Having the Love Dogs visit the CSN libraries has become a favorite event among students and staff at the college. The CSN libraries enjoy providing an opportunity to connect with these adorable animals who are trained to be calm while students and others interact with them. Students have told us that having The Love Dogs…
Can you tell a horror story in 10 words? These winners could! In celebration of Halloween, CSN Libraries hosted a 10-word (or fewer) horror story contest! Contest Guidelines: A Ten-Word Story should provide a movement of conflict, action, and resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading. Now, are you…
Students who grow up in Nevada, or go to school here now, may love the fact that they get a day off during the weekend of Halloween, but there’s a lot of history behind the reason for our day off and long weekend. The state holiday, “Nevada Day” is celebrated on the last Friday of October every…
Happy Halloween from CSN Libraries! To celebrate the official holiday, we’re sharing photos of our librarians and staff who came to work in their finest costumes! Can you recognize these mild-mannered by day CSN library employees who’ve put on their super suits? Have a safe and fun Halloween night!
The CSN Classified Council publishes a calendar every year with photos taken by CSN students and employees. The finalists are in, and we want you to help us pick a winning entry! The photos can be viewed below. To vote, simply visit our Facebook page The photo with the most “Likes” will be selected as the students’ choice…
Monday, October 17th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM the library held its annual Pride event! This year’s event featured food, bracelet-making, plenty of rainbows, a scavenger hunt, and a presentation of LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff members reading letters that they have written to describe how their gender or sexuality has impacted their life and/or…
Repairing a human spine can be a scary endeavor—and with 33 bones, there’s a lot to study in order to get good at it! But for Halloween month our library is thinking about repairing a different kind of spine: the book spine. If you’ve ever had a book break on you, you might be tempted…
Better Start Swimming or Sink Like a Stone- For the Times They Are A Changing The 2016 Nobel prize for literature was awarded to singer and songwriter Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” This moment is especially historic considering an American hasn’t won the Nobel prize for literature…
After the first presidential debate between candidates Clinton and Trump, it appears that fact-checking will be a popular topic of this year’s election coverage. According to CSN Journalism Instructor Jennifer Mitchell, “Facts are imperative to thoughts and argumentation. My students who are training to be journalists must learn the importance of facts and how to…
UPDATE: This class has been cancelled for Fall 2016. We will be offering it again online Spring 2016. Missed the registration deadline? Want to take an exciting class that will hone your research skills and get you ahead in all your classes? Sign up for LIB 101 – Research for College Papers starting Friday,…