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NEWS AND EVENTS
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JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY
Fall Semester 2008

2007 Banned Books Week | Make Time for Research @ the Library
AT&T Gee's Bend Quilters Spoken-Word Tour

	Coleman Library Awards and Honors Reception The John B. Coleman Library Special Events Committee in conjunction with Mrs. Helen Yeh, Mrs. Marion Williams and Mrs. Juanita Walker, invite you to attend the First John B. Coleman Library Awards and Honors Reception that will convene on this Thursday October 30, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 and Art Gallery Room 109. The library awards and honors reception will honor professional library staff members on their years of service to PVAMU, anniversaries, publications and conference presentations Two glass display cases feature these librarians’ professional materials that are on view in the entrance ways of the library. Thank you for your support -more- Persons with disabilities needing assistance please call: (936) 261-3587

	National Library Worker’s Day - April 15, 2008 The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University salutes National Library week- April 13-19, 2008 & National Library Worker’s Day- April 12, 2008 themed: Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library with guest speaker Dr. Charles Edward Tatum, Emeritus Professor at PVAMU and at Texas Southern University on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library. Reception immediately following in the library’s Art Gallery Room 109 on the first floor. Dr. Tatum recently donated over 600 books to the John B. Coleman Library, related to the study of African-American History and Literature. His topic on Tuesday will be: "Libraries, Librarians and Literature" -more- Persons with disabilities needing assistance please call: (936) 261-3587

Mrs. Jimmizine Beth Taylor	Prairie View A&M University is mourning the loss of one of its longest serving employee in the passing of Mrs. Jimmizine Beth Taylor on March 28, 2008 in the Tomball Regional Hospital. Jimmizine began her library career in 1946 when she boarded a train to Prairie View A. & M. College, a place she had never seen. She served in various capacities at the Library, serving her longest period as a reference librarian. At the time of her death, she was the Special Collections Librarian and former University Archivist. The celebration of Mrs. Taylor’s life will begin with a Memorial Service on April 4th in Johnson Phillip All Faiths Chapel at Prairie View A&M University at 3:00 p.m. The Wake and Viewing will be on April 4th at Singleton & Son’s Funeral Home, 627 New Orleans Street in Hempstead, Texas, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will include the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Service 7:45 p.m. Funeral Services are set for April 5th at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 204 Dooley Street in Prairie View at 11:00 a.m., with The Reverend Dr. Frank Hawkins as the Officiant Jimmizine was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she grew up with an uncle and aunt, Robert and Lottie Beth. She was educated in the public schools of Little Rock and received her Bachelors degree in Social Science from Arkansas State in Pine Bluff. Her love of reading and for books led her to pursue her Library Science degree from Atlanta University. -more-

	National Library Worker’s Day - April 15, 2008 The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University salutes National Library Week - April 13-19, 2008 & National Library Worker’s Day- April 15, 2008 themed: Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library with guest speaker Dr. Charles Edward Tatum, Professor Emeritus at PVAMU and Professor Emeritus at Texas Southern University on Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library. Reception immediately following in the library’s Art Gallery Room 109 on the first floor.

	Women’s History Month 2008 In Celebration of Women’s History Month 2008: “Women’s Art: Women’s Vision”, the John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University presents Ms. Lauren Kelley, MA, Library Art Curator- Fourth Floor Gallery and Adjunct Professor of Art History - PVAMU as the guest speaker on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library. Reception immediately following in the library’s Art Gallery Room 109 on the first floor.

	What Makes a Creative Mind Tick Lecture by Emory Douglas, April 2, 2008 in the John B. Coleman Library. Room 109 at 2:00 pm. Mr. Douglas will be on campus to speak about his work as a part of the program series that brings the voices of visual artists to campus. All are welcome to attend this program. For additional details about this event please contact Ms. Lauren Kelley at Ldkelley@pvamu.edu or (936) 261-1523. Emory Douglas worked as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s. His graphic art was featured in most issues of the Party's newspaper, The Black Panther (which had a peak circulation of 139,000 per week in 1970). He has become an iconic representation of the struggles of the Party during the 1960s and 70s. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Douglas "branded the militant-chic Panther image decades before the concept became commonplace. He used the newspaper's popularity (circulation neared 400,000 at its peak in 1970) to incite the disenfranchised to action, portraying the poor with genuine empathy, not as victims but as outraged, unapologetic and ready for a fight." Persons with disabilities needing assistance please call: (936) 261-3587

	Black History Month Guest Lecture with Dr. James L. Conyers. Tuesday, February 26th, 2:00 p.m. John B. Coleman Library, Room 108. Contact: M. Williams - (926) 261-1532 Sponsored by the John B. Coleman Library BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2008 Click here for the calendar of activities for the month of February For additional information call (926) 261- 3550

