Begley Learning Commons at SCCC

Check out the latest issue of the Begley Buzz!

Research Guides: April 2024: Home Research Guides: April 2024: Home

Check out a new database the library is offering. Exploring Race in Society can be used to explore context and solutions-oriented points of view on topics related to race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. Please see a librarian if you need any help accessing!

Welcome back Facutly!

Click on the QR code to access NYT for free!

Welcome new students!! 🤓

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Everyone deserves to be seen and heard when dealing with mental health.

Click the link below for the Mental Health College Guide resource for information on how to care for your mental health.

https://collegeguide.nami.org/

Do you have online classes this summer and can't come to campus for research help? We have 24/7 help with our online chat Ask Us 24/7. Go to our homepage and click on Start Chat to get immediate help!

https://libguides.sunysccc.edu/c.php?g=670113&p=7801583

Celebrate Pride month with library resources. 🏳️‍🌈

Research Guides: LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Home Research Guides: LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Home

Interested in what is going on in the library? Here's a link to the Begley Buzz! Curated by our librarian Caroline Buff!

Message us with any questions!

Research Guides: May and June 2023: Home Research Guides: May and June 2023: Home

Check out our Love is Love display on the second floor of the library. Fell free to tell us your stories of hope and love in the comments. 🌈

On Tuesday, November 2nd from 12:00-1:30pm in Stockade 106, SUNY Schenectady will provide our campus community with a safe space to:
• Discuss the meaning of Dia De Los Mu***os and the fact that it means different things to different people around the world; discuss the misconceptions about the holiday
• Step up to the mic to express positive emotions, through the use of storytelling, poetry, music, and other forms of expression, to remember someone who has passed away
• Participate in traditional skull painting, view traditional decor, and win prizes
• Watch clips from John Leguizamo's comedy regarding the misconceptions about the Latin history and the ancestors that are no longer here
• Enjoy traditional Dia De Los Mu***os bread and drink

SUNY Schenectady introduces new microcredentials SUNY Schenectady has introduced four new microcredentials that will begin starting the Spring 2023 semester.

Join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, EOP, and the Office of Career Services for a professional headshot event on November 10th from 12:30-1:30pm in the Elston Hall Van Curler Room.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=notif&v=682263353460207¬if_id=1666800160396919¬if_t=live_video_explicit

Join us!
The Community and Cultural Events Committee is proud to sponsor "The Gilded Age" presented by Dean Christopher Brellochs. This presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th, at noon in the Carl B. Taylor Auditorium.

Dr. Christopher Brellochs portrayed composer/conductor John Knowles Paine in episode 4 of Julian Fellowes’ HBO series The Gilded Age and assisted the production team with the historic accuracy of the scene. A preeminent scholar on music of the Gilded Age, Brellochs has lectured and performed internationally and in historic mansions including Rosecliff, Lyndhurst, Olana, Montgomery Place, Crawford House, and Boscobel. He created a related documentary series with excerpts available at www.youtube.com/cbrellochs and maintains “Music of the Gilded Age” Facebook and Instagram pages where he shares his research.

Please join us today for our Allyship presentations!

Wednesday, October 12
Food Allergy Awareness Presentation/Discussion
12:30-1:20 p.m., Begley Learning Commons

What do you wish your community knew about having a food allergy or digestive disorder? How can we show up as an ally for you? Join Caroline Buff, the Research & Instruction Librarian, for a discussion about food allergies and insensitivities as well as living with Crohn's, Celiac Disease, or Diverticulitis. There will be allergen-free snacks available!

Keynote Follow-up Workshop with Barbara Smith
2:00-3:00 p.m., Begley Learning Commons, Room 208 and Virtual

Join conversation

Join us today in the Carl B. Taylor Auditorium!

"What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?
Indigenous Peoples' Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a "whitewashed" American history that has glorified Europeans like Italian explorer Christopher Columbus who have committed violence against Indigenous communities. Native Americans have long criticized the inaccuracies and harmful narratives of Columbus' legacy that credited him with his "discovery" of the Americas when Indigenous people were there first."

Read more here: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/indigenous-peoples-day-native-americans-columbus

It's . Want to learn more? Check out ’s Special Report. Get started by logging into our resource: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/easy-search?p=HLIAX

At SUNY Schenectady, Allyship is about building solidarity and using one's power and privilege to highlight the systems of oppression around us and begin the process of dismantling the structures that maintain them. Join us during the week for activities that will help you better understand Allyship, amplify the voices of those in marginalized communities, and support an inclusive community here at SUNY Schenectady.

Find more information here at Allyship Week at SUNY Schenectady webpage: https://sunysccc.edu/About-Us/Diversity-Equity-and-Inclusion/allyship-week.html

Come to Begley Learning Commons this Thursday (4/14) for LNAP! Enter in a raffle, enjoy some snacks, and pet some therapy pigs! 🐷
We hope to see you there!

Interested in the chance to win a campus gift card? Take a guess at how many books are in Begley Library!
Come to the circulation desk in Begley Learning Commons and make your guess. The closest guess to the correct number will win a gift card to the campus store! 📖

Have a book you finished reading? Want to swap it for a new book? Come to our Book Swap event at Begley Library on April 7th! 📖

Get ready for ! 📚
Look forward to exciting events and workshops taking place at Begley Library from April 4th - 8th!

Celebrate Women's History Month with Kanopy's collection of cinema directed by women!

Spring is almost here! 🌷 Begley Library will be open March 14th-18th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Enjoy your spring break, SUNY SCCC students!

Begley Learning Commons at SCCC updated their address.

Classes may be remote until February 7th, but the Begley Learning Commons are open Monday through Saturday!
Come in if you need a quiet place to study, or just want to get out of the house! You can even book a study room to use while you take an online course. Just make sure to wear your mask!