San Diego City College Library

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The Library is open and ready to help you succeed this semester! Visit us in the R Building Monday to Thursday, 7:30 AM - 7 PM, and Friday, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM. See you soon! 📚

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Enjoy the many resources at City's Independent Learning Center (ILC) located on the first floor of our Learning Resource Center (LRC). https://t.co/siPobNH28y #youbelonghere 🫵🏼😉📍🏰‼️

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Stop by the Library’s Information Desk to drop off gently used clothing and household items for donation to Knights’ Threads & Things! We have collaborated with the Basic Needs Center to be one of the locations accepting donations.

Come by any time until Sept 30th to donate!

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Event Alert! Swing by the LRC next week for our Snack & Stamp event. Pick up your stamp card on the Library Patio, visit all three locations to collect stamps, and enjoy a treat on us. It’s a fun and delicious way to discover Library/LRC and keep your energy up!

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Throwback to 1947! 📸 Did you know we were once San Diego Junior College, sharing our campus with San Diego High School? Even though we don’t currently share a campus, they’re still our neighbors!

Original photograph by Ben G. Thomas

#TBT #sdcitycollege #sdcitycollegelibrary

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Are you in San Diego City College’s Bachelor of Cyber Defense and Analysis program? The Library has gathered some of the most important resources and texts for CyDA into one list! Use the link in our bio to check it out! #sdcitycollege #sdcitycollegelibrary #cybersecurity

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Take a 30-minute tour of the San Diego City College Library/LRC to discover all the resources available to you. No sign-up required, just show up at the Information Desk in the R Building. Stay until the end for a chance to win a SDCC swag bag! See you there
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Throwback to when our library was all about books, naps, and the occasional copier meltdown! 😅 We've come a long way since then—our computers are much faster now! 📚💻 #TBT #SDCClibrary #sdcitycollege #sdcitycollehelibrary #TechGlowUp

📸: Fortknightly newspaper, 1976-77.

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It’s not too late! Register for LIBS 101, designed to equip you with the tools to do college-level research.

For any questions or to receive an add code, email instructor/librarian Carol Withers [email protected]

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Throwback to 1956! Here’s a glimpse of our incredible library staff from over 60 years ago, dedicated to serving the San Diego City College Community. Some things never change! 📚✨ #TBT #sdcitycollege #sdcitycollegelibrary #libraryhistory #youbelonghere

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Wayback Wednesday: In 2009, the Academic Success Center opened with space for Tutorial, Math and English Centers, and space for the following programs: EOPS, MESA (Math, Engineering, & Science Achievement), New Horizons, Puente, Umoja, and CalWORKs.
Image: Google Maps

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Answer: Batgirl. The first Batgirl, Betty Kane, was a librarian, and the second Batgirl, Dr. Barbara Gordan, had a PhD in Library Science and was the head of the Gotham City Public Library.

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Trivia Tuesday: What superhero was also a librarian?
Image credit: Wallusy from Pixabay

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Wayback Wednesday: In honor of Comic Con. Before being held at the Convention Center, San Diego Comic Con was held in the US. Grant Hotel, the El Cortez (then a hotel), UCSD, and the Golden Hall (Community Concourse).

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Whether or not you're going to Comic Con, you can read up on comics at the library. Here is just one list that has some of what the library offers: https://t.co/uQ7BW1camM

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Answer: The Serial and Government Publications Division of the Library of Congress. It houses over 5,000 titles and 100,000 individual issues. The oldest comic book is Popular Comics from February 1936.

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Trivia Tuesday: In honor of Comic Con., where is the largest collection of comics in a museum/library?

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Answer: Latin. The word "liber" means "book" or "document."

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Trivia Tuesday: The word "library" is based on a word from what language?

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Wayback Wednesday: In honor of Comic Con. San Diego Comic Con started in 1970 as the San Diego Golden State Comic Con, when 300 people came to the basement of the Grant Hotel. Attendance is now well over 135,000. Have you gone? If so, what year(s)?