Banned Books Week Schedule at the Goldstein Library

by Rob Stephens

Here at the Goldstein, we love our banned books! This year Banned Books Week is September 30 - October 6, and we have a whole slew of events that week to celebrate! Here's the calender of events at the Goldstein:

Monday, October 1: Banned Books Readout, 1-3pm

Tuesday, October 2: Stump a Librarian, 2-5pm

Wednesday, October 3: Goldstein Book Club Discusses The Hunger Games, 8:30-9:30 PM

Thursday, October 4: Stump the Librarian, 2-5pm

Friday, October 5: ALA Banned Books Party, 6pm

Saturday, October 6: Scrabble Tournament, 10:30am

And here are brief descriptions of our events:

Monday: Banned Books Readout, 1-3pm

We're kicking off the week with live readings of banned books outside of the Shores Building. We've still got plenty of space for people to read, so feel free to come by and listen to or read from an awesome banned book! If you want to read a book, just come by, look at our list of banned books, pick one to read from, and we'll get it for you. Or, bring by your own book that's been banned and read from it!

Tuesday & Thursday: Stump the Librarian, 2-5pm

Are you a great source of knowledge on banned books? Do you want a snazzy Banned Books T-Shirt? Have you ever wanted to engage in an epic battle of whits with a librarian? Or, alternatively, do you just want to have some good old-fashioned library fun? Then check out Stump the Librarian. When you come by, you'll face a librarian in a trivia match. If you win, we'll enter your name into a drawing for an awesome Banned Books T-Shirt!

Wednesday: Goldstein Book Club discusses 

Our very own Goldstein Book Club is in its inaugural year, and during Banned Books Week, the Club will hold its first book discussion on none other than the most banned book of 2011-2012, The Hunger Games! Come by for fun, friends, food, and great literary discussion! 8:30-9:30 PM in the CAVE @ Goldstein.

Friday: ALA Banned Books Party, 6pm

We've got a fabulous ALA Chapter in the FSU SLIS program, and they'll be celebrating Banned Books Week with a PARTY! on Friday at 6 pm (after hours!!) at the Goldstein. Come by dressed as your favorite banned book -- word on the street is that there will be a contest for best banned book costume!

 Saturday: Scrabble Tournament, 10:30am

And finally, as a celebration of words, we'll be having a Scrabble Tournament on Saturday for all lovers of words! The tournament will begin at 10:30 AM, and the winner of the tournament gets facetime (a video of themselves) on the Goldstein Library Blog (this blog), as well as some other goodies! 

The Goldstein Atmosphere

The #5 (and Final, and Best) Reason to Visit The Goldstein Library This Fall:  

The Lizard King performing live at the Goldstein, circa 1966

Are you searching around campus for the absolute best that FSU has to offer? A hidden gem for studying, a place where all bad karma is erased, where there are comfy couches and schwinging tables, a place where Jim Morrison used to study when he was an FSU student (see shady photo evidence to the right...), a place where you can draw on the tables, eat your lunch, and watch movies on a big TV? Well look no further: the Goldstein is here.


Let's break this down further and discuss why the Goldstein has such an epic atmosphere:
 

1. The Staff 

Here at the Goldstein, we pride ourselves on being the friendliest staff around. Look: it even says so on our sign. And look at how friendly (and awesome!) one of our staff members, Mackenzie, looks here:

He's ready to serve and protect.

The arrows prove our friendliness.

2. The Study Areas

Sure, there are tons of great places to study on campus. But they are often full, noisy, cramped, etc.

At the Goldstein, there's always a nice place to study. Take, for example, the little-known Alcove in the back of our library. It is equipped with two sofa-benches, two desks, lamps, and plugs, and it is always looking for company:

or how about our fabulous whiteboard tables -- need to work out a math problem, to take a study break and draw, to doodle, or to show a group your work -- try them out!

Chemistry workout

Fun doodles!

 

3. The Ambiance 

We're always trying to improve the ambiance here at the Goldstein through great displays, fun posters, cool people, and awesome events. Here is some photo evidence of our ambiance:

Enjoy some Tic Tac Toe

A Map of the Internet

Map of Online Communities

A Competing Map of the Online Communities

Great Artwork

Free Panini Day

Yep -- we're always having a great time at the Goldstein. I hope you've enjoyed our last installment of Top 5 Reasons to Visit the Goldstein, Fall 2012. Come by soon to get info about Banned Books Week!!!

Virtual Goldstein

Reason #4 to Visit The Goldstein Library This Fall:

by Rob Stephens

You may not know this, but you don't have to visit the Goldstein Library in person to visit the Goldstein Library -- there's a whole virtual world of Goldstein out there on the internet that you can visit to satisfy your library needs! 

