October 2024

Library Card Sign-Up Month


Thank you to everyone who signed up for a library card in September!


A reminder that with your new card you're able to check out any of our over 4,000 print books for up to 8 weeks (plus renewals!).


You're also able to request books, articles, and media from libraries around the world for FREE with our interlibrary loan service!

Attention Nursing Students!


The library now has Level Up RN flashcards available for checkout!


These flashcards are high-quality, subject-focused sets designed to help students study for class exams, ATI or HESI exams, and the NCLEX.


Subjects covered include:

  • Health Assessment
  • EKG Interpretation
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • Pediatrics
  • Pharmacology
  • Maternity
  • Lab Value & ABG Interpretation
  • Nutrition
  • Psychiatric Mental Health
  • Nursing Fundamentals
  • Clinical Skills
  • Medical Terminology
Check Them Out!

New Print Books

Featured new academic, non-fiction, and study guide titles:

Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals

by Karen Eich Drummond


"They Say/I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

by Gerald Graff


Nursing 2025-2026 Drug Handbook


The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide

edited by Alice Roberts


A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care

by John Harris


The Worth Expert Guide to Writing in Psychology: Using APA Style

by Randolph Smith

New Popular Reading

Featured new additions to our popular fiction and non-fiction:

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

by Yuval Noah Harari


The Only One Left: A Novel

by Riley Sager


Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea: A Novel by Rita Chang-Eppig


Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class

by Sarah Smarsh


That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

by Amanda Jones


The Briar Club: A Novel

by Kate Quinn

See What Else is New in Our Catalog

Featured Resource:

Education Research Complete

Education Research Complete is a robust database for education students, professionals, and policymakers. Providing hundreds of full-text education journals, it covers all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education. In addition to full-text journals, Education Research Complete includes more than 3,700 full-text education-related conference papers.


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!


Try Out Education Research Complete

Special Topic:

40 Books to Help You Stay Informed This Election Season


Check out this list of books to explore social justice movements, learn about climate change, navigate the economy, analyze the gun crisis, and understand more about the obstacles humans face when immigrating to the U.S.

Check Out the List!

Dates to keep in mind for this November's general election:


  • Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration: Tuesday, Oct. 15th, 2024
  • Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot: Friday, October 25th, 2024
  • Last day of in-person early voting: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024


Register to vote, check your registration, or apply for an absentee ballot online!