Banned Books Week

September 29 through October 6 is “Banned Books Week.”  For more on this topic see  http://ala8.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm  and http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95190615  This second site tells some of the story of banning Grapes of Wrath in Kern County in 1939.

New Academic Year

All during the first two weeks of the fall quarter, students have been heavily using the Walter W. Stiern Library. You will find access to all the Library’s resources through its website.  Be sure to note the events, programs or highlights that appear in “Spotlight.”  Whenever you need assistance, please go to the Reference Desk or click “Ask a Librarian,” if you are not in the Library.  Learning how to use your library will increase your success as a student.  All our staff and programs want to help you achieve your success.