Let's go over some of the great virtual resources and places that the Goldstein has to offer.

#1: The NEW Goldstein Website (http://goldstein.cci.fsu.edu/)

Just this past week, we updated the Goldstein Website! Here's a screenshot of the new look: 

Some things of notice about the new site:

- This is an excellent place to start when looking for any materials at FSU, in particular if you are in the College of Communication and Information.

- The new search method is super convenient and really will help your information needs. Try it out!

- Anytime you want, if you click "Ask a Librarian," you will be in touch with a real live Goldstein staff member! We love your questions (and only get a few), so ask away!

- There is a newsfeed on the right of the page where you can get all the latest Goldstein updates. 

- There are really handy links at the bottom of the page. 

#2: The Goldstein Library for Distance Learners: (http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/content.php?pid=226099&sid=1872689)

This page was created especially for those students in the CCI, or otherwise, who take distance classes and so therefore can't always visit the Goldstein in person: 

A few things to notice about this page:

- The yellow tabs are a great guide to all of your distance needs! You can even learn how to do citations or use Interlibrary Loan. The "Questions" tab links to an Ask A Librarian service where you can chat with a real live librarian. 

- This site is geared toward distance learners. But it's resources are useful even if you do live in Tallahassee and simply don't want to leave the comfort of your own home!

- Finally, there is a hilarious video with a dancing Goldstein ninja that can help you meet your library needs. It's worth the watch even if you don't necessarily have library needs. Check it out: 

                                  

#3: The Goldstein Library's Social Media Sites

We're trying to stay hip and in touch here at the Goldstein, and so we've set up some great social media sites. If you're here, you know that one of them is this blog. But maybe you don't know about Goldstein's Facebook page, Twitter account, or Klout account:

facebook.com/Goldsteinlibrary

Klout:  http://klout.com/#/GoldLib/

@goldlib (Twitter)

These three resources are great places to stay in touch with the Goldstein Library! We are always posting about events, resources, jobs, and fun fun fun here @ Goldstein!

Moral of the story: We have great online resources here at the Goldstein, and this blog is just scraping the surface. Please use our resources!!! We'd love for you to visit us virtually. 

Books in Focus: AYA

By Jade Stagg

AYA is set in the affluent Ivory Coast of 1978.  Upon this backdrop, readers experience firsthand the everyday pleasures and pains of a studious, supplemented by the adventures of her friends and family.  The text is inspired by Abouet’s childhood in Abidjan, and Oubrerie’s vibrant drawings bring the story to life.  Additional glossaries offer definitions, dance move instructions, drink and food recipes, and instructions on how to tie a fashionable pagne cloth into a skirt or head wrap. AYA was the 2006 award winner for Best First Album at the Angouleme International Comics Festival.

AYA is just one of the fantastic selections the Goldstein Library has in its growing collection of graphic novels.  Come and take a look at our collection and find something new!

New Goldstein homepage

The Goldstein Library has a new homepage: http://goldstein.cci.fsu.edu/

Awesome Patron Art Work

by Rob Stephens

If you don't know, in the back of Goldstein we have some Whiteboard tables in the back of the library for our patrons, YOU, to write/draw on, and lately you've been really knocking our lights out with some AMAZING illustrations that I want to share.

"Holmes" with some crazy awesome characters

The Hunger Games!

Write with the Light / hola me llamo Leo

TROGB ORR!!!!

Carson and A forever!!!

Someone actually doing homework? (I don't know what it means)

 Oh! And the puzzle: it's Mickey and Minnie, but they need your help to figure out where 
they are...

The Goldstein Chronicles 1.1: "The LUV Collection"

by Rob Stephens

Hello, loyal Goldstein Library fans! Here at the Goldstein, we're always looking for fun ways to serve FSU, so today I am starting the inaugural issue of The Goldstein Chronicles, a diary of the comical, whimsical, and capricious occurrences from our library. Here it is:

1.1: The LUV Collection

Shelf reading: grunt work of libraries. A rite of passage: all librarians spend days of their lives grabbing spines and putting the word back in order. But it's also zen: order and space, the beauty of the mundane, dusty hands. And every once in a while, during the practice of reading shelves, one stumbles upon a flaw that is perfect, like the one I found today.

The section I am currently shelf reading is located in the Goldstein's Juvenile (JUV) collection, ranging in LC call number from LSL JUV PZ 7 .K46825 to LSL JUV PZ 7 .S2492.

In case you don't know, the "LSL" stands for "Library Science Library," the old school name for "the Goldstein Library" (we prefer Goldstein Library now, thank you!). "JUV" stands for the Juvenile Collection (as opposed to our EASY collection or PROF [professional] collection, for example).
  
