Kirtland Library Blog

Mystery and History

Gods of Gotham

Mystery fans will get a literary bonus in Lyndsay Faye’s latest book, The Gods of Gotham. The novel is set in pre-Civil War New York City and provides the reader with a chilling mystery interwoven with a fascinating history of the early days of this amazing city and its police department. 

Need help getting a job?

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The KCC library is a great place for job hunters. Come in to see how you can prepare for the world of work with books that will help you determine the job you want, and will give you pointers on resume writing and interviewing. One of our newest is by Paul Bailo called The Essential [...]

Mayan Doomsday

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The latest addition to our collection of books about the Mayans is Reading Maya Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Maya Painting, and even if the Mayan 2012 phenomenon is true, you still have time to come to the KCC library before December 21 to check out this book by Andrea Stone and many other [...]

Enjoy the classics in a different way!

The Classics

Even English teachers have not read all the classics!  (I know; I’ve got a long list of unread masterpieces!) The good news for busy people who want to tackle great literature is that the KCC Library has many of these titles in audiobook format. This means a long car trip can allow me to be [...]

(Belated) Welcome to Kathy Eagan!

Welcome, Kathy!

Late last fall semester, the library quietly welcomed Kathy Eagan aboard as a library technician. Kathy brings to KCC a wealth of library experience from the K-12 level in West Branch/Rose City Area Schools. She will be mostly working during the evenings at the KCC Library. Drop by and say hi, if you haven’t had [...]

Instructor Jeanne Brown “Caught Reading!”

Get into John LeCarre with Jeanne Brown!

KCC Composition and Reading Instructor, Jeanne Brown notes: I recently finished a John LeCarre novel, The Constant Gardener, not a spy novel this time, but it reads like one.  The story begins in Nairobi Kenya, when a young British diplomat’s wife is murdered and her husband, Justin, tries to piece together what really happened to [...]

KCC Library and Tutoring Director “Caught Reading!”

What did KCC's Library Director think of Nevada Barr's "Burn?"  Read on...

  Deb’s reading: Nevada Barr’s Burn (An Anna Pigeon novel) on audio CD She tells us: The story begins in Seattle, Washington as a wife/mother/actress, Clare, watches her home go up in flames early one morning. The burned bodies of her husband and 2 young daughters are removed from the scene. Concurrently, Anna Pigeon, a National [...]

Library Display to enjoy during Finals Week

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Though many a nose will be stuck in course-related books and texts this week, take time to stop by the KCC Library and peruse our newest display. “Delve into the Digital World” boasts high interest titles such as: Teach Yourself Visually: iPad by Lonzell Watson The Cult of Mac by Leander Kahney (Side note:  if [...]

We’re almost there!!

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To the end of Fall Semester 2011, that is. Just a few KCC Library information tidbits to pass on… KCC Library Hours during Finals Week (Dec. 5-9) are normal hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-8pm Friday 8am-4:30pm After Finals week (beginning December 12), KCC Library Hours become: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm (closed on days that KCC Campus is closed) **Also, [...]

KCC Composition Instructor Patricia Mathews “Caught Reading!”

Find out what Patricia Mathews is reading...

Titles and Author of books Patricia’s been listening to: Still Life, The Cruelest Month, and A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (audio versions) Here’s how Patricia describes Penny’s fictional series: This series of books features Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, his murder investigation team, and the residents of Three Pines, a small village in Canada. [...]