2025 – Mary and Jeff Bell Library Blog

I-Know Halloween Trivia Challenge!

Post author:Eric Cosio
Post published:October 24, 2025
Post category:General I-Know

🎃 Announcing the Halloween Trivia winner! 👻 See below for the drawing results, and their correct response and source! Research 1 of 2 Halloween Trivia Options (below) Find at least 1 credible source for your answer. You'll need to provide a citation! By midnight Halloween Eve (Oct. 30th) enter your answer and source citation into our I-Know Halloween Trivia survey, using either the QR code or url link further down Remember to enter your name and email address in the…

Need a Research Topic? Let curiosity by your guide!

Post author:Eric Cosio
Post published:September 26, 2025
Post category:General I-Know

You have a research project coming up... and you have no idea what to write about! Let your natural curiosity lead you to your initial research topic! Find a prompt to spark your curiosity! A prompt can be any item of interest that sparks your curiosity. This method uses your creativity and a prompt to help you generate questions to lead you to a working research topic. A prompt can be a piece of text, a word, an image, a…

From “Trash” to Splash: How We Turned Recycled Materials into Shark Week Magic

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:August 5, 2025
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library We Made This

Visiting the library last week, you may have seen Shark Week decorations all around - from our front entrance, to the I-Create Makerspace, to the Learning Commons. This year, our decorations led the Bell Library to win third place in the TAMU-CC decoration competition! Front of Bell Library Shark Diving Cage Photobooth Tutoring & Learning Services While we were competing campuswide, we also held an internal, library-building-only decoration contest to get everyone in on the sharky fun. Our twist? We…

Stories from the Library – Lorin Flores

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:July 2, 2025
Post category:Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

This post was originally published to @TAMUCCLibrary on Facebook and Instagram on January 17, 2025. “I was influenced by two of my friends who were already librarians, and I was lucky to have the pleasure of working with them both during my first professional library job. My main hobbies are historical, gothic, and steampunk costuming, going to concerts, cooking, watching so-bad-they're-good and cult movies, and hanging out with horses when I can. One of the most interesting experiences I have…

Stories from the Library – Patricia Hernandez

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 27, 2025
Post category:Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

This post was originally published to @TAMUCCLibrary on Facebook and Instagram on November 8, 2024. Note: Patricia Hernandez is now our Public Services Librarian! "Picture it: middle school, late 90’s, a young girl learns she has the option to swap her P.E. class with the gloriously titled course known as “office work.” A slip of paper and a ridiculous number of signatures later and there she stood, in the entrance of her middle school library. This is where my library…

Stories from the Library – Aída Almanza-Ferro

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 25, 2025
Post category:Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

This post was first published to @TAMUCCLibrary on Facebook and Instagram on October 11, 2024. “I chose this field because I have a passion for education and a love for books and information. When I was a senior in high school, I spent a lot of time reading at my school library and the librarian invited me to apply to become her assistant. I did that for a whole year, and I loved the environment. Then once in college, I…

Stories from the Library – Duckie & Friday the 13th

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 20, 2025
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

This post was first published to @TAMUCCLibrary on Facebook and Instagram on September 13, 2024. "My path in life has always been a little different. I have always been told I march to the beat of a drummer no one else has ever heard. I used to try to fit in, but I never quite did. I have always loved traditions and lore because it showed me that perhaps everyone was also struggling to fit in. They built these constructs…

Stories from the Library – Skally Benitez

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:June 18, 2025
Post category:Behind the Scenes Hello, from the Staff Stories from the Library

"I started at the I-CREATE Lab as a work-study in the summer of 2019 while pursuing my Bachelor of Fine Arts. After graduating in Spring 2021, I was hired at Del Mar College and continued to grow professionally. When I learned about an opening for a full-time Training Support Technician at the I-CREATE Lab, I knew it was the perfect fit to expand my creativity and was hired on Fall 2023. Now I’m excited to be back to my realm…

TAMU-CC Jazz Musician Insights

Post author:Tara Carlisle
Post published:May 2, 2025
Post category:General

Dr. Matthew York is Assistant Professor of Saxophone, Jazz, and Music Technology. Who are your biggest musical influences, and how have they shaped your sound? My biggest influence is tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon! Dexter Gordon comes from the "Lester Young School" and within jazz history we can relate certain innovators to different musicians. There is a deep connection of influence between Lester Young and musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Paul Desmond, and many others. Lester Young was one of…

National Poetry Month — 2025

Post author:Eric Cosio
Post published:April 25, 2025
Post category:General I-Know

ChatGPT can be a great resource to gather ideas and brainstorm, but if you use something ChatGPT generates, you will have to cite it like any other source! Let's take a look at an example of a ChatGPT citation. We are going to create a poem about our I-Know department! Here's the prompt we'll use: Create a poem about I-Know using this information: All First Year Seminar, select major prerequisite, and all capstone courses will be designated I-Know courses. This…