Category: books
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Edible Books: World Literature ed. – Invitation to participate
Edible Books 2025 The Library is thrilled to invite you to participate in Edible Books, 2025 ed: World Literature! Come celebrate our shared and unique experiences by representing your favorite story in edible form! To participate, create a book-like sculpture from edible materials and bring it to the Columbia College Chicago Library where it will be…
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Papermaking Workshop with The People’s Library
In collaboration with the Center for Book and Paper Arts, The People’s Library will lead a DIY paper making workshop on the 3rdFloor of the Library tomorrow between 10am to 1pm. Drop-in at any time to participate! The People’s Library re-purposes discarded books otherwise headed for a landfill by making new paper from their pulp.…
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Library Cats
A wise person once said, “the internet is made of cats.” But the relationship between libraries and cats dates back centuries. Cats in ancient Egypt protected ancient papyrus from rodents and snakes. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg Russia is still patrolled by cats descended from Empress Elizabeth’s court (they even hold a Day…
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Does the Library have my textbook?
This is a great question and it can be easily answered! The tool you’ll need to fuel your search is the title of the book. For extra insurance, it’s really good if you also have the name of the author of the book. (It’s amazing how many books have the same title!) Start your search…
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Give Your Books a New Home: Books for Africa
Do you have textbooks that can’t be returned for a refund? Are you cleaning out your dorm room or office and have great books needing a new home? Well, we can help you with that! The Library, in partnership with Better World Books, will be sponsoring a book drive through Friday, December 16, 2011. All books received will be sent to Better World…
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Friday, April 1 – Edible Books & Tea
Friday, April 1, 2011 marks the 12th Annual Edible Books & Tea, sponsored by the Center for Book & Paper Arts and the Library. IT CAN LOOK LIKE A BOOK,IT CAN ACT LIKE A BOOK,IT CAN BE A PUN ON A BOOK…THE ONLY RULE: IT MUST BE EDIBLE! RSVP FOR BOOKMAKERSDeadline: Friday, March 25th 2011…
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15th Annual Story Week – March 13-18
From Sunday, March 13 through Friday, March 18, the Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department presents its 15th Annual Story Week Festival of Writers: Class Acts. This year’s theme will spark discussion among Story Week participants about how issues of class manifest themselves in creative works and the rapidly changing world of publishing. It also…
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We’ve got your textbooks* @ the Library
All required textbooks *over $40 are purchased and placed on reserve in the Columbia College Chicago Library. Reserve books are available for short-term check-out at the first floor Circulation Desk. They may be used in the library only. We ask that you return reserve items to the desk as soon as you have completed your…
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3rd Floor Complete!
Come take a look at the newly completed 3rd floor of the library. Additional shelving – and Art books from 700-739 New study rooms and study tables Computers workstations Book shifting is still occurring on the 4th floor – Art books from 740-799. This will eliminate the overflow carts in the 770’s, 780’s, and 790’s.…
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Remodeled 3rd Floor & Expansion of Art Book Collection
Coming next month a large section of the Art Book Collection – call numbers from 700-739 – will be moved to the 3rd Floor of the library. This move will free up space on the 4th Floor and will eliminate the overflow areas in the 770’s, 780’s and 790’s. Please bear with us while this…