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Pat Smith, Professor of Economics from UM-Dearborn, will be a guest speaker at the Social Sciences Colloquium on Wednesday, April 4. Dr. Smith’s presentation will be Relationship Between Asthma and Wealth.

Read Obesity Among Poor Americans: Is Public Assistance the Problem?, a book by Professor Smith in the library’s collection. You can also read some of Dr. Smith's work through the Scopus database. To read papers, click on "View at publisher" or "Article Linker.” Note that full text of all papers may not be available.

Join us as fantasy author Saladin Ahmed discusses his debut novel Throne of the Crescent Moon. Throne is one of the year's most anticipated fantasy novels and is reminiscent of The Arabian Nights. Ahmed will bring his novel to life through discussion of its images of Arab folklore.

Ahmed's short stories have been nominated for several writing awards and have been translated into five languages. His previous writings have appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies.

Thursday, April 12, 2012
2nd floor of the Mardigian Library
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Ahmed will be selling and signing his debut novel.
Light refreshments will be served.

For more information about Saladin Ahmed, visit his website: www.saladinahmed.com.

Contact Sue Flannery at sasbury@umd.umich.edu or (313)593-5236 if you have questions.

Hanan Samet, professor at the University of Maryland, will be a guest speaker at the CIS Lecture Series on Friday, March 30. Professor Samet’s presentation will be about Sorting in Space.

Read articles by Dr. Samet through the Scopus database. To read papers, click on "View at publisher" or "Article Linker.” Note that full text of all papers may not be available.

Did you miss the Women’s & Gender Studies Film Series presentation of Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed last night? The Mardigian Library has a DVD of Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed available for checkout.

April 2012 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting

Book: "The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy" by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1210 Mardigian Library

Join us as we discuss the New York Times bestselling book about George VI of the United Kingdom at the brink of World War II. "The King’s Speech" is available for checkout in both print and on Kindle. You can ask for both print and Kindle copies at the Circulation Desk.

The list of new books and other materials added to the library’s collection in February has been posted. Click on “…more New Arrivals” on the library’s home page. Or, go directly to http://library.umd.umich.edu/newbooks/.

Did you miss the Women’s & Gender Studies presentation of Miss Representation last night? The Mardigian Library has a DVD copy of Miss Representation available to borrow.

Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, will be a guest speaker on campus Thursday, March 22. The library provides access to an electronic version of a book written by Patel: Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation.

On Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., the Mardigian Library and the Holocaust Memorial Center are cosponsoring a performance by Ethan Bortnick. Only 11 years old, Ethan Bortnick already has made history as the youngest musician, composer, and entertainer to headline a concert tour. He has shared the stage with Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, the Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, and Justin Bieber. Ethan also stars in, and wrote the music for, the film Anything is Possible, to be released later this year.

On Saturday, March 24, at 8:30 p.m., the Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive, along with the Jewish Gay Network, is co-sponsoring an evening with Detroit’s own Don Was. As half of the satiric R & B duo Was (Not Was), Don became one of the most prolific and sought-after producers in contemporary music. He has produced such legendary artists as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Glenn Frey, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Seger, and the B-52s. In 1995, he received a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year.

The evening will be hosted by award-winning music journalist Gary Graff and will feature a discussion and a musical performance focusing on the producer’s extraordinary career.

Both musical performances are part of the Jewish Community Center’s Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival (running from March 15 through March 25, 2012). Both events sponsored by the Mardigian Library and Voice-Vision Archive will be held at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts on the West Bloomfield campus of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit.

For more information, including tickets, please visit, http://50.28.88.26/~musicfes/

Zygmunt Haas, professor at Cornell University, will be a guest speaker at the CIS Lecture Series on Friday, March 16. Professor Haas’ presentation will be about Information Assurance in Sensor Networks.

Read articles by Dr. Haas through the Scopus database. To read papers, click on "View at publisher" or "Article Linker.” Note that full text of all papers may not be available.

Did you miss The Voices of Triumph Gospel Choir Friday night? Maybe you attended, but are looking for more gospel music. You might be interested in checking out gospel music CDs and videos in the library’s collection.

Seong Hong, University of Michigan-Dearborn, will be a guest speaker at the School of Education Research Colloquium on Thursday, March 15. Dr. Hong's topic will be "Transdisciplinary Research and Practice Between Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families and Early Childhood Education Center."

Read some of Dr. Hong's work through the Scopus database. To read papers, click on "View at publisher" or "Article Linker.” Note that full text of all papers may not be available.

The 2012 Spring Career Fair will be held on Thursday, March 15. The library has many books about career development and we have career databases that include city guides, civil service exam practice, country guides, interviewing skills practice, job listings, occupational outlook information, resume and cover letter creation, and more.

Next week, an Electric Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Seminar will take place on campus. Although the seminar is not open to the public, you might still be interested in learning more about electric, electric hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Read books about these vehicles from the library’s collection.

Join us as fantasy author Saladin Ahmed discusses his debut novel Throne of the Crescent Moon. Throne is one of the year's most anticipated fantasy novels and is reminiscent of The Arabian Nights. Ahmed will bring his novel to life through discussion of its images of Arab folklore.

Ahmed's short stories have been nominated for several writing awards and have been translated into five languages. His previous writings have appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies.

Author of :
Throne of the Crescent Moon

Thursday, April 12, 2012
2nd floor of the Mardigian Library
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Ahmed will be selling and signing his debut novel.
Light refreshments will be served.

For more information about Saladin Ahmed, visit his website: www.saladinahmed.com.

Contact Sue Flannery at sasbury@umd.umich.edu or (313)593-5236 if you have questions.