]

Faculty on break

Florida Library Snapshot Day at Palm Beach State

January 30, several of our staff carried cameras and smart phones all day to take pictures of students, faculty and staff using our library.

 

What happens in one day in our library?

See below!

 

Results from FLA, (Florida Library Association), will be presented to the Florida Legislature on Library Day, today, March 12th, in Tallahassee.   FLA will post all the Library Snapshot Day pictures from over 500 participating libraries around Florida.

It's very interesting to read the statistics from the last Florida Library Snapshot Day, November 2, 2011. 
http://www.flalib.org/snapshot_day

  On a single day over a quarter of a million patrons used Florida's libraries.  Let's see what January 30th, 2013 statistics will be like when posted mid-March by FLA. When available, we will post that new link here in our blog.

New BA Reference Librarian-Robbie Allen

Florida born Robbie Allen, our new BA Reference Librarian, has joined our library staff here at Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth Campus.


Robbie will be working with our BA faculty in developing our collection and creating research services for BA students.  He will also be assisting all students through library instruction and one-on-one reference help. 

Robbie was born in Ft. Pierce, graduated from University of South Florida and worked as a librarian for the past 8 years, including St. John's River State College and University of Central Florida. 
 
His favorite subject area is 20th Century American History, after taking several history classes in college. He likes to travel and kayak. Favorite place to visit? Paris and Switzerland
 
Welcome Robbie to Palm Beach State College and South Florida. We hope you and your family enjoy your new surroundings after moving from Palatka, Florida to a community with a store on every corner.

'Miami Beat' Event held in the Gallery, Sept. 11, 2012

Tuesday, September 11, our library hosted this event for students, faculty, and staff. Jorge Goyanes, author of his new Jose Castillo mystery Miami Beat, gave us an inside view of how he traded in his wrench for a pen.

Provost Maria Vallejo
Author Jorge E. Goyanes
Library Learning Resource Center Director Brian Kelley

 

Mr. Goyanes tells us his personal story about how he began writing.
Looking back on his life, he never anticipated being an author.

For more information about Mr. Goyanes and his adventures, see his web site below.

http://www.jorgegoyanes.com/

 

Audience listens to Mr. Goyanes as he reads a chapter from his new book.

 

Provost Maria Vallejo, Jacqueline Rogers Dean of Health Science and Public Safety, students from Student Activities, and Kristin from Tech Services

Speaking, Signing and Refreshments



Mr. Kelley enjoying the Miami Beat event in the Gallery



Refreshments were enjoyed, especially the 'jumbo' chocolate chip cookies.