January is the month to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil rights movement. Highline Community College Library presents a recommended reading/viewing list for this celebration, including books, videos, and e-films.
Come to see what Highline Community College Library has to offer by browsing our recommended reading list.
You can also find these materials on our Recommended Reading display rack on the Plaza Level of the library. Please borrow and enjoy them!
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2012-2013 Highline Community College Foundation Scholarships Applications are now available at http://www.funds4highline.org/scholarships.php
DEADLINE: April 30th, 2012
The completed scholarship application packet must include the following:
Please note that only one application is needed to apply for any and all scholarships.
More than 60 scholarships totaling $100,000 were awarded last year!
Come to the Library to access the online scholarship application!
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Who: StartZone @ Highline Community College
What: Free tax preparation for households making less than $50,000
Where: HCC Outreach Center – Building 99 Room 251 (Directions: http://maps.highline.edu/pdfs/outreachcenter.pdf)
When: Thursday 4:00pm – 8:00pm and Saturday 9:00am – 1:00pm (January 12 – April 14, 2012)
For more information, call Nigam Shah 206-592-3388 or email startzone@highline.edu
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Tell us what you love about your library!
Libraries all over Washington will be taking a ‘snapshot’—collecting information this spring to capture the impact that Washington libraries have on their communities on a typical day.
How does the library make a difference in your life? We’ll take your answers and let you know what other people all around the state think of their libraries and how they use them.
Results and pictures will be posted on April 30 at http://walibrarysnapshot2011.wikispaces.com
Filed under General Info, HCC
“This 3 volume set offers information on “all aspects of clothing and adornment in human culture, from ancient Egyptian wigs to space suits.”
Fetching articles on thing
s like Parisian Runways, Tattoos, Jockey Shorts, Mannequins, Powdered Wigs, Chastity Belts, Footbinding, G-strings and Zippers and Zoot suits.
Did you know that…
Hollywood actresses popularized the wearing of nail polish in the West? The new lacquer was made from nitrocellulose…… an early recipe consisted of scraps of film, alcohol and Castor oil.
Filed under HCC, Research Resources
Highline Community College 
Bookstore now rents textbooks! Check, ur, I mean, Rent it out!
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They can help you with any of your notary needs. The document does not need to be related to Highline.
To see the current Notary publics on campus, take a look at the Highline directory.
Curious? The word notary public dates from the 15th century and refers to “a person publicly authorized to draw up or attest contracts or similar documents…”
~Oxford English Dictionary
Filed under General Info, HCC
owing up I never thought I would call librarians cool, but the ones at Highline are!”“I’ve never been to college where all the librarians are so wonderful, energetic and caring, on top of being so helpful. When I started here at Highline, I felt a little out of place, with no friends or familiar faces, so the library became the spot for me. Slowly I got to know all the librarians by name (…and I’m horrible with remembering names), and to my surprise, they were all cool – which helped make coming to school easy. I can honestly say the library was an ice breaker.”
~Abeba,
Human Services and CDP
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A PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
On October 1st, President Obama issued a statement proclaiming October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness Month and called “upon the people of the United States to recognize the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate the need for a greater understanding of its impact.”
Recognizing “the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age,” the President pointed out that “though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it.” He went on to say that libraries and universities “can help separate truth from fiction and signal from noise.”
We, at the Highline Community College Library, support this goal and encourage you all to come into the library and take advantage of the services we offer to help you find and evaluate the information you need!
Filed under General Info, HCC, Information Literacy
Sound Transit Media Relations and Public Information Manager, Geoff Patrick, has provided HCC with a copy of Sound Transit’s most recent publication, Sound Transit 2 – A Mass Transit Guide July 2008. They will be stored at the HCC Library Reference Desk for in-library use and include the following:
Related Web sites:
View the Guide online: http://future.soundtransit.org/details.aspx
Blog about the Guide and other transit issues: http://seattletransitblog.com/
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