° Palatka
features 2009
January
Palatka: The inauguration of Barack Obama: titles
available at the SJRCC Libraries
Orange Park: For the Benefit of Mr. Kite: Remembering the Beatles - Resources
from the SJRCC Libraries
St. Augustine: Past Oscar winners for Best Picture
available at your SJRCC libraries
February
Palatka: Gullah Culture: items available in our
library and the web site: The
Gullah: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection
Orange Park: Morgan Freeman: A Force on Film
St. Augustine: Frederick Douglass titles at the
SJRCC Libraries and a brief biography of Frederick
Douglass on the web.
March
Palatka: The Works of Doris Lessing and Flannery
O'Connor at the SJRCC Libraries
Orange Park: Women in Music: Selected Resources
at the SJRCC Libraries and Women in Music website
St. Augustine: America's First Ladies: resources
at the SJRCC Libraries
April
Palatka: Visit the Palatka Campus Library to
see this month’s display on Gutenberg and his press. Also, visit
the British Library online to learn about Johann (or Johannes) Gutenberg
and the printing press.
Orange Park:Thoughts in Verse: The Poetical Musings
of John Ashbery
St. Augustine: Check out the SJRCC Libraries'
collection of Pulizter Prize Winning Poetry.
May
St. Augustine: Influential
Asian Filmmakers: Films and Commentaries at the SJRCC Libraries
June
Palatka: Looking for a vacation close to home? Visit one of the many national
parks or museums
of Florida.
Orange Park: Stretching the Imagination: The Films
of Terry Gilliam
Resources at the SJRCC Libraries
St. Augustine:
The SJRCC Libraries have Pulitzer Prize winning titles exemplifying "distinguished" writing of:
Fiction
Poetry
Nonfiction
Biography
History
July
Palatka: Visit one of the many national
parks or museums
of Florida.
Orange Park: Florida wildlife: selected resources from the SJRCC library
St. Augustine: 
August
Palatka: Visit one of the many national
parks or museums
of Florida.
Orange Park: A Touch of Wit and Neurosis: The Life and Work of Woody Allen
St. Augustine:
The SJRCC Libraries have Pulitzer Prize winning titles exemplifying "distinguished" writing of:
Fiction
Poetry
Nonfiction
Biography
History
September
Palatka: Constitution Day and Hispanic heritage Month: E book of the month: 100 Hispanics You Should Know, Sotomayor and the Supreme Court - titles available at the SJRCC Libraries.
St. Augustine: 
Orange Park: The Art of Mexico!: The SJRCC Orange Park Campus Library Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and the National Museum of Mexican Art website.
OCTOBER
Palatka: Vampires and the E-book of the month: vampire related materials available from our SJRCC Libraries and the e-book of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Orange Park: Monsters: A Look at Classic Horror Figures, and Zombies: Selected Resources at the SJRCC Libraries
Interested in learning more about these frightening figures? Check out these websites:
http://www.best-horror-movies.com/Classic-movie-monster.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/frankenstein/frankhome.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/mummy.htm
St. Augustine: It's October! Time for some...
NOVEMBER
Palatka: Sacagawea and the
Lewis and Clark Expedition: visit
this website from PBS or come see our display.
Ebook of the month: The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Orange Park: Indians of Mexico:
Resources at the SJRCC Libraries and website
Site of the Month: Rotten
Tomatoes
St. Augustine: 
and the final month of
Hurricane Season 2009
Be prepared - Visit the Florida Division of Emergency Management for shelter information, evacuation routes, links to road closure alerts, and extensive hurricane preparedness information. There's even a kids section providing activities that entertain and educate.
Be aware - Track storms with updates from the National Hurricane Center and The Weather Channel's Hurricane Tracker and Information page.
Interested in Florida's hurricane history? Florida Memory has an online exhibit of Historic Hurricane Photos - Selected images from 1896 through 2005. The St. Augustine Campus Library also has several books on the topic including Florida's Hurricane History, Florida's Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871 - 2001, and Black Cloud : The Great Hurricane of 1928.
SAC's Site of the Month
DECEMBER
Palatka: Come celebrate the holidays by visiting the Palatka Campus Library’s displays featuring holiday music, movies, and recipes. You can also find facts concerning the holidays online from the U.S. Census Bureau. This website provides interesting facts and figures related to Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.
Ebook of the Month: The Book of the Year: A Brief History of our Seasonal Holidays
Orange Park: Holiday Food: Resources at the SJRCC Libraries and All Recipes
St. Augustine: 
A
section of the The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is on display at
the St. Augustine Campus Library. This touching memorial will be displayed
in the Library through the end of the semester. Visit www.aidsquilt.org for more
information about the quilt and HistoricCity News for
brief article about the SAC Library's display of the quilt.
SAC's Site of the Month