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The CCC Library has Facebook and Twitter pages and a blog. E-books are available online. With LibraryThing, you can write reviews for items in the online catalog. Assistance with reference questions can be found online with Library Answers, Meebo chat, and our text-a-librarian service. Find these features by going to our library home page.

With the new world of technology, times are a changin.' The CCC librarians strive to stay on the cutting edge of these changes for the benefit of our administration, faculty, and student library community.

Stop by the CCC Library Blackwood to view the interesting display on libraries then and now! Check out a book on library history, higher education or the many advances in Web 2.0 technology.

 
 

Graphic Novels on Display

Graphic Novels on Display at CCC Library Blackwood

Graphic novels are on display in the Reading Room of the CCC Library Blackwood. Check out a title for your summer reading. Search for more titles in the library online catalog using the subject heading "graphic novels."

 
Graphic Novel Display

Among the titles on display, you will find Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, & John Higgins, Barefoot Gen v. 3 by Keiji Nakazawa, and The Beats: A Graphic History with text by Harvey Pekar et al., art by Ed Piskor et al.

 

Retirees' Picks

 
 
The CCC Library is pleased to salute the 2011 retirees from the college with a display of books that they have identified as infuentional in their lives and careers.

Titles range from popular classics such as Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton and Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson to those of a more technical nature, for example, The Nature of Chemical Bond and Structure of Molecular Crystals by Linus Pauling.

Stop by the library to view the display and read the comments of each retiree who participated. Pick up a CCC Retirees' Picks 2011 brochure.

March is Women's History Month

The National Women's History Project (NWHP) theme for 2011 is "Our History is Our Strength." As stated by the NWHP, "Our shared history unites families, communities, and nations. Although women's history is intertwined with the history shared with men, several factors - social. religious, economic, and biological - have worked to create a unique sphere of women's history."

In conjunction with the celebration of Women's History Month, the CCC Blackwood Library staff has created a display honoring Alice Paul, Mount Laurel, New Jersey native, feminist, suffragist, and political strategist.

 

Alice Paul Display at the CCC Blackwood Library

From the Web site of the Alice Paul Institute, "Alice Paul was the architect of some of the most outstanding political achievements on behalf of women in the 20th century." "The mission of the Alice Paul Institute is to honor Alice Paul's legacy by educating the public about her life, preserving historic Paulsdale" (her birthplace and family home) "developing future leaders and achieving women's equality."

The library display features an array of historical and newsworthy items on loan from the Alice Paul Institute. Stop by during the month of March to learn more about the groundbreaking accomplishments of Alice Paul. Check out a book on the topic of women's history. Handouts are available from the NWHP and the Alice Paul Institute.

Events Rescheduled for Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

Two Benjamin Franklin events cancelled due to inclement weather have been rescheduled.

These events are the opening reception rescheduled for February 17 and "Show Me the Franklins" which will be held on March 10. For a listing of these and other upcoming programs see the dates below.

February 17, Thursday: Opening Reception rescheduled for 6-7 pm. Meet and greet the Reader's Theatre cast. Refreshments will be served: “Franklin in his Own Words” and Discussion, Civic Hall, 7 p.m.

The Readers' Theatre of American Literature, directed by Professor Allison Green, will present, "Franklin In His Own Words", followed by discussion led by Joan Getaz, Project Director for the Benjamin Franklin exhibit 

February 24, Thursday: "Franklin's Inventions and Discoveries" and Demonstration, Civic Hall - 7 p.m.

Mr. Keith Haines will present an illustrated talk, "Franklin's Inventions and Discoveries". Mr. Haines is retired from the History Department of the Cherry Hill Schools, and is a presenter at the Independence Park Institute.

February 25, Friday: Last day to see the exhibit!

Rescheduled Event: March 10, Thursday: "Show Me the Franklins" and Discussion, Civic Hall, 7 p.m. 

Dr. Amanda Kemp and the Theatre for Transformation will present, "Show Me the Franklins".

February is Black History Month

 

Black History Month Display at CCC Library Blackwood

 

February is Black History Month. Events and celebrations are occuring nationally, statewide, and at the local level.

