National Library Week 2009 - Worlds Connect @ Your Library

Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library

Worlds connect @ your library: celebrate National Library Week at the Gordon Library, April 12-18. It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide - and the perfect time to discover how worlds connect @ your library.

Everyday, worldwide libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools and in businesses help transform their communities, providing information and access to copyrighted print and electronic books, music and films. At the Gordon Library, people of all backgrounds come together for project team meetings, lectures and programs, to do research with the assistance of trained professionals, to get help finding a job or to get assistance with research projects.

Students, faculty and staff visit the library to use our labs, tech suites, laptops, and computers around the library on a daily basis. We support local and global project teams at project centers and teach students how to use research tools which are accessible worldwide. As well we help distance learners with their research far beyond Worcester, in New York, Melbourne, Munich and beyond. Help us celebrate by attending our National Library Week events.

Date & Time	Events
Until 4 p.m April 17	Proverbs & Sayings from Around the World Raffle Do you have a favorite proverb or saying you’d like to share? Any inspirational, thoughtful, or illuminating words of wisdom that will benefit others? All submissions will appear on this page and entrants will be chosen at random for some great raffle prizes! Enter a saying or proverb online now Need help finding a proverb to submit? Find some at OneProverb or Creative Proverbs. See submitted sayings/proverbs below.
Until 5 p.m April 18	Food for Fines Bring a non-perishable food item to the Information Desk and we will waive a portion of your fines for each item. All items collected will be donated to a local food bank. For each item you donate, $1.00 in fines will be cleared from your library account. Only overdue items-not lost or damaged items-are eligible for the canned food amnesty. Reserve materials, Interlibrary Loan items, laptops and Tech Suite overdues are not covered. Canned foods must have labels and be in useable condition. Soup, canned meats, canned vegetables and fruits, cereals, dried fruits, canned juices, paper and cleaning products, personal hygiene products, etc. will be accepted. You can still pay fines with cash!
Tuesday, April 14 12 p.m. - 4p.m.	Library Book & Media Sale, in the 3rd floor Gallery.
Tuesday, April 14 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Worlds Connect @ Projects Centers - A panel of global project students share their experiences and photographs. Students: Kyle Miller (Venice), Jeremy Chapman (Copenhagen) and Linnea M Palmer Paton will discuss her Humanities and Arts project experience in Morocco and show a short video clip. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, April 16 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Worlds Connect @ Gordon Library - A panel of international graduate students will share their research experiences from around the world. Students: Murugavel Murali, Juliana Zucchi, Mario Mongiardini, Carlos Vayas Refreshments will be served.

READ Posters


Mustapha Fofana, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Maureen Ryder, Class of 2009	John A. Orr, Provost & Sr. Vice President, WPI

John Sanbonmatsu, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Humanities and Arts	Thomas J. Lynch III, Ph.D, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO	Tracey Leger-Hornby, Assistant Vice President for Library Services

