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Yolanda Hood, head of the Curriculum Materials Center in the College of Education and Human Performance, has written an article for the UCF Forum about her experience as a librarian.
Yolanda loves her work. She shatters the traditional image of librarians: “…contrary to the pop culture image of librarians, I don’t sit around reading all day, prim and proper, in a pencil skirt, cardigan and cat-eye glasses, taking a break just to point finger to lips and shush students who are too loud.” Read more about the exciting work of a dynamic UCF librarian at http://today.ucf.edu/todays-libraries-and-librarians-have-shaken-off-stereotypical-images/

 Richard Harrison, Librarian, recommends:

 Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo

http://ucf.catalog.fcla.edu/permalink.jsp?29CF028755392

UCF Curriculum Materials Centre (CMC) — Fiction

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and  all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

This Saturday, October 24th, our Knights face the Houston Cougars.
If you have recovered from Friday’s Spirit Splash, you may want to come into the John C. Hitt Library for some reading, study, research, reflection or collaboration.
Saturday hours for the John C. Hitt Library are 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m., so you definitely have some time to get something done in the library before and after the game. Kickoff against the Houston Cougars will be at noon in Bright House Stadium.
Go Knights! Beat the Houston Cougars! Charge On!

 Susan, Senior LTA, recommends:

 The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck

http://ucf.catalog.fcla.edu/permalink.jsp?29CF020370870

4th Floor — PS3503.U198G6 2004

In The Good Earth, author Pearl S. Buck presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the twentieth century.

The UConn Huskies are headed to Bright House Stadium, Saturday, October 10, to take on our UCF Knights. Starting at 9.00 a.m., come on over to the John C. Hitt Library to read, study, research, write, and get a lot done before kickoff at 3.45 p.m. The Library closes at 7.00 p.m.

The Huskies may think the Knights aren’t ready for them—-they just might get a big surprise! Go Knights! Charge on!