Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life by Tom Rath, Call Number: 158.1 R234a
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond FearbyElizabeth Gilbert, Call Number: 153.3 G464b
Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace by Bob Filipczak, Call Number: 658.3 Z53ge
School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform Itby Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker, Call Number: 370.15 G886s
StandOut 2.0: Assess Your Strengths, Find Your Edge, Win at Workby Marcus Buckingham,Call Number: 650.1 B923s
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek, Call Number: 658.4 S616s
Team Genius: The New Science of High-Performing Organizationsby Michael S. Malone and Rich Karlgaard, Call Number: 658.1 K185t
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by Chris Fussell, David Silverman, Stanley A. McChrystal, and Tantum Collins, Call Number: 658 M124t
The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery by Patrick Lencioni, Call Number: 658.3 L563t
You Win in the Locker Room First: The 7 C’s to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life by Jon Gordon and Mike Smith, Call Number: 658.4 G663y
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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.
All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience by Lauren Berger, Call Number: 650.14 B496a
Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease by Yolanda Hadid with Michele Bender, Call Number: 616.9 H129b
The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartlandby Dan Barry, Call Number: 362.3 B279b
Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It by Larrie D. Ferreiro, Call Number: 973.3 F383b
Celebrate the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Culture in the U.S. by Shelia MacKechnie and Jane Airey O’Connor, Call Number: 428.2 M984c
The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War by Peter Guardino, Call Number: 973.6 G914d
Digital Costume Design and Collaboration: Applications in Academia, Theatre, and Film by Rafael Jaen, Call Number: 792.02 J227d
The Dog Lover Unite: Lessons in Courage from the World’s K9 Cops by Rachel Rose, Call Number: 363.2 R797d
Dottie Wiltse Collins: Strikeout Queen of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League by Carolyn M. Trombe, Call Number: 796.357 C712t
Drinking Water: A History (Revised and Updated) by James Salzman, Call Number: 363.6 S186d
The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs by John F. Cogan, Call Number: 361.609 C676h
Higher Learning, Greater Good by Walter W. McMahon, Call Number: 378 M167h
The History of Human Space Flight by Ted Spitzmiller, Call Number: 629.45 S761h
The How Can it Be Gluten Free Cookbook, Call Number: 641.3 H847
How Computers Work: The Evolution of Technology (10th ed) by Ron White, Call Number: 004.16 W587h
Homesteading and Settling the Frontier by Alison Morretta, Call Number: ELA 006 M873h
In the Shadow of the Moon: The Science, magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses by Anthony Aveni, Call Number: 523.78 A951i
Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat, Call Number: 955 A484i
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti harrison, Call Number: CL 920.72 H322L
The Men Who Stare At Goats by Jon Ronson, Call Number: 355.3 R77m NOTE: The story of the secret U.S. Army unit where they attempted to develop invisibility, walk through walls, and kill by mental process alone. Now a motion picture.
The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes by Carolyne Larrington, Call Number: 293 L334n
On the Other Hand: Left Hand, Right Brain, Mental Disorder, and History by Howard I. Kushner, Call Number: 616.8 K972o
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, Call Number: CL Easy Reading 363.728 P3240
The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League by Merrie A. Fidler, Call Number: 796.357 F451o
Otherworlds: Visions of Our Solar System by Michael Benson, Call Number: 523.2 B474o
Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household by Thavolia Glymph, Call Number: 307.72 G568o
The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals by Donald R. Prothero, Call Number: 569 P967p
The Promise: A Tragic Accident, A Paralyzed Bride, and the Power of Love, Loyalty, and Friendshipby Rachelle Friedman
NOTE: A friend pushes a bride into a pool at her bridal party and she is paralyzed. She won’t name which friend. This is what happened next.
Quantum Physics: What Everyone Needs to Know by Michael G. Raymer, Call Number: 530.12 R267q
The Qur’an: The Basics by Massimo Campanini, Call Number: 297.1 C186q
Real American: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-Haims, Call Number: 305.8 L996r
NOTE: The story of a mixed race child growing up in America in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Reality of ESP: A Physicist’s Proof of Psychic Abilities by Russell Targ, Call number: 133.8 T185r
Sams Teach Yourself Beginning Programming (3rd ed) by Greg Perry and Dean Miller, Call Number: 005.1 P463s
The Science of Sleep: What It Is, How It Works, And Why It Matters by Wallace B. Mendelson, Call Number: 591.5 M537s
So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marleyby Roger Steffens, Call Number: 782.421 M347s
Strong is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves by Kate T. Parker, Call Number: 153.43 P241s
Symbolic Clothing in Schools: What Should Be Worn and Whyby Dianne Gereluk, Call Number; 371.51 G367s
Texas Adoption Activist Edna Gladney by Sherrie S. McLeRoy, Call Number: 361.2G542m
NOTE: The inspiration for the Greer Garson movie Blossoms in the Dust, Gladney lead the fight to stop the abandonment of illegitimate children.
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Call Number: 305.896 C652w
NOTE: The story of Reconstruction.
