NEWS AND EVENTS
AT
JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY
Fall Semester 2009

re vision pro cess: Art Work By Michael Kahlil Taylor - November 4th-December 5th 2009
4th Floor Art Gallery - John B. Coleman Library

Opening Reception November 4th
11:30 am-2pm

Artist’s lecture - December 2, 2009, 1 pm
John B. Coleman Library, Room 109

All are welcomed to attend

For additional details, please email Ldkelley@pvamu.edu 

Persons with disabilities needing assistance 
please call: (936) 261-3588 

Artwork featured on this image was created by student Michael Love

Student Art Exhibition - John B. Coleman Library
First Floor Art Gallery - Room 109

Opening reception this Thursday 
December 2, 2009
John B. Coleman Library 
First Floor Art Gallery,
Room 109 (music & refreshments from after the artist's lecture which starts at 1:00 pm)
Featuring Artwork By the Following Students:
Nyasha Becktemba • Damario • Greg Gray 
Mitchell Johnson • Charis Kelley • Michael Love Keiana Mitchell • Kenya Prestage • Charity Woodard • James Wiggins • Ms Johnson’s Drawing Class 

Come out and celebrate Prairie View’s own artists! Email the curators Ayjohnson@pvamy.edu or Ldkelley@pvamu.edu for additional information

Persons with disabilities needing assistance 
please call: (936) 261-3588

2009 Banned Books Week  
September 26 to October 3, 2009 

The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University will be joining libraries of all types across the nation, September 26 to October 3, 2009, in celebrating the (ALA) American Library Association’s annual recognition of Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read. The theme this year is: “Speak Read Know”

Banned Books Week is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

“ Fiction should be beautiful, 
and powerful… It should have 
something in it that 
enlightens”

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The John B. Coleman Library is pleased to announce:

“The Barack Obama Special Collection,” in honor of the 44th President of the United States

The “Collection” now consists of close to 30-titles that were released as a “Selected Bibliography” during the National Library Week Program, on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the John B. Coleman Library. Other books and research materials “by or about” President Obama, the “First African-American President of the United States,” will be added to the “Collection” when published and received by the Library.

One copy of each title will be held in the Special Collections/Archives Department of the Library for “special research projects, programs, and displays.” 

Click Here for the attached List of the Titles currently available for “in-house-use-only,” at the Reserve Desk in the Circulation Department, on the 1st Floor. 

John B. Coleman Library Salutes National Library Week April 12 to 18, 2009 with Week-long other activities

Other week-long activities:

Thursday: April 16, 2009 Certificates of Appreciation awarded to paraprofessional of the John B. Coleman Library
Week-long PVAMU and History display cases of materials
Week-long Patron Satisfaction Survey Help us Help you- Please fill-out the Patron Satisfaction Survey. http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3933.asp
Week-long Free Library Giveaways at Circulation Department when you check out a book. Sunday, April 12 to Saturday, April 18, 2009 (One giveaway per-person)

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Persons with disabilities needing assistance 
please call: (936) 261-3588

Frank Jackson - Mayor of Prairie View, Texas

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Persons with disabilities needing assistance 
please call: (936) 261-3588

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Persons with disabilities needing assistance 
please call: (936) 261-3583 or 3585

Mr. Willie J. Alexander

John B. Coleman Library Prairie View A&M University
 Salutes 
Black History  - February 2009

"Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas"

Guest Speaker Mr. Willie J. Alexander, President and Founder of W. J. Alexander & Associates, P.C.

Thursday, February 26, 2009
11:00 a.m. - Room 108 - John B. Coleman Library

Reception immediately following presentation

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Jake and his boat ©  
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Daufuskie Island Photographed by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
February 5 - March 6, 2009

John B. Coleman Library, 4th Floor 

Gallery Hours
Monday and Wednesday 1-6 pm Tuesdays 2-7 pm (closed Thursday- Sunday)
For additional information contact the curator at 
(936) 261-1523 Ldkelley@pvamu.edu

Image: Jake and his boat ©  Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe All photographs featured in Daufuskie Island are ©  Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. This show is circulated by art2art Circulating Exhibitions Photographs included in this exhibition are from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Collection. This exhibition has also been made possible by support from The Brown Foundation, Inc. and the PVAMU Student Allocation

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Dr. Emory S. Campbell

Eating & Speaking Gullah: Lunch & Lecture with
Gullah Scholar Dr. Emory S. Campbell

4th Floor, John B. Coleman Library 
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
12:00-1:00 pm 

Dr. Emory S. Campbell is the Executive Director of South Carolina’s Penn Center and renowned scholar of Gullah communal affairs. Born and raised in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Dr. Campbell’s roots are in environmental engineering and community activism. During the 1980's he lead the movement to reestablish the connection between Gullah Island residents and Sierra Leone communities. He is the recipient of multiple honors, including 2005’s Carter G. Woodson Award from the NEA, Last year was empowered by congress to serve as Chairman of the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. This month the gallery will host a Gullah cuisine event while Dr. Campbell provides context to the community spotlighted in this photographs. All are welcomed to attend this program. 

