For Read 2 Succeed this coming 2016 Spring semester we will be reading and discussing The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world. Her  life, with all its challenges and successes, was brought to the screen with the HBO full-length film Temple Grandin, starring Claire Danes. Dr. Grandin has been featured on NPR, and she has a 2010 TED Lecture titled "The World Needs ALL Kinds of Minds." She has also been featured on the BBC special  - The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow , ABC's - Primetime Live -, - The Today Show - and more. Grandin developed her talents into a successful career as a livestock-handling equipment designer, one of very few in the world. She also speaks on both autism and cattle handling. Dr. Grandin's current bestselling book on autism is The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed. She also authored Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships; Animals Make Us Human; Animals in Translation; Thinking in Pictures; and Emergence: Labeled Autistic. Grandin is considered a philosophical leader of both the animal welfare and autism advocacy movements.

Temple Grandin, Ph. D., will be visiting Norco College for a presentation and book signing on April 21st from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm located in building/room CSS 217.  A live streaming of her presentation will also be available in the CSS upper lounge and at the Wilfred J. Airey Library for those who are not able to enter CSS 217 due to limited seat availability.   

The last Read 2 Succeed event of Semester is on Thursday, May 28 from 12:30-2:30 pm in CSS 217. The author Reyna Grande will be here to speak and sign copies of her book The Distance Between Us We hope to see you there!

Join us on Tuesday May 19th from 12:50 to 1:50 pm in the library for a Poetry Event! Come and listen, or bring a poem and perform with us! Poems may be classics or original works, and should run between 3 - 5 minutes long. Sign up between 12:00 pm & 12:30 pm on performance day in the library to read! Be mindful of your audience when presenting your work when selecting your poem. We hope to see you there!

Read 2 Succeed continues Thursday, April 30 from 12:50- 1:50 pm in CSS 217. A  panel of our Puente students will discuss their personal experiences with immigration and other themes presented Reyna Grande’s memoir The Distance Between Us. Copies of the book are available for loan at the library. Ask us for more details.

This Spring the Read 2 Succeed selection is The Distance Between Us,  by award winning author, Reyna Grande. In her book, Ms. Grande recounts the poignant story of her childhood and undocumented immigration from Mexico to the United States. 

Our first interactive book discussion event of the semester will take place on Thursday, March 26 from 12:50-1:50 pm in room CSS 217 Copies of the book are available in the library. Ask us for more details.

Hooray, we made it to winter break! Congratulations, and we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. We will see you all in the New Year!

The last installment of Read 2 Succeed finishes November 20 from 12:50-1:50 pm in CSS 217 with a Student Veteran Panel, presented by the Norco College Veterans Club. This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to hear firsthand from our own Norco College students who have served in the military, and to learn from their insights and experiences regarding the topic of our book. As always, there will be refreshments and prize giveaways. We'll see you there!

On Thursday, October 30th from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm in CSS 217, come join us for the second installment of our Read 2 Succeed event. Dave Roever, a distinguished Vietnam combat veteran will be here in person to discuss his experiences in conjunction with our Read 2 Succeed book "What it is like to go to War." He will be on hand to sign copies of one of his books which will be available for a donation of $15. There will be prize drawings and refreshments. We hope to see you there!

This Thursday, come join us for the first installment of our Read 2 Succeed event. We'll be discussing the book "What It's Like to Go to War" by Karl Marlantes. Copies of the book are available for loan at the library, and refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!

Did you know that we have a wide selection of textbooks on reserve? 

You can check to see what's available by clicking on the Library Catalog link above, then selecting the 'Course Material' tab. Then enter your three letter course name and number (like MAT 1 or HIS 10) and click 'submit'. Once you know what books and textbooks that we have for you, you can ask for them at Circulation (Front) desk*. These books are available for a two-hour period in the library. 

*Pro Tip: It helps to have the course name, number and the title of the text with you, so that we can easily locate the book you want.

Logging into to the library computers has changed for the better! All you need is your student ID number, and you'll have access the library computers. For more information, ask us!

We know you're studying hard, trying to finish up your semester right. Just remember, if you need any help, just ask us either at the reference or circulation desks. 

You can also check out our 24-7 services including our chat with a librarian service, available anytime you need it.

Good Luck, and have a Great Summer!

Come join us for the final Read 2 Succeed event on May 22nd, when Mona Ruiz will give a talk about her life and her book, Two Badges: The Life of Mona Ruiz. We hope to see you there!

Did you know that we have a wide selection of books available for your classes? 

You can check to see what's available by clicking on the Library Catalog link above, then selecting the 'Course Material' tab. Then enter your three letter course name and number (like MAT 1 or HIS 10) and click 'submit'. Once you know what books and textbooks that we have for you, you can ask for them at Circulation (Front) desk*. These books are available for a two-hour period in the library. 

*Pro Tip: It helps to have the course name, number and the title of the text with you, so that we can easily locate the book you want.

Library closed for winter break.  

We reopen for Winter semester Janurary 6, 2014. 

 Hope everyone has a happy holiday season.  

Remember to take extra care when traveling this season.

Get your research done and your papers in on time. Ask us for research help, or use our 24-7 services including eBooks, Articles and Chat Reference available to you any time!

Happy Researching, and Good Luck!

This Friday November 15th, at 9-10AM we are having a citation workshop. 

Learn how to organize your citations and papers right while saving time!

Sign up at http://bit.ly/12cBXk1

Now that the semester is in full swing, we have a lot of things coming up:

• Find out the best ways to locate articles for your assignments in our Library Skills workshop. We have three this month: Friday 10/11 from 9 - 10 am, Wed 10/17 at 4:50 - 5:50 pm and Tues 10/22 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. Visit our Library Workshop Page to sign up today!

• Our Read 2 Succeed series on the book A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive continues on October 24th from 12:50 - 1:50pm in CSS 217 Participate in discussions and watch videos about this interesting book. 

• We also have a Citation Workshop on Friday October 25th from 10 - 11am. Sign up today!

Also, if you can't make it to the library, there are scholarly articles and books available at home as well as our 24-7 reference help. Just check out our Norco College Library Access 24-7 page to see what's available.

Read 2 Succeed @ Norco College kicks off this Thursday, September 12 from 12:50-1:50 pm in CSS 217 with this semester's selection, A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer. This first event includes an interactive discussion and media clips about the book. Refreshments will also be served. We hope to see you there!

A big thanks to everyone who attended our final Read 2 Succeed event for the semester. There was an amazing turnout, and we especially thank Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston for a great presentation!

And...just in time for finals and last minute projects, we have two brand new group study rooms available, freshly painted and ready to go! Four more rooms are on the way, making for a total of seven study rooms in the library.