Library Hours: Winter Break

Winter Break Hours

December 17-18, 2011
Saturday - Sunday
CLOSED

December 19-22, 2011
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

December 23, 2011 - January 2, 2012
CLOSED

January 3-6, 2012
Tuesday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

January 7-8, 2012
CLOSED

Regular hours resume on Monday, January 9th.

Finals Week = Free Coffee & Tea in the Library!

Finals week (December 12-16) means FREE tea and coffee in the Parkland Library. Come to the main floor of the library to grab your cup of joe.

Need a quiet spot to study? Head to the upper floor and/or the computer classroom for silent study zones.

Have a cup? Bring it! Be green.

Enjoy and good luck with finals!

Google Graphing Calculator

Google does it again. I've always been a fan of their Advanced Search feature (did you know you can search just .gov or .org?), but now Google offers a built-in graphing calculator.

CNET writes about this new feature here. And this is a link to Google's blog post about the new feature.

While this may help you when you don't have your handy TI-83 calculator, you may still need to have the actual calculator during exams.

Did you know that the Parkland Library has TI-83 calculators to check out? Save some big $$ by checking one out for free!

Special thanks go to our library student assistant, Justin, for suggesting this story for the blog!

World AIDS Day - December 1st

In recognition of World AIDS Day, we would like to offer a list of resources to help you stay informed.

What is World AIDS Day?

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988. (taken from this site.)

To find books and videos at Parkland College on HIV/AIDS, click this link.

Go here to find fast facts on HIV/AIDS.

Watch an exclusive World AIDS Day event: The Beginning of the End of AIDS, featuring President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Bono, Alicia Keys and others. Join ONE and (RED)'s exclusive live broadcast from Washington, DC this Thursday, Dec. 1 at 10 am EST, 3pm GMT

Stay healthy. Stay Informed.