Library hours

Fall 2019 Semester

Monday-Thursday*

9:00am-8:00pm

Friday* 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday

1:00-4:00pm {closed 11:00am-

noon Tuesday &

Friday for chapel}

Library telephone

671.558.1821

Library website

www.piu.edu/

library

In this issue:

Excellence 1

Suggestions From Matty

Maras

Library Hours

Fall 2019 semester

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Library Hours for Day of

Prayer/K2 Retreat

Recent Additions

Library Upgrades

Library Mission and

Purpose Statement

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Pacific Islands University

www.piu.edu

October 2019 Volume 8 Issue 1

PIU Library News

Suggestions From Matty Maras

Materson (Matty) Maras returns this

semester as a student worker in the Library. He

is a Guam native, graduate of Tiyan High

School.

Matty is in the BA Biblical Studies program.

For several years he has served on Student

Council and is a Junior Resident Assistant in

the Men’s Dorm.

Here are his suggestions of Library resources:

Study Smarter, Not Harder by Kevin Paul. This book was used in my Research & Study Skills class, my first year at PIU. It really showed a lot of understanding about myself and making use of my time and knowledge.

60 People who Shaped the Church by Alton Gansky. I enjoy this book because it shows us the heart of how these sixty people want us to know and understand how and what the Church is for.

Parallel Bible published by Hendrickson Bibles. King James, NKJV, NIV and NLT are the four different translations used in this parallel Bible. I recommend this book for Bible study, homework, and passage study, This can give you ideas of what the passage may be meaning to you or you could understand better by the different translations.

Learning to Read by Fred Smith. Bringing out the best in people, or even your-self, is not easy. This book taught me a lot through leading, how to lead, when to lead, and what a leader’s role is like.

Fireproof [DVD]. All time favorite movie. I always had a passion to become a firefighter once I got my diploma, but things change up a little and I am here at PIU pursuing my education and searching for my purpose in life, to please and honor Christ.

Excellence—The theme for this academic year is Excellence.

We are called by God to Excellence. May we all work together to be

excellent stewards of the time and resources God has provided us.

Colossians 3:23 ESV / Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 1 Peter 2:9 ESV / But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people

for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Pacific Islands University Library 1 7 2 K i n n e y ’ s Drive

M a n g i l a o , G U USA 9 6 9 1 3

( 6 7 1 ) 588-1821 www.piu.edu/library/

PIU Library’s

Mission Statement:

The Pacific Islands University Library supports the PIU

community in the individual’s academic studies, ministries, and personal spiritual pursuits

through access to quality resources and dedicated

customer service.

Purpose Statement

To provide the University’s

academic programs access to

course-related print and

electronic resources;

To provide access to reliable

Biblical, theological, and

academic resources that meet

user needs;

To assist users to develop

effective research and

information literacy skills to

use a variety of traditional and

electronic mediums; and

To serve as a resource to the

local church community and

Christian school teacher

Show support by becoming

a Friend of the Library

and be able to borrow

books from the largest

theological collection avail-

able to the public in Micro-

nesia.

Application form available

on the Library’s webpage:

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files/2013/03/FOL-application

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You don’t have to pay to use

the library’s resource. Com-

munity residents are most

welcome to come at no

charge to the Library and use

its resources for study and

ministry.

The Library’s hours for Day of Prayer/K2 Retreat 2019

The Library is planning reduced hours for the Day of Prayer, Thursday Oc-

tober 24. 9:00am-5:00pm but this may be less hours depending on the activ-

ities of this Day of Prayer for the PIU community.

The Library is entirely closed for K2 Retreat on Friday October 25 and Sat-

urday October 26.

Recent additions to the PIU Library collections

Cultural apologetics; renewing the Christian voice, conscience and imagination in a disenchanted world by Paul M. Gould, 2019

ESV global study Bible, 2012.

Reading Romans with Eastern eyes; honor and shame in Paul’s mes-sage and mission by Jackson Wu, 2019.

Jesus through Middle Eastern eyes; cultural studies in the Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey, 2008.

Preaching God’s word; a hands-on approach to preparing, develop-ing, and delivering the sermon. 2nd edition by Terry G. Carter, J. Scott

Duvall, and J. Daniel Hays, 2018.

The 5 love languages of teenagers; the secret to loving teens effec-tively, reissue edition by Gary D. Chapman, 2016.

Ten steps to improving college reading skills 7th edition by John Langan, 2020.

Improving vocabulary skills, 5th edition, by Sherrie L. Nist and Carole Mohr, 2019.

Storyboard 17; a journal of Pacific imagery, 2019.

Storyboard 18; a journal of Pacific imagery, 2019.

Keyboarding and word processing essentials; lessons 1-55. 20th

edition. 2016.

God’s great love for you by Rick Warren, 2017.

Winnie the Pooh; one special tree by K. Emily Hutta, 2010

Library Upgrades: With much appreciation to all involved!!

During the summer, the public computers in the Library were replaced

with the all-in-one units from the Study Center. Larger screens, Microsoft

software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher). All able to print.

Some of the library laptops can now to send print !