Japanese-American Internment
This year is the 70th anniversary of United States Executive Order 9066 – the order that forced Japanese-Americans into internment camps during WWII. The library has acquired many new titles to commemorate and remember this tragic event in U.S. history. Here are a few of the many titles we carry on this subject. Farewell to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )DP Nightstand Event (pt. 2)
This Fall during orientation many faculty, staff, and administrators met to discuss what they are reading or have recently read at our “What’s On Your Nightstand or Kindle” event. Here are the nonfiction titles discussed at DP’s event: Car Guys vs Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business by Robert Lutz “When [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )In Memory of Those Who Served
This coming Monday is Memorial Day. In honor of those brave souls who serve or have served our country in the military, I thought I’d blog about new books Oakton has acquired about American soldiers and the wars they have fought. The first book I’d like to highlight is The Good Soldiers by Pulitzer Prize [...]
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