Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. –Madeleine L’Engle Libraries are full of stories; the fiction and biographies that fill our book shelves, the stories that students create in our libraries, the stories that each person brings to our library–all of these are important and different. In the distant past, stories…
The 2017 March for Science movement held events at locations across the world on April 22, which was also Earth Day. Large marches with over 40,000 attendees each occurred in Washington D.C. and Chicago. In Las Vegas, the “march” was held in the downtown arts district and gathered about 500 people to support science and scientific…
National Library Week is April 9-15, 2017. It’s the perfect time to share the books that shaped our librarians! By Noelle Cruz, Adjunct Librarian I didn’t grow up instantly in love with the written word. Unlike most, I did not learn to read until after the age of six and when I finally did, I…
National Library Week is April 9-15, 2017. It’s the perfect time to share the books that shaped our librarians! Having been an avid reader since age 4, it’s hard to pinpoint just one book that changed the course of my life. So many have left an impact on me. Reading picture books as a child…
By Noelle Cruz, Adjunct Librarian Burned out from binging on Netflix? Watched reruns of This is Us too many times and ready for a break from all the ugly crying? Are the local movie theaters not showing enough diverse movies to make you spend $25 on a night out? (Because #representationmatters) Don’t worry, CSN Libraries…
By Noelle Cruz, Adjunct Librarian On the morning of January 21, 2017, I arrived an hour and a half early in Downtown Las Vegas for the Women’s March on Washington’s Sister march in Downtown Las Vegas. I volunteered to photograph the Nevada march for the Women’s March Archive Project and planned to capture the moment…
On Tuesday, February 21, Library Director Beth Schuck attended the CSN panel: “International, DACA, & Undocumented Students: Immigration Policy Going Forward. A Legal Information and Advice Forum.” Her overview of the meeting that provided important information for students in need: Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and UNLV Law School on the panel conveyed…
The Book That Made Me: Diet for a Small Planet The book I’ve chosen is Frances Moore Lappe’s Diet for a Small Planet, which was first published back in 1971. I first read this book in 1984 after receiving it as a birthday gift. The book caused me to rethink my diet and to research…
Happy New Year! It’s a new year and a new beginning. Many of us reflect upon what we wish to change about ourselves when the new year begins. It seems natural to look back and then imagine a new and improved future. 2017 is offering each of us that opportunity. I have some resolutions that…
It’s the end of another term and it can be easy to look back with regret. When I was a student, I often thought that if only I had spent more time on that last paper, or that I should have spoken up in class more frequently. Now that I’m working, I hear many faculty…