Best Books of 2012

Still hanging around greensboro? Looking for some books to read now that those finals are over with? Here a selection of books from various "best of" lists that we have in our University libraries. Happy Holidays and happy reading!

NPR's best books of 2012:

Canada by Richard Ford

The Brontes: Wild Genius on the moors: The story of a literary family by Juliet Barker

Behind the beautiful forevers by Katherine Boo

The art forger: a novel by B.A Shapiro

The lifeboat: a novel by Charlotte Rogan

NW by Zadie Smith

Blown covers: New Yorker Covers you were never meant to see by Francoise Mouly

Publishers Weekly best books of 2012

Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel

The round house by Louise Erdrich

All we know: three lives by Lisa Cohen

The New Yorker: Best Books of 2012

The constant heart by Craig Nova- A UNCG PROFESSOR!

Fear of music by Jonathan Lethem

Bewilderment: new poems and translations by David Ferry

Gone to the Forest by Katie Kitamura

Amazon best books of 2012: Editors picks

The yellow birds by Kevin Powers

Gone girl by Gillian Flynn

The Fault in our stars by John Green

The age of miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain

Self-Checkout

Hello friends!

you know Jackson Library is full of friendly staff ready to help you check out materials, but maybe you are in a hurry and want to just check out a book or two. You can do that at the two self-checkout machines we have in Jackson Library!

There is one machine at the check out desk and one at the College Ave. entrance. You can check out books but remember if you want to check out a DVD you will need to go to the check out desk because all dvd's must be unlocked. Any more questions? Ask us!

xoxo

Irma

Banned Books Week!

Happy Banned Book Week!

This week we celebrate and encourage people to read and distribute books that have been banned and challenged. It's about informing the public of censorship that can effect the library and them. We encourage people to think for themselves and leave censorship in the past.  Below you can view an ALA timeline celebrating 30 years of books that have been censored, banned and challenged. Click the picture to get started.

You can also pick up plenty of these "banned" books from our libraries, you can find a list of some banned materials on our pinterest board here.

On one last note, Happy October!

New Books? New Books!

You know even with over a million books in our libraries our collection keeps growing! Every week in Jackson Library you can see the new books in the reading room. These are switched out every Wednesday night with even newer books! If you want an idea of what we have visit our Pinterest board of new non-fiction books!

here are some of the new books this week!

Where are the books?

Dear Students, library users, faculty and staff,

We often get the question, "How do a find a book with the call number HD9016.C62 B760 1995." What a good question! Our books are arranged by the Library of Congress call number system.  You can see how to read call numbers below:

Books are arranged by call number on certain floors. You can find out what call numbers are on what floors in several different location . You can find the locations from this link. You will also find a list posted outside of every elevator as well as inside every elevator in Jackson library. If you have more questions please feel free to Ask Us!

xoxo,

Irma

Funny Covers

(found by Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher)

Funny Covers

Sometimes pictures don't always match the title.....

(found by Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher)

Non-Fiction Summer Reading

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
by Erik Larson

If you prefer your summer reading to include some non-fiction try Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts. While not a “light” subject to be sure, Larson’s narrative keeps the book moving and readers will be drawn into this true story of an American father and his family, including his promiscuous grown daughter, living in Berlin as the Nazi’s took power. Giving readers a more personal account of what it was like to live in one of the worst regimes in history, it will help us to understand how terrible things can happen and that the study of history relates to people, not just dates and facts.  Written with the help of many first and second person accounts this book presents a detailed picture of what it was like as an outsider in Nazi Germany. 
This book was also selected for the Friends of the UNCG Libraries discussion group. Dr. Karl Schelunes, history, will lead the discussion on March 18, 2013. For details, see the FOL blog.

if you like it, try:

The devil in the white city: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America 

by Erik Larson

Blood done sign my name: a true story by Timothy Tyson

Under the Banner of heaven: a story of violent faith by Jon Krakauer

Reading Recommendations:

Ready Player One 

by Earnest Cline

Do you love the 80’s? Wade Watts, the main character in Ready Player One, does. Not because of any association he has with them, he lives in the year 2044. While the real world is overcrowded and unpleasant, most people don’t mind as long as they can plug into the virtual world of OASIS. The reason for the 1980’s obsession has to do with the creator of OASIS, a man who has died and left puzzles (most having to do with his pop culture 80’s obsession) within his virtual world that can lead to a huge fortune and power over the entire OASIS.  This book is full of 80’s movie, video game, and pop culture trivia as well as futuristic technologies and battles. A fun book that's lets you live in the past and future.

if you like it try:

 A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Girl in Landscape by Jonathan Lethem

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Reading is fun, no really!

Hello UNCG Students, Staff, Faculty and Friends!

Irma here! You know the last summer session is winding down and fall semester classes won’t be starting up until late August. Do you simply have too much free time on your hands? Don’t worry Irma Minerva, your resident library friend, is here to help. I am working on a list of great
“summer reads”, stay tuned for some suggestions!

Love,

Irma

UNCG's All Campus Read and interview with Scott Gibson

In this podcast, we interview Scott Gibson, coordinator for the "All Campus Read" (formerly All Freshman Read) program and the One Book, Many Voices conference at UNCG. He discusses this year's book selection Enrique's Journey and it's importance to the local community.
Author Sonia Nazario will be speaking Monday, Nov. 16, from 3-4 p.m. in Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center and later in a lecture from 7-9 p.m. in the Sullivan Science Building Auditorium which is open to the public. Don't miss the following events:


November 13, 2009 One Book, Many Voices Conference 8am-2pm, EUC
November 16, 2009 Author Sonia Nazario speaks at two functions -- from 3-4pm in the EUC for staff, students and faculty; 7-9 p.m. in the Sullivan Science Building Auditorium free and open to the public.

Hosts: Hannah Winkler and Scott Gibson
Time: 5:55 |Size 5.41 MB | Download .mp3 |
Music/Sounds: "ants........................" by Anchor Méjans (intro)
Links:
http://uncgfol.blogspot.com/
http://library.uncg.edu/
http://library.uncg.edu/fol/register

How do I... get book our library doesn't own?

In this week's podcast, you will discover ways to get a book UNCG's library does not own.

Hosts: Irma Minerva, Beth Filar Williams, and Hannah Winkler

Music: "ants........................" by Anchor Méjans (intro)

Time: 3:17

Links:

• UNCG Library Catalog
• Ask Us! (ways to get help from reference librarians)
  
• WorldCat Database
  
• UNCG Borrowing Privileges with other libraries
• ILL Request Form

transcript (PDF)