Southwest Mississippi Community College - Whispering Pines Yearbook (Summit, MS)

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PLACES New places. Soon they will become so familiar, we will wonder what we did before we came here. These places, and the people who frequent them, will become a very important part of our lives. In years to come, we will return. Perhaps these places will only be changed. However, we will hold them in our memories forever.

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I am the LIBRARY. I am neither walls nor shelves Nor even the books that Stand in rows. I am the wisdom of the Universe, Captured and arranged for you. I am an open door— Enter. Simmons Library means Service. S ervice means providing a variety of opportunities and resources to the students, fac¬ ulty and staff of Southwest Mississippi Junior College. Simmons Library serves by providing a comfortable well lighted facility in which to study, do reference work and read for knowledge and enjoyment sixty hours each week. It serves by providing some twenty thousand well selected books that correlate with the curricula in the academic and vocational technical areas, as well as providing for the rec¬ reational interests of students and faculty. Simmons Library further supports the curricula and recrea¬ tional reading by providing some 130 periodicals. Some fifty seven of these periodicals have been bound for the years 1958-1967. In 1968, Simmons Library began acquiring periodicals on microfilm. The periodicals formerly bond are now available on microfilm, from 1968-1972, and may be reviewed or printed on a microfilm reader printer. Back issues for 1973- 74 are located in boxes at the circulation desk. A photo co¬ pier is provided for reproducing any materials desired. The Mary Cain Collection consists of the Mississippiana ma¬ terials to aid those interested in learning more about our state. A vertical file on Mississippi is maintained for this pur¬ pose also. A general vertical file supplies clippings on a wide variety of subjects that may be difficult to find elsewhere. Three sound filmstrip machines aid primarily the social studies division with collateral visual and sound materials. This service is a beginning for the new learning resource center which more than multi media will be provided for all areas of the junior college program. Service is provided through the card catalog and the various other indexes for locating library materials. Simmons Library provides the assistance of two librarians, ten students and one senior aide. While each one has his own responsible tasks to fulfill, each is dedicated to the ser¬ vice of students and faculty of SMJC.