GRANTS
AWARDED
Parkland Library has received three cooperative collection
development grants from the Consortium of Academic and Research
Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). The funds will be used to purchase
materials in the areas of Musical Theatre, Multicultural Plays on
video, and Coming Out Issues for Youth. Parkland librarians will
work jointly with librarians from several other academic libraries
to select and promote the materials purchased for each grant.
Champaign Public Library and Parkland College will be
partnering on a "Libraries Leading the Way" grant. The LSTA (Library
Services and Technology Act) grant will be used to fund a program to
bring nationally known authors, poets, and other literary figures to
the community. The artists will share their work through discussions
and other learning events. Parkland Library will collaborate with
CPL on the collection development portion of the project and
purchase materials to support the programmed events.
ILLINET ONLINE
IS NOW I-SHARE
If you’ve used the Parkland Catalog to look up books, CDs,
DVDs, etc. in our library collection, you may be familiar with the
idea of "All ILCSO Libraries." This term indicates a group of
academic libraries throughout the state which use the same catalog
system Parkland does, allowing you to directly search their
collections and request materials from these libraries--all through
the same computer interface you use to search at Parkland.
Due to a major reorganization of the academic library consortia
in Illinois, this service will be changing its name to
"I-Share." During the transition, you may see the new and old terms
side by side, and see some changes to the catalog interface. Once
the new interface is complete, you will simply see the phrase
"I-Share Libraries" enabling you to search this larger group of
library collections.
For additional details see the
CARLI site. |
DONATIONS
WELCOME
We would like to publicly thank the people who donate their
gently used books, DVDs, and music CDS to Parkland Library. We
receive a goodly amount of titles every year as a result of this
generosity and kindness. We use the Library’s collection development
policy to guide our decision on which titles to keep, and items that
are not added to the collection are sold through book sales, passed
along to other libraries, or given away free at the end of the
year. The Library
Gifts Policy
is available online and donations can be dropped off any
time at the Service Desk. Arrangements can also be made for pick up
from Parkland campus office.
Another way you can give to the Library is by making a
financial donation to the Library Endowment Fund through the College
Foundation. If you are interested in becoming a financial supporter,
please contact Carl R. Meyer, Executive Director, at 217/373-3789,
Julie McGown, Assistant Director, at 217/351-2458 at the College
Foundation, or Anna Maria Watkin, Library Director at 217/351/2365.
Further information can be found at the Foundation's
webpage.
ART GALLERY
EXHIBIT
Parkland Art Gallery will be exhibiting Microcosms in
Memory: Recent Works by Sunkoo Yuh. This solo exhibit is a
selection of sculptural ceramic work that uncovers personal meaning
through the depiction of the mundane in both Korean and American
culture. Exploring universal issues such as life and death, Korean
artist Sunkoo Yuh proves that making art may be a quest in search of
broad meanings or answers, expressed through personal awareness and
common experiences of daily life.
The exhibition runs from November 3 through December 8 and is
co-sponsored by the Library and the Department of English and
Critical Studies. The reception is on Thursday, November 17th from
6-8 p.m. and is open to the public. |
