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The Sue Shaffer Learning Commons and Library hours will differ this week due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Monday and Tuesday: Normal hours, 7:45am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 7:45am - 5:00pm
Thursday and Friday: Closed
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

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Forged in Resilience, Leading with Purpose

A Legacy of Leadership and ResilienceMay is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month—a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of AANHPI communities to the fabric of American life. From culinary delights to influential music and movies, such as Flower Drum Song, on Kanopy. AANHPI individuals have shaped our world in countless ways.Did you know that instruments like the slide guitar and ukulele, rooted in Hawaiian culture, have influenced genres such as blues music? You can find videos on Or that AANHPI innovators contributed to the development of everyday technology like USBs and made vital advances in medicine, including the development of birth control for women?You can also explore powerful personal stories like George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, a graphic memoir that recounts his childhood experience in Japanese American internment camps during World War II.Explore more about these incredible contributions through Gale OneFile: U.S. History and our library’s curated collection. Stop by to discover, learn, and celebrate!...

Mind matters...and so do you.

Mental Health Awareness May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial time dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging open, compassionate conversations. It's a reminder that mental well-being is just as important as physical health and that seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness. Whether it's through therapy, talking with loved ones, or simply taking time for self-care, this month invites us all to prioritize our emotional and psychological health—both for ourselves and those around us. Let's use this opportunity to educate, advocate, and support mental health every day.The library offers many resources to help with good mental health. Films on Demand offers a valuable collection of videos addressing mental health and the stigma surrounding it.Gale: health and wellness offers articles that support your mental health with mindfulness. Simple mindfulness exercises can be easily integrated into your daily routine.Don't forget to stop by the library and explore our collection of mental health resources. Titles like The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free From Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life offer valuable insights and practical tools for navigating life with greater ease and self-compassion. Let’s use this month as an opportunity to learn, support one another, and make mental health a daily priority. ...

When Flowers Bloom So Does Hope

National Gardening Month“April showers, bring May Flowers” that is because April is National Gardening Month.This month is a time to start planning your gardens and making them fruitful. We have many books to help you start planning your flower or vegetable garden, such as “Starter Vegetable Gardens”. Watch shows such as the “Science of Gardening” which is available via Kanopy to help you learn how to get started! Also check our databases for more articles to help plant those wonderful gardens.Looking for tips on how to get your children involved? Try reading this article by Sharon Cornwall, “Gardening with Children." Want to learn to garden in a new way? Check out “Planting by the Moons Phase” published in the 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac available via Gardening and Horticulture (a Gale OneFile database). ...

Wellness Resources from the UCC Library

Grief & Wellness Grief is the word commonly used to refer to an individual’s or group’s shared experience following a loss. The experience of grief is not a momentary or singular phenomenon. Instead, it is a variable and somewhat predictable process of life. From “Grief and Guilt” by Layne Prest (2024)Life has its ups and its downs, its highs and its lows. Different people handle different situations in a multitude of ways. No matter who you are, no matter what you are going through, you are not alone. There is always some to talk to, there is always a reason to go on. Resources to HelpThe UCC Library has a number of resources to help you understand and process what you are going through. Below you will find a listing of some of these resources (articles, books, eBooks, & films). You can access these digital materials by clicking on the links and logging in with your 800#. For physical resources, please visit us during regular library hours. Suggested Resources Art Therapy Has Many Faces: With Judith Aron Rubin. Produced by Judith Rubin, Psychotherapy.net, 2004. Kanopy, www.kanopy.com/en/umpqua/video/94838. Bovens, Luc. Coping: A Philosophical Guide. Open Book, 2021. eBook Open Access (OA) Collection, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=a461f73e-6607-3e5a-bcf6-ba3d16cf1693. Crowley, David. Time to Grieve: Daily Devotional Essays. CreateSpace, 2013. Doka, Kenneth J. Living with Grief: Before and after the Death. Hospice Foundation of America, 2007. Fisher, Shelley, and Jennifer Jones, editors. Breaking Sad: What to Say after Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show up. She Writes Press, 2017. research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=711fdf03-975b-3f5d-900d-3ec99a34640a. Frydenberg, Erica. Coping in Good Times and Bad: Developing Fortitude. Melbourne University, 2022. eBook Academic Collection, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=5ca5f615-65cf-3ddf-a86e-b5db353022eb. Guide to Grief and Healing: What Is Grief. Produced by Injoy Productions, Films Media Group, 2018. Films On Demand, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=238702&xtid=284827. Hooyman, Nancy R., et al. Living through Loss: Interventions across the Life Span. 2nd ed., Columbia University Press, 2021. eBook Academic Collection, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=28c84eac-41ef-3b03-b636-6de4264311dc. How Your Brain Copes with Grief. Produced by John Medina, The Great Courses, 2014. Kanopy, www.kanopy.com/en/umpqua/video/5733551. Powers, Susan. Ruthless Grieving: The Journey to Acceptance and beyond. Mystic Mermaid Publishing, 2015. Prest, Layne A. "Grief and Guilt." Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, Salem Press, 2024. Research Starters, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=32798043-291b-36c4-b380-8d4e56883774. Renzenbrink, Irene. An Expressive Arts Approach to Healing Loss and Grief: Working across the Spectrum of Loss with Individuals and Communities. Jessica Kingsley, 2021. eBook Academic Collection, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=249a17fc-6413-35ce-8854-6886d6889258. Reynolds, Charles F., III, et al. Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder. American Psychiatric Association, 2023. eBook Academic Collection, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=80212623-a8bf-3f53-a261-ae1563871a61. Volume 1: A Meaning-based Model (Grief Therapy Masterclass: Advanced Skills in Working through Loss). Produced by Psychotherapy.net, Films Media Group, 2023. Films On Demand, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=238702&xtid=296271. The Wellness Series: Coping with Loss - the Process of Mourning. Directed by Alan Chriest, TMW Media, 2020. Kanopy, www.kanopy.com/en/umpqua/video/10283948. Yalom, Irvin, and Marilyn Yalom. A Matter of Death and Life. Redwood Press, 2021. eBook Academic Collection, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=f8fa8435-2c71-344d-bcf3-b2dbc0d225cb. For further readings, see this section of the Douglas County Resource Guide. ...

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