Welcome to the Real World: Finding Your Place, Perfecting Your Work, and Turning Your Job Into Your Dream Career by Lauren Berger, Call Number: 650.14 B496w
Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir by Amy Tan, Call Number: PB TAN
You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero, Call Number: 332.024 S615y
Zingerman’s Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More by Ari Weinzweig, Call Number: 641.5 W424z
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One of the sections of the collection we’ve focused on this year is the ELA collection. We’ve been working with a couple of the instructors and especially BetsyBaertlein who even helped us track down two different publishers to buy from at a convention. That said it’s a much smaller press output than you would think so we’re always looking to add more. (Betsy recently gave the Kirkwood library a shout out in her article which we appreciate.)
Our books are divided into groups based on Lexile number as divided into levels by the Penguin Readers which seem to be widely used by the ELA classes. In the last year some of the ELA books have been reorganized and some of the books we used to shelve there have been moved to other areas. Previously we’d kept a small selection of higher level books to give upper level ELA students a less overwhelming selection to choose from, but following teacher requests those books have been moved to our normal circulating collection. Depending on their level, these higher level books mostly have been moved to our Popular Fiction or our Young Adult/Children’s Area.
We are always glad to do orientations for classes. This year for various ELA classes we have done everything from library basics to book talks to very basic research.Whether you have a full ELA class or just a few ELA students, the library is here to help.
If you have a totally non-ELA class, we’re always available for orientations for you too. No matter what your subject is we’re always glad to hear suggestions for weeding and purchases from an instructor. Please let the library know if you’re interested.
Info to Know Spring 2018 – Services Available on the Kirkwood campus for students, faculty, and staff. Did you know about all of these?
Participate in the County Wide Reading Event – Linn Area Reads
Picture Books on Emotional Subjects – Organized by theme if you have to match them to a novel or class assignment if you don’t see what you need, let us know.
Currently Kirkwood Library Services has two surveys open, one for faculty and one for students. Please check your e-mail to find the links. The more participation, the better we can serve your needs. So help us help you!
EVENT – SPECIAL HOURS
Look for reduced hours over break
Want a Specialized LibGuide for an assignment to help your students find stuff?
And remember you contact us at the library any time by phone, e-mail, chat, or stop on by! We’re always glad to see you! Look for the next issue of our newsletter. And remember you contact us at the library any time by phone, e-mail, chat, or stop on by! We’re always glad to see you! Look for the next issue of our newsletter.
We’ve had a couple of assignments that students have brought in where they needed to find picture books along various themes. Some titles are repeated if they fit under more than one category. Picture books are normally for 3 to 7 year olds or 4 to 7 years olds. These books are available at the Cedar Rapids location, but can be requested to be sent to any center at any time.
Addiction
See also Alcoholism and Technology
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 813.54 V217wr Title:The Wretched StoneAuthor: Chris Van Allsburg (Electronics, Online)
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 362.29 L285w Title: When Someone in the Family Drinks Too MuchAuthor: Richard C. Langsen
Call Number: Easy Reading 813.54 V678i Title: I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So MuchAuthor:Judith Vigna
Anger
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 152.47 M899d Title:Don’t Rant and Rave on WednesdayAuthor: Adolph Moser
Arrogance Punished
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 811.54 S496ye Title:Yertle the Turtle and Other StoriesAuthor: Dr. Seuss
Belonging
Call Number: Easy Reading 816.3 S561o Title:Oliver at the WindowAuthor: Elizabeth Shreeve
Call Number: Easy Reading 823.92 K545m Title:Mutt Dog!Author: Stephen Michael King
Bullying
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 813.54 D278o Title:Oliver Button Is a SissyAuthor: Tomie dePaola
Cancer
Call Number: Easy Reading 616.99 G128m Title:My Book for Kids with Cansur [i.e. cancer] Authors: Jason Gaes, Adam Gaes, and Tim Gaes
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 618.92 M982a Title: Angels and Monsters: A Child’s Eye View of CancerAuthor: Lisa Murray
Child Abuse
Call Number: CL 613.6 S743y Title:Your Body Belongs To YouAuthor: Cornelia Spelman
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 813.54 K64r Title: The Right Touch: A Read Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual AbuseAuthors: Sandra Klevan and Jody Bergsma
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 618.92 M982a Title: Angels and Monsters: A Child’s Eye View of CancerAuthor: Lisa Murray
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 813.54 D419n Title: Nana Upstairs and Nana DownstairsAuthor: Tomie de Paola
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 813.54 R994oL Title:The Old Woman Who Named ThingsAuthor: Cynthia Rylant
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 813.6 G211n Title:Never Say GoodbyeAuthor: Lea Gillespie Grant
See also Cancer
Disability, Overcoming Disabilities
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 362.409 W782 Title: Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Authors: Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
(Born with a deformed leg he became a champion athlete)
Call Number: CL 686.2 U561s Title:Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis BrailleAuthor: Jen Bryant (Blind)
Divorce
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 306.89 L295i Title:It’s Not Your Fault Koko BearAuthor: Vicki Lansky
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 306.89 M823w Title:When My Parents Forgot How To Be FriendsAuthor: Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 306.89 R212i Title: I Don’t Want to Talk About ItAuthor: Jeanie Franz Ransom
Call Number: Easy Reading CL 816.3 S561o Title:Oliver at the WindowAuthor: Elizabeth Shreeve
Call Number: Easy Reading 813.6 Y121d Title:Doug UnpluggedAuthor: Dan Yaccarino NOTE: A little robot learns the difference between facts and experience.
