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Game Night - Spring 2025

Game Night

Next Game Night : Tuesday, April 8th

6 pm - 9 pm : 2nd Floor Gaming Area

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Join the Fairmont State Tabletop Club and Librarians for a fun night of board and card games!
For more information, contact Jacki Sherman
Jsherman3@fairmontstate.edu

Quote of Week

Andre Gide

Andre Gide
  • "It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."
  • "The color of truth is gray."
  • "There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them."
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LIBRARY NEWS

The Panama Canal Standoff: A Trade Route at the Center of Global Tensions | HeinOnline Blog

Photo of Panama Canal Gatun Locks | Credit: Stan Shebs, used under CC BY-SA 3.0 / Cropped and resized from original.

The Panama Canal, vital to global trade for over a century, has recently become a point of geopolitical tension. The Trump administration has raised concerns about rising tolls and Chinese influence, while Panama insists it maintains full control. This has sparked renewed debate over legal frameworks and international trade implications. | HeinOnline Blog

CQ Researcher Latest Reports!

Stand Up to Violence outreach worker Khayan Reed walks the Soundview neighborhood in the Bronx, N.Y., in June 2021. Community violence intervention (CVI) programs, such as the one Reed is part of, are an increasingly popular method of reducing violent crime. They deploy trained community members to de-escalate, or interrupt, violent interactions in their neighborhoods. (Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago)

Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago via CQ Researcher / Cropped and resized from original

Community Violence Intervention : Are the programs effective in reducing crime? | Crisis in the Sahel : Can Muslim extremist violence in the region be stopped? | Disability in the United States : Does the Americans with Disabilities Act do enough to enable equal access? | Eldercare : Does the long-term care crisis call for more government involvement? | ...

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Computer/Tech Help ::
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304-367-4810 | Library 139
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Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler: Power and Diversity

"When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing."

  • "I began writing about power because I had so little."
  • "Drowning people sometimes die fighting their rescuers."
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"Butler signing a copy of Fledgling in 2005" by Nikolas Coukouma, used under CC BY-SA 2.5 / Cropped and resized from original

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egg hunt prize winners

Congratulations to our egg hunt winners!

Congratulations to our egg hunt winners! We loved seeing all the students searching high and low for our hidden eggs. Take a look at the smiling faces of our six winners who scored some sweet prizes.

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