April 6, 2015 Issue 3

John F. Moss Library

Bookmark

AT LAST! SPRING HAS ARRIVED!

Welcome to Issue 3 of Bookmark! Like our readers, the library staff is happy to see the

arrival of spring. If you’ve never sat by the windows on the fourth floor to study, you’re

missing out on a wonderful view of the campus, particularly during springtime.

Spring is also a time for new opportunities and positive change, and John F. Moss Library

continues to develop and make improvements to its collections and services. Last fall, we

announced our new search tool, SWOOP, an impressive addition to our research re-

sources. This year, we’ll be introducing a brand-new library service and updating our

integrated library system to provide faster and better assistance to our library visitors.

We’re also excited about this month’s National Library Week festivities. The library will

be unveiling an awesome new feature and offering students and staff the opportunity to

display creativity and culinary expertise.

Don’t forget to check our Calendar of Events in this issue for dates and times for National

Library Week events, book club meetings, and extended hours for this Spring semester.

COMING SOON: ASK US!

During National Library Week, JFM Library will be launching a new online service called

Ask Us!, which is a real-time application that allows library patrons to open help tickets,

request a live chat session with a library staff member, and access a continuously updated

FAQ system.

And because Ask Us! works seamlessly with integrated widgets, you can submit questions

via email or text messages. Through this new service, the JFM Library staff will be capa-

ble of providing more comprehensive assistance to students, faculty, and staff.

We’re excited about Ask Us! and confident that you’ll soon find it an invaluable asset to

making the most of your research time. Please check your email for upcoming announce-

ments and information.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

National Library Week ............ 2

Edible Book Contest ................ 2

Divergent Costume Contest .... 3

The Factions of Divergent ...... 3

Art in The Library .................... 4

New Bestsellers ....................... 5

Calendar of Events .................. 5

Don’t forget to complete our Library Satisfaction Survey during Library Week! Participants

will be eligible to win a Kindle Fire HD, Starbucks gift bag, Power Pack, or a $25 Darden

Restaurants gift card redeemable at Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and Longhorn Steakhouse.

If you’ve never participated in an Edible Book Contest, the rules are simple and straightfor-

ward: 1) Each edible creation must depict a fictional or non-fictional work or literary charac-

ter; 2) Each food creation must be at least 95% edible; and 3) Entries must be delivered to

the library between 8:00—10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22. Judges will be voting on the

following categories: Most Creative, Best Student Entry, Best Faculty/Staff Entry, and

“Funniest/Punniest.” Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite entries in the People’s

Choice category.

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK 2015

EDIBLE BOOK CONTEST

This year, National Library Week will be

observed on April 20-24. There will be a

magazine giveaway and unveiling of the

new Free Little Library on April 20. On

April 21, the library will host a book club

discussion of Veronica Roth’s Insurgent as

well as a Costume Contest. The library

staff invites students to wear a costume

that best represents the spirit and ideals

of their chosen faction. Are you Erudite,

Abnegation, Amity, Candor, or Dauntless?

Copies of the Divergent series are availa-

ble for check-out. An invitation email

will soon be sent, so please RSVP if you

plan to attend the book club session.

On April 22, the library will once again

host the Edible Book Contest. Instruc-

tions on how to enter the contest will be

sent via email. If you’d like to check out

past entries, visit our Facebook page at

facebook.com/TAMUTLIBRARY.

WHAT’S THAT? PRIZES, YOU SAY?!

We hope you like cool prizes

because we like awarding

them!

Below are prizes for the Edi-

ble Book Contest:

Most Creative—Kindle

Fire HD

Best Student Entry—

$25 restaurant gift card

Best Faculty/Staff En-

try— $25 restaurant gift

card

Funniest/Punniest —

$25 restaurant gift card

People’s Choice — $50

gift card to Texas Road-

house

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ARE YOU. . . DIVERGENT?

If you’ve not yet had a chance to read the Divergent series but would like to partici-

pate in the book club discussion and costume contest, let us help you get up to speed!

The library has copies of all three installments available for check out.

There are also numerous resources online to help you determine which faction best

suits you! Try taking the faction quiz at http://divergentthemovie.com/aptitudetest

or take the test at the end of Divergent. You can also visit

www.divergentlexicon.com/factions and view their faction wardrobe ideas.

INSIDE THE FACTIONS OF DIVERGENT

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Abnegation: The Selfless.

Devoted to helping man-

kind and abjuring vanity

and greed.

Amity: The Peaceful. Dedicat-

ed to harmony and kinship

with nature.

Candor: The Honest. Com-

mitted to justice and the

pursuit of truth.

Dauntless: The Brave. Resolute

in their duty to protect and

defend.

Erudite: The Intelligent.

Determined to seek out

knowledge at all costs.