War
Call Number: Easy Reading 355.1 K395b Title:Brave Like MeAuthor: Barbara Kerley
Call Number: Easy Reading 940.542 B728L Title:The Little ShipsAuthor: Louise Borden NOTE: The “little ships” rescue the army at Dunkirk.
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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.
The Aliens Among Us: How Invasive Species Are Transforming The Planet — and Ourselvesby Leslie Anthony, Call Number: 578.62 A628a
Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy by Stephen Sweet and Peter Meiksins, Call Number: 331.097 S974c
Charlton Heston: Hollywood’s Last Icon by Marc Eliot, Call Number: 791.43 H588e
The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day by America’s Test Kitchen, Call Number: 641.59 C737c
Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intelectual Property Law by Jason Mazzone, Call Number: 346.73 M478c
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell, Call Number: 305.235 P664r
Dictating to the Mob: The History of the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken Englishby Jurg R. Schwyter, Call Number: 420 S415d
NOTE: The story of how the BBC standardized English.
Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation is Tranforming the Workplace by David Stillman and Jonah Stillman, Call Number: 658.3 S857g
The Health of Nations: The Campaign to End Polio and Eradicate Epidemic Diseases by Karen Bartlett, Call Number: 614.4 B289h
A History of Pi by Petr Bockmann, Call Number: 512.924 B397h
How the Best Teachers Differentiate Instructionby Elizabeth Breaux and Monique Boutte Magee, Call Number: 371.39 B828h
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong – and the Research That’s Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini, Call Number: 305.4 S132i
Integrating + Differentiated Instruction Understanding By Design by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe, Call Number: 371.102 T659i
It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario, Call Number: 779.092 A222i
Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys by John O’Brien, Call Number: 305.6 O135k
The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and the Secret to Investigating Success by Dr. Daniel Crosby, Call Number: 332.6 C949L
Learning in the Fast Lane: 8 Ways to Put All Students on the Road to Academic Success by Suzy Pepper Rollins, Call Number: 372.43 R754L
Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students’ Cultural Strengths by Carrie Rothstein-Fisch and Elise Trumbull, Call Number: 371.102 F528m
Non Campus Mentis: World History According to College Students compiled and edited by Rofessor Anders Henriksson, Call Number: 902.07 H518n
NOTE: Humor book based on college student mistakes and misunderstanding.
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the Worldby Laura Spinney, Call Number 624.5 S757p
Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World by Alec Ryrie, Call Number: 280 R995p
Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions by Jon Taffer, Call Number: 658 T124r
Scars of Independence: America’s Violent Birth by Holger Hoock, Call Number: 973.3 H776s
Sickle Cell Disease: The Evil Spirit of Misshapen Hemoglobin by Todd T. Eckdahl, Call Number: 616.152 E191s
The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History by David Enrich, Call Number: 364.16 E595s
Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter by George D. Kuh, Jillian Kinzie, John H. Schuh, Elizabeth J. Whitt, and Associates, Call Number: 378.198 K96s
The Stuff of Family Life: How Our Homes Reflect Our Lives by Michelle Janning, Call Number: 306.85 J345s
A Swift Guide to Butterflies of North America (2nd ed) by Jeffrey Glassberg, Call Number: 595.78 G549s
Sun, Moon, Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses From Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets by Tyler Nordgren, Call Number: 523.7 N832s
Teaching Beginner ELLs Using Picture Booksby Ana Lado, Call Number: 428.007
NOTE: Suggestions on how to use picture books to work in any class.
Warblers and Other Songbirds of North America: A Life-Size Guide to Every Species by Paul Sterry, Call Number: 598.8 S839w
Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio by David Thomson, Call Number 384 W279t
What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the Worldby Cat Warren, Call Number: 636.708 W287w
Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.
Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.
Every year the West Des Moines Public Library does an awesome job putting together a resource on where to find all the information you need about tax forms for both federal and Iowa taxes. The only things that are really different here at Kirkwood is we do NOT carry ANY paper tax forms and do NOT keep masters at either Kirkwood library branch.
If you have a tax form you need from Kirkwood, it will be available on Eaglenet, but before it will show up you’ll have to fill out the consent form saying you agree to them making it available electronically. If you don’t electronically give consent via Eaglenet the tax form will be mailed to you as a paper copy.
NOTE: Due to Congress changing tax law so close to the deadline not all forms might be available right away. If what you need isn’t shown, check back soon.
The Iowa Department of Revenue has done away with the Iowa Short Form. Both individual tax payers and corporations now have to use what was previously referred to as the long form.
Direct deposit is no long available for refunds if you file Iowa state paper tax returns. They ARE available if you file electronically.
Kirkwood Accounting student volunteers will again be assisting students, staff, faculty and the community with tax preparation. Assistance will be given for 2017 federal and Iowa tax returns to qualified taxpayers. This is a free service sponsored by the IRS and Kirkwood. Appointments are required. Email VITA@kirkwood.edu or leave a voice message at ext. 4521.
Kirkwood VITA does NOT complete complicated returns that include self-employment income, extensive tax credits, stock sales, non-resident returns or other tax issues that require major documentation or tax research.
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From time to time, when we get a collection of related books into the library we like to share a list on a particular topic, but lately we’ve had some books come in that are too good not to share, even if they don’t fit with a particular theme. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.
This time I’ve added some really great children’s books to the list.
