Our intrepid colleague, Shirley Bennett, has sent us a dispatch from New Orleans (see this post for some background on the trip). Here are some excerpts: “The Mosquitoes are a fact of life here…and they have deadly aim! They...
Another film great has passed away. Michelangelo Antonioni, one of Italy’s most famed modernist film directors, died on Monday at his home in Rome. “Mr. Antonioni is probably best known for “Blowup,” a 1966 drama set in swinging London...
Ingmar Bergman, widely considered one of the greatest directors in motion picture history, died July 30th at the age of 89. His death was announced by the Ingmar Bergman Foundation. The Library has many books and other resources covering...
Welcome, incoming First-Year students and new Transfer students! One of the highlights of Orientation (which has been taking place throughout this month and will continue into next month) is picking up your shiny new Columbia College ID card. Not...
At the end of this month, Columbia College Chicago Librarian Shirley Bennett will travel to New Orleans to help foster awareness of the continuing challenges faced by Hurricane Katrina survivors. Shirley is one of fifteen mentors from the College...
Trying to find a publisher or a literary agent? Want to target specific consumer magazines or trade journals and don’t know their editorial policies? The Writer’s Market is an excellent reference source for the “where and how to sell...
While this isn’t in any way tied to the Library (or to the “Donut Day” extravaganzas we’ve held in the past), we thought you might like to know that the Dunkin’ Donuts™ on the corner of Wabash and Harrison...
The true history of chocolate Pure imagination : the making of Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory The new taste of chocolate : a cultural and natural history of cacao with recipes The emperors of chocolate : inside the...
Have you been wishing you knew how to cook more than just hot water for tea and ramen noodles? Getting bored with cafeteria and fast food or your usual rotation of recipes? Then check out some cookbooks from the...
The Library has recently acquired the Biography Reference Bank! Did you know… that Martha Graham was born in 1894 and continued to choreograph her dance company until she died a month before her 97th birthday? that Barack means “blessed”...
