Success

We all want to be successful, but each of us has our own definition of success. Here is one definition written by Ralph Waldo Emerson:

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one’s self; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived—this is to have succeeded.

What is your definition of success?

Environment 360

Working on a paper dealing with an environmental issue? Check out this online magazine.

Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting and debate on global environmental issues. We feature original articles by scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics, policy makers, and business people, as well as multimedia content and a daily digest of major environmental news.

NAACP Top 100 Films of the Century 1909-2009

Rate your favorite films and help NAACP compile a list of the top 100 films of the century representing people of color.

Top 100 Films of the Century

Kiss the Pig Contest

Some contests are just more fun than others. The Kiss the Pig contest is just what we all need to shake off the winter blahs.

Which faculty member would you like to see kiss a real live pig?

Cast your vote now by putting money in the jar of the faculty member you would like to see kiss the pig.

The faculty member who raises the most money 1st and 2nd place will get to kiss the pig on March 17th at 12:30 pm. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity. Cast your vote now in the bookstore.

Sponsored by the NMCC Student Nurses Association

Ebooks through Net Library in Marvel Databases

If you haven't used Net Library yet, you are missing out on a great resource that is available to you free in the MARVEL databases link on the library web page.

Click on the Marvel icon and then Net Library and you can begin searching for online books to use for your papers. You can use this on campus and from home.

This month's featured ebook is: Raising Freedom's Child Black Children and Visions of the Future After Slavery by Mary Niall Mitchell.

Want a demonstration of Net Library? Stop by and see Kim or Gail.

CSPAN Videos on Lincoln

CSPAN has some excellent videos of talks given in honor of the 200th birthday of Lincoln.

Take a look and learn a bit more about the president who was recently voted the best president of all time.

Track the Recovery

As the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 2009 takes shape, you can monitor the status online at both the federal and state level.

Recovery.gov (Federal)

State of Maine Recovery 2009

Presque Isle High School Snow Sculptures

I was driving by Presque Isle High School this morning and had to stop and take some photos of these wonderful snow sculptures. They are amazing and were a bright spot on a freezing cold windy day.

Ireland on Ireland

We recently heard from Luke Ireland and he is enjoying being a George Mitchell Scholar and studying at the Cork Institute of Technology. He just made the soccer team and is excited to be playing in Ireland.

Luke emailed the above photos from his recent trip off campus into the city. He promises to send other photos and updates.

Lincoln and Religion

David Raymond's presentation on Abraham Lincoln and the role of religion in Lincoln's life both in and out of the White House was a wonderful way to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday.

Approximately 28 students, faculty, and staff attended. If you missed it, we might persuade Mr. Raymond to give another presentation on Lincoln's 201st birthday!

All library programs are advertised in the NMCC newsletter, online on the web site, library blog, and posted throughout the campus and printed in the Star Herald. You can also find information posted on our Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and blog accounts.

Where is our Mitchell Scholar?

NMCC student and Mitchell Scholar Lucas Ireland is getting settled into his semester in Ireland. I recently exchanged emails with Luke and he said all was well and he was excited that he recently made the Soccer team! He promised to send photos and updates soon.

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Database

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Database contains information on nearly 35,000 slave voyages.

It is a wealth of information that is free online for anyone searching this topic.

Lincoln and Darwin

Born on the same day

February 12, 1809

Join us in the library at noon on Thursday, February 12th. NMCC humanities instructor David Raymond will give a talk on Abraham Lincoln's religion.

Some links for further reading:

Darwin Foundation

Darwin Online

Lincoln Home National Park Service

Lincoln Collection at University of Delaware

Abraham Lincoln Papers at Library of Congress

The Lincoln Institute

Internet Public Library Lincoln Page

Lincoln Bicentennial

Abraham Lincoln Association

Lincoln's Washington

Winter Break is approaching

It is the week before winter break. Are you ready with all the information you need to work on your papers? Do you know about all the databases the library offers which can be found on the web page? Can you locate a journal article, newspaper article, books, and other information on your topic? Do you know how to properly cite your sources? Have you ever used NoodleBib?

Visit the library page and contact us if you can't locate what you need. We are happy to help and show you more efficient ways to find, evaluate, and use information.

There is an abundance of information out there. Finding the right information at the right time is a skill we can help you develop.

Learn One New Thing at the Library

Stop into the library and learn something new about Black History Month.

Thanks to NMCC student Joane MainGrette for the wonderful displays she is creating highlighting important individuals who made a difference in our history.

If you missed the display on Rosa Parks, be sure to get in to see the display on WEB DuBois. Joane has a list of people she plans to highlight and the displays will change throughout the month.

Special thanks also to NMCC student Candice Rivera for researching information about Black History Month and contributing to the displays in the library. Candice located information on Jackie Ormes, the first African American female cartoonist. Based on the recommendation from Candice, the library purchased the recent book about Jackie Ormes.

New Maine Web site for tracking economic stimulus

Governor Baldacci unveils a new Web site for tracking federal economic stimulus
Read story here.

View the Web site.

Passport Service @ Your Library

Do you need a passport or the new passport card? If so, you can apply at the Edmunds Library.

What to bring with you:

Two passport photos
Certified copy of your birth certificate
Two blank checks
Driver's license or other photo ID such as military ID

For additional information, contact Gail Roy at 768-2734.

National African American Read-In

2009 African-American Read-In

This year marks the 20th year for the National African American Read-In

Join us in the Edmunds Library for our first African-American Read-In. NMCC English Instructor Jen Graham has coordinated the event. NMCC students, faculty, and staff will be reading their selections as listed below.

Join us in celebrating on Friday, February 27, NMCC Library 11:30 AM

Alysia Thibodeau – Phyllis Wheatley – “On Being Brought from Africa to America”; 1773

Bob Sines – Olaudah Equiano – from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa; 1789

Janet Grivois – Frances E. W. Harper – “Bury Me in a Free Land”; 1864

Brian Nadeau – Booker T. Washington – from Up From Slavery; 1865

Sara Hobbs – Paul Dunbar – “We Wear the Mask”; 1896

Joane Maingrette – Langston Hughes – “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”; 1921

Dave Raymond – Zora Neale Hurston – from “How It Feels to Be Colored Me”; 1928

Amanda LeJeune – Ralph Ellison; from Invisible Man; 1952

Candice Rivera – James Baldwin – from “Notes of a Native Son”; 1955

Jake Graham – MLK – from “I Have a Dream”; 1963

Gail Roy – Alice Walker – “Remember?”; 1979

Vanninnia Small – Maya Angelou – “Phenomenal Woman”; 1995

Ellie Jalbert – Barack Obama -- from Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance; 1995

Goundhog Day

It's Groundhog Day and no matter our age, it still manages to hold a special place in our hearts.

Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Club

Groundhog Day History