Children’s books
Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson, Call Number: CL Easy Reading 791.43 N713m
Marie Curie for Kids: Her Life and Scientific Discoveries with 21 Activities and Experiments, by Amy M. O’Quinn Call Numbers CL 540.92 C975o
Touch the Earth by Julian Lennon with Bart Davis, Call Number: CL 813.6 K567t
Adult
Adcreep: The Case Against Modern Marketing by Mark Bartholomew, Call Number: 343.73 B287a
Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Womenby Renee Engeln, Call Number: 306.4 E575b
Beyond the Label: Women, Leadership, and Success on Our Own Terms by Maureen Chiquet, Call Number: 658.4 P346b
The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance by Anders Rydell, Call Number: 027.04 R992b
The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die by Keith Payne, Call Number: 305 P346b
Confessions of a Scholarship Winner: The Secrets That Helped Me Win $500,000 in Free Money For College, How You Can Too!by Kristina Ellis, Call Number: 378.34 E474c
Credit Repair Kit for Dummies by Steve Bucci, Call Number: 332.7 B918c
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif, Call Number: 320.082 S531d
Don’t Be a Wife to a Boyfriend: 10 Lessons I Learned When I Was Single by Shonda Brown White, Call Number: 646.7 W588d
NOTE: Purchased at student request.
Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Duide to the College Years by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller, Call Number: 378.1 J673d
Don’t Touch That Doorknob! How Germs Can Zap You and How You Can Zap Back by Jack Brown, Call Number: 616 B878d
The End of Owernship: Personal Property in the Digital Economyby Aarron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz, Call Number: 346.04 P471
Extreme You: Step Up, Stand Out, Kick Ass, Repeat by Sarah Robb O’Hagan, Call Number: 158.1 O362e
Facts and Fictions in Mental Health by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld, Call Number; 362.2 A721f
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisisby Ben S. Bernanke, Call Number: 330.9 F293
Girl Walks Into a Book: What the Brontes Taught Me About Life, Love, and Women’s Work by Miranda K. Pennington, Call Number: 814.6 P414g
Good People, Bad Managers: How Work Culture Corrupts Good Intentions by Samuel A. Culbert, Call Number: 306.3 C967g
Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency by Charles Rappleye, Call Number: 973.91 H789r
The Hidden Life of Otto Frank by Carol Ann Lee, Call Number: 940.53 L477h
A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation 1907, 1929, 1987, 2008, 2010 by Scott Nations, Call Number: 330.973 N277h
It Takes a Campus: 15 Initiatives to Improve Retention by Kyle Ellis, Call Number: 378.3 E4747i
Literature and the Child (7th ed.) by Lee Galda, Bernice e. Cullinan, and Lawrence R. Sipe, Call Number: 028.5 G149L
The Little Book of Market Myths: How to Profit by Avoiding the Investing Mistakes Everyone Else Makes by Ken Fishers, Call Number: 332.6 F534L
The Little Book of Stock Market Profits: The Best Strategies of All Time Made Even Better by Mitch Zacks, Call Number: 332.63 Z16L
Loan Sharks: The Birth of Predatory Lending by Charles R. Geisst, Call Number: 332.8 G313L
Miracle Cure: The Creation of Antibiotics and the Birth of Modern Medicine by William Rosen, Call Number: 615.7 R813m
Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed: The Only Personal Finance System for People with Not-So-Regular Jobs by Joseph D’Agnese and Denise Kiernan, Call Number: 332.024 D126m
Mutual Funds for Dummies by Eric Tyson, Call Number: 332.632
Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes our Motivationsby Dan Ariely, Call Number: 658.3 A698p
Plugged In How Media Attract and Affect Youthby Patti M. Valkenburg and Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, Call Number: 302.23 V174p
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore, Call Number: 363.17 M822r
Salted and Cured: Savoring the Culture, Heritage, and Flavor of America’s Preserved Meats by Jeffrey P. Roberts, Call Number: 641.5 R635s
The Story Cure: A Book Doctor’s Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir by Dinty W. Moore, Call Number: 808.3 M821s
Tara Revisited: Women, War, and the Plantation Legend by Catherine Clinton, Call Number: 973.7 C641t
Teaching Literary Elements with Picture Books: Engaging Standars-Based Lessons and Strategies by Susan Van Zile and Mary Napoli, Call Number: 372.6 V285t
NOTE: This is actually pitched for younger students, but the ideas definitely could be used with higher level courses.
The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis – and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance by Ben Sasse, Call Number: 305.24 S252v
The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love by Devon Franklin and Meagan Good, Call Number: 306.872 F831w
Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World by Benjamin Reiss, Call Number: 616.8 R378w
Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and the Return of Wild American Wolves by Brenda Peterson, Call Number: 599.773 P485w
The World Bank: From Reconstruction to Development to Equity by Katherine Marshall, Call Number: 332.1 M368w
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Kirkwood has a new app. Find instructions on where to find it.
Add-Drop
Learn more about it here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=32303 To add a course, if the class has not met yet, students can call One Stop. For any class that has met, students will need to fill out a form. Get the form from the department’s office and ask them about the particular class. For the first week you just need the instructor’s signature. The following week you also need the Dean’s. For Distance Learning classes in general check this page.
Students may drop classes through Eaglenet until the last day set on the academic calendar each semester. To check for the important dates for any particular class double check here.
