Beautiful Music From Your Librarian

It's that time of year when holiday concerts and choirs fill the air with lovely melodies. Periodicals Coordinator and professional violinist Valencia Mitchell has been performing throughout the area with a variety of orchestras and choirs. If you haven't heard Val play, you're in for a treat. We'll keep you posted as she performs throughout 2009 year as well. Sunday, December 21st at 7:30 p.m. Rolling Hills United Methodist Church 26438 Crenshaw Blvd. Rolling Hills Estates Sunday, December 14th at 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church 4644 Clark Avenue, Long Beach Saturday, December 13th at 3 p.m. First Lutheran Church Long Beach At the corner of 9th Street and Atlantic Blvd., Long Beach Sunday, December 7th at 3 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Inglewood 304 East Spruce Street, Inglewood

Librarian Hits the Roads

Circulation Coordinator Monica Lopez ran her first 10k road race this weekend! Monica believes in exercising her body as well as her mind and has recently taken up running after realizing kick-boxing was just too dangerous! Not one to do things on a small scale, Monica and her husband Martin decided to train for the Surf City Marathon which will be held in Huntington Beach on February 1, 2009. As you can see in this photo taken just moments after they crossed the finish line, both Monica and Martin finished the "Make Room for Santa 10k" looking strong and happy!

Change in Hours

It's Finals Time

Finals are just around the corner and so is Christmas! If you need a break from your studies, you may want to consider cheking out a book titled "A Family Christmas" in the new book aisle. You will surely get in touch with the Christmas spirit when you read the many poems, letters, and songs. Find the great singer in you. It is not too late to learn the lyrics for this Christmas! Call Number: PN6071 .C6 F25 2007 Here is another interesting book you may like: "Christmas the world over; how the season of joy and good will is observed and enjoyed by peoples here and everywhere" Call Number: GT4985 .F64 Enjoy the holiday season and good luck on your finals!

The Library Has a New Dean!

At its November 12, 2008 meeting, the Board approved the hiring of a new Dean of the Library and Learning Resource Center. Carl Bengston will officially take the helm when he joins the Library and LRC staff on February 2, 2009. Most recently Carl has been the Dean of the Library at California State University-Stanislaus. Welcome Dean Carl Bengston! We look forward to your arrival!!

Attention Thanksgiving Cooks

The library has great recipe books with mouth watering pictures. Want to cook something new this holiday? Try one of these recipes that will certainly impress your family and/or friends. Hmmm... Enjoy! Call Number: TX715 .S741695 2007 Location: New Book Section Call Number: TX739.2 .T45 P37 2005 Location: North Stacks

Call Number: TX7 73 .P5747 2007 Location: New Book Section

Renew Your Books Online

Did you know you can renew your Cerritos College library books online? Just login to your library account at MyLibrary and renew them. Your student ID# is your User ID and the password is changeme. You may renew regularly circulating items twice. There is a one (1) hour waiting period to renew hourly reserve material and a 24 hour waiting period to renew reserve materials that may be borrowed one day or more. Materials may not be renewed by telephone. Of course, you can also bring your books to the library check out counter and have them renewed!

New Exhibit!

A new library display named "Toys from our Childhood" was just assembled by Nick Metz. The collection presents toys, mostly from the baby boomer period, that were brought by the library staff. These artifacts will trigger childhood memories for many of you. The display that is located in front of the library entrance.

Libraries Are Old But Gold

This video is from 1947 and it brilliantly explains core concepts of different types of libraries, besides highlighting library careers. Of course a lot has changed from that time, although fundamental services and resources remain the same. Remember the old card catalogs? Enjoy this trip back in time. :-) The link below was found on YouTube. Your Life Work: The Librarian (Video)

What Happened to the Library Tree?

Last month we had to say goodbye to our beautiful tree. Do you remember how the tree added a touch of nature to the library? Deeann Fraser, our longtime staff, acquired the tree over 25 YEARS ago. Initially, the tree was small enough, so it was placed on a counter. Unfortunately the tree grew too much, and as a result, we needed to replace it. The "old" tree is now planted outside the library where it finally sees the sun! :-) Have you seen how the new one looks like? It is tiny. We will probably need to wait another 25 years for it to become as robust as the old one.