Welcome back to Fall Semester!

Now that the first week has come and gone, i thought I should remind everyone of our hours and rules of usage.
The College of the Redwoods Del Norte library is open from 8:30 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday.
Friday we close early at 5pm.
The library (and most of campus) is closed on Saturdays and Weekends.

The computers (with Microsoft programs and internet connections) are for educational use. Any non-college use should be kept to under one hour. We have been bursting at the seems already this semester and expect more people to use the library as the semester goes on, so please respect those students doing their homework by relinquishing your computer when you are done.


And remember, we now have WiFi, so bring your computer and avoid waiting for one of ours.

Three New Art books

We were able to get three books on contempory artists:
Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art In and Out of Africa ed. by Michael Harris. This book contains black and white and color photographs of unique art pieces reflecting African sensibliteis by a number of different artists.
The Path to Abstraction by Kandisky contains 200 pages with full color plates and descriptions with historical background.
and David Bierk, a self-titled collection of his works with an essay by Donald Kuspit.

Great new reference book

We have a new Antarctic Reference book called The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean by Hadoram Shiriha. It is full of fish, fowl and mammals from the southern most hemisphere.

You can use this Reference material in the library.

Animal Books!

Written By: Machelle Lehr


"The Rise of Animals" Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia
written by five of the world's leading paleontologists; Mikhail A. Fedonkin, James G. Gehling, Kathleen Grey, Guy M, Narbonne, Patricia Vickers-Rich, and Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. They take us on a journey to the most important fossil sites that serve as unique windows to the earliest animal life.




"The Beginning of the Age of Mammals" written by Kenneth D. Rose is an excellent summary of current thinking about he higher levels of mammalian evolution. Rose focused on the fossil record and presents the anatomical evidence used to interpret behavior and phylogenetic relationships.



Written by Roland W. Kays and Don E. Wilson "Mammals of North America" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to the mammals of North America. If you are really interested in properly identifying every animal that can be found on our continent, than this is the book for you.

New Books about Things with Wings

Written By: Machelle Lehr

"Nature's Flyers" written by David E. Alexander,is a book about birds, insects, and the biomechanics of flight. This book will interest amateur and professional ornithologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, physiologists, and engineers. Alexander studied the physical basis of flight. He presents a holistic view of flight, including gliding, flapping, and maneuvering.

"Owls of the United States and Canada" by Wayne Lynch, is a book about owls. Lynch is among a select group of North America's very best natural history writers and photographers. He presents these talents in this book, and revels a wealth of knowledge about owl biology.

50 Best Jobs for your Personality

Whether you are looking for a major, a first job or a new job, this book will help you identify your personality and figure out which job or career you are well suited for. 50 Best Jobs for your Personality by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin uses a 6 letter system to determine your primary and secondary areas of interest. The book also explains what each job entails, what training is necessary and some related careers.

Phantom of the Opera

We received the DVD. Just a little culture for Del Norte.

It stars Emmy Rossum as Christine and Gerard Butler as The Phantom of the Opera. The plot is centered around a Parisian Opera House 'The Opéra Populaire' during the 1870s. The story told via flashbacks with music.