Classes & Events

At the GCC Library, we know that books are magical.  But did you know that you can create books of your own?  Join GCC Arts Faculty Stephanie Burchett in the Reimagine MakerSpace to learn more about how you may create and bind different kinds of books in a book binding workshop.  We will be offering several over the course of the Spring semester, including:

• Making Booklets -- Wednesday, February 5th -- 2:30-3:30pm
• Accordion Books -- Wednesday, February 26th -- 2:30-3:30pm
• Adding a Cover to Your Book* -- Wednesday, March 26th -- 2:30-3:30pm

*Adding a Cover workshop requires attendance at a previous workshop. Bring your booklet and add a fun cover!

If you are interested in attending, please sign up through the link below:

Looking to learn about the GCC Library archives and the rich history of the college?  This fun, online, interactive scavenger hunt provides an introduction to archives with a specific focus on the historical archives of the college.  In the scavenger hunt, participants will be given ten questions about the college's history that they will need to answer by going through various artifacts in our collections.  

Students seeking extra credit can also confirm they had taken the scavenger hunt with an online form at the end of the activity.  The activity takes about twenty-five minutes to complete and it can be found through the following link:

Submission Guidelines:

Deadline: March 21, 2025 at 11.59PM 

Manuscript Format:

Please submit your entry in single-spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font.

Do not place the author's name on poem manuscripts. Judges will be evaluating each entry without knowledge of the author’s identity. The author’s name should appear only on the Google entry form.

If a poet is submitting more than one entry, please fill out a separate entry form for each poem.

Rules:

• The writing competition is open only to currently enrolled Glendale Community College students. Faculty are not eligible to participate.
• Writers may submit up to 3 poems for consideration.
• Poems should address the theme: So This Is Love. The theme may be interpreted by the poet.
• Individual poems should not exceed 40 lines.
• All writing submissions must be original work. Do not use ChatGPT or other AI software.
• Entries will be evaluated on: creativity, clarity, technique (style used to convey message of the poem), mechanics (spelling, grammar) and overall effectiveness
• Submissions should not denigrate any racial, ethnic, class, or special needs group. Violence, strong language, or sexual situations should be key to the poem and not gratuitous.
• Submissions should be saved as PDF files and uploaded to the Spring 2025 Poetry Writing Competition submission form This is also found at guides.gccaz.edu/creativewriting/contests.
• Winning submissions will be published on the GCC Library Creative Writing guide in celebration of National Poetry Month. Submitting writer retains all rights.
• The decisions of the judge(s) are final.
• Submission deadline: Friday, March 21st, 2025 by 11.59PM.  

Questions? Please contact karen.reed@gccaz.edu

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