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Summer Reading 2020 — The Sequel

Looking for a new book?

Here’s our second installment of e-books for Summer Reading.

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No Knives in the Kitchens of This City by Khaled Khalifa; Leri Price (Translator)ISBN: 9789774167812Publication Date: 2016-10-15In the once beautiful city of Aleppo, one family descends into ruin in this novel from “one of the rising stars of Arab fiction”– New York Times

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The Tales of the Heike by Burton Watson; Haruo Shirane
ISBN: 9780231138024
Publication Date: 2006-06-27

The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid characters and chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike and changed the course of Japanese history.

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Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth by Peter Frost (Translator); Claude Lévi-Strauss (Foreword by); Bernard Saladin d’Anglure
ISBN: 9780887558306
Publication Date: 2018-11-30

Ujarak, Iqallijuq, and Kupaaq were elders from the Inuit community on Igloolik Island in Nunavut. The three elders, among others, shared with Bernard Saladin d’Anglure the narratives which make up the heart of Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth. Through their words, and historical sources recorded by Franz Boas and Knud Rasmussen, Saladin d’Anglure examines the Inuit notion of personhood and its relationship to cosmology and mythology.

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For the Love of Pie by Felipa Lopez; Cheryl Perry; Lynne Hulsman (As told to); Tara Striano (Photographer)
ISBN: 9781423647690
Publication Date: 2017-08-22

Join the Pie Corps’ mission to create the finest-quality, handmade, soul-satisfying, savory and sweet pies. Cheryl Perry and Felipa Lopez, owners of Brooklyn’s Pie Corps, share their pie-making expertise and delicious recipes in their first cookbook.

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Hidden Lives by Lenore Rowntree (Editor)ISBN: 9781927366547Publication Date: 2017-06-08A revised and updated edition of a collection of personal essays that illuminate what life is like for those who live with mental illness, and how it impacts their family members.

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Author Sonali SugrimPosted on 7 Jul 202015 Mar 2021Categories Cover to CoverTags E-Books, news, newsletter, qc newsletter, Summer Reading 2020

Kicking Off Summer Reading 2020

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Looking for a new book?

Here’s our first installment of e-books to kick off Summer Reading 2020.

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The Last Laugh by Trevor J. Blank
ISBN: 9780299292041
Publication Date: 2013-08-26

Widely publicized in mass media worldwide, high-profile tragedies and celebrity scandals–the untimely deaths of Michael Jackson and Princess Diana, the embarrassing affairs of Tiger Woods and President Clinton, the 9/11 attacks or the Challenger space shuttle explosion–often provoke nervous laughter and black humor. If in the past this snarky folklore may have been shared among friends and uttered behind closed doors, today the Internet’s ubiquity and instant interactivity propels such humor across a much more extensive and digitally mediated discursive space. New media not only let more people “in on the joke,” but they have also become the “go-to” formats for engaging in symbolic interaction, especially in times of anxiety or emotional suppression, by providing users an expansive forum for humorous, combative, or intellectual communication, including jokes that cross the line of propriety and good taste.    

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 The World Is Waiting for You by Isabel Ostrer (Editor); Tara Grove (Editor)
ISBN: 9781620970904
Publication Date: 2015-04-01

The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don’t listen to them’, cautioned acclaimed author and award-winning journalist Anna Quindlen, in a commencement speech for Grinnell College. With more than a dozen contemporary graduation speeches that dissect the world as it is and imagine what it could be, The World is Waiting for You brings forth the courageous people who’ve dared to transform the podium into a pulpit for championing peace, justice, protest and a better world.

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‘The Big Book of Nature Activities by Jacob Rodenburg; Drew Monkman
ISBN: 9780865718029
Publication Date: 2016-06-17

Get out! Seasonal activities, information, stories, games and observations to foster engagement with the natural world.