As you might imagine, shelf-reading in this area can be particularly mind-numbing because the smaller call numbers are so close together. However, today I came across a special book entitled Shadow People by Joyce McDonald, pictured left,

And that's where the magic happened, because you see, Shadow People is shelved incorrectly. To the right is a close up of the call number:






where is the LUV collection??

[NOTE: If you haven't already got the (admittedly really cheesy / awful / lightly comic / hilarious / bibliophile-only / SPINE-breaking) joke, this book is listed not as being in the Juvenile collection, but in the LUV collection. Didn't know we had that here]

I was forced ask myself, in a moment of existential crisis, "Do we have a LUV collection? What do I do? What does it all mean?"

So, first I decided to investigate: why is this book placed in LUV? Here's an excerpt from the inside cover:

"four seemingly different teenagers [...] are thrown together by a chance meeting at a deserted camp. Or maybe it isn't chance. For there are bonds that tie them to each other, bonds of loneliness, of frustration -- and of anger [...] These five voices combine to tell the chilling tale of what happens in a small town when teenage fury is unleashed."
   

huh?

"Teenage fury" sounds like the opposite of the LUV collection. But who am I to challenge the ways of the catalogue? (I'm just a GA / I need no sympathy...) At least there are "bonds..."
  And then, after wandering about the Goldstein, looking for this "LUV" collection and realizing that the collection had no home, I decided that I needed to create a home for LUV.


Attempt 1: The LUV Collection Shelf (LSL LUV PZ 7 .M478418 SH 2000 through LSL LUV PZ 7 .M478418 SH 2000)





No, that's no good. A one book collection? (I'm not scouring the entire collection to find another...).

How about this?

Attempt 2: The LUV Collection


That's better. Ok, I'm just kidding of course. This book belongs in JUV! But I do wish we had a LUV collection... maybe I can convince Goldstein to do a LUV display...



(that's better)

 

Goldstein Must Reads

Reason #3 to Visit The Goldstein Library This Fall:

by Rob Stephens

Oh yeah - we've got some great collections in The Goldstein, and we want you to check them out! Here are some highlights and new additions that are particularly awesome:

#1: Graphic Novels

Did you know that Goldstein has an entire collection of graphic novels? These awesomely illustrated books and novels are a great way to spend your free time! Here is a favorite graphic novel that's being checked out a ton by all ages and sizes: Level Up by Gene Luen Yang, a Printz Award winner. This book follows Dennis Ouyang as he struggles "with bad grades, a video game addiction, and his father's death." The book is stellar, and as of now... available for checkout too!

On the other side of the graphic novel spectrum, we have a series of books by Saddleback Educational Publishing that retell American History in graphic novel form. One example is The Fight For Freedom, 1750-1783 which traces the turmoil and triumph of the American Revolution. Very educational, and a great way to take a fresh look at US History!

 

#2: Expanded Information Technology Collection

Over the past year, The Goldstein has especially focused on expanding and updating its Professional Collection, in particular with regard to the information technology section. Needless to say, it is important to stay on top of all the latest technological developments if you are in a computer, information, or communication field, and The Goldstein Library is the place for you!

 Pictured right is one of our most recent examples, Programming Android, a resource that teaches "Java programming for the new generation of mobile devices.." If you're considering creating a new app for Android phones, this is a great resource. 


Another example of a recent acquisition is David Powers' Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 : designing and developing for mobile with jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3: Studio Techniques, pictured left. Acquired just in 2011, this book provides information on creating websites and applications that work on mobile platforms using Dreamweaver CS5.5.


And there are tons more where those came from!




#3: Novels for ALL Ages
We've got an EXCELLENT collection here at The Goldstein Library of novels that I'm sure you'd be interested in, including (but not limited to): 

- The entire Harry Potter Series
- The entire Twilight Series
- The entire Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants series
- The entire Hunger Games series
- Novels from the Redwall series, including a graphic novel version of Redwall
- Why We Broke Up
- Novels from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit
- Novels from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
- AND SO MUCH MORE!

If you're looking for something to read while taking a break from studying, come by, and we'd be more than happy to help you find a fun novel!

#4: Award Winners

The Goldstein Library has a few extra special shelves that you should check out: the award winners. Right in the front of Goldstein, there are shelves specifically for Newbery Medal Winners, Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books, and Other Award Winners. If you're looking for a book that you know is going to be an absolute hit, then grab one of these! One example of such a book is Chris Raschka's A Ball for Daisy (pictured right), which won the Caldecott Medal in 2010.