Add-Drop Tuition Swap
Kirkwood no longer gives a full refund to students who both drop a class and add a class in the second week of classes. This is sometimes called the second week “wash” or “tuition swap” – Kirkwood refunds 50% for all drops in the second week for 16-week classes. Find Full Refund Policy: http://www.kirkwood.edu/catalog/current/refund-of-tuition_0.htm
Advisor
Don’t know who your advisor is? Log in to EagleNet and view “My Profile” to see your advisor’s name. Set up an appointment to talk to them about your schedule and your overall path through your program. Contact the Advising and Transfer Center at 319-398-5540. Find answers to basic questions about class scheduling type issues here. NOTE that important dates listed on the PDF are NOT current.
There is only one ATM available on the Cedar Rapids campus. It’s located near the cafeteria by Student Life and the US Bank campus branch. On the Iowa City campus there is one available next to the One Stop Office.
Book List
There are two ways to get into your list of textbooks you need for all your classes.
To find your list of textbooks
1. Log into Eaglenet
2. Click on “My Class Schedule” under Academic Profile
3. Select term from Drop Down menu and click on Submit
4. Click on “Click here to access Booklist”
5. A second tab will pop up and ask you to log in with your k-number and password
6. This will generate a list for all your classes. They are very brief entries but will give you an abbreviated title, ISBN, and which class it’s for.
Share your love of books and reading with other student readers. Read what you like. Share your thoughts. Make and take reading recommendations. Each semester we will decide on additional activities and determine if we want to focus on any reading themes. Contact club advisor Julie Petersen, julie.petersen@kirkwood.edu.
At the Iowa City branch return books at the desk and in the library book return box (a large black box) across from the library doors. There is also a book return box available in the parking lot.
You can return books at the office at any of the centers.
Bus Passesfor Free
The EagleCard Office at the help desk in the Allsop lab in Neilsen Hall, Student Life, Rec Center, and both bookstores can attach free busstickers to the EagleCards that will allow students to ride Cedar Rapids bus routes 7 and 7a for free. You MUST have the sticker attached to your EagleCard each year before you can ride free. The year runs from August to August. The stickers do not cost anything, you must simply be an enrolled Kirkwood student. Students must get an EagleCard from the Eaglecard office listed above for use to verify attendance and k number.
If you’re waiting for a Cedar Rapids bus and wonder where it’s at, simply go to Ridecrt.com. Through an interactive map, click on the route number and an arrow will show exactly which street or intersection your bus is at and watch an arrow representing the bus as it moves along down the street. Remember the routes that come to Kirkwood are 7 and 7a.
Here is the map and the route schedule. It changed July 1, 2017 to these new routes.
Calendar
Find the calendars with important dates, which days school will be closed, and final exam schedule here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/calendar
Campus Health
Campus Health is still open this semester for your low level medical needs, but will be closing. Mercy has a new outpost next to the Kirkwood Hotel and the Kirkwood administration is working to maintain Kirkwood’s support for student health.
Car Service
For only $8 let Automotive Technology perform a full vehicle inspection. They will inspect the condition of the brakes, belts, fluids, and test the battery. It is open to anyone with a vehicle that is not European and no older than 8 years. The service is available on Mondays and Wednesdays, from October to May, by appointment only. Schedule an appointment by calling (319) 398-5479 or e-mailing Jennifer.pratt@kirkwood.edu.
Car Troubles
For some car troubles you can ask security for help, for others they can loan you equipment and give advice. Learn more here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=21017
Contact security by calling (319) 398-5561 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or calling (319) 389-1774 after hours and on weekends.
Career Services
The Career Services department offers a variety of job seeking skill and career decision-making workshops, as well as individual appointments that are free to Kirkwood students. Career Services assists students in career exploration and job-seeking skills. Some of the job seeking skills help includes resume building and interview coaching. For more information, including dates and times, please visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/careerservices
Class Schedule Problems – Scroll to Advisor above
Clubs
Kirkwood has a wide range of interests with more than 80 clubs registered with Student Life. Check out the list: http://www.kirkwood.edu/clubs
Scroll down to Printing and Print Quota for more printing information.
Computer Lab in Cedar Rapids— 131 Nielsen Hall
The Allsop Computer lab in 131 Nielsen Hall is the main lab on the Cedar Rapids campus. It houses 106 PCs and 2 iMacs, two copier/printers plus two scanners, and a color printer. All programs needed for classes are offered on these computers, but not every computer has every program, ask at the help desk if you need a specific program so they can direct you to the right computers. No classes or labs are scheduled in the quiet study areas. The walk-in lab is used for student public usage for research and homework. Students may reserve a computer at least one day ahead by calling 398-5606 or coming to the front counter. Students are required to swipe their Eagle card upon entering/exiting the computer labs. No food or drinks are allowed in the computer labs. Computer lab hours are subject to change during inclement weather. The same policies and guidelines apply as in the computer classrooms.
Computer Lab in Iowa City
The Iowa City computer lab is now part of the library.
Confidential Counseling Services – It’s FREE
Life can be overwhelming. Roommate issues? Relationship issues? Class/test concerns? Personal issues? You don’t have to face it alone. Help is right here on campus. Counselors are available in 108 Iowa Hall, Mon. – Fri., 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Contact us at 319-398-5540 or visit www.kirkwood.edu/counseling to learn more.
