St. Petersburg College Library Blog

New Streaming Video Titles!

2012-01-24T19:07:00.001-05:00

New titles have been added to the following Films On Demand streaming video collections. Click here to login to Films Media Group. Here are some samples. Humanities & Social Sciences Collection [183 New Titles] Race and Intelligence: Science's Last Taboo Subject: Anthropology, Education, Psychology, Sociology © 2009 124 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&

Next Exit History App

2012-01-24T11:08:00.002-05:00

Next Exit History Next Exit History represents the cutting edge in heritage tourism. You can explore a community's history via mobile/web technologies. Plus, there is a growing database of +35,000 historical sites and you can easily be connected to the historical world sitting around you while using your mobile device. To learn more visit: http://nextexithistory.com/. The apps for iPhone,

Check out our new library books Web page!

2012-01-12T10:48:00.004-05:00

The look-and-feel of our New Library Books page has changed. Check it out today! Note: If you don't see an item that you want, please consider requesting it from another library or request that we purchase it for SPC's Library collection.

American Presidents Exhibit in Tampa

2012-01-06T09:09:00.002-05:00

C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits exhibit is coming to Tampa's WestShore Plaza! In partnership with Bright House Networks, the exhibit will be on display from January 9 - February 5, 2012. Sponsored by C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association, American Presidents: Life Portraits is a traveling exhibit that gives visitors a unique look at the 43 men who have been elected

Library QR Codes

2011-12-02T13:31:00.000-05:00

Please consider voting for "Public Library QR Code Guiding Customers To Free E-Books" via Best Buy's IdeaX forum. This idea was borrowed from Broward County Library’s innovative partnership with their local airport.

Latino(a) Americano Biographies/Memoirs

2011-09-26T12:03:00.001-05:00

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15.) by reading a memoir or biography from a well-known Latino(a). Find some titles below. Click on the cover for more information and which campus owns it. Remember you are able to request an item to be delivered to your home campus – also known as interlibrary loan. more information more information more information more

Attention Kindle Users!

2011-09-21T15:34:00.001-05:00

Attention Kindle users! You can now borrow e-books from our digital library! Visit us today and learn how. Below you will find the OverDrive announcement: Dear Library Partner, OverDrive is very pleased to announce that, as promised, Amazon Kindle® compatibility with your library's eBook collection is here. Kindle compatibility is part of the OverDrive WIN initiative, a

What Motivates You?

2011-09-19T14:42:00.003-05:00

It is of interest to me to find out why regular folks all of a sudden decide to train for arduous marathons or triathlons? I know it comes from my own hope to one day become motivated enough to train for a marathon or at least start running regularly again. With my two recent reads, Ultra Marathon Man: Confessions of an all-night runner by Dean Karnazes and Unthinkable by Scott Rigsby with

Daniel Wallace, Author & Specialist on Star Wars and Superheroes, to speak at SPC!

2011-08-15T14:58:00.003-05:00

Daniel Wallace Daniel Wallace, author and specialist on 'Star Wars' and Superheroes, speaks at St. Petersburg College! Friday September 23rd at 11am. St. Petersburg College Music Center. Free! For more information click here. The event is funded by the Friends of the West Community Library at St. Petersburg College. For more information, call (727) 341-7181. The St. Petersburg College

The U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory

2011-08-01T15:20:00.000-05:00

Twitter is a popular micro-blogging service and is also a great way to reach out to your U.S. Representatives. Check out the U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory!

SPC Summer Jazz Band Concert

2011-07-18T09:45:00.000-05:00

Come and enjoy classic big band tunes with a twist, arrangements of contemporary rock, and music for all ages! It is free! Tuesday, July 19th, 7:30pm at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus Music Center, located at 6605 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg. For information about our upcoming events, please visit our web site: http://www.spcollege.edu/spg/music/calendar.htm or call at (727) 341-7984.

Freegal: songs that are yours to keep!

2011-07-11T14:04:00.000-05:00

If you have a Pinellas County public library card then you can use Freegal -- a free music service provided by the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative that allows you to keep the .mp3 files forever. This is from the Freegal website explaining how the service works: Library users have a weekly download limit. You will be able to keep track of your downloads in the upper right corner of the site.

RefWorks Launches New Interface

2011-06-27T13:50:00.000-05:00

When you now login to your RefWorks account you’ll notice that there is a new user-friendly interface. If you aren't quite ready for this change that is fine. There will be a "RefWorks Classic” link in the upper right-hand corner that will be available for the rest of 2011; however, the classic interface will be completely replaced with the new interface, called RefWorks 2.0, by the end of this

Our LibraryThing Books Really Stack Up

2011-05-27T09:45:00.000-05:00

When stacked, our LibraryThing books are taller than the Statue of Liberty! Visit our LibraryThing page for other interesting statistics. Pages, Dimensions and Weight, Distribution How high is your book stack? All measurements in feet Facts: Value of weight in gold: $29,802,002 If all the pages in all the books were laid end-to-end... Distance (feet): 165,444

Celebrate National Poetry Month

2011-04-21T14:56:00.007-05:00