³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ Digital Archives

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There are lots of treasures to be discovered in ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ's Digital Archives! The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a statewide digitization and digital publishing program housed in the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We have partnered with the Digital Heritage Center to digitize and publish ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ's historic materials online. Click here to view more than 100 archived documents including yearbooks, newsletters, annual reports, and

Spooky Reads

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Are you in the mood to read something scary or supernatural for Halloween season? Check out some of these fun and spooky tales from the library! [gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="1655,1654,1653,1652,1651,1650,1649,1646,1647,1648" orderby="rand"]

New Books!

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October brings a new crop of books for your education and entertainment. Check them out now! [gallery link="none" type="slideshow" ids="1631,1632,1633,1634,1635,1636,1637,1638,1639,1640" orderby="rand"]

Banned Books Week... and why it matters

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Every year, the American Library Association, libraries, bookstores, and other groups and places "celebrate" Banned Books Week the last week in September. While people may object to books based on topic or personal taste, Banned Books Week at its core is about celebrating and promoting the right to read and discouraging blanket censorship of literature based on its subject-matter or presentation. To check out some books that are frequently challenged and why, see the library displays in the Main

Check Out Mars

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Today, NASA announced that they've found proof of liquid saltwater on Mars. It's an announcement that makes one day finding living microbes on the surface more likely than ever before. With the movie adaptation of The Martian by Andy Weir coming out soon it seems like a good time check out what science has to say about the red planet, and through fiction discover what our preoccupation with the red planet says about us. All of the books below are available to check out of the library. This list

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrates Hispanic heritage and culture. [caption id="attachment_1589" align="alignleft" width="300"] image from

Introducing the Library's Book Club

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The Library is excited to announce our student, faculty, and staff book club! We will have our first meeting on Monday, Oct. 19th at 3pm in the ERC Schwartz conference room. The first book selection is I Am Malala by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. The library has several copies of the book available for borrowing and you can ask for a copy at the desk. Here is a description of the book from the GoodReads website: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl

³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ-Orange Light Rail Project Resources

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The main campus library of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ has a copy of the ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ-Orange Light Rail Project's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)--book and DVD--at the circulation desk and it is available for use within the library. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comments during a 45-day period, which ends on October 13, 2015. GoTriangle will hold public information sessions regarding the DEIS: on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, from 4 - 7 p.m. at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill and

Verily and such...and Luke and Leia.

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In the library, we like books and movies. Some of us also like cheesy internet promotions that combine Shakespeare and Star Wars. For a minute or two of fun, check out the Star Wars Sonnet Generator. Have at-eth it! (Now that you know-eth of these tomes, do you need-eth a copy? Ask or email the library about interlibrary loan, and we can get you a copy to check out. Forsooth!)

New Books in August

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As ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ gets new students, so too does the library get new books. Take a look below to see if a title catches your fancy, and be sure to come by the library and look over our New Book Shelf for more titles that aren't on this list. [gallery link="none" type="slideshow" ids="1543,1544,1545,1546,1547,1548,1549,1550,1551,1552" orderby="rand"]