Lakeland Library Newsletter: October 2024

CQ Researcher has a new look!

The CQ Researcher database was also upgraded this summer! Browse by subject, or search for reports on hot topics and current events using the new user-friendly interface. This database is great for finding resources for argumentative research papers!

Stop by the Library, on the third floor of C-Building, C-3051, to browse some of our great new resources!

As mentioned in previous newsletters, we will be updating you throughout the year about the Library's migration from our current catalog (Lakeland books) and discovery database (FiSH) to a new integrated Library Services Platform (LSP). October marked a major milestone in the project. After many months of data transfer and configuration of the new system, we have received our "production environment," which we are currently testing. This testing process allows us to ensure that data related to print books, periodicals, electronic resources, and patron information has transferred successfully before we fully transition to the new system this summer. Following testing, we will also have the ability to customize search options. We are excited to make searching in the new system more streamlined for you! Thank you for continuing to support Lakeland Library during this process, and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Tom Hyland, Department Chair (thyland@lakelandcc.edu) or Megan Mamolen, Librarian, Associate Professor (mmamolen1@lakelandcc.edu). 

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th, 2024!

Ride Laketran free to your polling location on Tuesday, November 5. For information about the election and scheduling a Laketran Dial-A-Ride trip, visit Laketran's website. 

To find your polling location in Lake County, contact the Lake County Board of Elections at 440.350.2700.

Request resources from around the country!

Can't find access to an article through our library? Click on the "request this item through interlibrary loan" option in our databases, and we will search libraries around the country for a full-text copy of your requested article. Questions? Email reference librarians at reflibrarian@lakelandcc.edu.

The Library celebrated midterms week with refreshments and stress relief giveaways for students. Mini rubiks cubes and tea were the most popular items, and they will be handed out during finals week as well - mark your calendars!

Reminder: The Library also has a relaxation zone that is available for use all year round. Recliners, meditation and yoga equipment, puzzles, and crafts are all here to help reduce your stress!

Library Services

In-person, in the Library and online

Open: 

Monday - Thursday | 8AM to 8PM

Friday | 8AM to 5PM

Closed:

Saturdays & Sundays 

For more information:

Phone 440-525-7425 or email reflibrarian@lakelandcc.edu.

The Library has a new display of award-winning books!

We now have a display featuring all the Caldecott award winners from 1938 to the present. Check out the display space next to the library classroom! According to the American Library Association, the Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Celebrate the spooky season with some jokes!

Why did the ghost go to the library? To check out some boo-ks!

What type of Halloween books do pumpkins write? Pulp fiction.

Are any Halloween monsters good at math? No—unless you Count Dracula!

*Jokes courtesy of Reader's Digest and Witty Puns