NEWS AND EVENTS
AT
JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY
Spring Semester 2008

National Library Worker’s Day- April 15, 2008

The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University salutes National Library week- April 13-19, 2008 & National Library Worker’s Day- April 12, 2008 themed: Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library with guest speaker  Dr. Charles Edward Tatum, Emeritus Professor at PVAMU and at Texas Southern University on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library. Reception immediately following in the library’s Art Gallery Room 109 on the first floor. 

Dr. Tatum recently donated over 600 books to the John B. Coleman Library, related to the study of African-American History and Literature. His topic on Tuesday will be:

"Libraries, Librarians and Literature" 

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Mrs. Jimmizine Beth Taylor

Prairie View A&M University is mourning the loss of one of its longest serving employee in the passing of Mrs. Jimmizine Beth Taylor on March 28, 2008 in the Tomball Regional Hospital.

Jimmizine began her library career in 1946 when she boarded a train to Prairie View A. & M. College, a place she had never seen. She served in various capacities at the Library, serving her longest period as a reference librarian. At the time of her death, she was the Special Collections Librarian and former University Archivist.

The celebration of Mrs. Taylor’s life will begin with a Memorial Service on April 4th in Johnson Phillip All Faiths Chapel at Prairie View A&M University at 3:00 p.m. The Wake and Viewing will be on April 4th at Singleton & Son’s Funeral Home, 627 New Orleans Street in Hempstead, Texas, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will include the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Service 7:45 p.m.

Funeral Services are set for April 5th at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 204 Dooley Street in Prairie View at 11:00 a.m., with The Reverend Dr. Frank Hawkins as the Officiant

Jimmizine was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she grew up with an uncle and aunt, Robert and Lottie Beth. She was educated in the public schools of Little Rock and received her Bachelors degree in Social Science from Arkansas State in Pine Bluff. Her love of reading and for books led her to pursue her Library Science degree from Atlanta University.

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National Library Worker’s Day - April 15, 2008

The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University salutes National Library Week - April 13-19, 2008 & National Library Worker’s Day- April 15, 2008 themed: Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library with guest speaker Dr. Charles Edward Tatum, Professor Emeritus at PVAMU and Professor Emeritus at Texas Southern University on Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library. Reception immediately following in the library’s Art Gallery Room 109 on the first floor.

What Makes a Creative Mind Tick Lecture by Emory Douglas, April 2, 2008 in the John B. Coleman Library. Room 109 at 2:00 pm. 

Mr. Douglas will be on campus to speak about his work as a part of the program series that brings the voices of visual artists to campus. All are welcome to attend this program. For additional details about this event please contact Ms. Lauren Kelley at Ldkelley@pvamu.edu or (936) 261-1523.

Emory Douglas worked as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s. His graphic art was featured in most issues of the Party's newspaper, The Black Panther (which had a peak circulation of 139,000 per week in 1970). He has become an iconic representation of the struggles of the Party during the 1960s and 70s. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Douglas "branded the militant-chic Panther image decades before the concept became commonplace. He used the newspaper's popularity (circulation neared 400,000 at its peak in 1970) to incite the disenfranchised to action, portraying the poor with genuine empathy, not as victims but as outraged, unapologetic and ready for a fight."

Black History Month Guest Lecture with Dr. James L. Conyers. Tuesday, February 26th, 2:00 p.m. John B. Coleman Library, Room 108. Contact: M. Williams - (926) 261-1532

Sponsored by the John B. Coleman Library

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2008
Click here for the calendar of activities for the month of February

For additional information call (926) 261- 3550

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GRANT RESEARCH AND PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP

Prairie View A&M University Northwest Campus presents: Grant Research and Proposal Writing Workshop on January 26, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 16000 Stuebner Airline Road, Suite 130 Spring, TX 77379. The Workshop Topics are: Using the library in the grant seeking process, Identifying relevant grant agencies, Components of a grant proposal - writing tips and Foundation grants versus government grants. 

 
Sponsored by: PVAMU NW Campus and the John B. Coleman Library Instructor:  Elizabeth J. Brumfield, MLIS – Distance Services Librarian.

Persons with disabilities needing assistance please call: (936) 261-3587

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MAKE TIME FOR RESEARCH @ THE LIBRARY

Drop in and stop by the John B. Coleman Library, Room 108 EVERY Thursday at 4 p.m . There will be live librarian help on common topics you may encounter in doing your research here at the university, including (but certainly not limited to) how to find a book in the online catalog, how to find an article in the databases and website evaluation.

No appointment is needed; classes are welcome as are interested individuals.  

Questions? (936) 261-1535

askalibrarian@pvamu.edu

We’ll see you on Thursday as you MAKE TIME FOR RESEARCH @ THE LIBRARY!