The book for Read Together Palm Beach County 2014 has been announced!

Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County February 25, 2014      Image Credit: Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County 

"The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Victoria Jones grew up in the foster-care system. When she turns 18 and "ages out" of the system, she has nowhere to go, no one to rely on and few skills. What she does have, however, is an unusual gift - the ability to use flowers to help other people find meaning in their lives. This unforgettable novel beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of a woman whose gift helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.       March 7 Official kick-off at the Love of Literacy Luncheon at the       Kravis Center at 11:30 a.m.Tickets available at http://www.literacypbc.org/events/557/ March 7-April 9 Libraries, businesses, service clubs, neighborhoods and schools will hold discussion groups. You can, too! Discussion guides, as well as a listing of public events related to the campaign, are available at: http://www.literacypbc.org/events/1205/

Did you know that 1 in 7 adults in Palm Beach County lacks basic literacy skills? The mission of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. Our goal is to ensure that every child and every adult in Palm Beach County can read. To help support our efforts to empower children and adults in our community to learn how to read, click below!

http://www.literacypbc.org/donate/

Need a Good Book for Spring Break? Visit our Popular Collection-----------LLRC-3rd floor

21 Day loan, no renewals. Read one and get another!

Top Best Sellers

Spanish  Popular Collection 

 

 

A Few of the New Arrivals!

Remember to bring your Panther card!

Click this link to view the entire collection! 

http://alturl.com/h2rz7

New Arrivals

Each Month:]

 

 

Fiction

and

Non-fiction

 available!

PTLC Presents-Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom

Here's the Scoop! PTLC Presents

"From Distraction to Engagement:

Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom"

Presenter-Professor Jeannine Burgess



Professor Jeannine demonstrates how to use mobile devices in the classroom for students to take surveys using Tablet Tool Kit, nQuire and others.

Instead of clickers students use their own mobile devices. 

Look for upcoming workshops using Mobile

Devices in the classroom.

 





Civility-Have a Nice Year! LLRC-Gallery

"Have a Nice Year: Resolving to Improve Civility"

 Dr. Monica L. Hamlin, Associate Professor-Presenter

Event date was Jan. 21, 2014-Here's the Scoop! Sponsored by PTLC

LLRC-Gallery-2nd floor



Event recorded by Media Services-Thanks Billy Reddy!




Feb. 20th is the last day to drop off ballots

@LLRC-Reference Desk-2nd floor and Student Activity Center









Civility Week was Feb. 10th-13th

Sponsored by Lake Worth Civility Task Force

Pictured above: Janet Devries, Library Tech and Elizabeth Bonneau, Administrative Assistant. They teamed up to help out at the 'Civility is Sweet' booth this week.

 



 

Passing of Dacota Stewart-Dick Feb. 2nd, 2014

 

Dacota’s workshop-LLRC-Gallery

“Setting the Tone: The Role of Faculty in the First Year Experience”

Dacota Stewart-Dick, the First-Year Experience manager for the College, worked closely with Library staff to implement the Common Reader for the First Year Experience program. We will miss her enthusiasm for the Palm Beach State students and our partnership with her. 

With much sadness here at the library at the news of the passing of Dacota, we will keep her family, friends and co-workers in our thoughts and prayers.