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Kindred: a Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler; John Jennings (Illustrator); Damian Duffy (Adapted by)
ISBN: 9781419709470
Publication Date: 2017-01-10

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Octavia E. Butler’s bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, now in graphic novel format. More than 35 years after its release, Kindred continues to draw in new readers with its deep exploration of the violence and loss of humanity caused by slavery in the United States, and its complex and lasting impact on the present day. Adapted by celebrated academics and comics artists Damian Duffy and John Jennings, this graphic novel powerfully renders Butler’s mysterious and moving story, which spans racial and gender divides in the antebellum South through the 20th century.

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Selected Poems of Rumi by Jalalu’l-Din Rumi; Reynold A. Nicholson
ISBN: 9780486415833
Publication Date: 2011-03-17

In recent years the stirring, unforgettable poetry of Jalālu’l-Dīn Rūmī (1207-1273), the great Sūfi teacher and the greatest mystical poet of Iran, has gained tremendous popularity in the western world. Although he died over 700 years ago, his poetry is timeless. In the best modern translations, the passion and playfulness of his words reach across the ages to communicate themselves to people today with an undiluted fervor and excitement.

All QC users with an active barcode should be able to access titles. Please complete the form: https://qc-cuny.libwizard.com/f/Barcode_E-Access_Form, if you have any questions.

Author Sonali SugrimPosted on 3 Jun 202015 Mar 2021Format ImageCategories Cover to CoverTags Ebooks, news, newsletter, qc newsletter, Summer Reading 2020

Black Lives Matter

The Queens College Libraries declare our opposition to the racial terror and state-sanctioned violence that shape the lives of Black people in the United States. Black lives matter. We share the sorrow and rage of our community and stand in solidarity with protests against police brutality. We recognize and condemn these acts and other forms of racial violence, bigotry, and institutional racism, and hold ourselves accountable to work against the policing of CUNY and its libraries. This statement affirms our commitment to anti-racist practice and our pledge to use our skills and resources to advance the production of knowledge for social justice.

The Queens College community has a long history of supporting the movement for racial justice. In fact, the iconic Rosenthal Library clock tower is dedicated to the memory of three civil rights workers–Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Queens College student Andrew Goodman–who were murdered while helping organize voter registration efforts in Mississippi during the Summer of 1964. As the struggle for racial justice continues, we honor this history and stand against police brutality and white supremacy. 

 This statement is adapted from the CUNY Graduate Center’s statement on Black Lives Matter, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license

Author Sonali SugrimPosted on 3 Jun 202016 Mar 2021Categories Cover to CoverTags Black Lives Matter, news, newsletter, qc newsletter

3D Printing for Health Workers: A Makerspace Story

Visitors to the QC Makerspace are often drawn to the ingenious objects created on its 3D printers. For Lillian C., a Makerspace Assistant and QC undergraduate, learning to 3D print in the Makerspace has had real-world applications most of us would never have thought of before COVID-19. Lillian used her 3-D printing skills to create personal protective equipment for Mt. Sinai Hospital, where her stepmother is a surgeon.

Lillian detailed that experience in an April Makerspace blog, and I caught up with her recently to learn more about 3D printing, what Makers are doing to help fight COVID-19, and get her tips for students who want to get involved with the QC Makerspace.

Hi Lillian, thanks again for doing this! It’s been about a month since you first wrote about 3D printing PPE. What is the PPE situation like now at your stepmom’s hospital?

When we first started making the PPEs, the hospital was in critical condition. Thankfully, they finally have enough PPE to sustain themselves and even some extras.

You and your friend began making these after New York City, and CUNY, had largely shut down for social distancing. Without access to the Makerspace, what equipment did you use? 

We used a couple different printers we had access to at home: the Ender 3 Pro 3D printer and Monoprice Voxel 3D printer. You can purchase the Ender 3 Pro from any electronics store for roughly $220. You have to assemble it yourself, but it’s one of the cheapest 3D printers. The Voxel printer is around $350 and it is very simple to use.

