Q: What do Oscar Wilde, Bono, and St. Patrick have in common?
A: They’re all Irish!
Check out your Clermont College Library for all things Irish, including books by Irish writers, plus books and videos (and streaming-specific video) about Ireland. If we don’t have what you need, we can find it for you. Click the authors’ names below for a listing of UC Libraries holdings.
Yeats, William Butler, 1865-1939
Katie Foran-Mulcahy
Library Director
This display includes titles that cover a variety of social justice topics and movements such as: women’s rights, civil rights, #blacklivesmatters, policing, human rights Continue reading
The New Titles at Your UCBA Library online guide lists newly acquired books and media by subject. Select titles are highlighted on the homepage along with the ability to search for other titles in the UC Libraries system. Many of the new titles can also be found on the new book cart located next to the front desk in the library.
Stop by the UCBA Library and check out these new titles before they hit the shelves. You can also browse the list of books on the New Titles at Your UCBA Library guide. Visit the Borrowing & Returning page for details on borrowing these titles.
Black History Month and the National African American Read-In book display.
Stop by the UCBA Library to browse and borrow books in honor of Black History Month and the National African American Read-In (NAARI). Titles that include a yellow NAARI bookmark are written by African Americans and can be read for the NAARI event scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 at 12:00 pm in the Muntz 119 Lobby.
To see a full list of titles on display, visit the National African American Read-In guide at https://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ucba-naari.
One way Clermont College Library supports our Art Department is by providing books on arts and crafts. We house books on drawing and painting as well as many hands-on crafts. The most recent course the art department added, Fundamentals of Metal Clay Jewelry, has resulted in some beautiful work by the students. I’ve had the opportunity to take Fundamental Concepts of Art and a course on felt making. In the fundamentals class, I created a book from handmade paper and learned printing techniques. The class is designed to give students a chance to work with two and three dimensional art.
If you’re a student preparing to take an art class or just want to try something new, we have books to inspire and instruct.
Check these out or browse the collection for new ideas:
Collage Paint Draw: Explore Mixed Media Techniques & Materials
TT 157 .P35 2015
Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry: 50 Designs Using Leather, Ribbon, and Cords
TT 212 .E98 2012
Metal Clay: The Complete Guide: Innovative Techniques to Inspire any Artist
TT 212 .P298 2007
Learn to Weave with Anne Field: A Project-Based Approach to Weaving Basics
TT 848 .F52 2014
Simply Felt: 20 Easy and Elegant Designs in Wool
TT 880 .D59 2004
The Repurposed Library: 33 Craft Projects that Give Old Books New Life
TT 896.3 .O255 2011
The Complete Potter’s Companion
TT 920 .B563 2003
How to Make Books
Z 271 .S63 2007
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
Dr.Seuss and I go way back. When I was a child my mom subscribed to the I Can Read It All By Myself book club. I loved receiving a new book and reading Dr. Seuss’s crazy tales. I shared those same books with my children and as a children’s librarian to hundreds of kids. The man helped thousands of children learn to read with Hop on Pop and The 
Cat in the Hat. He even directed our attention to the environment through books like the Lorax. And then there’s the beloved How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
So Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss and thanks for bringing fun to reading!
Clermont College Library owns Theodor Seuss Geisel by Donald E. Pease PS3513.E2 Z794 2010 Check it out.
Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Mananger
by Lauren Wahman and Heather Maloney
The UCBA Library celebrates Women’s History Month and the many contributions of women from past to present. The display highlights a wide variety of books and media from local to global covering politics, activism and social change, science, art, literature, and business.
Stop in this month and borrow a book or DVD from the display!
Additional resources to explore Women’s History Month:
Growing up, books and the holidays went hand-in-hand. I received them and gave them as gifts. Some of them were magical and still call up pleasant memories. I wondered if my co-workers at the Clermont College Library had the same experience. So I asked them to tell me about a favorite holiday story from their childhood related to a special memory or moment. Here’s what they shared:
I have great childhood memories of the wordless picture book, The Snowman (1978) by Raymond Briggs. Before I could read, I loved looking through the pages of this book and imagining words to match the beautiful illustrations. The short film, also wordless, is lovely and features some unique accompanying music, too. –Katie
On Christmas Eve, the four of us had our ritual. In the afternoon, we 
would make lots of cookies, then have a light supper, and hunt for a Christmas tree (That was before the parents’ famous artificial trees of pink and silver, including the color wheel!).
Then we would head home, have cookies and milk or hot chocolate, leaving some for Santa of course! Dad would read the “The Night Before Christmas.” My brother and I would try so hard to see Santa, but we never saw him–we always fell asleep! –Kathi
Have you read the latest Stephen King novel? Are you excited for the Gone Girl movie and want to reread the Gillian Flynn best seller? Now you can check out these popular titles and more in Langsam Library courtesy of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County.
