One name, two fates… Same situation, same neighborhood, same age, same name. One man is a Rhodes Scholar and Iraq Combat Veteran, the other is serving jail time. What happened? Read the book (available in the JTCC library or locally at Barnes and Noble) and join the discussion Tuesday, March 8 at 2:00 in C103. [...]
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Come celebrate and learn about the influential history of African Americans at the JTCC library. Discover important leaders from the Civil War, [...]
Henrietta Lacks anonymous cell donation changed modern medicine. Her cells were used in medical studies and made millions for others, all without permission or payment to her family. Now Henrietta and her family are getting some official recognition from the VA Legislature. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 74 offered February 17, 2011 Celebrating the life of Henrietta Lacks: [...]
Experience the Golden Age of Jazz as if you were there! Photographer William P. Gottlieb passed his collection of 1,600+ photographs of jazz musicians–most taken between 1938-1948–into the public domain. The Library of Congress curates the collection and has made them available online through Flickr. Over and over, Gottlieb captures the essential personality of the musician. See big [...]
John Tyler debuts the new library site on Monday, February 14. The site was redesigned with students’ questions in mind. How do I print? How do I find a book? Where are the scholarly journals? New features: Built-in search boxes for books and articles Integrated chat feature–IM a librarian! Mobile-friendly–research with your phone, anywhere We [...]
Art or craft? History or bedspread? The Quilts of Gee’s Bend were never intended to be art; quilts are utilitarian items, based on patterns passed from mother to daughter. Courthouse Steps, Log Cabin and strip-piecing styles appear over and over, always with a twist. Instead of exactly replicating the pattern, Gee’s Bend quilters take the [...]
Henrietta Lacks has been called the most important person in medicine…though she was never a doctor. Henrietta Lacks helped to develop the cure for polio….though she never did any research. Henrietta Lacks lives today…though she died in 1951. Her Story Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital seeking treatment for cervical cancer in 1950. Henrietta [...]