Your permanent EagleCard is your official Kirkwood identification. Get it after you register for credit classes. Your Eaglecard is also your LIBRARY CARD. Carry it with you at all times while you are on campus and you’ll avoid a lot of headaches with different departments and you’ll get all of your student benefits. (Library Note: We have some items, such as the laptops, that we only check out if you have your physical card in hand.)
Present a government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, passport, etc) at one of these locations:
EagleCard office (Nielsen Hall – Room 131 which is within the Allsop Computer Lab) Phone 319-398-5411, ext. 5680
Kirkwood Rec Center (main campus)
Iowa City Campus Bookstore
Any county center office
The EagleCard Office is open the same hours as the Allsop Computer Lab. EagleCards can also be printed at the Rec Center on the Main Campus and at the Iowa City Bookstore.
EagleCash
EagleCash is money that you put on your EagleCard that you can use in various places around campus rather than carry cash.
EagleNet
EagleNet is Kirkwood’s student information services portal. Access a variety of info including class schedules, degree audits, and more.
FAX
Students can fax for free at the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood library. Ask at the Circulation desk.
Finance Department for Employees
The Finance Department manages general Kirkwood business including, but not limited to, departmental deposits, Pcard pick up, payment or reimbursement requests, and parking stickers. The Finance office is located at The Kirkwood Center, south of The Hotel at Kirkwood.
DIRECTIONS: From Kirkwood Boulevard, use the parking lot south of 76th Ave. (opposite side of The Hotel). Enter the doors to The Kirkwood Center Atrium. Finance is located on the other side of the reception area. For specific questions, please contact Joan Hanna at ext. 5555.
Full Time Student Load
You must take 12 or more credits each semester to be considered a full-time student. Anything less than 12 credit hours is considered part-time, except during the summer semester when 9 credit hours is full-time.
Find all of the information you need regarding international student support services at www.kirkwood.edu/international. Scroll to the bottom of that page to find the International Events Calendar. Join in any of the activities or stop by the International Student Office in Linn Hall 1154 for any additional information.
Internet Guidelines
Taken from The Policy for Responsible Use of Information Technology, Kirkwood Community College
Accessing Internet is a privilege granted for the primary purpose of conducting research, completing class assignments, and gaining familiarity with evolving electronic communications.
Users shall not send offensive, threatening, abusive, obscene, or other such messages to anyone who may be using the system.
Users shall not use Kirkwood’s computing resources to copy, generate, or transmit obscene files publicly accessible.
Each user will be financially responsible for any unauthorized commitments made through Internet.
Users must follow the guidelines as outlined in the AA/EEO policy on Hostile Environments including the viewing and/or printing of any material considered to be offensive or obscene.
Users shall not engage in invasion of privacy, unauthorized access, violation of copyright laws or any other activity prohibited by these guidelines or by law.
Access to the Internet may be denied or revoked at any time.
Kirk Alerts
Sign up for Kirk Alerts to get the latest information about college cancellations, delays, and closures. They can be delivered to you across multiple platforms of your choice. All clears are usually not issued.
Lactation Room
Kirkwood supports new mothers with designated lactation rooms. The ones in Cedar Rapids are in Cedar Hall Room 226 and Linn Hall Room 2104. Sign-up sheets are available in the room. Campus Health is to be used as a backup location only. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources.
The lactation room in Iowa City is located by the One Stop Office.
Late Registration Policy
The last day to register on EagleNet for a class is the day before it starts. Once a class starts, you’ll need faculty and possibly dean signatures to add it. If you have any doubts or questions about your schedule, don’t wait to talk to your advisor – make an appointment today! If an instructor signs a Late Registration form to let you into their class, your next stop is not One Stop. It’s the department office staff, who will process the form. Scroll up to Add-Drop for more information.
Don’t know who your advisor is? Log in to EagleNet and view “My Profile” to see your advisor’s name.
Library Textbook Policy
The library policy is to NOT purchase textbooks. This is because given the wide range of titles used by different instructors even within a single class, the cost would be prohibitive to provide them all. If any instructor or the department wants to loan us a copy of the textbook they use, we will be glad to put it on reserve. Feel free to ask your instructor if they haven’t yet put a copy on reserve.
Microsoft Office
Do you know that as a Kirkwood student you’re entitled to a free download of Microsoft 365? This is a stripped down version of Office, but should work for any assignment you get a Kirkwood. Follow the step by step directions. Particularly note the form they want for the e-mail.
New Student Orientation
Orientation is mandatory for all new students and offered on several dates prior to the start of the term. During orientation, you’ll work with academic advisors, current students and professional staff members to get ready for your transition to Kirkwood Community College. At orientation students will:
meet with academic advisors to learn about your core classes, degree requirements in programs you’re considering and course selections for the semester
talk with Kirkwood faculty members about academic expectations learn about student involvement, financial aid, campus technology, community expectations, and other aspects of the social and academic environment at Kirkwood,
Want to be notified when the library gets something new? Sign up or check back at the link.
Notebook and Graph Paper
Sometimes classes will require special paper (printed with a particular design) for assignments. Notebook paper and regular graph paper are the most common of these. You can buy a package at the Bookstore or other retailer, but if you just need a page or two or something really custom you can print your own.
