Belk Library joins International Studies in celebrating International Education Week. Check out the display of books and movies related to countries and cultures of the Middle East. You will also find an arrangement of Middle Eastern artifacts and photography.
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National French Week Nov. 4-11
Be sure to check out the books and movies on display now. The purpose of National French Week is “to increase our community’s understanding and appreciation of the francophone world by finding interesting and entertaining ways of looking at how French touches our lives as well as learning about the dozens of countries and millions of people who speak this beautiful language.”
Scary movies in Belk Library
Happy Halloween from Belk Library! Check out a scary movie from the display on the 1st floor through October 31.
Common reading at Belk
The author of this year’s Common Reading selection, Khaled Hosseini, will speak at Fall Convocation on Tuesday, October 13th at 4 p.m. in Alumni Gym. A Thousand Splendid Suns traces many unstable events in Afghanistan (during the 1960s-2003) and specifically focuses on the tumultuous lives of two Afghan women and how they cross paths with one another. Be sure to check out the book display in Belk Library during the week of October 12th. The library has prepared a Research Guide to help you find additional sources about subject areas discussed in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Hosseini is also the author of The Kite Runner, a 2003 bestseller.
Sounds of Game Night podcast
Belk Library’s new podcast features “The Sounds of Game Night.” Game night was hosted by the library on Friday, September 18, and was sponsored by the ACM student club. Students and staff gathered to play popular video games such as Halo 3 and Beatles Rock Band. Librarians Shaunta Alvarez and Patrick Rudd talked to students about their favorites games. To hear the podcast, go to: http://belklibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/
Library hosts Game Night
Over 100 students, faculty, and staff turned out for Game Night at Belk Library on Friday, September 18. Students feasted on brownies, cookies, and snacks when not playing Beatles Rock Band and Halo 3. Other popular video games included Left 4 Dead, Nintendo, and Wii Sports. Staff and students also played board and card games such as Twister, Connect4, Life, Jenga, Uno, and worked on puzzles.
The Belk Library staff and ACM Club teamed up to make Game Night possible. Another Game Night event is being planned for the spring. Check out the E-net article and photos @ http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?id=940171&searchTerms=game+night and listen to the podcast about it @ http://belklibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/2009/09/sounds-of-game-night.html
Elon summer reading favorites
The entire list of recommendations is available online on LibraryThing at www.librarything.com/catalog/BelkSummerFavs
New Read posters debut as Belk Library celebrates National Library Week, April 12-18
The debut of three new Read posters featuring Elon faculty members marks the start of Belk Library’s annual celebration of National Library Week, April 12-18. This year’s posters feature Chaplain Richard McBride; El Centro director Sylvia Munoz; and engineering professors Richard D’Amato and Sirena Hargrove-Leak.
The posters are on display around the atrium skylight of the Information Commons on the first floor of Belk Library, along with posters from previous years.
Banned Books Week
“Closing books shuts out ideas”
Banned Books Week is September 27 — October 4
Stop by Belk Library all week and enter your name for a chance to win a banned book!
National Library Week, April 13-19
Elon University celebrates National Library Week from April 13-19, 2008, with chances for the campus community to win books of their choice just by stopping by the Belk Library.
New READ posters featuring Elon faculty, staff and student government leaders will also be on display around the center atrium. Philosophy professor Anthony Weston, program assistant Janice Ratliff, and SGA officers Rob Saunders, John Bateman, Cassie Hickey and Chase Rumley posed for the advertisements.