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Happy Halloween 2019 Ghost Words and Other Horrors

29 Tuesday Oct 2019

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Here are the stories of some spooky words!

A ghost word is a word that doesn’t really exist that is listed in reference work. Merriam-Webster confesses below to how D or d became Dord in the Merriam-Webster 2nd edition.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/ghost-word

Then find out more ghost words, courtesy of Grammarly.

A word that most people might take to be a ghost word, but isn’t, is spoopy. It means something meant to be scary, but honestly kind of cute instead. Think of a dog in a ghost costume.

Merriam-Webster also shares the origin of some more seriously spooky words.

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New Books Happy Halloween 2019

24 Thursday Oct 2019

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Halloween is the time to read a spooky or paranormal book to get a good scare. This year’s list is short and happy. We hope you enjoy them. Boo to you! Check out our spookier lists from 2017 and  2018. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Cover of Halloween Hustle10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book  by Janet Schulman, Call Number: CL Easy Reading 394.264 S386t

Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson, Call Number: CL Easy Reading 394.264 G976h

How to Catch a Monster by Adam Wallace, Call Number: CL Easy Reading 394.264 W187h

Mr. Pumpkin’s Tea Party by Erin Barker,  Call Number: CL Easy Reading 394.264 B255m

And for a creepy bonus one from our regular collection:

Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets to Honeybees, the Natural History of WHERE WE LIVE! by Rob Dunn, Call Number: 570 D923n

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.

New Books: Paranormal Happy Halloween!

28 Saturday Oct 2017

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Stop by the Cedar Rapids Library to check out our Halloween Display! Our theme is discover a crime or search out the paranormal. We’re sharing the paranormal books below and some true crime. We weeded and updated our paranormal collection this year so we have quite a few new ones. Whether you’re dealing with our “victim” as a crime victim or a ghost, we hope that you come and haunt both our libraries.

These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

Special thanks to Kyle Winward of Central College, who had put together and shared a list of paranormal books that included some of these.

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How to Properly Receive Ghosts
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-08-21/ed-1/seq-53/
Check out other cool historic newspaper from the Library of Congress’ newspaper archive.

Call Number: PB Nes Title: A Monster Calls Author: Patrick Ness, et. al

Call Number: 001.94 C593u Title: Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena (3rd ed) Author: Jerome Clark

Call Number: 001.944 8931b Title: Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend Author: Joshua Blu Buhs

Call Number: 001.944 L922a Title: Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids Authors: Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero

Call Number: 001.944 R333s Title: Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads, and Cryptozoology Author: Brian Regal

Call Number: 130.973 B143p Title: Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture Authors: Christopher D. Bader, F. Carson Mencken, and Joseph D. Baker

Call Number: 133.109 A977h Title: A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters Author: Peter H. Aykroyd, Angela Narth, and Dan Aykroyd

Call Number: 133.129 L477m Title: Mysterious Midwest: Unwrapping Urban Legends and Ghostly Tales from the Dead Author: Adrian Lee

Call Number: 133.4 O984 Title: The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic Author: Owen Davies

Call Number: 299 S915w Title: Witchcraft: A Secret History Author: Michael Streeter

Call Number: 301.21 B971s Title: Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft Author: Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum

Call Number: 345.744 B167s Title: A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience Author: Emerson W Baker

Call Number: 500 R332w Title: Weird Science and Bizarre Beliefs: Mysterious Creatures, Lost Worlds, and Amazing Inventions Author: Dr. Gregory L. Reece

Call Number: 530.11 C624b Title: Build Your Own Time Machine: The Real Science of Time Travel Author: Brian Clegg

Call Number: 576.8 A398 Title: Aliens: The World’s Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Author: Jim Al-Khalili

Call Number: 576.839 C319e Title: Earths of Distant Suns: How We Find Them, Communicate With Them, and Maybe Even Travel There Author: Michael Carroll

Call Number: 576.839 W734a Title: All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life Author: Jon Willis

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New Books: Paranormal

27 Thursday Oct 2016

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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. This post is about paranormal or paranormal SOUNDING spooky titles in honor of Halloween. These titles are housed in Cedar Rapids, but you can request them to be delivered to any of the other centers at any time.

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Call Number: 001.9 F216u Title: Unsolved Mysteries of the Sea: An Eye-Opening Exploration of Lost Lands, Phantom Ships, and Denizens of the Deep Authors: Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe

Call Number: 006.301 K174h Title: Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Author: Jerry Kaplan

Call Number: 133.4 B155m Title: Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History From Antiquity to the Present Author: Michael D. Bailey

Call Number: 133.88 H438p Title: The PK Zone: A Cross-Cultural Review of Psychokinesis Author: Pamela Rae Heath, M.D., Psy.D.

Call Number: 202.3 A452a Title: Afterlife: A History of Life After Death Author: Philip C. Almond

Call Number: 576.839 L743h Title: The Hunt for Alien Life: A Wider Perspective Author: Peter Linde

Call Number: 620.414 P493h Title: How We’ll Live on Mars Author: Stephen L. Petranek

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.

New Books: Zombies

30 Friday Oct 2015

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It’s Halloween time again and in honor of the Holiday here is our collection of Zombie related books. Remember you can check these out at the main campus library or have them delivered to any of the centers at any time.

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NOTE: The books that have a 741.5 call number are shelved by the Popular Books in the Graphic Novels section.

Call Number: 398.21 L941z Title: Zombies: A Cultural History Author: Roger Luckhurst

Call Number: 741.5 A933p Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Authors: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Call Number: 741.5 N566z Title: The Zombie Rule Book: A Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide Author: Tony Newton

Call Number: 741.5 P133z Title: Zombie Survival: From the Dawn of Time Onwards Author: Sean T. Page

Call Number: 741.5 S119z Title: Zombie Handbook: How to Identify the Living Dead and Survive the Coming Zombie Apocalypse Author: Rob Sacchetto

Call Number: 741.5 Z869 Title: Zombie Tales (Vol. 1)

Call Number: 741.5 T448 Title: Zombie Tales – This Bites (Vol. 2)

Call Number: 741.5 M585z Title: Zombie Tales – Good Eatin’ (Vol. 3)

Call Number: 818.607 A936s Title: So Now You’re a Zombie: A Handbook for the Newly Undead Author: John Austin

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