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September Events at the Library
CONSTITUTION DAY 2018: THE RIGHT TO VOTE Monday, September 17, 1:30-3:00PM Columbia College Chicago Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave 3rd Floor North Reading Room Rebecca Glenberg, a senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Illinois, will be discussing voting rights including gerrymandering, voter suppression, barriers to voting, and actions to make it easier to vote.…
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Alumni Library Artist in Residence: Crystal Higgins
Help us congratulate our first alumni Library Artist In Residence, Crystal Higgins! Crystal is a 2018 graduate with a B. A. in Public Relations and is using the residency to advance her creative writing interests. She will focus on current and new writings and seek opportunities to connect with other writers in the Chicago area…
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Art Shay, 1922-2018
The Columbia College Chicago Library remembers legendary photographer Art Shay with this blog repost from 2014. At that time, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Library collaborated with Mr. Shay on the exhibit, My Florence featuring photographs taken of his beloved wife Florence Gerson during their 70 years together. The book, My Florence was…
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National Library Week 2018
National Library Week (April 8 – 14, 2018) is an annual celebration of the life-changing work of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries aren’t just places to borrow books or study—they’re also creative and engaging community centers where people can collaborate using new technologies and develop their skills and passions. Libraries of all types have…
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Poems for Veterans Day – From the National Endowment for the Arts
Photo by Max Sulik on Unsplash Today’s entry is taken from the National Endowment for the Arts in honor of Veterans Day. The original post from the Art Works Blog can be found here. To all of our country’s veterans, thank you for your service. Poems for Veterans Day November 9, 2017 By Paulette…
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Banned Books Week, September 24-30, 2017
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers — in shared support of the freedom…
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“Portrait of a Soldier” Exhibit on display from September 11-15, 2017
Former Governor Pat Quinn will commemorate Patriot Day – and the 16th anniversary of 9/11 – by opening the “Portrait of a Soldier” exhibit at the Columbia College Chicago Library Reading Room 301, Monday September 11, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. The display features hand-drawn portraits of 291 Illinois men and women killed in Iraq and…
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ALA responds to end of Deferred Action to Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
The American Library Association (ALA) today published a response to the end of the Deferred Action to Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program . Columbia College Chicago Library is posting this message because we share in the mission and values espoused by the ALA. CHICAGO – Today American Library Association President Jim Neal released the following message regarding…
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Total Eclipse of the Sun – Are You Ready?
On Monday, August 21, 2017, the world will be treated to a solar eclipse! According to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks all or part of the sun for up to about three hours, from beginning to end,…
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Celebrate National Library Week!
National Library Week (April 9 – 15, 2017) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. From free access to books and online resources for families to library business centers that help support entrepreneurship and retraining, libraries offer opportunity to all. The theme for…