Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Laptops for checkout @ Midlo Library

New for Fall 2011: Students may checkout laptops at the Midlothian Campus Library. Details: Current students (First come, first served!) Current library card (We can get you set up.) INSIDE Midlothian Library (No taking it home or to class.) 4 hour checkout (Type fast!) YOU are responsible for entire cost of laptop if stolen or [...]

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Book Club: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder is the last Book Club selection for the summer session. Posion Study is the first in a three-part fantasy series; on Goodreads (a social network for book fans) readers (13,431 so far) give the book 4.41 stars. The description from Goodreads: Choose: A quick death…Or slow poison… About to [...]

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Book Club: Room by Emma Donoghue

This June Book Club is reading Room by Emma Donoghue. From the publisher: Five-year-old Jack and his Ma live and eat and play and sleep in one room–an 11×11-foot space that is their prison–captives of the terrifying man Jack calls Old Nick. But as Jack grows older and more curious, it becomes clear that the [...]

Friday, May 20th, 2011

50 book spoilers in 4 minutes

Brings Cliffnotes to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL! Hope you enjoyed the study break…it is back to the books next week when classes start Monday, May 23. The Midlothian campus library will return to regular operating hours on Monday. Chester library is still closed during the move, but hope to open in June. Read on!

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Kennedy loves…interview from the Love Learning Studio at Fool for Art

At the Fool for Art Festival, the library challenged everyone to step into the Love Learning Studio, and tell the world what they love! Kennedy accepted the challenge and told Molli about her loves (bones and Dr. Seuss.) Tell us…what do you love?

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Feed Your Family with Your Own Mini-farm: Cindy Conner at Fool for Art

Nationally known speaker Cindy Conner shares techniques for the backyard food gardener. Come learn to feed yourself using organic GROW BIOINTENSIVE tools to make your garden productive all year long. This workshop is presented during the Fool for Art festival—a free community event held by John Tyler Community College. Details Saturday, April 9, 2011 • [...]

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Grow your own!

Concerned about cost, source, even the methods used to grow your food? GROW YOUR OWN! Why garden? Health. Gardening provides exercise and food. Variety. Home gardeners select vegetable varieties for taste or appearance—not on how well a vegetable keeps in the refrigerator, or how well it travels to market. Striped tomatoes, anyone? Heritage. Remember your [...]

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

This Valentine’s Day (and every day) love learning at JTCC library

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 [...]

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Book Club: Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind

The JTCC Book Club will discuss Wizard’s First Rule at the upcoming January meeting.  Author Terry Goodkind has sold over 25 million books; Wizard’s First Rule is the first in his 10-title Sword of Truth series. This classic fantasy promises swords, dragons, wizards and plenty of adventure…perfect for holiday reading! Read Wizard’s First Rule and join the discussion with [...]

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Book Club: Join the discussion!

Join the discussion with the JTCC Student Book Club. This month’s books: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. This explosive international bestseller follows journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander as they search for a missing heiress. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. Read the inspirational story of an American mountain [...]