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June is LGBT Pride Month!

June is Pride Month, designated in 2000 by President Bill Clinton to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village. It is a month-long celebration of LGBT heritage as well as a call to end discrimination against LGBT people.
Celebrate all summer long by checking out what the City Tech Library has to offer on LGBT topics:

Books/E-Books
Fiction
I Say a Little Prayer: A Novel The Line of Beauty: A Novel Maggie the Mechanic (Love & Rockets, Vol. 1)
Non-Fiction
A Queer History of the United States Queer (in)justice : the criminalization of LGBT people in the United States She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood

Movies
Stonewall Uprising Boy I Am TransGeneration

Websites

Don’t hesitate to speak with a librarian if you’re doing research on the topic and need more resources. If you’re seeking assistance of a more personal nature, please consider visiting the campus Student Wellness Center or the Counseling Center.
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Extended Library Hours Begin Today!

Prague Astronomical Clock via WIkimedia

Just a reminder, the library will be open for extended hours until May 25th. Check the hours listed below, or refer to the library website for more information.
EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS FOR END OF SEMESTER
Fridays, May 11 and May 18: 9am-9pm
Saturdays, May 12 and May 19: 9am-5pm
Mondays – Thursdays, May 14 – 17 and May 21 – 24: 9am-10:30pm
Friday, May 25, open 9am-5pm

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Where the wild things were

Children’s literature lost a legend today: Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are, died. He was 83 years old.
If you’ve never read any of his books (or have and would like to re-read them today in his honor), you’ll be glad to know the City Tech library has multiples copies of Mr. Sendak’s books. Find these books in the children’s collection across from the Circulation Desk on the 4th floor:
Where the Wild Things Are In the Night Kitchen Outside Over There
Mr. Sendak was considered the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century. He died today, May 8, 2012, after complications after a stroke he suffered four days ago. For more information on his life and accomplishments, see today’s piece in The New York Times. If you have some time, consider listening to his interviews on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. (Warning: The interview from September 2011 is a tear-jerker. I recommend having tissues nearby.)
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NYPL Labs Make NYC Menus Interactive

Courtesy of The New York Public Library. http://menus.nypl.org/menu_pages/29863

 
This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education has a piece on NYPL Lab’s What’s on the Menu project, an effort that has been using outsourced information to transcribe and annotate their historical menu collection.
If you’re interested in finding out, say, where you could go to find some Boneless Squab Elizabeth, or if you’re interested in participating in the project by transcribing some of the menus yourself, simply visit the What’s on the Menu website and start browsing.
Interested in getting involved with other projects like these? Check out NYPL Labs main page to see a list of ongoing projects.

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Extended Library Hours


 
The  library will be open for extended hours starting Friday, May 11th a Ex Girlfriend Dumped Me For A Rebound Relationship Do I Go No Contact nd continuing through the end of the semester.
Full schedule below:
 

EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS FOR END OF SEMESTER
Fridays, May 11 and May 18: 9am-9pm
Saturdays, May 12 and May 19: 9am-5pm
Mondays – Thursdays, May 14 – 17 and May 21 – 24: 9am-10:30pm
Friday, May 25, open 9am-5pm

 
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Library tip o’ the day!

Did you know that the library posts a daily tip on the whiteboard by the entrance? Take a look at some of the past tips:
Library Tip of the Day (03/08/2012): Subject guides by department can help you do research for your courses. Visit the library website: http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/ Library Tip of the Day (03/27/2012): Pssst...! Looking for a quiet place to study? Head upstairs! (The 5th floor is reserved for quiet, individual study.) Library Tip of the Day (03/30/2012): Looking for a scanner? Head to the Multimedia Resource Center? (to the left past the Circulation Desk) Library Tip of the Day (04/03/2012): Librarians are here to help! You can speak with a librarian in person, by phone, or by email. Visit for more info: http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/
Come by the library (Atrium, 4th fl.) to see what’s up on the tip board today!

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