Have you ever wondered what it is like to be deaf? What it is like to live with a mental illness? What it was like to grow up in the segregated South in the 1940s? Or what it was like to grow up Jewish in Nazi Germany in the 1930’s? At the OCC Highland Lakes Campus Diversity Fair on March 28, 2013, the HL Campus Diversity Committee and OCC Libraries will host our fifth Human Library event that allows “readers” to checkout volunteer “books” who represented multiple areas of diversity. Human Books represent a cross section of society that have been stereotyped. “Books” are not asked to be experts, but instead asked to be themselves and tell their story in response to questions asked by the “Reader”. This exercise allows “Books” and “Readers” alike to meet people from other walks of life that they may not otherwise have had the opportunity to meet.
The Human Library was started several years ago in Denmark to help break down barriers and end prejudice. The idea was simple: if you meet people from other walks of life, people different than yourself, they become real and no longer belong to a faceless group. Once people start talking and getting to know one another, it becomes harder to discriminate against others as we realize we are more similar than we are different. For more information, please go to www.humanlibrary.org .
On Thursday March 28th, at the OCC Highland Lakes Campus Student Center from 12-3pm, our Human Library will have 15 Human Book titles. Please come and check them out.
March 18, 2013
March 5, 2013
Celebrating Women’s History Month
The OCC Womencenter
and Libraries invite you to celebrate Women’s History Month through recognizing
women who have made significant contributions to our world.
Please visit the OCC Women's History Month Blog and consider submitting a nomination recognizing an extraordinary woman who has made our world a better place through her contribution as an educator, scientist, head-of-state, politician, environmentalist, civil rights advocate and some other significant way.
All members of the OCC community – students, faculty, and staff – are encouraged to participate. Submitted nominations may cover the range of local-to-global and include individuals from any time period.
For more resources related to this initiative, take a look at the OCC Libraries Women in Literature, History, Current Events research guide.
Please visit the OCC Women's History Month Blog and consider submitting a nomination recognizing an extraordinary woman who has made our world a better place through her contribution as an educator, scientist, head-of-state, politician, environmentalist, civil rights advocate and some other significant way.
All members of the OCC community – students, faculty, and staff – are encouraged to participate. Submitted nominations may cover the range of local-to-global and include individuals from any time period.
For more resources related to this initiative, take a look at the OCC Libraries Women in Literature, History, Current Events research guide.
February 25, 2013
Free Library Success Seminars coming up in March
Check out these free Library Success Seminars coming up in March. These sessions cover a variety of topics related to library research. Ask your instructor about extra credit for attending any of these seminars. See the Library Instruction page for more information about future seminars at all OCC campuses.
Orchard Ridge Campus
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Orchard Ridge)
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Royal Oak)
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Southfield)
Orchard Ridge Campus
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Orchard Ridge)
- Monday March 4 - Evaluating Web Pages
12:00-12:30 in the King Library
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Royal Oak)
- Thursday March 7 - Library Homepage Hunt
10:00am-11:00am in Room C202
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Southfield)
- Tuesday March 19 - Library Research Basics
12:00-1:00 in 212E
February 7, 2013
Free Library Success Seminars coming up in February.
More free Library Success Seminars are coming up in February. These sessions cover a variety of topics related to library research. Ask your instructor about extra credit for attending any of these seminars. See the Library Instruction page for more information about future seminars at all OCC campuses.
Orchard Ridge Campus
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Orchard Ridge)
Orchard Ridge Campus
(see all Winter 2013 seminars for Orchard Ridge)
- Monday February 4 - FREE Articles @ Your OCC Library
12:00-12:30 in the King Library - Monday February 11 - U.S. Government Resources @ Your OCC Library
12:00-12:30 in the King Library - Monday February 18 - Google Tips & Tricks
12:00-12:30 in the King Library
January 28, 2013
Celebrate Black History Month through reading
OCC Libraries in partnership with The OCC Diversity Committees are proud to participate in the 24th National African American Read-In the week of February 4-12, 2013.
OCC Students and employees are invited to hear readings or read a brief passage aloud from books written by African American authors. The goal of this event is to celebrate Black History Month and bring awareness about the contributions African Americans have made to the literary world. For more information, contact your OCC campus library or checkout our flier!
See a list of reading resources
More about the 21st National African American Read-in
OCC Students and employees are invited to hear readings or read a brief passage aloud from books written by African American authors. The goal of this event is to celebrate Black History Month and bring awareness about the contributions African Americans have made to the literary world. For more information, contact your OCC campus library or checkout our flier!
See a list of reading resources
More about the 21st National African American Read-in
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