Click Here for more Information	GRANT RESEARCH AND PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP Prairie View A&M University Northwest Campus presents: Grant Research and Proposal Writing Workshop on January 26, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 16000 Stuebner Airline Road, Suite 130 Spring, TX 77379. The Workshop Topics are: Using the library in the grant seeking process, Identifying relevant grant agencies, Components of a grant proposal - writing tips and Foundation grants versus government grants. Sponsored by: PVAMU NW Campus and the John B. Coleman Library Instructor: Elizabeth J. Brumfield, MLIS – Distance Services Librarian. Persons with disabilities needing assistance please call: (936) 261-3587 PDF Version

	MAKE TIME FOR RESEARCH @ THE LIBRARY Drop in and stop by the John B. Coleman Library, Room 108 EVERY Thursday at 4 p.m . There will be live librarian help on common topics you may encounter in doing your research here at the university, including (but certainly not limited to) how to find a book in the online catalog, how to find an article in the databases and website evaluation. No appointment is needed; classes are welcome as are interested individuals. Questions? (936) 261-1535 askalibrarian@pvamu.edu We’ll see you on Thursday as you MAKE TIME FOR RESEARCH @ THE LIBRARY!

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Past Events - Fall Semester 2007

Library Director Dr. Rosie Albritton welcomes the audience and reviews the accomplishments the John B. Coleman library has attained during the past year.	LIBRARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FALL 2007 MEETING The Library Advisory Committee met in room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library Thursday November 15 to provide a chance for faculty liaisons to meet their librarian counterparts, to hear the vision and agenda Library Director Dr. Rosie Albritton has for the upcoming year, and to hear about two specific developments impacting the academic services provided by the Library. Electronic Services Librarian Karl Henson and Distance Services Librarian E. Jean Brumfield spoke about the new electronic reserve system for faculty and students. This new process will allow for 24/7 online access to reserve reading material. Steve Shaw, Head of Reference and Information Services and Reference Librarian Kimberly Gay introduced the newest database and online journal connection: SAGE Online Journals. This database contains over 400 titles in Medicine, Social Sciences, Juvenile Justice and Business. Handouts and PowerPoint presentations are available for viewing on the new electronic reserves system at http://pvamu.docutek.com/

	What Makes A Creative Mind Tick? Artist, David McGee Knows. David McGee is a Houston based artist who works in various mediums, and has shown in galleries both nationally and internationally. His paintings illustrate provocative questions that interest him and give insight into the contradictions and compromises that accompany the activities of daily life: the stereotypes, the myths and the perceived truths. McGee is inspired by historical literature and work reflects that there is a balance struck between the past and the present through the citing of historical precedents for contemporary cultural images. He is a former Prairie View Panther and student of Dr. Clarence Talley. Mr. McGee spoke at the John B. Coleman Library on November 7, 2007 about his work, the source of his ideas and stories of his experiences as a full-time practicing fine artist.

Dwayne Qualls (Class of 2009) collects his printouts. Dwayne was one of the first to use the new printer and computers.	New First Floor Printer and Computers The John B. Coleman library now has a new high-speed self-service printer located directly across from the Circulation Desk. This printer replaces two older retired printers which have provided millions of printed pages to students over the past five years. New faster public computers have also been installed on the first floor of the Library. Each user will now need to login to authenticate themselves with the Prairie View network. This means the user will be able to edit and save and print documents from their shared drive.

From the Gee’s Bend Quilt collection. Photo: Courtesy of AT&T	AT&T Gee's Bend Quilters Spoken-Word Tour - Prairie View A&M University-- Prairie View A&M University’s John B. Coleman Library welcomed the AT&T Gee’s Bend Quilters Spoken-Word Tour to campus on Oct. 16. The tour was on “The Hill” for a one-day performance - -click here for more- Mary Ann Pettway, Mary Lee Bendolph, Revil Mosley, China Pettway and Florine Smith Performing at Prairie View A&M University Gee's Bend Quilters at Prairie View University October 16, 2007 More Pictures and Highlights *Selected Bibliography: Gee’s Bend Quilts & Other Related Resources* *John B. Coleman Library - Prairie View A&M University*

	2007 BANNED BOOKS WEEK @ JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY “Ahoy! Treasure Your Freedom to Read and Get Hooked on a Banned Book” September 29 to October 6, 2007 The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University is celebrating Banned Books Week. Please visit the Library and enjoy the following special activities: Check out a banned book; get a free "I read banned books" button and a "Read Banned Books" bookmark; write the name of banned book you have read on the giant Banned Books Week banner located in the lobby of the library; view displays of banned books in the front lobby display cases; and receive more detailed information on this annual library celebration conducted by the American Library Association. Banned Books Week is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Banned Books Week (BBW) celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. For additional information on Banned Books Week, check out the American Library Association's Banned Books Week website http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm. This year the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week theme is “Ahoy! Treasure Your Freedom to Read and Get Hooked on a Banned Book”

Maintained by Karl Henson; Last revised 4/14/2008