King Charles the Martyr

Today is the commemoration of the martyrdom of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Read about this fascinating chapter in history:

Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I  DA396 A22 367 2014

The Trial of Charles I: A Documentary History.  KD372 C53 T75 1989

A Coffin for King Charles: The Trial and Execution of Charles I DA396 A22 W4

President Office Hours

Dr Anne Kress, NOVA's new president, held office hours for the first time in the Alexandria Campus Library on Thursday January 23.

Dr Kress will be in the Library for open office hours each month:

Monday March 2: 12.00 - 2.00

Thursday April 2:  10.15 - 12.15

Monday May 4: 10.15- 12.15

Monday June 1: 10.15-12.15

All are welcome.  Please stop by!

After a Long Winter

After the winter break in December, and intersession in January (no classes), and a reduced start schedule in the first week of classes, and the college closure in observation of MLK day -- we're back!

 

Regular Library Hours resume today, January 21:

Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 9.00pm

Friday: 8.30am - 5:00pm

Saturday & Sunday: closed

Please note the Open Computer Lab (room 332) is open on Saturdays from 9am - 4pm and can provide computers, internet, printing, and calculators).  The Woodbridge Campus Library is also open on Saturdays from 9am - 3pm 

Keep Calm You Survived Exams

Final exams ended yesterday, December 16th.

Through the week of December 9 - 12 the Library was open an extra hour to provide more time to study.  139 students took advantage of Library services after 9pm, and a further 30 or so in the last hours of December 16th.

Thanks to all staff who donated study break snacks!

The Library will observe Intersession from December 17 - January 10.  Hours will be 8.30am - 5.00pm.

Exam Cram!

The Library will be open for an extra hour this week (December 9 - 12) closing at 10pm.

Study break snacks served at 9pm!

Study with us for Final Exams.

Sculptural chairs

Professor Gardner's Design students' sculptural chairs return to the library for an end-of-semester show:

Midsummer Night's Breeze

Handle with Chair

Mother Nature's Throne

Ready For My Close Up

Students in the Film Production course (part of the AFA Cinema program) brought the lights, camera and action to the Library this week:

Look for the Library's tarring role in a film coming soon!

Veterans Day

And Remembrance Day

On the 11th Hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month.  The guns in France fell silent.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
  That mark our place; and in the sky
  The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
  Loved and were loved, and now we lie
      In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
  The torch; be yours to hold it high.
  If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
      In Flanders fields.

Read more about it:

Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day 1918, World War I and its Violent Climax.  D523 P44 2004

#FightFinished

From our friends at the National Gallery:

Finish(ed) the Fight!!

World Series, Baby!

The Washington Nationals secured the National League Championship and have advanced to the World Series (the first time a DC team has done so since 1933.

So let's show some Natitude and root, root, root for the home team!

And if you can pause from singing Baby Shark for just a few minutes, check out a book or two:

National Pastime: Sports, Politics, and the Return of Baseball to Washington DC. GV863 W18 S87

The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today: The Story of Baseball in the Nation's Capital. GV683 W18 F76

GO NATS!!!

Curiosity and the Creative Process

Fine Arts Emerita Rebecca Kamen was recently back in town giving a talk at American University.

(l-r: Denny May (ENG, Emeritus), Matt Todd (Dean, Learning and Technology Resources), Rebecca Kamen (Star.  ART, Emerita.  Artist in Residence U Penn); Sylvia Rortvedt (LTR, Emerita); Alka Gandhi (previously ECO NVCC.  Currently ECO UMD).

Drawing inspiration from astronomy, neuroscience, philosophy, and physics, sculptor Rebecca Kamen reflects on the scientific and artistic processes as unique but complementary catalysts for making the invisible visible.

Professor Kamen is a friend of this blog.  See her history with us here. 

Library celebrates Dia Del Nino

Day of the Child

Day of the Child: Dia del Nino

The Alexandria Campus Library will be OPEN this Saturday, September 28 from 11am - 2pm to join in the Day of the Child Celebration.

Community members can register for FREE library cards and borrow books, videos, graphic novels, magazines and more.   Computers and internet access also available.

Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature

The Alexandria Campus Library is excited to host the latest traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine, Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature.

In 1816, an Englishwoman still in her teens, Mary Shelley, conceived a story about a scientist obsessed with creating life. The scientist, Victor Frankenstein, succeeds. But while Frankenstein's creature can think and feel, he is monstrous to the eye. Spurned by all, the embittered creature turns into a savage killer. Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature explores the power of the Frankenstein story to expose hidden fears of science and technology—both in the original novel and shaped into new forms, such as plays, films, and comics. Captivating audiences for 200 years, as scientists have gained new knowledge, the Frankenstein story remains like a warning beacon, throwing its unsettling beam upon human efforts to penetrate the secrets of nature.

Shelley, Mary.  Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus.  PR5397 F7

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.  DVD PR6037 T617 D7

FREE Laptops

Need a laptop?  Use your NOVACard to borrow one from our self-service laptop kiosk:

Located on the first floor near room 194, students can borrow a laptop for up to four hours.

Brought to you by YOUR Alexandria Campus Library.

A new Semester

Welcome to Fall 2019!

Over the summer YOUR Alexandria Campus Library has been busy preparing new and improved ways to serve our campus community.  We've been cleaning, tidying, and reviewing the collection.  Out-dated or redundant materials have been removed and new materials have been added.  Check out our holdings in the Library Catalog.  Click on "Sort by..." and select "Date-Newest" to see the most recent additions to the collection.

We know the Library can be loud (it's a popular place!).  If you are looking for a quiet place to study look no further than our newly reconfigured silent study rooms on the upper level.

Looking for group study?  You can reserve a Group Study Room on the main level for two hours.

Intersession

August 12 - 16 is the week between classes.  The Library will close at 5pm this week.

Fall classes will begin on August 19th and regular hours will resume.

NEW NovaCard Machines!

NOVACard staff have installed new improved NOVACard machines which will allow students and community users to add value to their NOVACards or purchase guest cards.*

New NOVACard machine in the first floor Bisdorf Lobby,  outside the Library

Use your NOVACard to print or make photocopies in the Library and Open Computer Lab.  Also use to make purchases in the Cafeteria, Bookstore, and selected vending machines.

Students will also need a NOVACard to borrow regular and Reserve materials from the Library.

* note that guest cards cost $1.00 to purchase and then require value to be added.

NOVACard is managed by the NOVACard office.  Questions, comments, concerns and technical assistance should be directed to NOVACard.