Old Class Descriptions
If you need an old class description to show someone whether they would be willing to accept a class or not for some purpose, find it here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/catalogarchive
One Stop
The One Stop office manages general student business including, but not limited to, financial aid status, graduation inquiries, transcript requests, course or enrollment verification, diploma ordering or information on deferment. The One Stop office is located at Kirkwood Hall 2nd floor.
DIRECTIONS: Driving from Kirkwood Boulevard, enter the south entrance to campus and take the first left. Drive toward the buildings and Kirkwood Hall, which is to the north of the parking lots. There is visitor parking in the Blue Permit parking lot. Walking, go to Kirkwood Hall, which is located down the skywalk from the cafeteria in Iowa Hall. Once at the end of the skywalk, the One Stop office is the first office on the right. For specific questions, please contact the One Stop office at 319-398-7600.
Parking Permits and Parking and Traffic Tickets
Students are NOT required to get parking permits to park on Kirkwood lots, but are required to follow basic parking rules such as parking in designated areas only. If you get a Kirkwood parking ticket, pay at the Cashier’s Office in One Stop.
Breaking city laws, for example parking in handicap spots without a handicap permit, can get you a regular parking ticket from the city where regular fines apply.
Password Reset
Access this self-service web page to establish or change your K-number password. For more information. You can log on to change your password from any machine that you don’t have to use your Kirkwood ID to log into on or off campus.
Prayer Room
There will be a prayer room available from 12pm – 2pm Monday – Friday, room 3047 Cedar Hall. This is a room number change from the previous room which had only been available on Fridays. You may visit the International Programs office 1154 Linn Hall on the Cedar Rapids Main campus if you have any questions. This service is available to all students.
Printing and Student Print Quota
There are various places around campus where students can print. The two main ones are the library and the computer lab at both campuses. Both have black and white and color printers. Scroll up to Color Printing.
Registered students are given a $36 print/copy ration of play money per semester. This is a way to ration printing and is NOT real money either from the college or from any fee students pay. It could as easily be known as points or coupons, etc. As students print or copy, 5 cents will be deducted for each black and white page, and 10 cents will be deducted for each color page. Access this page to check your current balance.
AGAIN this is NOT from any real money fee or any money payment made by either the student or the college. NO charge for $36 was added to your tuition bill. NO unused portion of the ration will be given to you as cash. You can NOT spend it anywhere on campus for anything other than copies or prints.
The balance means balance like a checkbook or savings account, not balance like a credit card. Meaning it isn’t saying that you owe money when it shows a balance, it’s what you have to use yet.
Most students don’t use their entire ration during a semester. If you haven’t used all of yours it will be carried forward to the next semester. At the end of the summer everyone’s balance is wiped out and you start again with $36, but don’t worry about that remember that it isn’t real money.
If you would use all $36 during the semester and need more, you CAN put real money on the card and that won’t disappear at the reset. However, it is not refundable.
As a student when you print documents, you will see a pop-up that will inform you of the cost of that print job and the remaining balance. Click to confirm that you want to print it. If a student sends a job to the printer that is more than 24 pages, an additional dialogue box pops up asking them to confirm that they want to print that much.
When as a student, you use your k# to login to the copier, you will see your name and your current balance on the display pad.
Check out this site find out your current balance, add real money to your account (which will never vanish, like the play money ration does), or to dispute a print charge. It’s easy to remember the website it’s the Kirkwood address plus print, so http://www.kirkwood.edu/print but not that easy to find a link to.
Resume – Scroll up to Career Services
Roommates
Want to get off on the right foot with your roommate? Here are some suggestions.
Screenings
Counseling services offers screenings in the fall.
Alcohol Screening will be on 10/4/2018
Depression Screening will be on 10/11/2018
Eating Disorder Screening will be on 10/18/2018
All screenings are from 10:00am-1:00pm in 125 Iowa Hall.
Contact security by calling (319) 398-5561 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or calling (319) 389-1774 after hours and on weekends. Get more information on the array of services they offer.
The Kirkwood student email system is the primary tool for official communication from the college. All current Kirkwood students are expected to have a k# (college id) and a student email account. Important information from your department, as well as notifications from advising, enrollment and financial aid, will NOT be sent via postal mail or to a personal e-mail address, but will be sent to your student e-mail.
The format of your Kirkwood student email address is: firstname-lastname@student.kirkwood.edu
(Example: jane-smith@student.kirkwood.edu)
If your first and last name are being used already, a number will be added to your email address to make it unique. Upon graduation or transfer to another institution, student email accounts are deactivated (the following August 31st). Any saved documents and/or emails will not be accessible after that date.
Upon registration for at least one credit class, students will be provided a student email account. (Library Note: Although we haven’t seen this lately, sometimes students have had issues with attachments from the various free e-mail sites opening on campus – Yahoo, G-Mail, Hotmail, etc. – if an attachment absolutely, positively has to get there we recommend using your Kirkwood e-mail to send it or even better send it to both.)
Find the IT FAQs for Student email: https://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=33981
Student Handbook
The full set of rules to live by and other useful information is available online.
