Stolen Car is Returned After 37 Years
Ever heard of breaking IN to Jail?
Want to find more newspaper articles? CPCC students and faculty can search 25 local and national papers using America’s Newspapers including; The Charlotte Observer, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune. Some of these titles have full articles as far back as 1977. All you need is your SNAP ID!
Steve Crump, WBTV journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker, will speak to Central Piedmont Community College students, faculty and staff on February 9th from 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon in the Recital Hall, 2nd floor, Academic and Performing Arts Center. The public is invited.
The program is jointly sponsored by CPCC Libraries and Student Life in celebration of Black History Month.
Crump has made more than 10 films including works on civil rights (Lessons from the Lunch Counter and Strength from Selma), art (Romare Bearden: Charlotte Collaborations), music (Carolina Bebop Kings), horse racing (Forgotten at the Finish Line), and military history (Airmen and Adversity: The Tuskegee Airmen).
He has won four regional Emmy Awards for stories on South Africa, southern church arsons, black radio and African American paratroopers in WWII and four National Headliners for domestic and international coverage.
Crump will show parts of his best documentaries and discuss the history that is the subject of the films, as well as the creative process of making documentary films.
Refreshments will be served following the program.
Questions: Phone Linda Colbert, 6701; Yolyndra Green, 6943; Amanda Capobianchi, 6374. (Add 704-330- to phone from off-campus)
Sometimes the CPCC librarians get so caught up in helping students, faculty and the public find answers (and we love it!) that we don’t have the time to look into the many of the unanswered questions that swim around in our own heads. Then we found a website called Straight Dope, run by Cecil Adams, “The World’s Smartest Human Being”. Cecil has been “fighting ignorance” since 1973 by exhaustively researching readers’ questions and providing well thought out and entertaining answers. His column has been syndicated in many papers across the nation.
So, what would we like to know?
Why do hot dogs come 10 per pack, while hot dog buns are 8 to a pack?
Why do the British drive on the left side of the road?
Got a question? Before you ask Cecil, give us a try. Your friendly CPCC librarians are here to help you at your local campus library or by phone, email, and our online chat service.
Ever found yourself desperate for any information you can get on a topic, but the library is closed, and the paper is due in hours? What do most people do? They use their friendly internet search engine.
This is not necessarily the desperate information seeker’s best option. The open internet is a great outlet to find some of the most random and obscure things one can think of, but there is no quality control. Many times, you don’t know if the information you are looking at was written by an expert or just some guy. Take a look at just these couple questionable internet sites and see if you can tell if they are for real.
BuyDehydratedWater.com – Isn’t that called air?
TheDogIsland.com – Where dogs go to roam free…
Feline Reactions to Bearded Men – Is this a hoax or not?
By searching one of CPCC’s trusty databases you can be sure to get quality information from trusted sources. All you need is your SNAP ID. Try Academic Search Premier to search over 3,600 magazines and academic journals – many with full articles. Need a book after hours? Try NetLibrary for access to over 22,000 books online!
Where is CLICK this month?
He was visiting the Technical Services Department of Central Campus Library. He loaned his hat to Lula Andrews.
Lula does lots of behind-the-scenes work. She places covers on the books and is responsible for making the books look beautiful for their check out “dates.”
She has an fantastic green thumb and helps take care of all of the plants in the Central Campus Library. AND she is a great cook!
Velma Jackson, Circulation, created this display called “Cooking for the Holidays.” The display is very festive and will definitely make you hungry when you see all of the great pictures and books.
And while you’re at it, check out one of the books!
There’s never a dull moment in the library’s MultiMedia area.
Here, Linda Colbert, Head of the MultiMedia area, juggles working with videos and handling a phone call.
Visit Linda or any of the media staff on the 4th floor of the library. Ask them what they do. Ask them their opinion of life. You can even ask them what they think of the Carolina Panthers’ chances of making the playoffs.
We do not guarantee any answers, though.
Located on the 4th floor of the library, hidden in the back corner, lies the mystical Technical Services Department.
Ever wonder what’s behind the closed doors of the 4th floor. Here’s a sneak peek.
What exactly do they do? Too much to say, but one of the most important is buying and processing all of the library books at every campus. From start to finish, this busy group works hard to get books into your hands.
Marcia Addison, the libraries’ own Assistant Director for Technical Services, created this month’s display that celebrates the history of the Teddy Bear. The display consists of her own personal collection as well as library books that are available for check out.
Stop by and relive your childhood!
A friend to children, adults who think they’re children, and Presidents alike.
Happy Birthday to the Teddy Bear!
