Santa Clara County Library - The Latest SCCoopThe Santa Clara County Library's The Latest SCCoop shares up to date news and events at each of the nine libraries in Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos & Woodland, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Saratoga, and at the County Bookmobile.The Yiddish Policemen's Union wins the 2008 Hugo Award!- August 14, 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon has just won the 2008 Hugo award for Best Science Fiction Novel. He received this prestigious award for The Yiddish Policemen's Union, a murder mystery set in an alternate world where, among other differences, the Jewish homeland is located in Alaska. Check out this great novel and other Hugo Award winners in the Literary Awards section of our catalog!http://146.74.224.231/archives/2008/08/the_yiddish_pol.html Isaac Hayes 1942-2008- August 11, 2008 Influential soul and funk musician Isaac Hayes passed away at his home east of Memphis, Tennessee on August 10. We celebrate his talent, achievements and contributions to a great American musical genre. Hayes began his career as a session musician and songwriter at the legendary Stax Records. His 1969 album Hot Buttered Soul went platinum in 1969, and Hayes won two Grammys and an Oscar for the theme song to the 1971 urban cop thriller, Shaft. Hayes was the first African-American to win an...http://146.74.224.231/archives/2008/08/isaac_hayes_194_1.html Olympic history in San Jose- August 11, 2008 Find an important piece of Olympic history, from the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City, right here in San Jose. "On Oct. 16, 1968, Americans Smith and Carlos finished first and third, respectively, in the 200 meters at the Games, with Smith smashing the world record in 19.83 seconds. In support of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, they stood on the victory stand for the medal ceremony, each man raising a black-gloved fist during the playing of the National Anthem in silent protest over the.http://146.74.224.231/archives/2008/08/olympic_history_1.html 2008 Beijing Olympics- August 9, 2008 The 2008 Beijing Olympics are under way! Friday night's opening ceremonies, entitled "One World, One Dream," were watched by an estimated 4 billion people around the world. NBC, the official broadcaster of the games in the U.S., is already facing a daunting technological task. NBC time-delays the transmission of the events by 12 hours, but websites across the world are posting video clips and stories as they happen. NBC has found itself, in the words of the New York Times, in "a game of...http://146.74.224.231/archives/2008/08/2008_beijing_ol.html |