What are the PPEs made of?

We made these out of generic PLA filament, which you can find anywhere online.

How many protective face shields have you made? Are you making other items? 

We’ve made around 100 face shields, and only face shields, although I do wish we could have made a greater variety.

Are you still making face shields?

We stopped production of PPE because the hospitals have regained supply. If we are notified of the need for PPE, we will be able to quickly make more face masks. 

Were you able to speed up production as you learned more?

100% yes! As we kept printing, we kept finding better files that were easier to print and took less time, in order to print the maximum amount.

How much faster are we talking?

When we started, it took about 6 hours to produce one mask. We eventually got that down to about one hour.

That’s amazing! How did you do it?

The 3D printer company Prusa has an online forum, and that’s where we got the first mask design we used. Using the Ender 3 Pro printer, each mask took about 6 hours. We hoped to get that time down, so we started looking for new designs, new STL files.

The acronyms are really flying now, Lillian. Can you explain to a newbie what STL files are?

Sure! STL stands for “Standard Tessellation Language”. The main purpose of the STL file format is to encode the surface geometry of a 3D object. It encodes this information using a simple concept called “tessellation.”

So STL is a file format that can be ‘read’ by 3D printers?

Yes. Once you have a STL file, it’s ready to be sliced using a 3D printer specific slicer. Every different type of auto CADing software generates the same STL file.

And you found another STL file eventually, one that was faster to print?

Yes, we looked online and found a viable STL file that met two important criteria: it produced good, sturdy masks, with a fast print time. It took the Ender 3 Pro 2 hours to print the new design, and  the Voxel printer did it in about 1 hour. The Voxel was faster because it printed at a higher rate. 

How did your experience in the QC Makerspace help you to get this project done?

The Makerspace allowed me to gain experience using a printer before I had one of my own. 

What is the Makerspace doing to support students now? 

Currently, Head of Makerspace Nick Normal and I are working towards having a fleshed out LibGuide for everything pertaining to the Makerspace. With this guide, students who want to come in and work on something will arrive with the knowledge they need to use whatever machine they want to.

What do you think the role of the Makerspace will be when students can return to campus?

I think the Makerspace will have a similar role as last year, where students can go through orientation and then gain access to basically make anything they want. The students just have to be willing to do the research and put in the time to learn to use the machines they’re interested in.

Are there resources you’d recommend for other makers who are interested in supporting our health care workers? 

3D Universe has a lot of new posts with tutorials on how to make different kinds of face masks. They have public STL files you may download and use, like this one: https://3duniverse.org/2020/04/16/crowd-sourced-3d-printed-ppe-introducing-the-becmv1-buffalo-e-nable-crisis-mask/

Some other good sources for STL files are https://grabcad.com/ and https://www.thingiverse.com/

Besides PPE, what other maker projects are you working on now? 

We are designing and planning on building “Fish and the Furious”. It will be a fish tank planted on a chassis with wheels equipped with distance sensors and a camera. The camera will detect where the fish is inside the tank and relative the center of the tank, it will determine which way the tank will drive. This will essentially allow the fish to travel in a room autonomously!

There will be sensors all around the tank allowing it to safely travel and not drive into a wall or into a person. We will be using Raspberry PI, Arduinos, OpenCV, Ultrasonic sensors, Motors, a lot of servos, and a lot of other technologies. Our slogan is “Giving the fish the freedom to travel on land”

That’s awesome! I have one last question for you: how do you think students can benefit from getting involved with the Makerspace when campus reopens? What’s unique about it compared to learning in regular classes?

I think students can benefit from getting involved because by picking up the knowledge obtained from learning how to create things, they learn how to come up with creative ways to solve problems. It’s unique because unlike regular classes, it’s a hands-on way of learning.

Author Sonali SugrimPosted on 3 Jun 202016 Mar 2021Categories Cover to CoverTags makerspace, newsletter, qc newsletter
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