Category: just for fun
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Bike to Work Week – June 13-20, 2014
In honor of Bike To Work Week we’ve put together some resources on cycling: Photo courtesy of U.S. National Archives on Flickr Commons Biking Around Chicago: City of Chicago Bike Maps Chicago Online Bike Map & Trip Planner Protected & Buffered Bike Lanes – Active Transportation Alliance and CDOT Maps and Route Tools – Chainlink: A Chicago Bicycling Online…
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Happy 450th Birthday William Shakespeare!
William Shakespeare was born (baptized April 26, 1564) and died (April 23, 1616) in the month of April. Do you need books that analyze and interpret Shakespeare’s work? Looking for copy of one (or all) of his plays or sonnets? Have a hankering to watch a film adaptation of one of the bard’s classics? The…
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And the winner is…
The WorldUnited States Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day in 1970 and it grew to the point where the United Nations adopted a consensus resolution designating April 22nd as the International Mother Earth Day. As an item on the international calendar, events are held worldwide to demonstrate and promote support for environmental protection. Today more…
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A Little Library Humor
It’s National Library Week! And if there is one thing librarians don’t shy away from it’s poking fun at ourselves. So take a minute to celebrate with us by checking out some library humor… What I Really Do(http://mashable.com/2012/02/15/what-i-really-do-meme/) The Lives and Deaths of Academic Library Staplers (http://deadstaplers.tumblr.com/) Librarian Shaming (http://bit.ly/1p42wUM) Hey girl. I like the…
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March is Women’s History Month
Take a look at some of the Library’s great resources about, by, and for amazing women: Follow CCC Library’s board Women’s History on Pinterest. This Flickr set from the Library of Congress has some amazing photographs – including these gems… Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a “Vengeance” dive bomber, Tennessee, Library…
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Library Cats
A wise person once said, “the internet is made of cats.” But the relationship between libraries and cats dates back centuries. Cats in ancient Egypt protected ancient papyrus from rodents and snakes. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg Russia is still patrolled by cats descended from Empress Elizabeth’s court (they even hold a Day…
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March 4 – National Grammar Day
Today is National Grammar Day! Grammar can be tricky and many people make mistakes in their writing. Here are a couple of resources to help you remember when to use their, they’re and there, or the one that always trips me up, affect or effect. 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling from The…
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All Things Oscars!
The Academy Awards are coming up so we put together some resources available in the Library to meet all your Oscar needs. Take a look at our pinterest boards for books about the Oscars and all of the Best Picture winners since 1927 available in the Library! The Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of…
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Our 7 Favorite Library Videos!
In honor of Love Your Library month, we’re re-watching some of our favorite library themed sketches and movie scenes. Check them out! Cookie Monster in the Library Beauty and the Beast – Library Scene Ghostbusters – Library Scene Seinfeld – The Library Cop Librarian Lays Down the Law (from Party Girl) Mr. Bean – Library…
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Summer Fun with new classes at Lynda.com
Lynda.com Did you know that EVERYONE at Columbia College Chicago has access to the entire professional library of training videos and courses at Lynda.com for FREE? That’s access to over 60,000 videos and classes! An individual subscription to Lynda.com would normally cost $375, but you have access to all of the videos and classes at…