2013 Summer Hours

Parkland Library Summer Hours

May 20 - June 14
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

CLOSED
Saturdays & Sundays
Saturday, May 18th
Monday, May 27th

Finals Week = FREE Coffee & Tea in the Library!

Come into the Parkland Library during Finals Week (May 13 - 17) for a cup of FREE coffee or tea! All week enjoy the freebie coffee &  tea.

Have a cup? Bring it! Be green. (We have cups on hand too.)

Good luck with your finals from the faculty & staff at the Parkland College Library!

2013 Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition

Abigail Eichstedt is the recipient of the 2013 Parkland Library Purchase Award for her painting titled "In the Blue." Congratulations, Abigail!

Parkland READ Poster and Parkland Reads 2013-2014 Book Revealed!

Every year during National Library Week the Parkland College Library unveils the newest READ poster and the Parkland Reads book choice. This year was no different. Lots of Parkland students, faculty, staff, administration ( including our very own President Ramage), and community members came to see the big event.

The READ poster features....Charles Larenas and Club Latino! Charles is an Education faculty member from the department of Social Sciences and Human Services. He chose the Jon Stewart book, "America (the Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction." (You can find out if this book is available for check out in the Parkland Library here.)

The Parkland Reads choice for the 2012-2013 academic year is "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore. (You can find out if this book is available for check out in the Parkland Library here.)

READ poster photographer, Rebecca Hethke and Charles Larenas.

Maggie Taylor, Parkland Reads coordinator, holding the 2012-2013 book, "The Other Wes Moore."

Library Director, Anna Maria Watkin, with Charles Larenas.

The READ Poster is Coming: Thurs, April 18th

On Thursday, April 18th at NOON, this year's READ Poster featuring a Parkland "celebrity" will be unveiled along with next year's Parkland Reads book in the Library Reading Lounge!  We'll have special giveaways, snacks, bookish humor and other fun stuff, so come by and take part in the National Library Week festivities!

Check out last year's READ poster featuring Billie Mitchell.

It's National Library Week

Happy National Library Week! This week (April 14-20) libraries all over the country celebrate by hosting special events and promoting library use.

Here at Parkland, we will unveil our annual Parkland Celebrity READ Poster at Noon on Thursday. It may feature someone you know! Come on up to the library and find out who it is!

We’ll have special giveaways, snacks and bookish humor so come on by and take part in the festivities.

In the meantime, check out this clever video from Allen County Public Library.

World Book Night : April 23, 2013

World Book Night U.S. is a celebration of books and reading held on April 23, 2013, when 25,000 passionate volunteers across America give a total of half a million books within their communities to those who don’t regularly read. This year Parkland Library is a host for local book givers to receive books to distribute throughout the community. We're excited to be a part of this huge international reading event. Go to the World Book Night U.S. website for more details.

National Library Week is Coming!

National Library Week is April 14-20. This national observation is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA). Libraries all over the country celebrate by hosting special events and promoting library use.

On Thursday, April 18th at noon, this year’s READ poster featuring a Parkland “celebrity” will be unveiled along with next year's Parkland Reads book in the Library Reading Lounge. We’ll have special giveaways, snacks and events so come on by and take part in the festivities.

"What should I read next?"

How often have you asked the question, "What should I read next?" Who do you ask? Where do you look for your next read? According to the Libraries in the Digital Age blog post, "What should I read next?" by Kathryn Zickuhr, the "majority of Americans turn to their friends and family" for their next book recommendation.

Read the entire blog post here: "What should I read next?" to find out how people decide what e-books to read.

Spring Break Hours

The Parkland Library Spring Break hours start this weekend. No matter if we're open or closed, if you are a Parkland student or employee, you can still access our online resources. Click this link to finish up any research during your break.

Our hours are here:

March 16 - 17
Saturday - Sunday
CLOSED

March 18 - 21
Monday - Thursday
OPEN 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

March 22 - 24
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
CLOSED

Regular hours resume on Monday, March 25th.