MGCC Library Blog

April is National Poetry Month! Our newest book display features the work of several U.S. Poet Laureates, including Arthur Sze (2025), Ada Limón (2022), and Joy Harjo (2019), as well as many other incredible collections of poetry. Read on to learn more about some of the books on display this month, and stop by the library anytime to take a look! Also, each week in April, we will feature some lines of a song or a poem. Come test your knowledge on which artist said what! Song lyrics are poetry, after all, and both can be so powerful. (We will share the correct answers at the end of each week.) Into the Hush  by Arthur Sze: Like wind on a lake, Arthur Sze’s twelfth book of poetry, Into the Hush , extends a language that ripples and stills, widens and deepens. Through an earned and profound simplicity, these poems move with imaginative power and emotional force and gather a startling array of contrasts—from wildfires to a sprig of sunrise, from gunshots to a spirit evoked by swaying c...

It's hard to believe it's already March - we're almost halfway through the Spring 2026 semester! Some exciting things are happening at the MGCC Library this month. Read on to learn more. But first, did you know...? Faculty, staff, and students don't need a library card to check out books and materials. Study rooms are available to students on a first-come-first-served basis and  by reservation. Students can print for free  in the library! You can easily search our catalog, access our databases, and learn more about the library's services at the  MGCC Library Guide . March Library Events Poet Laureate and Visual Art Luminary Reception A reception will be held on Tuesday, March 17, from 12PM-1PM , to celebrate the winners of the 2026 Poet Laureate and Visual Art Luminary contest. Join us in the library for artist interviews, poetry readings, and light refreshments. The winning pieces are currently on display in the library. We invite the campus community to come by a...

We are excited to announce that new books have arrived at the MGCC Library! Stop by anytime to browse our new book display, located next to the student computers. Don't forget that MGCC students, faculty, and staff can check out books without a library card. Read on to learn more about some of these great new titles. And stay tuned, because we are expecting even more new books in the coming weeks! Also, be sure to visit the MGCC Library Guide , where you can access our catalog and other library resources, including Libby, Films for Education, and a multitude of databases.   Atmosphere  by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly...

It's officially spooky season , and   Harold Skellington III  has decided to come visit the MGCC Library again! He will be spending the entire month of October learning about all of our library resources. Stop by each week in October to see what Harold is up to. Students can enter for a chance to win a $25 Domino's gift certificate ! Raffle tickets will be located at the circulation desk. Just let us know where you saw Harold and what library resource he was using! (Multiple entries are allowed, but only one entry per library resource.) Also, be sure to check out our spoooooky book display . We've got vampires and ghosts, monsters and murder mysteries! Stop by today and find a new book to sink your teeth into! Here are our Library Staff Picks for October: Sara B. -  Bride  by Ali Hazelwood Sara Jane -  The Lamb  by Lucy Rose Sara C. -  The Queen  by Nick Cutter Lilli -  Dracula  by Bram Stoker Katie -  Rouge  by Mon...

We have recently added several new books to our Popular Reading collection, located at the front of the Library. Here are just a few of these exciting new titles! Stop by and browse today! Did you know? -MGCC faculty, staff, and students can check out books without a library card! -You can visit the MGCC Library Guide to access our catalog (and so many other incredible resources). New books scroll along the bottom of the page; clicking on a title will take you to the catalog, where you can see if the book is available for checkout.     The Secret of Secrets  by Dan Brown: Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she’s been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon’s world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces unknown to recover the woman he loves. But Prague is an old and dangerous city, steeped in folklore and ...

The MGCC Library is excited to announce that several new books have been added to our Popular Reading section! These books will be on display at the front of the library throughout the month of April. We've listed just a few of these books below. Also, be sure to check out the MGCC Library Guide ! Our newest books are shown along the bottom of the page. Clicking on a title will take you to our catalog, where you can find out if the book is available for checkout. Happy reading!   Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose by Martha Beck: We live in an epidemic of anxiety. Most of us assume that the key to overcoming it is to think our way out. And for a while it works. But there is always something that sends us back into the anxious spiral we’ve been trying to climb out of. In Beyond Anxiety , Dr. Martha Beck explains why anxiety is skyrocketing around you, and likely within you. She also tells you how to not only reduce your anxiety but use i...