Beginning November 1st, the free ebook for the month is Invisible China: A Journal Through Ethnic Borderlands.
An excerpt from the review in netLibrary:
"In this eloquent and eye-opening adventure narrative, authors Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson, two Americans fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Uyghur, throw away the guidebook and bring a hitherto unexplored side of China to light.
They journey over 14,000 miles by bus and train to the farthest reaches of China to meet the minority peoples who dwell there, talking to farmers in their fields, monks in their monasteries, fishermen on their skiffs, and herders on the steppe. As they uncover surprising facts about China’s hidden minorities and their complex position in Chinese society, they discover the social ramifications of inconsistent government policies--and some deep human truths as well."
To access this ebook, start at the library homepage and then choose "Online Reference Resources." NetLibrary will appear as a choice on the next page.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Book Swap
Did you read a book on summer vacation and now don't know what to do with it? Have you been cleaning out your bookcase to make room for new books? Bring them to the library for the "book swap" collection. Below see the guidelines for donating to this collection.
1. Please leave donations at the Main Circ Desk.
2. Books for this exchange may be fiction or non-fiction.
3. No textbooks, please.
4. Individuals may take a book to read and keep it or return it to the collection. To return it to the collection, please leave it at the Main Circ Desk of the Library.
5. The library staff reserves the right to not accept books for this collection.
6. The library staff will occasionally discard books from this collection.
1. Please leave donations at the Main Circ Desk.
2. Books for this exchange may be fiction or non-fiction.
3. No textbooks, please.
4. Individuals may take a book to read and keep it or return it to the collection. To return it to the collection, please leave it at the Main Circ Desk of the Library.
5. The library staff reserves the right to not accept books for this collection.
6. The library staff will occasionally discard books from this collection.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Free ebook for October
In observance of Banned Book Week, the free netLibrary book for October is Burn This Book.
"Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book explores the meaning of censorship, and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves. Contributors including Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, David Grossman, Nadine Gordimer and other literary heavyweights, discuss the importance of writing from various views, both political and social. They illustrate the need for freedom of speech and human rights, and they emphasize the target writers become in a tyranny."
To read this book, at the library homepage, choose "Online reference resources" and then "netLibrary" on the next page.
"Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book explores the meaning of censorship, and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves. Contributors including Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, David Grossman, Nadine Gordimer and other literary heavyweights, discuss the importance of writing from various views, both political and social. They illustrate the need for freedom of speech and human rights, and they emphasize the target writers become in a tyranny."
To read this book, at the library homepage, choose "Online reference resources" and then "netLibrary" on the next page.
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