Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Stop by the Library’s 1st Floor for  a list of prompts and add your work...

  Library Zine Night |  Lady Killer Edition Come make zines with us in honor of our Fall 2019 focus topic:  LETHAL LADIES |  THE WOMEN OF TRUE CRIME! Make zines! Forge connections with other artists! ! Leave some...

  As both perpetrators and participants in our shared cultural fascination with the subject matter, women have made vast contributions to true crime-related art forms. From murders to heists, deceptions to general unruly behavior, we will explore the patriarchal...

Publishers, Artists, & Other Awesome Creators— We are once again pulling together our annual Little Indie Press Festival and would love for you to be a part of it. Columbia College Library and The Aesthetics of Research Project, which is dedicated to...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the...

Join us for an exploration of this gorgeous art form. We will have paper and tools for quilling, pattern ideas and inspirations. This form is perfect for decorating cards, gifts, and creating standalone pieces of art. How-To Tuesdays are...

1. All required textbooks over $40 are available at the 1st Floor Circulation Desk with a current Campus Card ID. The Reserve Collection also features other texts and supporting materials placed on reserve by faculty request. To check availability,...

Your campus card is your library card! Use your Columbia ID to enter the library, check out books, movies, scores, and CDs, and use online databases, ebooks, films, and articles.   Did you know that the library has textbooks*? It’s true! We have at least...

  In celebration of our LETHAL LADIES:  THE WOMEN OF TRUE CRIME focus, we are venturing into non-fiction territory with Corinne May Botz’s The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, whose subject matter explores the life and work of master criminal investigator...

CALL FOR ARTISTS The Aesthetics of Research is currently seeking submissions in all media & formats for our exhibition, LETHAL LADIES |  THE WOMEN OF TRUE CRIME.  As both perpetrators and participants in our shared cultural fascination with the...