Three Cups of Tea

For the September meeting, the lunchtime book discussion group will be talking about Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin.

"In Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time, Greg Mortenson, and journalist David Oliver Relin, recount the journey that led Mortenson from a failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan's K2, the world's second highest mountain, to successfully establish schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan." From the authors' website

The discussion will be on September 11th at noontime. Copies of the book are available in the library--bring your lunch!

Fall Lecture Series

This fall, the WMCC Fortier Library is once again teaming up with the Berlin Public Library and the NH Humanities Council to host an evening lecture series open to the community. Each of the three events are on Wednesdays and begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the WMCC Fortier Library. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

The first is on September 16th, Edie Clark will present a lecture titled "Baked Beans and Fried Clams"

On October 7th, Cheryl Savageau will present "American Quilt Traditions"

And on October 28th, Rebecca Rule will present "That Reminds Me of a Story"

New Electronic Databases

The WMCC Fortier Library is pleased to announce the addition of two new electronic databases: Credo Reference and StatRef.

With over 400 reference books in electronic format in its collection, ranging from culinary to history to biology (and everything in between), Credo Ref should be your first stop for every research assignment.

StatRef is a great database for nursing students, or anyone with a medical question, and comes in three parts: Anatomy TV, RN Database, and STAT!Ref Database. STAT!Ref and RN have the full text of medical and nursing books in electronic format.

From the library homepage, Credo Reference and STAT!Ref can be accessed electronically using the links at the Databases menu; contact the library staff for usernames and passwords to access both from off-campus. Usernames and passwords are not required on campus in Berlin and Littleton.

New Computers

Thanks to the WMCC Student Senate, the library now has five new Dell desktop computers with flat screen monitors. Also, two new wireless Dell laptops can be used in the library by our students.

Ask a member of the library staff for assistance!

Summer Hours

During the summer, the library's hours are:

Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The library will be closed on weekends and for holidays, and are subject to change.

If you have any questions, please call us at (603) 752-1113.

Our regular hours will resume when fall classes start, August 31st

WMCC Library News as RSS Feed

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds allow a user to see new entries (from a blog or news feed) through their feed reader of choice (Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, etc.). With RSS feeds, you can access new content from your favorite blogs without actually going to the blog itself, but by going to a central source (such as your email).

To take advantage of this feature, go to your email, or other feed reader, and enter this URL address:

http://wmcclib.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

You may need to look at your email provider's help to find out how to do this.

Happy reading!

Bellows Falls

Join the discussion on Bellows Falls, by Archer Mayor, on Wednesday, June 3 at 7 p.m.

Set in Vermont, this mystery about police corruption takes the reader all over the state--and into the waters of Lake Champlain too!

Led by scholar Frumie Selchen, and hosted by the Berlin Public Library/White Mountains Community College, this event is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Refreshments will be served.

Copies of the Spring series books are available at the Berlin Public Library or the WMCC library.