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Friday, July 25, 2014

Walter Payton







“I don’t perceive myself as being better than anyone.  I shovel my driveway.  I go to the grocery store.  I pump my own gas.  Some athletes don’t do that.”
                                              -During a 1993 interview

Walter Jerry Payton, former running back for the Chicago Bears, was born on July 25, 1954 in Columbia, Mississippi.  Walter was the youngest of Peter and Alyne Payton’s three children.  Walter followed in his brother, Eddie’s, footsteps playing football in high school, but he continued to participate in the marching band as well.  Walter would then attend Jackson State, graduating in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in special education.  On January 28, 1975 Payton was drafted by the Chicago Bears as 4th overall pick in the 1st round draft.  

Walter, better known as “Sweetness” during his football years, had a career total of 16,728 yards, 110 TDs rushing, and 3,838 carries.  He was an All-Pro seven times, played in nine Pro Bowls, and had 77 games over 100 yards. 

Walter was as great on the field as he was off. Walter enjoyed interacting with the fans, and made everyone he met feel special.  He would take the time to not only sign an autograph but get to know them as well.

 Walter also participated in fund-raising and charity work to better the community, specifically children in need.  Walter created what is now known as the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation with the mission to provide for the youth of Illinois.  Today the foundation hosts programs such as school supply drives, holiday giving, and veteran projects.  The foundation also honors other pro football players that have contributed their time and efforts to charity work; this is known as the Walter Payton’s Man of the Year Award. 

On November, 1, 1999, at the age of 45, Walter passed away from complications due to a rare liver disease.  In his final months Walter become an advocate for organ transplants, which raised awareness on the shortage and long wait for transplants.  Walter Payton will always be remembered for his sweetness both on and off the field.  He created a legacy that will always be admired by all that he touched.   

Johnson, Tom, and David Fantle. Sweetness: the courage and heart of Walter Payton. Chicago, IL: Triumph Books, 1999. Print.
Payton, Walter, and Don Yaeger. Never die easy: the autobiography of Walter Payton. New York: Villard, 2000. Print.
Payton, Walter, and Jerry B. Jenkins. Sweetness. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1978. Print.
Towle, Mike. I remember Walter Payton: personal memories of football's "sweetest" superstar by the people who knew him best. Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland House, 2000. Print.







Friday, July 18, 2014

New Book Club in a Box Title!

We are constantly getting new additions to our Book Club in a Box program that we want you to know about! Our ever-expanding Mississippi collection now contains Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.

Here's the summary from the book's Goodreads page: "A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch’s father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesnt show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn’t much to save. Lately, Esch can’t keep down what food she gets; she’s fourteen and pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pitbull’s new litter, dying one by one in the dirt. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child’s play and short on parenting.
As the twelve days that make up the novel’s framework yield to their dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family—motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce—pulls itself up to face another day. A big-hearted novel about familial love and community against all odds, and a wrenching look at the lonesome, brutal, and restrictive realities of rural poverty, Salvage the Bones is muscled with poetry, revelatory, and real."
Feel free to contact me if you'd like more information about this Book Club kit or any others that we have. I can be reached at amellon@mlc.lib.ms.us or 601-432-4117. !

Friday, July 11, 2014

Library Science Collection

Are you a current MLIS (Master's of Library and Information Science/Studies) student, or a library worker that would like to brush up on your skills? The Mississippi Library Commission's Primary Resource Center houses several library and information science related books and we'd like to highlight some of our newer titles for you:
 
  • School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12 by Leslie B. Preddy, c.2013
  • Collection Development and Management, 3rd ed. by Peggy Johnson, c.2014
  • The School Library Manager, 5th ed. by Blanche Woolls, Ann C. Weeks, and Sharon Coatney, c.2014
  • Web Analytics Strategies for Information Professionals: A LITA Guide by Tabatha Farney and Nina McHale, c.2013
  • Library and Information Center Management, 8th ed. by Barbara B. Moran, Robert D. Stueart, and Claudia J. Morner, c.2013
  • Management Basics for Information Professionals, 3rd ed. by G. Edward Evans and Camila A. Alire, c.2013
  • Teen Craft Projects 2 by Tina Coleman and Peggie Llanes, c.2013
  • What You Need to Know About Privacy Law: A Guide for Librarians and Educators by Gretchen McCord, c.2013

Are you looking for a specific library science book and want to see if we have it? Feel free to text us using the above chat box!

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