Student Help Desk (for computer questions)
The Student Help Desk is ready to help you with your login questions. Conveniently located in the Allsop Computer Lab – 131 Nielsen Hall. Call them at 319-398-7624 or 1-800-634-6581. Among the IT services are: Campus Wireless, EagleCash, EagleNet, Talon, Passwords, Print Quota, and Student e-mail. Contact them directly for questions about any of these and start with them for other basic computer issues. Find their FAQ sheet linked here: https://kirkwoodlibrary.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/student-tech-resources/
If it’s a Talon question that isn’t related to individual page set up, they will likely refer you to the general Talon help service. Scroll to Talon information below.
Student Print Quota – Scroll up to Printing and Print Quota
Study Abroad
YOU can study Abroad. Kirkwood offers over 15 different short-term study abroad programs each year and there are programs for everyone. The programs and applications are found here at https://kirkwood.studioabroad.com You are also welcome to stop by Linn Hall 1154 to speak with a Study Abroad Advisor if you have any questions. Scholarships for study abroad are available.
Talon
Talon is a suite of online tools that facilitate online classes. Instructors in face-to-face courses often deliver materials and extend your learning with Talon. Most online courses operate fully within Talon or at least use it as a frame or portal to get you to the materials you need and to turn in assignments.
If your instructor told you to use or find something and you don’t know where it is (a handout, an article, a place to turn something in), check your Talon page for that class first.
Often the first thing we suggest for people having Talon problems is to try a different browser, like Firefox or Chrome. You can check with the student helpdesk, but you may be directed to the help line through Talon which is available 24/7 at 1-877-478-7074. If you have questions about coursework, contact your instructor.
Textbooks –Scroll up to Book List of Textbooks to find out which books you’ll need and to Library Textbook Policy for information about what’s available in the library.
Tutoring – It’s FREE!
Free tutoring is available to every student taking a class for credit. Stop by 2071 Cedar Hall or call 319-398-5425 to speak to someone in Learning Services.
Tuition
Tuition cost is set per credit hour, but varies by Iowa resident, non-resident, and international categories.
Vending Machine Issues
If a vending machine takes your money or if you have another vending machine issue, in Cedar Rapids report to Student Life on the 2nd floor of Iowa Hall across from the bank by the cafeteria. In Iowa City report it at the One Stop office. Find out more about the vending machines by the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood library here and the rest of them on campus by checking with Student Life.
Veterans in Iowa City are eligible for all benefits but they do not have a lounge.
Wireless
Free WiFi is available inside of every Kirkwood building.
Withdrawn From Class By Instructor
If you have a Deregistration or Administrative Withdraw from a class for non-attendence, here’s what you do.
Work Study
To get work study position around campus, start at One Stop and make sure you qualify for Work Study. Then you can apply for specific jobs currently open around campus.
UPDATED March 9 2018: They have extended the Prayer Room hours and changed the room.
Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.
Here at Kirkwood Library Services we like to post from time to time a collection of books recently added to our collection on a particular topic. These books all have a connection to Iowa, including Iowa history, Iowa culture, and Iowa authors. Look for one of these titles the next time you stop by the library. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.
Check out previous lists of Iowa books from 2014 and 2016.
Call Number: 289.73 N798h 2015 Title:A History of the Amish (3rd edition) Author: Steven M. Nolt
Call Number: 320.473 M739w Title:Why States Matter: An Introduction to State Politics (2nd ed.) Authors: Gary F. Moncrief and Peverill Squire
Call Number: 338.092 T595k Title:An Iowa Farm Boy on Detour: The Story of Henry B. TippieAuthor: Margaret O. Kirk
Call Number: 362.3 B279b Title:The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the HeartlandAuthor: Dan Barry
Call Number: 363.7 N669n Title: Nature’s allies: Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our WorldAuthor: Larry A. Nielsen NOTE: One of them is Iowan Ding Darling.
Call Number: 364.152 J273m Title:The Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer MysteryAuthor: Bill James
Call Number: 394.12 M 449c Title:A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites and More Author: Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Call Number: 595.78 A277m Title:Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, A Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution Author: Anurag Agrawal
Call Number: 615.3 R796m Title:Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and WellnessAuthor: Lisa M. Rose
Call Number: 788.9 W855f Title:Finding Bix: The Life and Afterlife of a Jazz LegendAuthor: Brendan Wolfe
Call Number: 791.43 M271i Title:Is This Heaven? The Magic of the Field of DreamsAuthor: Brett H. Mandel
Call Number: CL 813.54 A565k Title:The Kid Who Changed the WorldAuthor: Andy Andrews NOTE: Iowans Norman Borlaug, Vice President Henry Wallace, and George Washington Carver are described in this book.
Call Number: 910.4 B916L Title:The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt KidAuthor: Bill Bryson NOTE: A memoir about growing up in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s.
Call Number: 973.7 P276i Title:An Iowa Solider Writes Home: The Civil War Letters of Union Private Daniel J. ParvinEditor: Phillip A. Hubbart
Call Number: 973.91 H789r Title:Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the PresidencyAuthor: Charles Rappleye
Call Number: 973.916 H789w Title: Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary TimesAuthor: Kenneth Whyte
NOTE: The story of the only President born in Iowa, so far.
Call Number: 977.7B168s Title:The Sacred Cause of Union: Iowa in the Civil WarAuthor: Thomas R. Baker
Sarah Uthoff is a reference library at Kirkwood Community College. LIKE the Kirkwood Community College Library on Facebook and find links to Sarah all over the web at her About Me Profile.
Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life by Tom Rath, Call Number: 158.1 R234a
