Library Hours - Spring Break

Spring Break Hours

March 15-16, 2008
Saturday & Sunday
Closed

March 17-20, 2008
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

March 21-23, 2008
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Closed

Regular hours resume on Monday, March 24th.

Art Annex Exhibit: Student Art Show

Come in the Parkland Library to see the newest exhibit in the Art Annex. This student art show features work from ART 283: Portfolio Seminar. Read more about it here. The show is up now through March 23rd.

Severe Storms Preparedness Week (March 4-10)

In honor of Severe Storms Preparedness Week, we've created a list of resources available at the library and online.

Books

The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather and Our Terrifying Future by Bob Reiss / Call number: QC941 .R43 2001

Eye of the Storm: Inside the World’s Deadliest Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Blizzards by Jeffrey Rosenfeld / Call number: QC944 .R68 1999

F5: Devastation, Survival, and the Most Violent Tornado Outbreak of the Twentieth Century by Mark Levine / Call number: QC955.5.U6 L483 2007

Meteorology Demystified by Stan Gibilisco / Call number: QC863.4 .G53 2006

Restless Skies: the Ultimate Weather Book by Paul Douglas / Call number: QC981 .D68 2005

Storm Warning: the Story of a Killer Tornado by Nancy Mathis / Call number: QC955.5.U6 M38 2007

Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming by Chris Mooney / Call number: QC944 .M66 2007

Tornadoes by Michael Allaby / Call number: QC955 .A45 2004

Violent Weather: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes by Andrew Collins / Call number: QC968 .C65 2006

Web sites:

National Weather Service Severe Weather Awareness/Preparedness Guide

Illinois Emergency Management Agency Weather-related Preparedness Guides

University of Illinois Extension - Disaster Resources

Be safe...