Read a Banned Book!

As Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, said, "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."

The American Library Association has named September 27th - October 4th as Banned Books week. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this democratic freedom for granted.

For a second consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's award-winning "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the list of the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007. More information about the annual event and lists of other banned books can be found at the American Library Association site.

Copy Cards Discontinued in Library Copiers

The Library has discontinued the use of copy cards in the copy machines. Library copiers all take cash, and one takes department codes (for faculty, staff, and student organizations).

If you have a copy card with money left on it, bring it to the Library Circulation Desk for a refund.

If you have questions, please contact circulation@kzoo.edu.

New York Times Subscriptions for K College

Personal subscriptions to the New York Times are available to Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff at a discount through Benson Distribution. Subscriptions for Fall Quarter start on Monday September 22nd and go through Wednesday November 26th, with no delivery on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 27th, or on Friday November 28th. Subscriptions are for Monday through Friday, and do not include Saturday or Sunday.

If you would like to subscribe, please complete the subscription form and include payment by check. Mail it to:

Benson Distribution, Inc.
Christine Benson
3605 South Burdick, Bldg. 2
Kalamazoo, MI 49001

The subscription form is available as a PDF at this link. You will need to enter your knet username and password to open the file.

http://www.kzoo.edu/reserves/nytimes/nytfall08.pdf

Celebrate the United States Constitution

To mark this year's Constitution Day, Kalamazoo College Library has compiled a website of resources, including primary source documents, to provide the College community with information about one of America's most important documents.

Established by Congress is 2004, Constitution Day recognizes the ratification of the U.S. Consitution on September 17, 1787. The law, introduced by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, requires that all educational institutions receiving federal funds provide information and instruction about the Constitution on September 17th each year.

See the Library's Constitution Day Bibliography

Library Notices now sent via Email

The Library is pleased to announce its new service:
Circulation Notices via Email.

All Library notices, including overdue notices, library bills for fines and fees, and other messages will be sent via email to your Kalamazoo College email account. Students, faculty, and staff will no longer receive paper Circulation Notices.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Griswold in Circulation at circulation@kzoo.edu or 269 337 7153.

Library and Biggby Hours Orientation Week

Orientation Week, Tuesday Sept 16th - Sunday Sept 21st

Monday Sept 15th	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Sept 16th - Friday Sept 19th	8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday Sept 20th	12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday Sept 21st	12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Biggby Cafe Hours during Orientation Week

Monday Sept 15th	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Sept 16th - Friday Sept 19th	8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday Sept 20th	12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Sept 21st	12:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Welcome to Kalamazoo College!

Orientation Week Campus Schedule PDF

MeLCat back up!

Thank you for your patience -- patrons may now order materials through MeLCat again. If you experience problems ordering MeLCat materials, contact Reference: reference@kzoo.edu or 337-7152.

MeLCat temporarily down

We are temporarily having issues requesting items from MeLCat. Users can search MeLCat but not request items.

Hopefully this will be resolved very soon. Please bear with us as we work on this problem!

New Database: Naxos Music Library Jazz

The Library is pleased to announce its subscription to Naxos Music Library Jazz!

Naxos Music Library Jazz is a collection of Jazz music available online, with over 500 jazz artists represented. It offers close to 22,600 tracks of jazz from over 2,300 albums.

Please note: when you log into Naxos Music Library Jazz, the database "reserves a space" for you. Your space is not released until you log out, close your browser, or are timed out. Please remember to log out when you are finished to allow maximum access to the database.

Naxos Music Library Jazz is available On Campus Only.

Find out more about Naxos Music Library Jazz.

Access Naxos Music Library Jazz.

If you have questions, please contact a Reference Librarian at
269 337 7152 or reference@kzoo.edu

New Database: Cambridge Histories Online

The Library is pleased to announce its subscription to the Cambridge Histories Online!

Cambridge Histories Online provides full-text access to over 250 volumes from the renowned Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into 15 different topic areas, making it easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing makes this resource ideal for historical research.

Find out more about the Cambridge Histories Online

Access the Cambridge Histories Online

If you have questions, please contact a Reference Librarian at
269 337 7152 or reference@kzoo.edu