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July/August 2013 337 C&RL News

In the

Welcome to the July/August 2013 issue of C&RL 
News. With summer break (or term) in full swing, 
many libraries and librarians are also planning 
new events and approaches for the fall. This 
month we highlight a variety of types of programs 
that took cues from current pop culture memes 
to create buzz and appeal to students. The Texas 
A&M University Libraries took advantage of their 
long-term relationship with Game of Thrones au-
thor George R. R. Martin to draw attention to their 
special collections and archives with an exhibit 
and event showcasing Martin’s archive.

Dana Knott and Kristine Szabo of Columbus 
State Community College used the renewed cul-
tural interest in “Bigfoot hunting” to create a fun 
information literacy learning activity  for elementary 
school students during a campus outreach program 
with their local school district.

Pop culture references can also provide an 
engaging introduction to the library for first-year 
college students. At Pace University, Jennifer Rosen-
stein and her colleagues created an interactive mys-
tery game tied to local history and the supernatural 

to spice up a required library ornamentation course.   
Dawn Stahura and Erin Milanese used the contin-
ued popularity of the undead as the framework the 
assignments in an information literacy course, as 
described in their article “Teaching with zombies.”

And finally, in this month’s ACRL TechConnect 
piece, Katy Kavanagh discusses “Incorporating car-
toons in an academic library” by using free online 
tools to create graphics for her library’s LibGuides.

Grace Jackson-Brown and Gloria Tibbs  provide 
tips for planning a different type of successful event 
in their article on “The African American Read-In.” It’s 
not too early to use their tips and start planning your 
event for next February over the break.

Make sure to check out the other features 
and departments in this issue, including Internet 
Resources for “Learning about music on the 
Web” by Alexandra Janvey and a The Way I See 
It essay on an innovative approach to promot-
ing Banned Books Week by Scott R. DiMarco.

Thanks as always for reading the News and 
have a great summer!

—David Free, editor-in-chief, dfree@ala.org

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