Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography, by Robert Graves
Call Number: PR6013R35 Z5 1931

At the conclusion of the Great War (WWI) millions had died and those who survived kept asking, “Why?” Badly wounded at the Battle of the Somme, Graves was returned to England to recuperate from his injuries. This is a captivating personal journey from the privileged life of the educated upper middle class, to the horrors of combat in the inferno of war. Graves went on to spend a life as a brilliant writer and poet.

Dario Villa, University Archivist

Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
Call Number: PR9199.3.M3855 L54 2001

Amazing survival adventure story, of special interest to anyone interested in animal behavior, religious philosophy, and exquisite imagery that would put “Avatar” and the like to shame.

Michael Weinberg, Coordinator, Reference Department

Hairstyles of the Damned, by Joe Meno
Call Number: PS3563.E53 H35 2004

Relive early 1990s Chicago punk culture through the eyes of Brian, a fictional yet realistic Catholic high school student on the city’s south side.

Lisa C. Wallis, MSPH, MS, Associate Professor and Web Services Librarian

A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
Call Number: PS3555.G292 V57 2010

Novel or a collection of short stories? You decide as you read about the interconnected lives of people in the music industry in this Pulitzer Prize-winning piece of fiction.

Lisa C. Wallis, MSPH, MS, Associate Professor and Web Services Librarian

The Coast of Chicago, by Stuart Dybek
Call Number: PS3554.Y3 C6 1990

A poetic collection of short stories that sweep through Chicago, building its skyscrapers, streets, and sports teams with a dreamy, moving recollection. Here you will find stories of love, friendship, and loss, on a landscape that is both familiar and fantastical.

Kimberly Norris, Information Services Librarian

The Hummingbird’s Daughter: A Novel, by Luis Alberto Urrea
Call Number: PS3571.R74 H86 2005

Urrea’s work of historical fiction recounts the life of his great-aunt Teresita, Mexico’s “Saint of Cabora,” who develops from a poor Indian girl into a healer and saint. Based on decades of research, Urrea tells her compelling story with warmth and humor.

Kimberly Norris, Information Services Librarian

Nation, by Terry Pratchett
Call number: CMC. PZ 7 .P8865 Nat 2008

In this coming-of-age story set in the South Pacific, a teenage boy named Mau faces the destruction of almost everything and everyone he has ever known, and learns how to use the ties of friendship and kinship to rebuild his nation. The story dwells on losing and finding, dying and living, and ultimately how courage and strength arise from the unlikeliest of places.

James Rosenzweig, Education Librarian

The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America, by Jonathan Kozol
Call number: LC 212.62 .K69 2005

Jonathan Kozol continues his life’s work of exposing the damaging effects of racial segregation in America’s public schools, which are less integrated now than they were two decades ago. He combines the personal stories of young people growing up in neglected classrooms with specific observations about how “education reform” has largely failed our country (especially America’s racial and ethnic minorities), and concludes by focusing on what we can do to reverse this destructive trend.

James Rosenzweig, Education Librarian

• Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday, CLOSED

Please note that this means we will be closed entirely for the weekend of  May 12th – May 13th.  We will resume normal hours on May 18th. As always, our our complete operating schedule can be found on the hours page.

]]> http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/2012/05/07/recess-hours-may-4-17/feed/ 0 http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/2012/05/02/congrats/ http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/2012/05/02/congrats/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:16:09 +0000 Jonathan Shank http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/?p=1387 Continue reading →]]> The Library would like to congratulate all of our Class of 2012 graduates! Your hard work has paid off, and we wish you the best in all your future plans.

Did you know that the Library offers services for alumni?
NEIU alumni may check out NEIU Library materials, including books and DVDs, if they are NEIU Alumni Association members at the Blue & Gold level or higher.  Alumni of NEIU have access to RefWorks, a citation management service, through the Library’s subscription.

Visit the Library Reference Desk on the 1st floor, call (773) 442-4410 or ext. 4410, or email NEIU-Library@neiu.edu for details.  Congrats on all your hard work!

]]> http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/2012/05/02/congrats/feed/ 0 http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/2012/04/25/end-of-semester/ http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/2012/04/25/end-of-semester/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:28 +0000 Jonathan Shank http://neiuinfo.org/librarynews/?p=1380 Continue reading →]]> Students:  All library materials are due back by on the due date that is listed in your library account at https://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-nei/MyResearch/Home.  You may contact the Circulation Desk at 773-442-4400 if you have any questions regarding your library account or any items you have borrowed.  Please clear your library fines and/or fees before the semester ends to prevent any holds on your account which can potentially cause issues with future semester enrollments, transcripts, etc.

Important Library Dates:

The Library will be open for extended hours until May 3

• Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Recess hours will be in effect from May 4 – 17

• Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday, CLOSED

The Library returns to regular hours on May 18

• Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Other important reminders:

If you lose your University ID and issued a new one please stop by the Circulation Desk in the Main Library or CCICS so that we can update your library account.

If you are returning for the fall semester but not taking classes during the summer you can still use the library.  We have extended your patron account through the summer.

Taking classes at the University Center?

You should have recently received an announcement from the Transfer Center with information about getting your NEIU ID card at the University Center.  You will need an NEIU ID card when picking up materials you requested from the Library or via I-Share.  Contact the Transfer Center at TransferSteps@neiu.edu to make an appointment to obtain your NEIU ID card.

Again, feel free to contact the Circulation Desk at circill@neiu.edu or at 773-442-4400 if you have any questions about your library account or the information above.  Live chat with our Reference staff is also available from our home page at http://library.neiu.edu or you may call them at 773-442-4410.

Thanks to all, enjoy the summer and congratulations to our new graduates!

For more details, including registration information, please visit the event webpage.

• Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For the additional hours, reference and circulation services on the 1^st floor will be available and the building will be open for study. The library’s full operating schedule can be found here. Good luck with finals!

Money Smart Week @ NEIU is being sponsored by the:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Management
• College of Education
• Office of Financial Aid
• Ronald Williams Library

• Monday-Thursday, 7 am to 11 pm
• Friday, 7 am to 6 pm
• Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm
• Sunday, 9 am to 10 pm

The CCICS Library will also be open for extended hours during finals week:

• Monday-Thursday, 1 pm to 9 pm
• Friday, 9 pm to 5 pm

Drinks and snacks will be served at CCICS April 16-April 19 from 6:30-8:30 pm. Good luck with finals!

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator)
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Premier
• iMovie
• Finale
• Final Cut Express

In addition to software, a variety of audiovisual equipment is available including scanners, viewing rooms for DVD’s and VHS tapes, audio stations, MIDI keyboards, and cassette recorders.  The MLRC is open and staffed from 8:30am to 10pm M-Th, 8:30am to 5pm Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturdays, and 8am to 9pm on Sundays.

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