Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Located in the Main Building near the Bookstore, the Betty Sue Jessup Library is difficult to miss. In addition to its large catalog of books, the library offers a variety of resources that students should definitely take advantage of. Whether it’s for entertainment or academic purposes, the Betty Sue Jessup Library has a wide selection […]
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The Virginia Festival of the Book presented “Keep it Concise: Microfiction & Short Stories,” a discussion about the art of writing short stories on March 16 from 6-7 p.m. over Zoom. The event hosted three authors who talked about their new books and the craft of writing short stories. The authors included Kim Fu, a […]
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On March 20 from 11 a.m. to noon, both Georgann Eubanks and Kat Maier stressed the importance of preserving and using different native plants. They stressed this in not only what they said, but what they wrote. They spoke at the Virginia Festival of the Book event that took place at the Riverview Farm in […]
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Many people discard a book if they are not drawn in by the first chapter or an article if the first couple of paragraphs are boring. Those first words stalking across the page are what sets the tone for the rest of the piece and what draws the reader in or makes them sigh and […]
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Our interlibrary loan system connects PVCC students to more works than could possibly be contained within the walls of a single library. This free service gives students access to libraries across the world. The interlibrary loan system is a reciprocal service which allows libraries to borrow works between themselves. This could be a fantastic resource […]
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As schools transitioned to online classes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, PVCC’s Betty Sue Jessup Library was presented with a seemingly insurmountable problem: how could a service that depends so heavily on in-person interaction survive a world of social distancing? The library faculty, led by Director of Library Services Crystal Newell, knew there […]
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On Friday, March 22, in the heart of City Council, the Labor Unions and Strikes panel for the Virginia Festival of the Book took place. This was one of the main locations for many VFOTB events. The members of the audience varied in age, but everyone was there for one reason and that was to […]
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Kaytlynne Gentry, staff writer I was a little disappointed; I was expecting to pick up a book about the history and evolution of superstition, science and magic in A Magical World: Superstition and Science from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, by Derek K. Wilson, but soon found out it was about the study of religion […]
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Tyler Gaines, staff writer Festival of the Book is a local event in central Virginia that brings people together to celebrate their appreciation of literature. According to the Virginia Festival of the Book’s website, David Barclay Moore, the author of The Stars Beneath Our Feet, was called on to give honorary remarks in celebration […]
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Bryn Dotson, staff writer “That’s life: starting over, one breath at a time,” said Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Love and guest speaker at the Virginia Festival of the Book. People of all walks of life gathered in their wool scarves and heavy winter coats on March 21 to hear Salzberg discuss her book […]
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