Clark Libraries News

“Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women...

Clark College Libraries will be closed Monday, January 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Day Holiday. We reopen on Tuesday, January 21 with regular hours: Cannell Library 8:00...

“Nobody said not to go.” ― Emily Hahn Author of 54 books and over 200 articles and short stories1, Missourian Emily Hahn was born this week in 1905. To say that...

  Clark College Libraries and Clark College International Programs will be hosting a group of Tibetan Monks from South India as they create a Sand Mandala in the Cannell Library....

“Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” Zora...

Clark Libraries open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 6 Cannell Library Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m....

“Art didn’t start black or white, it just started … There have been too many labels in this world: Negro, Colored, Black, African-American … Why do we label people with...

“I want you to understand that your first duty is to humanity.  I want others to look at us and see that we care not just about ourselves but about...

“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.” JANE AUSTEN, letter to Cassandra Austen, Oct. 26, 18131 This week we celebrate...

This week we celebrate the birthdays of two “Graces”. “Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, “We’ve always done it this way.” I try to fight that. That’s...

Quarter Break Cannell Library and the CTC iCommons close for quarter break beginning Thursday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m. Extended loan netbooks and calculators must be returned by Thursday, December 12 at 5:30 p.m. or a late fine will be charged. Need to request or renew a book? You can always do so online by […]

“As long as I live, I will never be a party to anything as un‐American as a blacklist,” —Eric Johnston, president of the MPAA, who in 1947 did an about face with his involvement with The Waldorf Statement This week in 1947 The Waldorf Statement was released. In October of 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee […]

  The Cannell Library and the CTC iCommons close for the Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day holiday on Wednesday, November 27 at 4:30 p.m. Both locations will remain closed Thursday, November 28–Sunday, December 1. Cannell and the CTC iCommons will reopen on Monday, December 2 at 8:00 a.m.  

“Fiction is too beautiful to be about just one thing. It should be about everything.” Arundhati Roy This week we celebrate the birthday of author Arundhati Roy, 1997 winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. You may find her prize winning semi autobiographical novel, The God of Small Things, in the General collection at […]

Are you interested in learning about Japanese art, culture or design and need to know where to find some interesting titles? We currently are featuring books on Japan in our Browsing Collection at CTC! We are are featuring books on Japanese calligraphy, history, the art of woodblock prints plus the art of Japanese paper to […]

“There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.” George Eliot This week we celebrate the bi-centennial birthday of author Mary Anne Evans, AKA George Eliot. She was the author of seven novels including Silas Marner, The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch. Her […]

  “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” Georgia O’Keeffe Recognized as “The mother of American modernism”, artist Georgia O’Keeffe was born this week in 1887. Find out more about her life and work in The art […]

Clark Libraries are closed in observance of Veteran’s Day on Monday, November 11. We are open regular hours again on Tuesday, November 12. Cannell Library Open Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 1:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday: CLOSED CTC iCommons Library Open Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. […]

The first priority of humankind in this era is to establish an effective system of world law that will assure peace with justice among the peoples of the world.” – Walter Cronkite This week we celebrate the birthday of broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite, who could well be considered an icon of his generation. […]

This week the city of Athens, GA will celebrate Harriet Powers Day.  A former slave, Quiltmaker Harriet Powers was born this week in 1837.  Her work is considered among the finest examples of Southern quilting from the 19th century. One of only two surviving examples of her work, the “Bible Quilt” is currently exhibited in the […]