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Harold Washington College Library Newsletter * April 2023

**Harold Washington College Library Newsletter * April 2023**

The Harold Washington College Library supports the academic work and life-long learning pursuits of the College community. We provide research assistance, information literacy instruction, access to course textbooks, leisure reading recommendations, group study rooms, quiet study areas, computers and printers, and much more. We are located on the 5th floor of the College. Our spring semester hours of operation are Monday - Thursday from 8AM to 8PM and Friday from 8AM to 4PM. The Library will be closed for Spring Break from Monday, April 3 to Friday, April 7. We will reopen on Monday, April 10. We look forward to seeing you!

Find Us Online

Visit our homepage to access online resources and learn more about what the HWC Library can offer.

Chat Reference Hours

Librarians are available via chat during the fall semester. Chat hours are: Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-10 pm and Saturday - Sunday: 10 am-10 pm. The chat box feature will open on the lower right corner of any library page including the main CCC Libraries information page.

On the HWC Library homepage, you can also chat with a librarian by clicking on the blue "Chat With A Librarian" button on the left side of the page.

National Poetry Month

Featured Display: Broadside Press / National Poetry Month

The Broadside Press (1965 – 1977) was founded in Detroit, Michigan by poet and librarian Dudley Randall. It played a significant role in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, publishing Black poets and writers who were otherwise excluded from traditional publishing houses. Visit the HWC Library to read more about it and view our collection of Broadside Press publications.

The Broadside Press (1965 – 1977) was founded in Detroit, Michigan by poet and librarian Dudley Randall. It played a significant role in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, publishing Black poets and writers who were otherwise excluded from traditional publishing houses. Visit the HWC Library to read more about it and view our collection of Broadside Press publications.

The Broadside Press (1965 – 1977) was founded in Detroit, Michigan by poet and librarian Dudley Randall. It played a significant role in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, publishing Black poets and writers who were otherwise excluded from traditional publishing houses. Visit the HWC Library to read more about it and view our collection of Broadside Press publications.

The Broadside Press (1965 – 1977) was founded in Detroit, Michigan by poet and librarian Dudley Randall. It played a significant role in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, publishing Black poets and writers who were otherwise excluded from traditional publishing houses. Visit the HWC Library to read more about it and view our collection of Broadside Press publications.

Library Request Forms

Schedule Library Instruction (for HWC faculty)

Schedule a Research Consultation (for all HWC community)

Suggest a Purchase (for all HWC community)

Request an Interlibrary Loan (for all HWC community)

Request a Video for Online Viewing (for HWC faculty)

Faculty Publications (for HWC faculty)

HWC Library on YouTube

The HWC Library is now on YouTube! Check out our channel where we'll be adding short tutorials on library-related topics and skills.

Free Museum Days in March

Free Museum Days - April 2023

Pop-Up Library

Meet us on the first floor next to the escalators from 10:00AM to 1:00PM on:

Wednesday, April 19

Thursday, May 4

Wednesday, May 10

Shelf Talker

Chimp & the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest by David Quammen, 2015. Harold Washington Stacks (QR201 .A37 Q36 2015)

In his book, Chimp & the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest, author David Quammen gathers the current facts and weaves them into a compelling narrative of the origins of AIDs and how AIDS spread to become a global pandemic. Researchers, scientists, and medical professionals are the heroes and heroines of this tale. They put their lives at risk to gather data and conduct the research. That research points to AIDS jumping from a chimpanzee in a Cameroon forest to humans in the early 1900s. An expanded chapter from his book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic, 2012, Chimp & the River is short (176 pages) but dense with detailed information. Reviewed by Janet Harper, HWC Librarian

Past Newsletters

Take a look at our previous newsletters for any information you might have missed.

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