Join us for a variety of events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Monday, February 28th from 12:15-1:30pm in A-243, 9 Harper faculty and staff who are former Peace Corps volunteers will talk about their experiences.                                                        

Thursday, March 3rd from 6-8pm in the Wojcik Center, enjoy a reception in honor of the Peace Corps’ 50th and a presentation by John Deever (Ukraine, 1993-95)) entitled “When the World Calls: Service as a Path to Success.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Friday, March 4th from 12-2pm in Y-106, Deever will lead a discussion group on his book “Singing on the Heavy Side of the World.”

 

 

 

 

Other Peace Corps resources:                                                                                                                                                                        

Book: “Living Poor: A Peace Corp Chronicle”

Book: “So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go”

DVD: “Jimi Sir: An American Peace Corp Volunteer in Nepal”

We hope to see you there!

The next couple of weeks are going to be quite busy, with National Library Week activities culminating with Library After Dark on Thursday, April 15 (5:30pm to 8pm). It just so happens that there’s going to be an author reading that Thursday as well. If you have a moment during your lunch break, consider stopping by the Drama Lab (room L109), which is just across the way from the library. At noon, Thomas E. Kennedy, internationally acclaimed author and winner of the O. Henry Prize, Pushcart Prize, and National Magazine Award, will read from his newest novel, In the Company of Angels.

Here are some reviews about Kennedy’s In the Company of Angels:

Kirkus Reviews: “… offers two exquisitely crafted characters a chance to explore the legacy of inhumanity and to enact a drama of resilience– redemption, even.”

South Carolina Review: “… a masterpiece.”

The reading is free, so take a moment to stop by.

The Tree of Knowledge is an iconic piece of art that usually decorates the Quiet Study area in the Harper College Library. Help us spread your own love of libraries and books by contributing to an online interactive slideshow that will include your favorite book and/or book review.

Here’s how it works:

Using the comment feature on VoiceThread–a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos–you can add text, video, or audio of the following:

* Your favorite Book

* A short book review

* A favorite book quote

* Why you love libraries

Be sure to include your name!

In addition to this VoiceThread, your contribution will be added to a postcard on the Tree of Knowledge during the Library After Dark activities on April 15 during National Library Week.

Add to the Tree of Knowledge VoiceThread here.

Or if you prefer, add your book reviews (or etc.) in a comment. Your contribution will be added to the Tree of Knowledge during National Library Week (April 12-16)