	Ashleigh Smeal, President, Student Government Association

Sayings and Proverbs from Around the World

A book holds a house of gold.
Boompje groot, plantertje dood. By the time the tree is tall, the planter has died.
Bolneko pitho bikchha, nabolneko chamal pani bikdaina - " One who speaks up can sell his CORN FLOUR but the one who remains silent can not sell EVEN his RICE !" - Nepal.
Jahan ichhaa, tyahan upaaya - " Where there is a WILL, there is a WAY !" - Nepal
Gesheitheit! Schliesslich bist du ja gesund! [a toast -- To your intelligence! After all you are healthy enough!]
Holding anger is like holding a burning coal with the intent of throwing it at someone. Only you get burned.
"Men do not know if they will live another moment, yet their thoughts are ten million and more." From Tirukural by Tiruvalluvar (around 200 B.C., Language: Tamil, Region: South India).- Buddha
Measure twice, cut once. - American
"Yaadhum Oore, Yavarum Kelir" (All the world is my hometown, all people are kinsmen of my own), sang the Tamil (South India) poet Kaniyan Poongundranar more than two thousand years ago.
When you forgive, you free yourself from the weak ties that bind you to the person who hurt you.
Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde -- The morning hour has gold in its mouth.
Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. - Guinean Proverb
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. - American
While laughing, dogs bite. - French Canadian
We have not inherited this land from our ancestors; rather we have borrowed it from our children. - Kenyan Proverb
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - American
There are no strangers, only friends we haven't met. - American
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness - Chinese Proverb
Die Tat wirkt mächtiger als das Wort. Translation: The action has a mightier impact than the word. Similar: Actions speak louder than words.
Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. - John F. Kennedy
Money is like a guest: it comes today, leaves tomorrow. - Madagascar
Qui cherche trouve. Seek and ye shall find.
I contend that we are both atheist. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. -Unknown
This too shall pass.
It is not the hours you put in, it is what you put into those hours that counts.
When the buying stops, the killing can too.
Everything happens for a reason.
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense. -Buddha
Think before you do, not after you're done. - Bangladesh
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better start running.
Man with one watch always knows the time. Man with two watches is never sure.
A journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step. - Chinese proverb
Love your neighbor, but don't pull down the hedge. - Swiss proverb
It's never too late to get out of misery. If you do what you did, you'll get what you got. If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Mark Twain
Hatti chiryo, pucchar adhkiyo - 'The elephant got in, his tail got stuck.' - Nepal
Haraka haraka haina baraka! - 'Hurry hurry brings no blessings!' - Kenya
Hune biruwako chillo paat. - 'The plant that survives and grows tall in the future has shinny leaves when it is young.' - Nepal
Nachna jandaina aangan tendo - 'You don't know how to dance, but you blame it on the stage' - Nepal
Samaya aaunchha parkhidaina- "Opportunity comes but does not linger." -Nepal
Aago tapnoo mudhako kura sunnu budhako- "enjoy the heat of a log, and heed the advice of the elders"-Nepal
Als de hemel valt, krijgen we allemaal een blauwe pet. "If the sky comes down, we'll all be wearing a blue cap" - Dutch proverb
If you try too grab too much you'll end up with nothing. - Italian Proverb
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
A penny saved is a penny earned. - Ben Franklin
Sbagliando s'impara (One learns from his mistakes) - Italian proverb
Jo maha kadhchha, uhi haat chatchha - " Only a honey hunter enjoys honey on his hand!" - Nepal
Occhio non vede, cuore non duole, "What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over" - Italian proverb
When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby. - Jewish Proverb
A book holds a house of gold.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs. - Chinese proverb
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. - Chinese Proverb
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. - Robert Collier
If books cost what they were really worth, no one could afford them.
Where would you go without a bell on your bike! - Comments: I'm Irish, and this is an expression used to describe something wonderful or creative by someone else. It could be a replacement for the expression "wow."
When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser. - Mark Fidrych
Sometimes I get lazy and let the dishes stack up, but they don't stack too high. I've only got four dishes. - Mark Fidrych
That ball has a hit in it, so I want it to get back in the ball bag and goof around with the other balls in there. Maybe it'll learn some sense and come out as a pop-up next time. - Mark Fidrych
Laato ladchha ek baldyang, batho ladchha dui baldyang - "A stupid falls down only once but a clever falls twice!" - Nepal
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius
You are Never a Failure unless You Fail to Try
Ghaanti herera haad nilnoo - " Watch your throat before you swallow a bone." - Nepal
Khane mukh lai junga le chhekdaina - " Mouth can never be obstructed by the mustache!" - Nepal
It's raining cats and dogs and the streets are full of poodles!
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. - Chinese Proverb
Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow. - Thornton Wilder
Jahan ichchha tyahan upaya - When there is a will, there is a way - Nepal
Jun Jogi aaye pani kanai chireko - Everyone is the same (in the politics) - Nepal ( It can also be translated as - one is not better than the other)
Samaya aaunchha parkhidaina- Opportunity comes but does not linger. - Nepal
Aago tapnoo mudhako kura sunnu budhako- enjoy the heat of a log, and heed the advice of the elders. - Nepal
En boca cerrada, no entran moscas. A Spanish expression which translates into "A closed mouth gathers no flies" in English. Great advice for many situations!
Every generation rewrites history in its own image.
Garne bhanne Hanuman, pagari gutne dhedu - "Hanuman (the monkey god) did the job but the shawl was around the neck of white monkey (dhedu)" ( Note: This proverb is used in Nepal in the situation when one does the work but somebody else is appreciated for the work) - Nepal
Uddeshya ke linu, udee chhunu chandra eka - " What aim you need to have is to fly and touch the MOON !" - Great Nepali Poet (Mahakavi) Laxmi Prasad Devkota (He wrote this much before Neil Armstrong set his foot on the moon in 1969 !)
Bandar ko puchchhar, lauro na hatiyar - "Monkey's tail neither serves for walking stick nor any weapon !" - Nepal
Chicken merry; hawk deh (is) near --- Even in the happiest of times one must still be watchful.
Akabari sun lai kasi launu pardaina - "Hallmarked gold need not be tested !" - Nepal
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin
If at first you don’t succeed, sky-diving is not for you. - R. Matrow (US)
Face is the index of the mind. - Tamil-Sri Lanka
A pint's a pound the world around - US
The reasonable man is one who adapts to his surroundings, who does not desire the impossible. All progress depends on the unreasonable man. - G.B. Shaw
Time is money. - Sir Bacon
Alea iacta est- The die has been cast - Gains Julius Caesar
Time is a fire in which we burn.
Amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic. Don’t let experience keep you from chasing your dreams. - John Bohron
All for one, one for all. - 3 Muskateer
Time time said old king tut, is something I aint got anything but. - Don Marquis
In viho vevitas (in wine there is truth)
Personally, you can have my gun, but you'll get my book when you pull my cold, dead fingers off the binding. - Neil Gaiman
Don’t judge a book by its cover. - US
Tiene un nariz como un sacapetroleo - Spanish
Look to the future, because that's where you'll spend the rest of your life - George Burns
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. - Gandhi
Bad spellers of the world, untie!
Like a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns in his bed. Proverbs 26:14 - The bible (Israel, Solomon)
Hunger is the best spice - Swedish
I think therefore I am
You are worth it, it turns out. - J. Oakfellow Pushee
...that’s what she said! - xkcd.com
a problem is a chance for you to do your best - Duke Ellington
If you are wise, it is your own advantage, and id you are arrogant, you alone shall bear it. - Proverbs 9:10
Like washing your hands then drying them in the dirt - Haiti
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 12:1 - Bible (Israel, Solomon)
Its better to have one bird in your hand than 300 flying in the sky. - Ecuador
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. - Bill Cosby
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore! - Yogi Berra
If you think you can, you can. If you think you cant, you're right.
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides. - Hebrew
All you need is love
What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork. - Pearl Bailey
Because its there!
Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep. - Egypt
Knowledge is a weapon, I tend to be formidably armed.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not in your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. - King Solomon, Israel
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. - Oscar Wilde
Change is inevitable, except in vending machines - Unknown
Success is a Journey not a destiny

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