The Love Dogs are back to bring their pawsitive vibes to students, faculty, and staff with their trained therapy skills! Love Dog Adventures- Pet Partners of Las Vegas will be visiting campus libraries in November. Take a break from studying and come spend time with certified therapy animals. Location: Henderson Campus Library classroom H229 Date & Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2023, noon-1:30pm Location: North Las Vegas Campus Library Date & Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, noon-1:30pm Location: W. Charleston Campus Library Date & Time: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, noon-1:30pm
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Are you excited for Spooky Season?! The CSN Henderson Library has fun Halloween activities to help you get in the “spirit!” These activities will run through the entire month of October so come in and enjoy spooky season whenever you can. Halloween Movie Madness Do you have a favorite spooky film? Join us each week this month to vote for your favorite movie to make it to the end. Click this link ( https://tinyurl.com/yc4uyvyr) to vote for your favorite horror and non-horror films to see who makes it out on top. Voting will close each Friday at 8am. There will be 5 rounds total with the winning
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Join us for chill study vibes at the library! Come study in the library during midterm week, enjoy free hot coffee or a relaxing hot tea while listening to lo-fi tunes. Study with friends or by yourself, get some free swag and ace that midterm. You got this! Location: North Las Vegas Campus Library Date & Time: Tuesday, October 17 10:00am-2:00pm Location: Henderson Campus Library Date & Time: Wednesday, October 18 10:00am-2:00pm
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CSN Libraries invites students, staff, and faculty to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by engaging with items available in its collection of electronic resources. Some items of interest are listed below. Learn more about the history, cultures, and accomplishments of Hispanic and Latin Americans through the National Hispanic Heritage Month site hosted by the Library of Congress, NARA, NEH, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Title: Latinos in Nevada: A political, economic, and social profile Author: John
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Project Gutenberg is an online resource providing access to over 70,000 free public domain eBooks. Titles include countless literary classics from authors such as William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Franz Kafka to name a few. Beyond Literature, the resource offers titles from subjects such as Crime, Fine Art, and Psychology. Students of any discipline will find something of interest on this website. Project Gutenberg does not require a proprietary app to use their eBooks and in fact offers downloads in a variety of file types so users can use their preferred reading app on the device of
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If you love the musical Grease 2 (and who doesn’t?), you’ve probably been singing the words “Back! Back to School Again!” CSN Libraries has you covered for getting back into the school mindset…whether it’s budgeting for textbooks, planning on your next degree, pre-gaming Algebra homework, or just prepping for self-care…you’ll want to check out our Back-to-School book displays. Be a “Cool Rider” and visit all three campus libraries for college success tips and helpful hints! North Las Vegas brings you “Hack College/How to College” Henderson presents “Unlocking the Secrets of College Success”
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Have you caught Barbenheimer fever yet? On July 21 st Warner Bros. Pictures released the live action film Barbie based on one of the most prolific dolls in American history and Universal Pictures released Oppenheimer a sprawling film about the leader of the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer known as the ‘father’ of the atomic bomb. To learn more about the history of these iconic figures, check out the items below or search the CSN Libraries electronic resources for the latest coverage of Barbenheimer mania! Title: The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us
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In recognition of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, CSN Libraries encourages students, faculty, and staff to explore the print and electronic materials that share the history, activism, and present-day activities of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more about the events at the Stonewall Inn from the Library of Congress and check out local Pride events in the Las Vegas area. Title: Stonewall Uprising Producer: PBS Location: Films on Demand database Location: Kanopy database Summary: Documentary film that chronicles the events that began on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich
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On Monday, June 5 th, CSN Librarians participated in the Summer Academy Welcome event held on all three campuses. The Summer Academy is a select cohort of newly graduated students who are taking one class and participate in a variety of activities to introduce them to college life. The library, along with other student support services, spoke to almost 200 students about library services and resources. Students were invited to come to the library to get their library card, see our spaces, and meet our staff. Some students even helped test the new study room booking procedure we are developing