Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th- October 15th and is celebrated to recognize the achievements, histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America who have inspired others to achieve success. The 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Observance Theme is Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation. CSN is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and HSIs are defined by the Higher Education Act of 1992 as having 25 percent or more undergraduate Hispanic student full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. In 2020
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You might see displays of crossed out, covered up, and overall challenged books inside CSN Libraries this month and wonder, “Why do we celebrate books that have been banned?” It’s actually a celebration of the freedom to read, where we recognize both current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools according to the American Library Association website. Banned Books Week draws attention to how censorship can be harmful and how many books that have been challenged are the kinds of books we should be reading in order to broaden our horizons. Take a look at some of the
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Attention Students! Are you a budding artist? Do you love to read? Show off your artistic skills by entering our Fall 2022 bookmark design contest! Winning bookmark will be printed and distributed by CSN Libraries during Study Week. The theme is books, reading, and libraries. Deadline is September 30. See full contest rules: Pick up an entry form and submit it at any CSN library circulation desk by September 30, 2022. Be sure to include your name, phone number, and email address. Digital entry forms can be requested and submitted as an attachment to northlasvegas.library@csn.edu with the word
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Project Muse is a humanities and social sciences database that is new to CSN Libraries. It is a non-profit collaboration between libraries and publishers that provides peer-reviewed academic journals and electronic books. You can find both eBooks and articles in your search results. Humanities include law, languages, philosophy, religion, mythology, gender and women’s studies, multicultural studies, pop culture, and art and music. Social sciences include anthropology, economics, management, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. You can find Project Muse in the library database
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CSN Libraries is always making sure we keep our website up to date by adding new resources to help you with a variety of assignments. If you haven’t looked at our complete database list in a while, you might not have seen the latest online collections added this year just for you! Mometrix Test Preparation: Do you need a study guide, flashcards, or sample questions to prepare for an upcoming major exam? You’ll find all this and more in Mometrix! Type into the search bar ASVAB, TEAS, or whatever the title is of the exam you need to take. Or browse categories such as Business, Nursing, English
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What is a biography? A biography or autobiography is an account of the special and important events in a person's life along with the basic facts such as date of birth, date of death, nationality, profession, or reason for celebrity. An autobiography is written by the individual herself and a biography is written by an author interested in the individual. A biography may be a short entry in an encyclopedia or a full length, very detailed account of a person’s life. A book or article will talk about the individual’s accomplishments, cultural background, and their historical significance. How
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Can you believe that the semester is almost over?! Final exams are December 13-17 and the week before that is study week. If you need a quiet place to go over all your notes that you took this semester you can come to the libraries. While you’re there on December 6 and 7 enjoy some individual snacks and goodies that will be provided. If you are adding in some last-minute details and citations to your research papers before you turn them in, our librarians can help with that too. Don’t get discouraged - get help from a librarian!
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On Thursday, December 2 nd at 2 pm at the Henderson Campus Library (Building H), join English Professor Laura McBride as she hosts a showing of the movie Just Mercy, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson. “The movie is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation” justmercyfilm.com. The movie’s lead character, Bryan
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CSN's Queer Inclusive College Campus Committee (QICC) is holding its fourth annual "Human Library" event virtually this year on Thursday, April 29 from 11am to 1pm in Zoom. This is your opportunity to "read" about some interesting people! Human libraries function similar to other libraries except that in the human library, people--rather than books--are available for checkout. "Human books" are persons who have volunteered to challenge prejudices through respectful conversations with members of the community who borrow them. For more information, contact Robyn.Rohde@csn.edu or register online!
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CSN Libraries are now donation drop off locations for the Coyote Cupboards. For more information about the Coyote Cupboards, please visit the Coyote Cupboard website. The Coyote Cupboard, a free pantry available to currently registered CSN students and staff, needs hygiene products for men and women, and any size bottles of water to help prepare for summer. Needed supplies include any size of unopened/unused shampoo and conditioner, soap/body wash, laundry detergent, lotion, hand sanitizer, toilet paper/wipes, toothbrushes/toothpaste, sunscreen, etc, and cases of bottled water. CSN Libraries