IRC Hours: Winter Break

The IRC will be closed Friday, December 18th through Monday, January 4, 2010.

Library hours are posted on the AU Library News Blog and the Library web site.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and best wishes for a safe and joyous holiday season.

IRC Hours: Dec 14-17

The IRC will be open 8 am to 5 pm Monday (12/14) through Thursday (12/17) this week with lunchtime closings between 1 pm and 2 pm.

The IRC will be closed from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm on Tuesday, December 12th.

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• What Can You do with a Rebozo?
  PZ8.3.T1152 Wh 2008
• Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad
  PZ7.R8878 Si 2008
• Beware the Frog
  PZ7.B3858 Bew 2008
• The Best Story
  PZ7.S7566 Be 2008
• The Big Blue Bowl: Sign Language for Food
  PZ8.3.P9365 Big
• The Donut Chef
  PZ8.3.S778 Do 2008
• Maybe a Bear Ate It!
  PZ7.H2436 May 2008
• Sir Reginald's Logbook
  PZ7.H1858 Si 2008
• What a Trip!
  PZ7.Y819 Wh 2008
• One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
  PZ7.M6467 On 2008
• The Way Back Home
  PZ7.J3643 Way 2008
• Bats at the Library
  PZ8.3.L5963 Bal 2008
• Strega Nona's Harvest
  PZ7.D439 Str 2009
• Not Last Night But the Night Before
  PZ8.3.M239 No 2009
• Looking Like Me
  PZ7.M992 Loo 2009
• Cool Cat
  PZ7.H6844 co 2009
• Spells
  PZ7.G77577 Sp 2009
• Sue MacDonald Had a Book
  PZ8.3.T555 su 2009

Juvenile Books: Non-fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• What's Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites
  PE1591.H496 2008
• Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator
  QL430.5.S65 C36 2008
• Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw
  NC975.5.G34 R39 2008
• First Dog, Fala
  E807.1.V36 2008
• Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan
  HQ799.A24 O27 2008
• Looking Closely Along the Shore
  QH95.7.S425 2008
• 10 Inventors Who Changed the World
  T39.G46 2009
• John Brown: His Fight For Freedom
  E451.H46 2009
• A World of Colors: Seeing Colors in a New Way
  PZ7.H812 Wo 2009
• Where Else in the Wild? More Camouflaged Creatures Concealed and Revealed
  QL49.S276 2009
• We Troubled the Waters
  PS3569.H3324 W4 2009
• Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom For a Complicated World
  BX8129.A5.F53 2009

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• Bird
  PZ7.5.E44 Bir 2008
• Raven Summer
  PZ7.A448 Rav 2009
• Crossing Stones
  PZ7.5.F76 Cro 2009
• Blessing's Bead
  PZ7.E271 Ble 2009
• Lips Touch: Three Times
  PZ7.T2165 Li 2009

Juvenile Books: Holiday

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• A Pinata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas
  PZ8.3.M794 Pin 2009
• Here Comes Jack Frost
  PZ7.K8232 He 2009
• And Then Comes Halloween
  GT4965 B74 2009

Juvenile Books: Spanish

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• Opuestos : Mexican folk art opposites in English and Spanish
  NK845.O2 W46 2009
• The dog who loved tortillas = La perrita que le encantaban las tortillas
  PZ73.S247 Do 2009

AU Circulating: Education

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• The Sustainable Learning Community: One University's Journey to the Future
  LD3779.N43 S87 2009
• Building Strong Music Programs: A Handbook for Preservice and Novice Music Teachers
  MT1.R95 2009
• Quantitative Research in Communication
  P93.7.A44 2009
• The Use of Instructional Technology in Schools: Lessons to be Learned
  LB1028.3.L44 2009
• Student-Powered Podcasting: Teaching for 21st Century Literacy
  LB1044.87.S514 2009

AU Circulating: General

The following books have been added to the circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the main floor of the library or in it's regular location.

• Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art
  N6537.R58 A2 2009
• Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
  PN2287.P23 T87 2009
• Googled: The End of the World As We Know It
  HD9696.8.U64 G6623 2009
• When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present
  HQ1421.C64 2009
• The Canterbury Tales
  PR1872.A25 2009

Juvenile Books: Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• The Doom Machine: A Novel
  PZ7.T2193 Do 2009
• The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes
  PZ7.E128 Out 2009
• Solace of the Road
  PZ7.D7538 Sol 2009
• Extra Credit
  PZ7.C59118 Ex 2009
• The Runaway Dragon
  PZ8.C772 Rs 2009

Juvenile Books: Historical Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• The Pale Assassin
  PZ7.E4578 Pal 2009
• When the Snow Fell
  PZ7.M3128 Wh 2009

Juvenile Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• Rosie and Skate
  PZ7.B3276 ros 2009
• How to Say Goodbye in Robot
  PZ7.S7856 Ho 2009
• Fat Cat
  PZ7.B7368 Fat 2009

Juvenile Books: Holiday Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• The Smallest Snowflake
  PZ7.W346 Sm 2009
• A Christmas Carol
  PZ7.D55 Chr 2009
• Grumpy Badger's Christmas
  PZ7.B7649 Gr 2009

Juvenile Books: Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• Crow Call
  PZ7.L9673 Cro 2009
• Look Out, Jeremy Bean!
  PZ7.S3442 Lo 2009
• Puffing
  PZ7.W64574 Pu 2009

Juvenile Books: Non-fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World
  PS3573.A4795 S94 2009
• Voices of Christmas
  BT315.3.G75 2009
• Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember
  QL100.J45 2009
• Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, A Marine & A Miracle
  SF426.5.D456 2009
• Long Walk to Freedom
  DT1949.M35 A3 2009
• I'm Getting a Checkup
  RJ50.5.S575 2009

Juvenile Books: Non-fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile collection. They will be initially placed in the new book shelves on the second floor, directly outside of the IRC, and then located within the juvenile collection.

• The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
  HD9000.2.C506 2009
• The New Children's Encyclopedia
  AG5.N28 2009
• Children's Book of Art
  N5308.C48 2009
• Sacred Mountain: Everest
  DS495.8.E9 T39 2009
• Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting
  D530.M87 2009
• Marsupials
  QL737.M3 B57 2009

IRC Reference

The following books have been added to the IRC reference collection. You will find them shelved directly inside the Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, in the IRC reference section.

• Black Books Galore! Guide to More Great African American Children's Books
  Z1361.N39 R33 2001
• Green Reads: Best Environmental Resources for Youth, K-12
  GE70.W47 2009

IRC Circulating: Activity Books

The following activity books have been added to the curriculum collection. Activity books are located in the textbook annex on the second floor, directly outside of the Instructional Resource Center (IRC).

• Big Book of Patterns, Preschool -Kindergarten
  ACTIV Teach 2003 Gr. P-K
• Nonfiction Comprehension Builders
  ACTIV Read 2009 Gr. 2-5
• Almost Ready to Read
  ACTIV Read 2009 Gr. P-K
• Gross Motor Skills for Little Learners: Active Learning with Popular Themes
  ACTIV PhysEd 2009 Gr. P
• Dental Health: Grades K-1
  ACTIV Mlbx 2007 Gr. K-1
• The Best of The Mailbox Magazine Arts and Crafts
  ACTIV Mlbx 2007 Gr. K-1
• The Best of The Mailbox Magazine Arts and Crafts
  ACTIV Mlbx 2007 Gr. 2-3
• The Best of The Mailbox Magazine Arts and Crafts
  ACTIV Mlbx 2006 Gr. 4-6
• The Mailbox Science, Grades 1-3
  ACTIV Mlbx 2006 Gr. 1-3
• The Mailbox: Math: Find the Match!
  ACTIV Math 2009 Gr. P-K
• Hooray for Holidays & Seasonal Celebrations
  ACTIV Holi 2009 Gr. P-K
• The Big Book of Monthly Ideas
  ACTIV Gen 2001 Gr. P-K
• The Big Book of Monthly Ideas
  ACTIV Gen 2000 Gr. 4-6
• Social Skills for Little Learners: Fun Activities for Learning Positive Behaviors
  ACTIV Gen 2009 Gr. P
• Independent Practive
  ACTIV Lang 2008 Gr. 1
• Independent Practice
  ACTIV Lang 2008 Gr. 3
• Independent Practice
  ACTIV Lang 2008 Gr. 4-6
• Everything Colors & Shapes
  ACTIV lang 2009 Gr. P-K
• The Mailbox: Literacy, Find the Match!
  ACTIV lang 2009 Gr. P-K
• Seasonal Storytime
  ACTIV Lang 2009 Gr. P-K