GRCC Poetry Contest

Announcing the Green River Community College

POETRY 

CONTEST

in celebration of National Poetry Month

WHO:  YOU! – Yes, YOU – students, faculty and staff are invited to write a poem

WHAT:            Poem Guidelines:

                         This year’s theme is:

What does it mean to be a Green River Community College student, faculty or staff member?

• What experiences have you had?
• self-discovery
• future goals
• academic areas of interest (art, math, psychology, biology…etc.)
• What sights have you seen?
• student life (campus activities, homework, classroom experiences, work-life balance, student activism…etc.)
• What events have made your day?
• cultural experiences or diversity in education
• Or submit your best work on another theme!

• Poems can rhyme or not
• You can submit up to 5 poems
• Poems will be judged by GRCC English Instructors on relevance to theme, creativity and structure (including spelling)
• Winners will be notified by email by April 22
• 4 poems will be selected and winners agree to have their poems placed on display in the Holman Library

HOW:    Fill out the Poetry Guidelines Submission form (pick one up near the Holman Library’s Reference Desk on the 2^nd Floor)

WHEN: Poetry submissions are due by 10pm on Tuesday, April 15th in the Library

(photo above is Creative Commons Attribution License)

March is Women's History Month

Celebrate Women's History Month with resources from the Holman Library...

New titles available to check out!

Find information on famous women, women's rights and women's history using our reference databases...

Biography in Context - Details on over 350,000 notable individuals, from early history to the present day, in full-text coverage. Daily updates. Search for people by occupation and birth year, or browse topics such as Nobel Peace Prize Winners or Social Reformers.

U.S. History in Context - U.S. and world history reference sources, primary documents, journals and periodicals. Search by subject, timeline, or a person's name.

World History in Context - Primary sources, reference books and journals covering world history from antiquity to the present. Search by subject, timeline, or person.

Find out  more about Women's History Month on the web...

http://womenshistorymonth.gov/ Fantastic site for Women's History resources brought to you by:

• The Library of Congress
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Gallery of Art
• National Park Service
• Smithsonian Institution
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Fun with Statistics!

Need some statistics for your research paper?

Have fun manipulating statistics with

GAPMINDER 

GapMinder displays data from 430 social indicators (demographics, heath, environment and much more) in graphs that "move" the data over time periods. Either browse data or use search box in upper right-hand corner.

Example: Changes in Life Expectancy 1801-2007 by Country and Income
(click PLAY in lower left-hand corner of graph)

From the archives: Holman Library History

46 years ago, a front page article from the May 17 1968 issue of our GRCC student newspaper reported complaints about noise in the library.

The head librarian at that time was reluctant to take on a 'noise police' role and reminded all concerned that "The responsibility for quiet rests with students".

You can read it for yourself in this glimpse back into Green River History. (Click for full image)  

 

 

Julie Otsuka: One Book Author @ Artist and Speakers Series

Tickets are on sale now for Julie Otsuka!

  $10 for reserved seating and free to Green River students with ID

Green River Students: If you haven't yet picked up a free copy of this year's One Book, Julie Otsuka's When the Emperor was Divine, free copies are available (until we run out) at Holman Library.