Photo Contest Winners Unwrap a Good Read! Student Research Publishing King James Bible Exhibit Faculty In Print Newsletter Highlights Notable News from the Centennial Library NOV/DEC 2023 VOLUME 31 NUMBER 2 SHELF LIFE Stop by the library anytime before Christmas Break to participate in the library’s annual “Unwrap a Good Read” event! Choose a wrapped book based on description and genre alone to read now or over break. Just remember, no peeking! Once you are finished with your book, rate your read using the included bookmark and return the book and bookmark to us by January 19th for a chance to win a prize! Happy reading! Unwrap a Good Read! The ‘Ville in Focus The library held its annual photography contest in October. Hosted by the Digital Commons, this year’s submission categories were: “In My _______ Era”, “Made in His Image”, “Small Town Vibes” and “Sweater Weather.” From over 90 submissions, Best in Show was awarded to Natalie Mayfield’s Autumn’s Secret Passage. Scan the QR code to view all submissions, including winners in each category in the Digital Commons. Upcoming Events Feb 1 Faculty Lunch @ the Library Apr 7-13 National Library Week Apr 8-12 Spring Book Sale Winners clockwise from top left: Autumn’s Secret Passage by Natalie Mayfield, Fading by Caleb Carlson, Contemplation and Dreams by Adrianna Holst, Rainy Autumn Day by Brendan Thomas and 43,808 Image Bearers by William Galkin. Follow Us On Social Media! @cedarvillelib Centennial Library View gallery
All proceeds from the library’s book sales go toward two scholarships for Cedarville University students: the Centennial Library Scholarship in Library Science and the Don and Julie Deardorff English Scholarship. Fall Book Sale By The Numbers Books: Audio/Visuals: Other Items: Funds raised: 3,591 176 47 $2,650 Upcoming Schedule Changes Check our calendar for adjusted hours of operation during the dates below: Christmas Break: Dec 15 - Jan 8 MLK Jr Day: Jan 14 - Jan 15 Spring Break: Mar 1 - Mar 10 Easter Break: Mar 28 - Apr 1 Biblical Heritage Gallery Exhibit: “The King James Bible” Since the mid-17th century, the King James Bible has been the Bible of the English-speaking church. Even though more recent modern translations have increased in popularity, the KJV stills stands as the masterpiece of the English language. Over four hundred years after its first printing, the King James Bible continues to have worldwide influence, retaining its place as the most influential book and Bible ever published. READ the King James Bible interactive guidebook with links to several of the oldest Bibles in the university special collections. LISTEN to a museum-quality audio tour of the current exhibit. VISIT the exhibit in person in the Centennial Library and listen to the audio tour while admiring the artifacts on display. “The King James Bible - A Translation for the Ages” exhibit was curated by Lynn Brock, University Archivist. The virtual experience is brought to you by DigitalCommons@Cedarville the institutional repository of Cedarville University. Scan the QR code for the virtual experience
Growth in Library Traffic It’s not just you - the library is a busy place! Check out the rise in weekly visits to the library during fall semester over the past five years... Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Weekly Visits 6,089 6,296 6,745 10,212 11,486 The Fall issue of Musical Offerings features articles written by two 2023 Cedarville alumnae. Examine the important role of musical scores in filmmaking through Elise Camillone’s article “How Wagner Landed in a Far Away Galaxy.” Peruse the way music prompts emotions and memories and vice versa and explore how this phenomenon is applied in movie scores today. In “The Dilemma of Empty Halls,” Joanna Lauer invites us to view the relationship between an audience, the composer, and live classical music as a conversation. Discover why concert attendance is declining and what can be done to reverse the trend. Musical Offerings is an undergraduate journal of musicology published by the School of Arts and Humanities at Cedarville University. Musical Offerings publishes two issues a year under the editorial direction of Dr. Sandra Yang. The latest issue is available in print and online in DigitalCommons@Cedarville, the institutional repository of Cedarville University. DIGITAL COMMONS PUBLISHING CORNER Fall Issue of Musical Offerings Just Published Have Your Research Published! Students, have you ever considered that your writing might be of interest to others? You may be surprised to learn that student research is some of the most highly read and downloaded work in our university repository. Follow this link to learn more about opportunities to have your scholarship published. Scan the QR code to learn more
Borrow it from the library What inspired you to pursue writing this book? This book came out of my own return home from the mission field and my attempts at re-entry into our home context. It also came from a desire to introduce evangelicals to the missional ecclesiology of Lesslie Newbigin. Upon returning, we realized that home had changed and we had changed while we were gone. I found myself confronted by new temptations and also encountered a different approach to ministry than we had seen on the field. This book was an attempt to consider some of the hot-button issues confronting the American church with a hope-filled and mission-focused lens. How might this book challenge and grow a reader? I hope that through this project I can reframe some of the volatile conversations that the church is having by considering the missionary-nature of Christ’s church. While it is in no way exhaustive, I hope this book can encourage us to think biblically before responding tribally, and that it can lead us to be deeply convictional and faithfully missional. What did you learn through this writing project? I learned to more deeply love the local church. While all churches are flawed and in-process, the local church is the plan-A that God has for making the beauty of his gospel known. The church is to be the household of God, a pillar and buttress of the truth (I Tim 3:14-15) and God has promised that not even the gates of hell will prevail against her. No matter where we find things that need attention within this home, there is hope in the one who makes it a signpost to his kingdom. Spotlight on Faculty Publishing Faculty in Print Matthew Bennett, PhD. Associate Professor of Missions and Theology Hope for American Evangelicals: A Missionary Perspective on Restoring Our Broken House B&H Publishing, 2023 Buy it online
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