Library News This Week – Fall Preview Edition
August 18th, 2014
Fall Semester Library Hours begin August 23rd!
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Kathy’s Picks
Advice for College Freshmen @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronda-lee/advice-for-college-freshm_b_5667020.html
Books: New and Noteworthy @ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/08/17/new-and-noteworthy/13785825/
Book News: Ann Leckie’s ‘Ancillary Justice’ Wins Hugo Award @ http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/08/18/341312143/book-news-hachette-s-acquisition-of-perseus-falls-through
5 Money Strategies for College Freshmen @ http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/2014/08/5_money_strategies_for_college_freshmen.html
Read J.K. Rowling’s new Harry Potter story about a singing sorceress @ http://www.today.com/books/j-k-rowling-writes-new-harry-potter-story-about-singing-1D80069158
Upcoming Events @ the Library
Welcome Back, Students – Reception – Wednesday, August 27th, @ 2:00 PM, Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
Constitution Day Talk – “Children Are Persons, too: Juvenile Rights in Modern America” — Dr. Chris Rasmussen, University College – 3:30 PM – Giovatto Library Auditorium
Musical Afternoons – Wednesdays @ 3:30. Giovatto Library Theatre & Auditorium – Paul. September 3rd, 10th, 24th.
Library Language Tables
Italian Language Table with Paul – Thursday, September 11th, @1 PM. Library Café
French Language Table with Kathy – Thursday, September 18th, @ 1 PM. Library Cafe
· Library Workshops
What the Library Can Do for YOU! – Tuesday, August 26th, @ 10 AM; Thursday, August 28th, @ 4 PM, Friday, August 29th, @ 12 noon, Reference Desk
Library Basics – Wednesday, September 3rd, @ 10 AM; Thursday, September 4th, @ 12 noon; Friday, September 5th, @ 11 AM; Monday, September 8th, @ 8 PM; Tuesday, September 9th, @ 6 PM and Thursday, September 11th, @ 7 PM, Reference Desk
Reader’s Circle Book Club – Monday, September 8th, @ 1 PM, Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
Movie Talk! Film Discussion Group – Monday, September 15th @ 1 PM, Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
Food for Thought –
“So You Want to Do a Doctorate? Tips and Advice on the Doctoral Journey. Tuesday, September 16th, @ 1 PM — Kathy
“Rome, the Eternal City.” Tuesday, September 23rd, @ 1 PM – Paul
“New Jersey History.” Tuesday, September 30th, @ 1 PM — Dirk
More for You @ the Library
Faculty and Staff – Remember! “Special Delivery” of Library materials is available to you via intercampus mail to your Metropolitan Campus office.
The Library Café is always open during regular Library hours
ATM available in the Library Café
Courtesy Phone Chargers throughout the Library
Chess, Scrabble, and Jeopardy – Games available at lunchtime, in the evening, and on request in the Ruth Schwartz Reading Room
The Great Courses @ Giovatto Library – It is always a wonderful time to enjoy a “Great Course.” A complete list of the Great Courses @ Giovatto Library is available @ http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=10005
The Giovatto Library collection includes many of “The Great Courses” on DVD and/or CD!
Giovatto Library Reader’s Advisory Service — If you would like to develop a plan for independent self-directed learning, please contact the reference librarians for assistance. We will be happy to help you to find the best reading and research materials for your needs.
For Alumni Only – Welcome May 2014 Graduates!
FDU Alumni Library Privileges -- As an FDU Alumnus/a, you are entitled to lifetime Library privileges. Borrow books, magazines, DVDs, language CDs, and more from the Library. Attend Library events and programs. Use Library spaces.
To get your Library card, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations @ fdualumni@fdu.edu or at 201-692-7013.
If you would like more involvement with the Library, consider joining the Giovatto Library Alumni Advisory Board.
New Books This Week
Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education
Building a Better Teacher
College Study
Counterfeit Lies, a novel
Flex: The New Playbook for Managing across Differences
Fluent forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
Four (Divergent)
History of the Hudson River Valley
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street, a novel
In the Shadows of the Morning: Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People
Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation
It’s Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeeding by Surrounding Yourself with the Best
Javascript & JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development
Landline, a novel
Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East
One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future
Prophets, Gurus, and Pundits: Rhetorical Style & Public Engagement
Serving the Millennial Generation
Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science
Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community
New DVDs This Week
Divergent
The Grand Budapest Hotel
They Killed Sister Dorothy
Under the Skin
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Giovatto Library Summer Hours
May 21st – August 22nd
Monday – Thursday – 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat. – 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sunday – 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Regular Fall Semester Hours begin Sat., August 23rd
Closed September 1st in observance of Labor Day
Chat with a Giovatto librarian @ http://library.fdu.edu/askusmetro.html
Email a Giovatto librarian @ http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1849 Be sure to select “Giovatto Library, Metropolitan Campus”
FDU Online Library Available 24/7 365 @ http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=587
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Giovatto Library Fall Semester Hours
August 23rd – December 24th
Monday – Thursday – 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Friday – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat. – 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday – 12 noon – 10:00 PM
Closed September 1st in observance of Labor Day
Closed November 26th – 28th in observance of Thanksgiving
Chat with a Giovatto librarian @ http://library.fdu.edu/askusmetro.html
Email a Giovatto librarian @ http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1849 Be sure to select “Giovatto Library, Metropolitan Campus”
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