Library News
‘Tis the baking season
Posted on December 12th, 2014
If you need a little help getting your bake on, look no further than this book display. Located on the third floor of Booth Library, it has plenty of sweet inspiration for everyone, even the beginning baker.
101 Cupcake, Cookie and Brownie Recipes
TX765 .O53x 2010
America’s Best-loved Community Cookbook Recipes: Desserts
TX773 .A388 1996
A Baker’s Field Guide to Holiday Candy and Confections: Sweet Treats All Year Long
TX791 .W59 2005
The Cake Mix Doctor
TX771 .B97 2003
The Cake Mix Doctor Returns
MyMediaMall
Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks,
and Recipes 
for More than 40 Irresistible Mini-treats
TX771 .B34x 2010
The Christmas Kitchen
TX739.2.C45 B63 1989
Cool Cakes and Cupcakes: Easy Recipes for Kids to Bake
641.8 P9316cc
Cool Holiday Treats: Easy Recipes for Kids to Bake
641.8 P9316ch
Cool Pies and Tarts: Easy Recipes for Kids
to Bake
641.8 P7316cp
Cool Quick Breads: Easy Recipes for Kids to Bake
641.8 P9316cq
Desserts Around the World
641.8 D472
Favorite Desserts Made Lighter
TX773 .F3365 1994
Hershey’s Classic Recipes
TX767.C5 H475 2000
The Italian Baker
TX763 .F53 1985
King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion: the All-purpose Baking Cookbook
TX765 .K55 2003
Mrs. Fields I Love Chocolate: Cookbook: 100 Easy and Irresistible Recipes
TX767.C5 F54 1994
Of fairies and frog princes
Posted on December 11th, 2014
Homework crashing your party?
Give your brain a break
with fanciful, fantastic fiction from Booth Library.
Fairy tales, Fables, and Folk tales
The Bearskinner: a Tale of the Brothers Grimm
398.2 Sch395b
Cinderella in America: a Book of Folk and Fairy Tales
GR105 .C45 2007
English Fairy Tales: and, More English Fairy Tales
GR141 .J33 2002
The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: from the Brothers Grimm
to Andrew Lang
GR550 .G58 2013
Hansel and Gretel
398.2 Z93ha 2008
Rapunzel
Caldecott 1998
Towering
MyMediaMall
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists
741.5973 F169
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
GR76 .F38 1986
Handbook of American Folklore
GR105 .H36 1983
Fantasy Stories
The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within
GR830.W4 B68 2006x
Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories: with the Lair of the White Worm
PR6037.T617 A6 2006x
Dragons: Truth, Myth, and Legend
398.2 P2676d
Frankenstein
PR5397.F73 F68 2004
Imps, Demons, Hobgoblins, Witches, Fairies and Elves
398.2 B292i
Myths and Legends
African Myths and Legends
PZ8.1.A73 Af2 1962x
Myths and Legends of China
GR335 .W35 1994
Celtic Myths and Legends
GR147 .E56 2002x
Native American Storytelling: a Reader of Myths and Legends
CARLI ebooks
The Giant Book of Myths and
Legends
GR78 .G53 1997X
Library adds 1,086 new titles in November
Posted on December 5th, 2014
During November, Booth Library acquired and cataloged 1,086 new items. The list can be viewed here. The list is arranged by location: Ballenger Teachers’ Center, Books, Electronic Resources, Illinois and Federal Documents, Maps, Media, Reference Collection, Special Collections and University Archives. The titles are listed by call number within each location. Please contact Karen Whisler, head of Collection Development, at 581-7551 or klwhisler@eiu.edu if you have questions.
Network outage Dec. 29-30 will limit access to library resources
Posted on December 4th, 2014
Eastern Illinois University has announced that network engineers will replace equipment beginning at 6 a.m. Dec. 29 through 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30. All network services will be unavailable during this time. Therefore, the Booth Library website and electronic resources will be inaccessible during this time period.
The library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both dates, Dec. 29-30, so library patrons are welcome to visit us and browse the extensive collections available on our shelves. We hope to see you then!
Discover your career with Booth Library resources
Posted on December 4th, 2014
Is your career already mapped out,
or are you just beginning the hunt?
