So much great scholarship this month from our SSU faculty! We're delighted to showcase the most recent publications and scholarly works coming out of the university.
So much great scholarship this month from our SSU faculty! We're delighted to showcase the most recent publications and scholarly works coming out of the university.
We want to hear from you. Your voice matters, and your experiences help shape the future of our library. Whether you come in to study, borrow books, use our online resources, or just need a quiet place to focus, your insights help us better understand what works--and what could be better. We've created a short survey to learn more about how you study, what helps you succeed, and how we can support you even more.
If you haven't taken the survey yet, there's still time. It only take a few minutes, and your input will directly guide decisions about the services, spaces, and resources that matter to you. We're listening--help us create a library that grows with you.
The library is excited to announce the addition of a new primary source collection, History Vault: Latino Civil Rights During the Carter Administration.
In the summer of 1979, the Carter Administration created the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs in order to address issues of critical importance to the Latino community. Major topics covered in Latino Civil Rights During the Carter Administration include inflation, bilingual education, police brutality, political unrest in Latin America, Haitian refugees, immigration (legal and otherwise), Puerto Rican self-determination, and the US Navy's use of Vieques Island.
The collection consists of digital archival documents from the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs and includes the Esteban Torres files and the Files of Gilbert Colon, Raul Robert Tapia, Miriam Cruz, Armando Rendon, and Hila Solis.
Esteban Torres was the head of the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs and a former UNESCO ambassador. The files inlude records of his travels across the United States and documents pertaining to the inner workings of many Latinx organizations, including La Raza, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Colon, Tapia, Cruz, Rendon, and Solis were Ambassador Torres's assistants in the Office.
This collection represents a full spectrum of issues affecting the Latinx community in the late 1970s and early 1980s and provides a fascinating look at the work of a newly formed White House office.
Did you know you can sign up to get updates about new books added to the library's collection? We send a New Books newsletter every other month highlighting some of our newest additions. Read April's New Books newsletter online and sign up to receive future installments.
You can also see newly added books and DVDs on our New Books and Media page online. This page is continuously updated as new items are received.
And if you're taking a walk around campus or just need a little break, swing by the 2nd floor of Schulz to see our New Books display in the lobby, or check out new popular reading and media in Lobo's Lounge.
We are pleased to announce that 3 North has been reopened, and access to collections shelved in this area is restored. We will be in the process of reshelving some materials in this area for a few weeks, but all of the 3 North study areas are available again and collections can be freely browsed.
If the book you're looking for isn't on the shelf, please don't hesitate to ask the staff at the Information/Checkout Desk. They can help locate items that have not yet been reshelved or place requests for items that were permanently damaged and have been withdrawn.
Check out the latest publications from Sonoma State University researchers.
Monday, March 31 is César Chávez Day. The library will be closed to honor his legacy. Who was César Chávez and why do we commemorate him on March 31?
Chávez was a labor activist and leader who championed farm workers' rights and civil rights for Mexicans and Mexican Americans. With Dolores Huerta, he founded the National Farm Workers Association (now United Farm Workers). Their work was instrumental in achieving better wages and working conditions and the right to collective bargaining for farm workers.
The library has tons of resources that can help you learn more about Cesar Chavez's life and legacy. Check out our Cesar Chavez Research Guide, and search OneSearch for even more information. Also check out this page on César Chávez's legacy from The Hub.
Did you know the library has a mural commemorating Chávez on the 2nd floor? Stop by and check it out, and learn more about the artist, Johanna Poethig.
The library will be open reduced hours during spring break, from Sunday, March 16 through Friday, March 21.
Regular hours will resume on Sunday, March 23.