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Intellectual Freedom in the Context of Fahrenheit 451

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Intellectual Freedom in the Context of Fahrenheit 451Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Deputy Director,American Library AssociationOffice of Intellectual Freedom Thursday, May 7, 2009, 6-8pm(rescheduled from April 16)Columbia College Chicago Library624 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor Faculty are encouraged and welcome to bring...

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Big Read-A-Thon Tomorrow 4/28 Library 3rd Floor 9am-5pm

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Burned any good books lately? Join us for the Big Read Read-A-Thon Tomorrow – Tuesday, April 28 from 9am – 5pm as we read Fahrenheit 451 from start to finish! Not familiar with the classic story of censorship, book...

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Burned any good books lately?

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Call for Writers! Typewriter Olympics

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Students! Take up the challenge and create your Fahrenheit 451-themed short story on one of these mechanical relics. You too can write like Ray! “I Wanna Write Like Ray!” Friday, May 1st, 2009623 S. Wabash 1st floor 12:00 p.m....

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Sam Weller on Ray Bradbury : The Bradbury Chronicles – Big Read

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Sam Weller, Ray Bradbury’s biographer and faculty at Columbia College Chicago, will provide insight into the author through the lens of their unique relationship. Tuesday, April 14th, 20097:00-9:00 p.m.1104 S. Wabash Ave., Columbia College Chicago Film Row Center, 8th...

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POSTPONED – Intellectual Freedom in the context of Fahrenheit 451

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Intellectual Freedom in the Context of Fahrenheit 451 (originally scheduled for this Thursday April 16th from 3-5pm in the Library), has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We are working with our speaker Deborah Caldwell-Stone to reschedule this program...

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Panel on Censorship: “Burning Bright: a dialogue on creative freedom in the age of new media”

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Panel Discussion on Censorship – part of the month-long celebration of the Big Read Monday, April 13th, 20096:00 – 8:00 p.m.Library – 3rd FloorColumbia College ChicagoFREE!Local and national artists and theorists from across a range of creative disciplines discuss...

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Big Read-A-Thon – Readers Needed!

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Let your voice fuel the flamesat theBIG READ-A-THONfor Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Tuesday, April 289am-5pm3rd Floor of the Library624 S. Michigan Ave. To sign up:CONTACTMolly Beestrum312-369-7966mbeestrum@colum.eduorShirley Bennett312-369-7966sbennett@colum.edu Part of the Big Read program of events.

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The Big Read & Fahreheit 451

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Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” is a selection of The Big Read. A program of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Big Read provides the opportunity for communities across the nation to join together in reading a single book....

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Manual Typewriters Needed!

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The Library needs both working and non-working MANUAL (non-electric) typewriters for an interactive performance in conjunction the Big Read. The Typewriter event will take place in the 623 S. Wabash building event on May 1. Typewriter loans and donations...

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