Book of the Month for Sept.

B▫O▫M Book of the Month, Sept. 09
A Failure of Capitalism
Richard A. Posner
HB3722.P67 2009

U.S. Court of Appeals judge and author of How Judges Think,
Posner analyzes our current economic travails, which he terms a depression.

Posner identifies, as causes of the collapse, many actions and events that can be placed under the umbrella of greed: deregulation, executive compensation , risky lending. He also proposes solutions.

Fall Hours

Regular Fall Hours:

Monday- Thursday..................7:30 AM- 12:00 Midnight
Friday..................................7:30 AM- 6:00 PM
Saturday............................. 11:00 am- 6:00 PM
Sunday................................1:00 PM- 12:00 Midnight


Exceptions to Regular Hours:

Labor Day Weekend:

Saturday- Sunday...........Sept. 5-6.....Closed
Monday..........................Sept. 7........3:00 PM- Midnight

Thanksgiving Recess:

Tuesday........................Nov. 24.......... 7:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Wednesday-Saturday.....Nov. 25-28......Closed
Sunday.........................Nov. 29...........1:00 PM- Midnight

Extended Hours for End of Classes and Exams:

Sunday........................Dec. 6...........1:00 PM- 2:00 AM
Monday-Thursday..........Dec..7-10......7:30 AM-2:00 AM
Friday......................... Dec. 11.........7:30 AM- Midnight
Saturday......................Dec. 12.........9:00 AM- Midnight
Sunday........................Dec. 13........ 10:00 AM- 2:00 AM
Monday- Thursday........Dec. 14-17.....7:30 AM- 2:00 AM
Friday..........................Dec. 18.........7:30 AM- 5:00 PM

Commencement Weekend:

Saturday......................Dec. 19......... 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Sunday........................Dec. 20......... Closed

Monday.......................Dec. 21..........8:00 AM- 5:00 PM

Winter Recess:

Tuesday- Sunday..........Dec. 22- Jan. 3. Closed

Intersession Begins:

Monday........................Jan. 4, 2010.. 7:30 AM- 6:00 PM

NEW DVD's for Fall '09

We've acquired more than a hundred new DVD's, mostly feature films, with an emphasis on acclaimed foreign films. Check out the video below to learn more!

Toward Transparency: USAspending.gov

As President Obama promised in camaign speeches, the federal government is posting its expenditures on a new website, USAspending.gov.
The site abounds with pie charts and graphs showing expenditures on contracts, grants and loans, and includes the federal IT dashboard, pictured right, which delves into detail concerning expenditures on Information Technology.

For more notable government websites, see Government Computer News's list of 10 "great dot-gov" websites --the list appears in the brown box in the article.

Book of the Month, August

Between Barack and A Hard Place

Tim Wise City Lights. 2009

E184.A1W57 2009

Washburn University professor Tim Wise decries the myth that Obama's election has ameliorated all racial tension in this nation. His chief arguments are that

• there will always be exceptional people within any group, those with access to "good" education, etc. The presence of these people and their accomplishments says nothing about all members of this particular segment of society



• the fact that people admit to favoring or accepting Obama because he has "transcended" race or is a "different" sort of Black man demonstrates the persistence of prejudice and stigmas



• empirical evidence in areas of housing, health care, education and others points to continued discrimination against African-Americans

While much of the book advances an argument that most would accept out of hand, that institutional racism still exists, Wise, when discussing the effects of and dynamics concerning Obama's presidency specifically, advances a welcome critique of much conventional wisdom. He writes, "white folks still hold the power. White folks still get to call the tune...The fact that there are some folks of color who can play the tune...hardly alters the dynamic between those who call it and those who are forced to do the dance."

Magazine Sampler, Jul. 20

On our display of new magazines:

TIME July 20 AP 2 T37

• "The Renegade" by David Von Drehle and Jay Newton-Small examines Sarah Palin's exit from office.

Newsweek July 20 AP 2 N6772

• Daniel Klaidman discusses the possibility of Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. prosecuting members of the Bush administration for their role in torture.

The New Yorker July 20 AP 2 N6763

• fiction by William Styron
• John Colapinto profiles Al Franken's entree into the Senate.

New Scientist July 4-10 Q1N52

• "Emotion Detectors" by Hazel Muir reveals upcoming artificial intelligence technologies that can sense human emotion.

Celebrating 100 Years of Library Service

Karen Ritchie, Florence Young, MaryJo Price and Dr. David Gillespie (Library Director) are celebrating their 25th year at the Lewis J. Ort Library in 2009. They gathered with library staff on July 7th to celebrate their anniversary of service to Frostburg State University and the campus community.