Either way, you owe it to yourself
to make career exploration a top priority.
Let these books from Booth Library guide you as you dig.
(and–lest we forget the electronic resources– Career Cruising provides online career guidance and training options)
The right job can be elusive . . . 
Best Jobs for the 21st Century
The Complete Job Search Book for College Students: a Step-by-Step Guide to Finding the Right Job
Cracking the New Job Market: the 7 Rules for Getting Hired in Any Economy
How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job: Your Complete Guide to
Opportunities, Internships, Résumés and Cover Letters, Networking,
Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, and More!
The Job Search Solution: the Ultimate Solution for Finding a Great Job Now!
This is How to Get Your Next Job: an Inside Look at What Employers Really Want
The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster
X marks the spot: finding your niche
101 Careers in Healthcare Management
The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in Sports
Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors
Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors
Great Jobs for Economics Majors
Great Jobs for Engineering
Majors
Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
Great Jobs for Sociology Majors
Green Collar Jobs: Environmental Careers for the 21st Century
What Can You Do with a Major in Business? Real People, Real Jobs, Real Rewards
There is life after military service.
Expert Résumés for Military-to-
Civilian Transitions
Life After the Military: a Handbook for Transitioning Veterans
Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide: the Essential Job Search Handbook for Service Members
Out of Uniform: Your Guide to a
Successful Military-to-Civilian Career Transition
Solid gold résumés and cover letters
Best Résumés for College Students and New Grads: Jump-Start Your Career
The Damn Good Résumé Guide: A Crash Course in Résumé Writing
The Quick Résumé & Cover Letter Book: Write and Use an Effective
Résumé in Only One Day
Résumé 101: a Student and
Recent Grad Guide to Crafting
Résumés and Cover Letters that Land Jobs
Résumés for Re-entering the Job Market
Same-day Résumé: Write an
Effective Résumé in an Hour
Unbeatable Résumés: America’s Top Recruiter Reveals What Really Gets You Hired
Cover Letter Magic: Trade Secrets of Professional Résumé Writers
Cover Letters that Knock ’em Dead
Conquer that interview!
101 Dynamite Answers to Interview Questions: Sell Your Strengths
101 Successful Interviewing
Strategies
501+ Great Interview Questions for Employers and the Best Answers for Prospective Employees
The Interview Expert: Get the Job You Want
Winning the Interview Game:
Everything You Need to Know to Land the Job
Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker are focus of exhibit
Posted on December 3rd, 2014
Booth Library is presenting an exhibit and program series about Cynthia Ann and Quanah Parker during the spring semester. The series is titled “Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker: The History and the Legend.”
Cynthia Ann Parker was born c. 1827 to Silas and Lucy Parker. Cynthia Ann’s grandfather, Elder John Parker, her uncle, Benjamin Parker, and other members of the family were among the first white settlers of what is now Coles County.
In about 1833, several members of the Parker clan moved to Texas and created Fort Parker there. A few years later, a band of Indians attacked the fort, killing many and kidnapping a few of the children, including Cynthia Ann, age 9.
Cynthia Ann grew up as a member of the Comanche tribe, married one of the chiefs and bore three children. The oldest, Quanah, grew to become a politically influential leader and is considered to be the last Comanche chief. Cynthia Ann was kidnapped again and returned to the Parkers in 1860, but she never forgot her Comanche family and wished to return to them.
A variety of programming was offered during February, including lectures, panel discussions and three film screenings. The exhibit will be on display at Booth Library through April 9. For a complete schedule of programs, visit the series web page here.
“There are still many descendants of the Parker family living in the area,” Lanham said. “We hope they and other community members interested in local history will enjoy the library’s program.”
Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker: The History and the Legend, developed and produced by the faculty and staff of Booth Library, has been made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly. Additional support was provided by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. The Texas Lakes Trail and Texas Trail of Fame were instrumental in providing many of the historic photographs found in the exhibit.
* Special thanks to Carolyn Stephens, Becky Parker, James David Parker and David Parker for their research help and support, and to Mike Watts and Kit Morice of the Tarble Arts Center.
For more information on the “Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker: The History and the Legend” series, contact Beth Heldebrandt at emheldebrandt@eiu.edu or 581-6064.
