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Monthly Archives: March 2009

National Library Week @ Special Collections

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Longwood Connects @ Greenwood Library:
A Program in Celebration of National Library Week

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Thursday, April 9 – 3:30 p.m. – Greenwood Library’s Atrium
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What’s so special about Greenwood Library’s Special Collections? You are invited to attend an event that has been designed to answer this question. On Thursday, April 9, at 3:30 p.m., the Greenwood Library will host an event that will feature faculty, staff, and students reading excerpts from books and performing musical compositions that are among the holdings in Special Collections.

openbookYou are encouraged to come out and enjoy readings and performances by President Patricia Cormier, Dr. Craig Challender, Marty Dorrill, Dr. Mary Carroll-Hackett, Dr. Lisa Kinzer, Dr. Lily Run Ren, Dr. Gordon Ring, Dr. John Sturtz, Director of Multicultural Affairs Lonnie Calhoun, and Longwood students Rachel Burchard, Emily Kilgore, and Ashley Lauer. We may have some surprise guests, as well.

Attendees will have an opportunity to win one of three Barnes and Noble gift cards being given away as door prizes. Refreshments will be available following the event.

Practice Tests for Teacher Certification and More

LearningExpress Library™ Version 2.0 makes it even easier to prepare for professional and graduate school tests as well as the job search process.  Longwood users may create a personal account to track progress in practice tests for Praxis I and II, GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT. If you already have a LearningExpress account, your current LearningExpress username and password still work with the new version and your tests in process are located in “My Center.”

In addition to career resources on how to conduct a job search, writing resumes and cover letters, and interviewing,  LearningExpress Library™ includes the following:

  • Two Praxis I practice exams of 125 questions each
  • Two Praxis II Early Childhood practice exams of 120 questions each
  • Two Praxis II Elementary practice exams of 120 questions each
  • Two Praxis II Middle School practice exams of 120 questions each
  • Two GRE Analytical Writing practice tests
  • Two GRE Quantitative Ability practice tests
  • Two GRE Verbal Ability practice tests
  • Two GMAT practice tests
  • One LSAT practice tests
  • MCAT practice exams for biological sciences, physical sciences and verbal reasoning

LearningExpress Library™ also includes a searchable collection of digitized study guides and test preparation books.

Celebrate Women's History Month

Do you want to learn more about the role of women in history, politics, science, the arts, sports, the world of work, and more?

For quick links to Longwood events related to Women’s History Month 2009 and other interesting facts, check out the Women’s History Month guide created by librarian Mark Lenker and sociology professor Carl Riden.

For more in-depth research, consult the Women’s Studies Research Guide or search the following electronic resources:

Library closing at 10 pm on March 3

The Greenwood Library is opening at 10 am on Tuesday, March 3, and will close early at 10 pm.