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Spring Semester 2018


We are back to our permanent location in building F starting April 2nd, 2018!
Our hours for the  Spring session are:


Monday- Thursday: 7:30am-10pm
Friday: 7:30am-4:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am-3:30pm
Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm

classic comedian comedy throwdown

11/7/2017

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One Book One Harper's Second Comedy march-madness style throw-down is here! This time it is a battle for which of these classic comedians is the Harper College Community's favorite! It is going to be a tough battle!

​Here are the match-ups:
Ellen DeGeneres VS Chevy Chase
Jim Carrey VS Will Smith
Bill Murray VS Eddie Murphy
Steve Martin VS Will Ferrell
David Spade VS Steve Harvey
Robin Williams VS Whoopi Goldberg
Chris Farley VS Bernie Mac
Molly Shannon VS John Candy


Come down to D102 and vote for your favorites! Each week the winners will be announced until we are left with one standing! Check back here, our Facebook page, or the D102 whiteboard to see the winners! 
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celebrate november with books and movies from harper college library!

11/6/2017

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Native American Heritage Month
  • Red Power: The Native American Civil Rights Movement by Troy R. Johnson
  • Art in Motion: Native American Explorations of Time, Place, and Thought by John P. Lukavic and Laura Caruso
  • The Victory With No Name: The Native American Defeat of the First American Army by Colin G. Calloway
  • Native American Voices: A Reader by Susan Lobo, Steve Talbot, and Traci L. Morris
  • Native-American History: Native American Influence on the US (Streaming Video)
  • This Land Was Theirs: A Study of Native Americans by Wendell H. Oswalt and Sharlotte Neely
  • Hand Talk: Sign Language Among American Indian Nations by Jeffrey Edward Davis
  • Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America by Jack Weatherford
  • Cahokia, The Great Native American Metropolis by Biloine Whiting Young and Melvin L. Fowler
November 4th: Book Lovers' Day​
  • The Book Lovers' Anthology: A Compendium of Writing About Books, Readers & Libraries by R.M Leonard
  • Happily Ever After: The Romance Story in Popular Culture by Catherine M. Roach
  • Reading Without Limits by Maddie Witter
November 11th: Veteran's Day​
  • Paying With Their Bodies: American War and The Problem of The Disabled Veteran by John M. Kinder
  • Veterans' Policies,Veterans' Politics: New Perspectives on Veterans in the Modern United States by Stephen R. Ortiz
  • The Forgotten War: Korean War Veterans Remember (Online Video)
  • Reporting for Duty: True Stories of Wounded Veterans and Their Service Dogs by Tracy Libby
  • Veterans by Dedria Bryfonski
November 18th: National Adoption Day
  • Adoption Beyond Borders by Rebecca J. Compton
  • In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption by Rhonda M. Roorda
  • The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler
  • Are Adoption Policies Fair? by Christine Watkins
  • Adopted: We Can Do Better (Online Video)
  • The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
  • The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale by Grace Lin (Children's Literature)

November 24th:​Thanksgiving
  • The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holiday by Ree Drummond
  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles (DVD)
  • Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive by Jen Yates

​Please ask a library staff member to retrieve these items.
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Favorite Current Comedian Throw down Winner

11/6/2017

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We are excited to announce the winner for our first comedy throw down of the semester! 
And the winner is... Chris Rock! 
Thanks to all that voted and participated during the contest. Stay tuned for One Book One Harper's next comedy throw down coming to the D102 whiteboard soon! 
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Final round: current comedian throw down!

10/30/2017

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We are down to the final two in our first comedy throw down! 
Chris Rock and Kevin Hart are battling it out for Harper College's favorite current comedian. Come down to D102 to vote for your favorite! 
Only one comedian will be left standing at the end of this week! The winner will be announced on November 6th. 
November 6th also starts a new comedy throw down, stay tuned! 
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The Awkward Family Photos Contest

10/24/2017

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Everyone has an awkward photo they don't want anyone else to see. Submit your awkward photo along with a story behind it for a chance to win a prize!
Rules:
Submit your awkward photo and include the story behind it.
Each person submitting a photo must be included in the photo.
Only photos from your personal collection will be accepted.
All submissions will be entered to win a One Book, One Harper prize.
Submissions will be accepted through the Library (D102) or online at
Harper College Library's website or follow the link here 
​https://www.cognitoforms.com/HarperCollege1/AwkwardFamilyPhotoContest
No inappropriate submissions will be accepted
(i.e. no nudity, explicit language, etc.)
Photos and stories may be featured on the Harper College Library
website & social media handles.
Open to students, employees, and community members.
Submissions are due 11/30/17 and 4/27/18.
A winner will be chosen for each semester.
Winners will be chosen 12/4/17 and 5/4/18.
For more information, please contact the Library at 847.925.6584

​sponsored by: One Book One Harper 
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Funniest current comedian round two winners

10/23/2017

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We are down to the final four of our first Comedy Throw down, sponsored by One Book One Harper! Come down to D102 this week and vote your favorites! 

Here are the match-ups for the final four:
Chris Rock vs. Amy Poehler
Kevin Hart vs. Aziz Ansari
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Only two will be left at the end of this round!  ​
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funniest current comedian round one winners

10/16/2017

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The winners of round one are in! Come down to D102 this week and vote for your favorites!

​The match-ups:
Chris Rock VS John Mulaney
Jim Gaffigan VS Amy Poehler
Mindy Kaling VS Kevin Hart
Aziz Ansari VS Demerti Martin 

After this week only four comedians will be left in our comedy throw down! 
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Caption Contest

10/6/2017

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​What did the patron say to the librarian? You tell us! The best captions will
be featured on the Harper College Library blog and entered to win a prize.
​RULES:
Caption the desk and the bottom of the panel (where the arrows are pointing).
Complete the panel and return to the Library in D102 by November 30th. A winner will
be picked on December 4th.
This contest is open to all students, employees, and community members.
Submissions may be uploaded to the Harper College Library blog.
Inappropriate entries will not be accepted.
Contact the Library at 847.925.6584 for more details.

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one book one harper fall events

10/6/2017

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One Book One Harper is celebrating humor this year! Come join us for some of our fall events:
Awkward Family Photo Contest
Think you have the most awkward family photo? Put it to the test! Submit your awkward family photo to the Library to be entered in a raffle. A winner will be chosen December 4th.

Comedy Throw-Down Tournament
Who makes you laugh more? Tina Fey or Aziz Ansari? Bill Murray or Eddie Murphy? Vote and let your voice be heard! Help us determine the top laugh-makers in a March Madness-like tournament. Come by the Library (D102) to cast your vote and see who comes out victorious!

Tell Us Your Joke
Are you a natural born comedian or just have a funny joke? Tell it to us at one of our outreach tables! Leave with some Laffy Taffy and be entered to win a prize.

Caption Contest
What did the patron say to the librarian? You tell us! Come by the Library to enter our caption contest.The best submissions will be featured on the Harper College Library blog and entered to win a prize. A winner will be chosen December 4th.

Knock Knock Jokes
If you need a quick laugh, stop by the Library! Every door outside of D102 features a
knock-knock joke (through December). Tell us your favorites!

​For more information on these events, please contact the Library at 847.925.6584
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Whose the funniest current comedian?

10/6/2017

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One Book One Harper wants to know who do you think is the funniest current comedian! Starting Monday October 9th come down to D102 to vote for your favorites (see the pictures above for the candidates) in our "March Madness" style comedy throw down! Sixteen start out on October 9th, but only one will be left standing by November 5th! 
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