Banned Books Week celebrates one of the most basic freedoms in a democratic society — freedom from censorship.  Since its inception in 1982, it has reminded us that while not every book is intended for every reader, each of us has the right to decide for ourselves.  The theme for this year’s observance is “Closing Books Shuts Out Ideas . . . Closes Possibilities . . . Limits Understanding.”   The LSU Libraries exhibit will extend beyond Banned Books Week to assure that everyone has an opportunity to view it.

Browse the exhibit to learn about the most challenged books and authors of 2007 including award winners and books challenged in Louisiana as well as the most challenged book of the 21st century.  Celebrate the first amendment and intellectual freedom with those who elect to open a banned book.  Pick up a bookmark and a list of banned or challenged books.  You will be surprised by some of the titles!

Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 Noon – 10:00 p.m.

Please note: Library hours are subject to change. You can confirm hours by calling 578-8875 or  checking the web page at http://www.lib.lsu.edu

CELEBRATE YOUR FREEDOM TO READ!

Related Campus Activities

Virtual Tour – Coming soon! Watch for the link to photographs of the exhibit which will be posted on the LSU Libraries web page.

The LSU Libraries has recently started subscriptions to the following databases:

Caribbean Literature:
This database offers the full text of many 19th and 20th century literary works from every Caribbean country. Furture plans for the database include author interviews and dictionaries of various Creole languages.

The American Civil War Research Database:
This database is an online resource for researching the soldiers, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War.

Learning Express Library
This resource provides interactive online practice tests and tutorials for many standardized tests like the GRE, Praxis, ACT, and others.

Visit the Indexes and Databases web page for access to over four hundred databases.

Middleton Library, LSU Libraries, is pleased to announce self-service for checking out and renewing books and journals. The QuickCheck machine is located on the first floor of Middleton near the Circulation Desk. For checkouts, just swipe your ID with the card reader and then scan the barcode in the back of the book or journal. For renewals, just swipe your ID card and select the items on the screen for renewal. A receipt will be emailed to you. It’s quick, easy, and private.

When the computer labs are busy, finding a vacant computer can be a challenge. These maps display the current availability of computers in labs across campus. The color coded maps display available computers in gray, off line computer in red, and computers that are in use in blue.

http://pac-labstats.lsu.edu:8080/public/labmap_list.jsp#

Student Government will host free science and math tutoring sessions in Middleton Library, May 5-7. The tutoring sessions will take place in room 241 from 7 p.m. until midnight.

Student Government will also distribute free blue books and scantrons and provide free snacks at the sessions.

Take a book! Leave a book! The book exchange shelf, near the entrance of the Middleton Library reference room, offers free popular reading material. No checkout is required. For more information or to make donations, contact Mitch Fontenot at mfonten@lsu.edu or 578-7374.

It’s tax time again, and LSU’s Middleton Library has schedules and forms to help you with your filing. Paper copies of schedules and forms are available on a display rack at the entrance to the Reference Room on the main floor. More copies are available in the Government Documents/ Microforms Department in the basement, Room 53. If you have trouble locating these display areas, please ask library staff for assistance

Should you want electronic information, the two links below can help you connect to either the IRS or the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR). The first web address will also provide further linkage to other states’ tax information.

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/govdocs/taxes.html

http://www.rev.state.la.us/sections/taxforms/default.aspx

There are two books about Moodle on three-day reserve for faculty at the Libraries Circulation Desk:

LB1028.3 .R543 2006
Moodle : E-learning Course Development : A Complete Guide to Successful Learning Using Moodle
Rice, William H.

LB1028.68 .R535 2007
Moodle Teaching Techniques : Creative Ways to Use Moodle for Constructing Online Learning Solutions
Rice, William H.

In addition, the Libraries’ subscription to the Safari e-book database includes books about Moodle http://www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/safari.html (search on Moodle).