What happened during Banned Books Week

The Banned Books displays in all three LRCs last week raised lots of interesting questions about why books might be banned and led to further discussions on topics ranging from Hitler to Martin Luther King, to the Qur'an and the Bible. Students couldn't believe the range of books that have been banned over time.

Some students were brave enough to 'liberate' (borrow) books from the LRC displays. We look forward to hearing their views.




Class visit to Banned Books display at Farnham College

At Farnham College four English classes came to see the displays and do the quizzes. This included two A level classes studying political correctness in language, so the theme of banned books tied in well.

Quiz results:

• At Farnham College Deni Wither won the main Banned Book quiz
• Also at Farnham Lily Bohling won the word hunt, finding an amazing 88 words in 'Banned Books'! Although even more amazing was that adding together all words found by students and library staff, the total was 179! (there may even be more...)
• At Guildford College Musaed AlFoudari correctly identified the 10 banned books from the 15 pictured in the quiz (and wins a £10 print voucher)

For those still wondering, the correct answers to the Guildford College quiz were:

Banned:

 

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J K Rowling)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
• A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
• The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
• Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
• Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
• And Tango Makes Three (Justin Richardson)
• The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
• Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)

Not Banned:

• The Brutal Art (Jesse Kellerman)
• Women in Love (D H Lawrence)
• Hairy-Scary Monster (Roderick Hunt)
• Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
• The Godfather (Mario Puzo)

December opening hours at GCLRC

As some of you may know we are losing two members of the LRC team at Guildford College very soon, leaving us with three members of staff!

The good news is we will have some temporary staff working with us for the last three weeks of term so please be nice to them and bear with us if things take a little longer than usual.

The bad news is that we won't have any cover for evenings so from Wednesday 3 December the LRC will close at 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday.  Friday opening hours remain unchanged and we will close at 4.30 pm as per normal.

We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause but once we have new staff in place in the New Year normal opening hours will resume.

Warning - Banned Books

As part of Diversity Week, the LRCs are highlighting Banned Books

Come to the LRCs this week (24-28 November) and be amazed at some of the books which have been banned not just in the distant past but also in the present time. Governments, local authorities, schools (and even libraries) in some countries ban books because they are considered to be dangerous from a moral, political or religious viewpoint.

Banned books have ranged from Madame Bovary, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Heart of Darkness, to Lord of the Flies, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Captain Underpants!

However history shows that banning a book is the perfect way to get people reading and discussing it!

Things to do in the LRCs this week:

• Read more about what happened when some books were banned
• Enter the LRC banned book quizes (£10 print voucher prize at Guildford)
• Borrow a banned book from the LRCs and find out how dangerous it is!

New for November in Key Note

Market Reports - Out Now

> Baby Products

> Childrenswear

> Cruise Market

> Electricity Industry  *

> Ethnic Foods  * 

> Household Appliances (Brown Goods)

> Life Insurance

> Offshore Oil & Gas Industry

> Packaging (Food & Drink)

> Stationery (Personal & Office)  *

> Soft Drinks  *

* These reports contain additional LIVE financial data and performance league tables (updated monthly) for the top companies in these markets.

Click on a title above to see the report - you will need to log in to access the full report if you are not in College

Half Term Opening Hours

All three LRCs will be closed on Friday 24 October for CPD day (staff training)

Guildford College

Monday - Tuesday           CLOSED

Wednesday - Friday         9.30 - 4.30 (closed 12.30 - 1.30)

Farnham College

Monday                     9.00 - 5.00

Tuesday - Friday      CLOSED

New for October in Key Note

Market Reports - Out Now

Breakfast Cereals  *    
Clothing Manufacturing   *
Exhibitions & Conferences   *
Medical Equipment
Mobile Phones  * 
Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders     
Sports Sponsorship   
Toys & Games   *

* These reports contain additional dynamic financial data and performance league tables (updated monthly) for the top companies in these markets.

Click on a title above to see the report - you will need to log in to access the full report if you are not in College.

Book a PC in the LRC

New for 2014 - book a computer in the LRC up to 7 days in advance.

Over the Summer new software was installed which allows you to pre-book a computer to use in the LRC - Look for the netloan links in Moodle. (Please note: this link is only available in College)

If you use one of our 'Walk up' computers you will be allocated a two hour slot - don't worry if you need longer you simply need to ask for your time to be extended at the LRC desk.

How to Book

Login to netloan with your college ID number and password and then click on the Reservations tab.

In the Reservation tasks box on the right of the screen make your selection using the following options:

Use the calendar to select the date you want.

Click on ‘select from list’ to choose the correct LRC

Click on the drop down arrow to choose the area in the LRC that you want.

Now you can click on a free ‘white’ slot in the grid which will turn yellow to show your selection.

The time and computer number will be entered into the ‘Reservation tasks’ box for you.

Edit the end time as necessary in the task box – you can book up to 2 hours at a time. 

When the details are correct click ‘Create’ to make the booking.