March 2020
Announcements:
New Computer Policy

Reminder that beginning this month the library will require patrons to input their library card number to login to our computers.

If you don't have a library card yet, or think yours may be expired, please stop by the circulation desk! All current students, faculty and staff of RHEC Member Institutions get their library card for FREE!
New Books
Featured new additions to our print collection:

  • For Alison: The Murder of a Young Journalist and a Father's Fight for Gun Safety by Andy Parker

  • Collaborate, Communicate, & Differentiate!: How to Increase Student Learning in Today's Diverse Schools by Wendy W. Murawski & Sally Spencer

  • Who Said What?: A Writer's Guide to Finding, Evaluating, Quoting, and Documenting Sources by Kayla Meyers

  • Starting & Running A Food Truck Business by Alan Philips

  • Pastry School: 101 Step-By-Step Recipes by Le Cordon Bleu

  • Preventing Bullying in Schools: A Social and Emotional Learning Approach to Prevention and Early Intervention by Catherine P. Bradshaw
Featured Resource:
Women's Studies International
Women's Studies International  is an EBSCO electronic database covering the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Coverage includes more than 2,000 periodical sources. This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

How to access: if you're using the RHEC network, via wired connection or wi-fi, you automatically have access. If you would like to use this database at home, you may create an account by clicking the  Sign In  link at the top while connected to the RHEC network. Sign in with your account at home to have full access!
This Month's Book Display:
Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month and March 8th is International Women's Day. The library is celebrating by displaying books about influential women and women's rights movements in American and world history.

Stop by the library to learn more about the contributions of women around the world to history and modern society.

Click the link below to see all the print titles on display, as well as several e-books and videos on the same topic.

(e-books and video accessible while connected to RHEC network).
Local Author Event:
Heath Hardage Lee

Local author Heath Hardage Lee will be speaking at Hollins University on Thursday, March 12th at 7:30 PM. Her most recent book, The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam, which has recently been optioned for a feature film, is available to check out from the RHEC Library.

From Book to Screen:
Midnight in Chernobyl

HBO's Emmy and Golden Globe award winning miniseries, Chernobyl , is now available to watch for free via Films on Demand !

How to access : if you're using the RHEC network, you automatically have access. If you would like to watch it at home, you may create an account by clicking Your Profile at the top while connected to the RHEC network. Sign in with your account at home to have full access!

The library also has a copy of the book that inspired the series, New York Times best book of the year and Andrew Carnegie Award of Excellence winner, Midnight in Chernobyl .
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