January 2021 – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

Welcome to the Archives

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:January 29, 2021
Post category:Behind the Scenes Today's Special

Many students complete their educational career without interacting with the archives, possibly without knowing they exists. Having studied psychology for the entirety of my six years in higher education, I have never had a reason to interact with or investigate the contents of the archives available to me until recently.After being accepted at TAMU-CC, I began applying to available Graduate Assistant jobs indiscriminately. When the archives staff contacted me, I had to pretend to remember applying for this particular position…

A Look at 2019-2020

Post author:Catherine Rudowsky
Post published:January 26, 2021
Post category:Behind the Scenes Dean's Corner Service for You

I would like to welcome everyone to a brand-new year and the Spring 2021 semester! Every spring semester, pandemic or not, the Library is busy gathering and reporting data, which makes it a perfect time for reflection. The Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) portion of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) are both due in the first quarter of the calendar year. In addition,…

Holiday Crafts in the I-Create Lab

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:January 22, 2021
Post category:Service for You Tech in the Library Things to Do Today's Special We Made This

The I-Create lab has got into the holiday spirit this year with many crafts and decorations. All of this could not have been possible without the help of the Cricut Maker. The Cricut Maker helped create festive houses and ornaments, all by using construction paper and the imagination of our workers! The Cricut Maker can cut many types of paper and vinyl. Vinyl can be an adhesive or heat transfer material, both types come in a variety of colors and…

25 New Popular Reading Titles!

Post author:Alexa Hight
Post published:January 19, 2021
Post category:Books & More Service for You Things to Do Today's Special

Hey all, Punk A** Book Jockey Alexa here. You may have noticed if you’ve been able to visit the library despite pandemic times, that there haven’t been any new items in our Popular Reading section for a while. Due to shutdowns both here in the library and from our dear book provider, we were on a hiatus from ordering new titles for a while. It was a sad, long dry spell. The good news? We have a ton of new titles coming…

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On My Mind…In My Heart

Post author:Diana Gaona
Post published:January 12, 2021
Post category:Library Randomness

I love texting “Thinking of you” poems to my daughter and son, Juliana & Julian, so they don’t forget that they’re in my heart & on my mind. I thought for today’s blog post, I would share one of these poems with you. I Carry Your Heart with Me by E.E. Cummings I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done…