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CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH McKee Library is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 through October 15, 2018.
Book Display A display featuring titles written by and about Hispanic Americans is available on the library’s main floor. The titles include religious works, poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and children’s books. Digital Reading List A digital reading list is available on the library’s website for additional recommendations. Titles include worldrenowned, as well as award-winning authors from a wide-range of Spanish speaking countries. We also have featured Latin American writers. The complete list is available using the short code bit.ly/mckeehhm or by selecting “Research Guides” under “Research Tools & Collections” on the library’s homepage. Social Media Each day, the library features one recommended title on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We encourage you to follow the library on social media for recommended reads, films, and special events.
October 2018
What’s Inside BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PAGE 2 NEW & NOTEWORTHY PAGES 2 - 3 WHAT WE’RE LOVING NOW PAGE 3 OCTOBER AT THE LIBRARY PAGES 4 - 5 FROM THE VAULT PAGE 6 ART IN THE LIBRARY PAGE 6
McKee Minute Jessica Spears Editor
Library Faculty & Staff
Deyse Bravo-Rivera Genevieve Cottrell Stanley Cottrell Pamela Foard Sonja Fordham
Carol Harrison Donald Martin Katie McGrath Seth Shaffer Jessica Spears
P.O. Box 629, Collegedale, TN 37315 Phone: 423.236.2788 Fax: 423.236.1788 southern.edu/library Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, & Instagram October 2018
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MUST READ BOOKS
After the Cure: The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors Written by Emily Abel & Saskia Subramanian RC280 .B8 A22 2008 Narratives from women who have survived the trauma of cancer and its treatment. This work shares the stories from women in all walks of life.
Breast Cancer Awareness
RC280 .B8 P727 2013
RC280.B8 B396 1998
RC280.B8 .N86 1999
RG491 .L68 2015
GV782.42.W45 A3 2018
HD69.B7 T7596 2005
New & Noteworthy
BJ1533.C8 M32 2004 2
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QH31 .M78 A3 2001
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Philomena Directed by Stephen Frears Produced by Judi Dench Recommended by Sonja Fordham PN1997.2 .P45 2013 Philomena is an extraordinary true story about a woman’s search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption 50 years earlier. This film stars Judi Dench as Philomena.
What We’re Loving Now
Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Written by Dana K. White Recommended by Jessica Spears TX309 .W52 2018 Popular blogger of A Slob Comes Clean, Dana White discusses practical strategies for overcoming the clutter that can make us feel paralyzed. She shares reallife experiences and humorus stories in an uncomplicated approach to decluttering.
PE1408 .E83 2017
HF5381 .B7785 2016
This film is based upon the 2009 investigative book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Moth, Her Son, and A Fifty-Year Search by Martin Sixmith.
GV481 .M224 2017
HV888 .S25 2018 October 2018
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october Looking Ahead 11.18 | Library Closed 11.19 | Library: 1p - 5p 11.20 | Library: 1p - 5p 11.21 | Library Closed
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Therapy Dog Visit 6 pm
11.24 | Library: 6p - 12 a
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October 2018
Peanuts Comic Strip First Published in 1950 The CompleTe peanuTs PN6728.P4 S326 2004
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Columbus Day
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The Four Voyages of Columbus E114 .J36 1988
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Library Open 6 pm to 12 am
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National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
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Therapy Dog Visit 6 pm
The Secret Lives of Baked Goods TX763 .O55 2013
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Stock Market Crash of 1929
11.22 | Library Closed 11.23 | Library Closed
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Hard Times: The Unfinished Nation Series Streaming Film
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Library TechByte Presentation
Come learn about the many ways the library can partner with you!
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Sputnik Launched in 1957
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Died in 1892 Idylls of the King Streaming Media
Dark Side of the Moon TL789.8 .U6 A5318 2006
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Fall Break Library Closed
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Fall Break Library Closed
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National Train your Brain Day Number Training Your Brain
QA95 .H36 2011
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National Pasta Day
Chloe’s Vegan Italian Kitchen TX723 .C68174 2014
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#PurpleThursday Domestic Violence Awareness Month Power and Control Streaming Media
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Victory at Yorktown in 1781
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American Revolution: The Impossible War Streaming Media
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Therapy Dog Visit 3 pm
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Library Hours
Writing Center Hours
Tutoring Center Hours
Sunday | 12 pm - 12 am
Sunday | 6 pm - 9 pm
Sunday | 6 pm - 9 pm
Monday | 7:30 am - 12 am
Monday | 9 am - 9 pm
Monday | 9 am - 9 pm
Tuesday | 7:30 am - 12 am
Tuesday | 9 am - 9 pm
Tuesday | 9 am - 9 pm
Wednesday | 7:30 am - 12 am
Wednesday | 9 am - 9 pm
Wednesday | 9 am - 9 pm
Thursday | 7:30 am - 12 am
Thursday | 9 am - 9 pm
Thursday | 11 am - 9 pm
Friday | 7:30 am - 2 pm
Friday | 9 am - 12 pm
Friday | 9 am - 12 pm
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From Vault The Writings of George Washington volumes 1 through 14 are part of McKee Library’s collection.
About the Works The Writings of George Washington were compiled by notable historian Worthington Chauncey Ford and were published in 1889 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in New York. These volumes contain the complete writings of George Washington from 1748 through 1799 in 14 volumes. The library’s copy is number 624 out of 750, as seen in the image to the right.
Art in the Library
View the Works These works may be viewed in the library upon request. Digital copies of the works are available through HathiTrust.
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October 2018
Southern Adventist University Faculty & Staff Art Exhibit A collection of art and photographs from Southern Faculty and Staff Artwork is located on the Main floor & Second Floor Available through February 25, 2019
Featured Artists: John Beckett Dionne Felix Annette Heck (right) Donald Keefe Eve Knight Mitch Menzmer Josh Rhodes John Sager