HWC Library Newsletter: December 2022: Home

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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.

What if everything you knew about your family was a lie? Estranged siblings Byron and Benny are forced to come together when their mother dies, sent on a journey to fulfill her dying wishes—and to “share the black cake when the time is right.” As they listen to the audio recordings from their mother, she tells a tale of the life and crime of a young woman from the Caribbean. Secrets are revealed that shatter the image of the family they thought they knew. Will they be able to piece together their concept of family and share their mother’s black cake after all, or will the tensions surrounding her life and choices force them apart? Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson’s lyrical novel takes readers on a multigenerational journey from the Caribbean to the UK, New York and California, and explores the concept of family, belonging, memories and secrets. --- Courteney Belai, Librarian  

Whether you're looking for academic support, organizational tools, or ways to relax during Finals Week, the HWC Library has you covered. Our Final Exams Week Support LibGuide includes a variety of selected resources to help get you through the end of the semester.  

The final due date for books checked out during the fall semester is Friday, December 9, 2022. To avoid fines, please return library books inside the HWC Library or in the book drop outside the library's entrance by this date.

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)

If you are faculty using movies as part of your curriculum and find that the titles you need are not available through Kanopy or Academic Video Online, please be aware that the CCC Libraries now have access to a Swank package that includes 50 title slots licensed through June 2023. To view the CCC Libraries' currently licensed titles, to search the Swank catalog, and to request titles for Spring or Summer 2023, visit the Swank website. We will do our best to honor all requests and will prioritize high demand films that are requested by multiple instructors or needed for more than one class.

If you missed the Pop-Up Library at the first-year experience Midterm Mixer on October 25th, we'll be back on the first floor on December 7 from 10am to 1pm. Stop by and chat with some of the HWC librarians! 

Connect with us on Instagram @hwc_library for news and information about resources, events, and more at the HWC Library.

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