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Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe - Photographer

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Artist’s Lecture and Closing reception for Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe 
Room 109 John B. Coleman Library
1:00 pm-2:30 pm 

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is a photographer whose work and career has spanned over two decades exhibiting in such venues as, The Whitney Museum of American Art, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian. Her 1982 photographic essay Daufuskie Island received a 2008 Essence Literary Award for Photography. In addition to being celebrated for her photographic work, Mrs. Moutoussamy Ashe is also recognized as the wife of late pro tennis champion Arthur Ashe. Her husband became the center of a Life magazine essay and a subsequent series entitled Daddy and Me. Daddy and Me celebrates her husband’s life and love of their daughter Camera during the last days of his life. On March 4th Mrs. Montoussamy-Ashe will speak about her ideas and current projects with the campus community. An exhibition closing reception will follow on the 4th floor.. All are welcomed to attend this program.

For additional details about the gallery and this calendar please feel free to contact Lauren Kelley at 936-261-1523 or at Ldkelley@pvamu.edu 

Grant Research and Proposal Writing Workshop
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Prairie View A&M University John B. Coleman Library and the Northwest Campus presents Black History Month Program

Richard Lavallais 
Class of 2009 
scanning a page from a book

The John B. Coleman Library is pleased to announce that Scanning and Faxing Services are now available for students. Self-service scanning is available in the Reference Department, Room 126-D (formerly a typing and copying room). Faxing service is provided by Library Staff at the Circulation Desk. Both Reference and Circulation are conveniently located on the 1st Floor of the Library.

Students may sign-up to scan materials at the Reference Desk, which is to the right when you enter the Library; and inquire about faxing services at the Circulation Desk, which is to the left of the 1st floor corridor. 

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Coleman Library Awards and Honors Reception

The John B. Coleman Library Special Events Committee in conjunction with Mrs. Helen Yeh, Mrs. Marion Williams and Mrs. Juanita Walker, invite you to attend the First John B. Coleman Library Awards and Honors Reception that will convene on this Thursday October 30, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Public Events Room 108 and Art Gallery Room 109.

The library awards and honors reception will honor professional library staff members on their years of service to PVAMU, anniversaries, publications and conference presentations Two glass display cases feature these librarians’ professional materials that are on view in the entrance ways of the library.

Thank you for your support

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Dr. Charles Edward Tatum

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 1960's and 1970's. 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.

 

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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!

Library Director Dr. Rosie Albritton welcomes the audience and reviews the accomplishments the John B. Coleman library has attained during the past year.

LIBRARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FALL 2007 MEETING

The Library Advisory Committee met in room 108 of the John B. Coleman Library Thursday November 15 to provide a chance for faculty liaisons to meet their librarian counterparts, to hear the vision and agenda Library Director Dr. Rosie Albritton has for the upcoming year, and to hear about two specific developments impacting the academic services provided by the Library. Electronic Services Librarian Karl Henson and Distance Services Librarian E. Jean Brumfield spoke about the new electronic reserve system for faculty and students. This new process will allow for 24/7 online access to reserve reading material. Steve Shaw, Head of Reference and Information Services and Reference Librarian Kimberly Gay introduced the newest database and online journal connection: SAGE Online Journals. This database contains over 400 titles in Medicine, Social Sciences, Juvenile Justice and Business. Handouts and PowerPoint presentations are available for viewing on the new electronic reserves system at
http://pvamu.docutek.com/

Dwayne Qualls (Class of 2009) collects his printouts. Dwayne was one of the first to use the new printer and computers.

From the Gee’s Bend Quilt collection.
Photo: Courtesy of AT&T

AT&T Gee's Bend Quilters Spoken-Word Tour - Prairie View A&M University-- Prairie View A&M University’s John B. Coleman Library welcomed the AT&T Gee’s Bend Quilters Spoken-Word Tour to campus on Oct. 16.  The tour was on “The Hill” for a one-day performance -

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Mary Ann Pettway, Mary Lee Bendolph, Revil Mosley, China Pettway and Florine Smith Performing at Prairie View A&M University

Gee's Bend Quilters at Prairie View University October 16, 2007

More Pictures and Highlights

Selected Bibliography:  Gee’s Bend Quilts & Other Related Resources
John B. Coleman Library - Prairie View A&M University

2007 BANNED BOOKS WEEK @ JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY
 “Ahoy! Treasure Your Freedom to Read and Get Hooked on a Banned Book”

September 29 to October 6, 2007

The John B. Coleman Library at Prairie View A&M University is celebrating Banned Books Week. Please visit the Library and enjoy the following special activities:

Check out a banned book; get a free "I read banned books" button and a "Read Banned Books" bookmark; write the name of banned book you have read on the giant Banned Books Week banner located in the lobby of the library; view displays of banned books in the front lobby display cases; and receive more detailed information on this annual library celebration conducted by the American Library Association.

Banned Books Week is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Banned Books Week (BBW) celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. For additional information on Banned Books Week, check out the American Library Association's Banned Books Week website http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm. This year the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week theme is “Ahoy! Treasure Your Freedom to Read and Get Hooked on a Banned Book”