ART IN THE LIBRARY

For as long as she can re-

call, Brenda Rochelle has

loved to draw, paint and

enjoy all forms of

art. Beginning in elemen-

tary school, she would

draw and paint whatever

was in her imaginative

mind. However, one day a

teacher told her to put the

paints and crayons away,

because she would not

ever be able to help her. "I

cannot see inside your

mind, Brenda, so quit the

art and read a

book." Brenda did not let

that stop her from trying

to draw everything she saw

in magazines, catalogs and

other printed materials,

but she did quit putting

down on paper what she

saw in her mind for a long,

long time.

After being married and

having a family she put away the

brushes and paints for several

years. Instead of artist tools such as

paints, canvas and easels, she began

using pen, paper and a tape measure

to paint THE AMERICAN DREAM:

selling homes. Brenda has loved real

estate for 40 years, but her true pas-

sion is oil painting.

Although she was too busy to paint,

she met with Nancy Wommack,

Sandy Spearman, Helen McMillen,

and Gale Gill in the late 60's to form

the Four States Regional Art Club, a

non-profit artists’ group. Brenda has

served in many of the offices of the

organization and still is very active

with it. Over the years FSRAC has

continued to meet on the second

Thursday of each month at the Col-

lins Building on Texas Blvd. and 31st

St. You are invited to join!

In the late 90's Brenda picked up the

tools to paint again, checked into a

studio and took lessons from Martha

Riley for 15 years. Even though Mar-

tha would tell her, "I cannot help you,

Brenda, because you paint form your

mind and I cannot see what is there",

she would tell her that she needed to

have a picture or a model in order to

receive help. This time when she

heard those words, Brenda did not let

that be a discouragement but accept-

ed the assistance of all of her teachers

and the other students in order to

paint what she imagined.

Brenda not only has love for art but a

true passion to teach others and let

them see the beauty in color and

brushstrokes. She knows what it is

to be discouraged and to overcome

other peoples' opinions for what God

has placed in our hearts to pur-

sue. She always encourages others to

follow their dreams, and she is willing

to help them to achieve those dreams.

Some of the instructors Brenda has

had lessons from over the years are

Walter MacDonald, Michael Shane

Neal, Pat Waymon, Sherri McGraw,

JoAnna Arnett, Karen Patton, Luphe-

lia Middlebrooks, John Potoschnick,

and Bruce Peil. Her favorite artists of

all time are these: Xian Xang, Carol

Durham, Dean Lynn, Raymond Ever-

ett Kintsler, Norman Rockwell, Mo-

net, Manet and all the old masters of

art.

At the Portrait Society of America in

Philadelphia, Brenda attended work-

shops held by Kintsler, John Sanden,

and several other renowned artists.

Many of the local and area artists are

also favored by Brenda; she has said

she would leave someone out if she

began naming each one.

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“I Love To Paint” will be avail-

able from March 5 to April 30.

“Come Back Wagons”

NEW BESTSELLER TITLES

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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From the New York Times bestselling

author of The Red Tent and Day After

Night, comes an unforgettable novel

about family ties and values, friend-

ship and feminism told through the

eyes of a young Jewish woman grow-

ing up in Boston in the early twentieth

century.

Vampire Henry Sturges returns in

the highly anticipated sequel

to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire

Hunter—a sweeping, alternate

history of twentieth-century

America by New York Times best-

selling author Seth Grahame-

Smith.

Brimming with all the insight, humor,

and generosity of spirit that are the

hallmarks of Anne Tyler’s work, A

Spool of Blue Thread tells a poignant

yet unsentimental story in praise of

family in all its emotional complexity.

It is a novel to cherish.

The work of exciting young

newcomer Priya Par-

mar, Vanessa and Her Sis-

ter exquisitely captures the

champagne-heady days of pre-

war London and the extraordi-

nary lives of sisters Vanessa

Bell and Virginia Woolf.

APRIL 20: Unveiling of Free Little Library and magazine giveaway

APRIL 21: Insurgent book club and costume contest, 12:15-1:30

APRIL 22: Edible Book Contest, 11:00-12:30

APRIL 24: “Roll Out the Red Carpet” faculty event, 5:00 p.m.

MAY 4-MAY 12: Extended library hours and coffee bar

MAY 13: All day coffee bar

Twin boys grow up in the same fami-

ly, in the same town. Dramatically

different, they become bitter ene-

mies, even as children. One good,

one bad. The reunion of brothers,

sweet and healing at first, exposes

shattering revelations of good and

evil. #1 New York Times bestselling

author Danielle Steel tells a brilliant,

suspenseful story of suspicion, be-

trayal, and a life-and-death struggle

for survival.

Walter Mosley's talent knows

no bounds. Inside a Silver

Box continues to explore the

cosmic questions entertaining-

ly discussed in his Crosstown

to Oblivion. From life's mean-

ing to the nature of good and

evil, Mosley takes readers on a

speculative journey beyond

reality.