Nationally, The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endownment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are joining together to commemorate African American History Month with this year's theme being "African Americans and the Civil War." For a list of planned displays and events, click on African American History Month

The New Jersey Department of State is presenting a series of Black History Month continuing exhibits and shows. Locally, the Camden County Historical Society is hosting Lullaby for Dreamland: Remembering Lawnside's Music District and Black History Month Tours of Pomona Hall. For a complete listing of programs statewide, click on Black History Month For additional events sponsored by Camden County including "Perspectives in Hues" Art Exhibit at Hopkins House - Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission and "Black History Movies: African Americans on Film" at the Grace Temple Baptist Church, click on Black History Month Events 

The CCC Library Blackwood has a display of books featuring black history along with current events and cultural aspects. Stop by the display. Check out one or more of the informative titles. The Camden County Black History Month Events flyer is available for those interested in attending.

 

 

CCC Library Displays Colonial Artifacts and Replicas

 

Colonial artifacts and replicas from the collection of Mr. Tracey Fallon, CCC Adjunct Professor of History, are displayed next to the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World traveling exhibit at the Blackwood Library. These include colonial currency and other samples of the kind of work that Franklin's print shop produced; samples of documents with the required British stamp that so enraged the colonists; a compass of the type Franklin used in his scientific observations; coins of the time, one cut into 'bits'; items made of lead and other curiosities. Stop by the library to see this interesting display.

 

 

Prints of Franklin Maxims on Display at the CCC Library

In conjunction with the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World exhibit, eight illustrated prints of Franklin's maxims are on display at the CCC Blackwood Library. The maxims or sayings originally appeared in Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac between 1733 and 1758. The prints, which illustrate the maxims, were created by Sherry Bufano and will be on display at the library until February 25, 2011. For more information on the prints go to http://www.franklinmaxims.com Click on the examples for a larger view of each maxim and its accompanying illustration.

 

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Display at the Wolverton Library, Blackwood Campus

A traveling exhibition to America's Libraries. 

Opens January 18, 2011. Stop by the library to view the entire exhibit.

 
 

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

at Camden County College, Blackwood Campus

Schedule of Events

January 18, Tuesday: Exhibit Opens at the Wolverton Library on the Blackwood Campus

In addition to the traveling exhibit, other artifacts related to Franklin and his time will be on display.

January 27, Thursday: Opening Reception & “Franklin in his Own Words”, Atrium 5-7 p.m.  Note: Opening Reception rescheduled to Thursday, February 17 at 6 pm.

Members of the Reader’s Theatre of American Literature will present a mini-version of “Franklin in his Own Words.”  Refreshments will be served

January 27, Thursday: "Show Me the Franklins" and Discussion, Atrium 7 p.m. 

Dr. Amanda Kemp and the Theatre for Transformation will present, "Show Me the Franklins". For a live link, click on http://theatrefortransformation.com/index.html

February 3, Thursday: “From Royal Subject to Citizen of the Republic”, Civic Hall - 7 p.m.

Professor Emeritus Robert Lorenzi, English Department, will present, "From Royal Subject to Citizen of the Republic"

February 10, Thursday: "Who Was Benjamin Franklin?", Civic Hall - 7 p.m.

Professor Donnie Hughes, History & Political Science Department, will present, "Who Was Benjamin Franklin?"

February 17, Thursday: Opening Reception rescheduled for 6-7 pm. Meet and greet the Reader's Theatre cast. Refreshments will be served: “Franklin in his Own Words” and Discussion, Civic Hall, 7 p.m.

The Readers' Theatre of American Literature, directed by Professor Allison Green, will present, "Franklin In His Own Words", followed by discussion led by Joan Getaz, Project Director for the Benjamin Franklin exhibit 

February 24, Thursday: "Franklin's Inventions and Discoveries" and Demonstration, Civic Hall - 7 p.m.

Mr. Keith Haines will present an illustrated talk, "Franklin's Inventions and Discoveries". Mr. Haines is retired from the History Department of the Cherry Hill Schools, and is a presenter at the Independence Park Institute.

February 25, Friday: Last day to see the exhibit!

Rescheduled Event: March 10, Thursday: "Show Me the Franklins" and Discussion, Civic Hall, 7 p.m. 

Dr. Amanda Kemp and the Theatre for Transformation will present, "Show Me the Franklins".

 

December Holidays Book Display

 
 

Stop by the CCC Library, Blackwood "December Holidays" book display.

Books on Hanukkah, Ashura, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are featured.