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March is Women’s History Month: Read some Popular Books by Women!

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Books & More Today's Special

Hi all! Punk A** Book Jockey Alexa here to remind you that March is Women’s History Month! My favorite way to celebrate things, reading! Here are a few titles by some awesome women that I recommend checking out. Also, check out this guide on Women’s History: https://guides.library.tamucc.edu/womenshistory Afia Atakora: Conjure Women. “Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives…

Women’s History Month 2021

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:March 12, 2021
Post category:Things to Do Today's Special

It’s Women’s History Month (yay) and the first anniversary of the pandemic (not so yay). It’s truly one of those hard times where we’re asked to think about important contributions and struggles of the past, the harshness of the present, and the potential of the future. As a co-coordinator of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor here at TAMU-CC, creating a calendar of events has posed its own particular set of problems this March. After our last WHM was…

The von Bluchers of Corpus Christi

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Books & More Today's Special

In August of 2020 Bell Library, Special Collections and Archives was awarded funds made possible by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s Tex Treasures grant for fiscal year 2020-2021 (Grant # TXT-21011). The funds were to cover the employment of a graduate student to help process the Charles F.H. von Blucher Family papers. It is a rewarding experience to be organizing these papers. Working with Andrew Karnes, Graduate Assistant, we…

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

The Strength of the Spoken Word: Poetry in Our Popular Reading Collection

Post author:Trisha Hernandez
Post published:February 16, 2021
Post category:Books & More Today's Special

When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.The new dawn blooms as we free it.For there is always light,if only we’re brave enough to see it.If only we’re brave enough to be it. – “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman Stepping up to the microphone, Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, stood as a shining beacon of our future during the January 20th inauguration of President Joe Biden. She stirred the nation as she delivered…

Celebrated International Classics: African Literature, Mariama Bâ

Post author:Bell Library
Post published:February 5, 2021
Post category:Books & More Things to Do Today's Special

Bienvenu! To the trained eye, you’ve already deciphered the romanticized language of French. Très bon! Sharing such aptitude, it is also my assumption that you’re well aware that French is the official/co-official language of twenty-nine countries worldwide. Included amongst the twenty-nine is the proud republic of Senegal located in western Africa. This country marks the next destination of our grand literature expedition across the world where we will revel in the literary arts by acclaimed author Mariama Bâ. Bâ (1929…

The First Step: Celebrating Black History Month

Post author:Trisha Hernandez
Post published:February 2, 2021
Post category:Books & More Things to Do Today's Special

Yesterday marked the first official day of Black History Month! This celebration, which began thanks to Carter G. Woodson’s Negro History Week in 1926, has been celebrated as a month-long event since 1976 (making this the 45th year)! Through the years this celebration has taken on a number of themes, including: The Crisis in Black Education, African Americans in Times of War, Black Migrations, African Americans and the Vote, and The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity (2021 theme). On the TAMUCC campus, however, our overarching focus…

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…

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:Bell Library
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…