Come to the Library for a Critical Encounters Salon: Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation by Natalie Hopkinson and Natalie Moore (Salon will be facilitated by author, Natalie Moore) When: Tomorrow! Wednesday, February...
You may have noticed recently that the “No cell phones in the Library” signs have been removed (apologies to anyone who misses the mohawked-suit guy). This isn’t an attempt to turn the Library into a giant phone booth, but...
An article from this week’s New York Times reports that those with faster internet connections at home or at work are more likely to have used the Library recently. Read the whole article HERE Read the Pew Internet: Libraries...
Please note that the Library will be closing at 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 21st. The Library will remain closed over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and return to Regular Hours on Monday, November 26th.
From yesterday’s New York Times: Harry Potter, James Patterson and Oprah Winfrey’s book club aside, Americans — particularly young Americans — appear to be reading less for fun, and as that happens, their reading test scores are declining. At...
Think you can’t carry an entire library of classic novels, cookbooks, magazines, horror stories and pulp fiction around with you? Think again! Impress your friends and family with your feats of strength (or at least your technical prowess and...
October is American Archives Month! Celebrate by checking out the College Archives webpage at: www.lib.colum.edu/archives. Learn about Columbia’s history and presidents, view historic images from its history, and sing the Alumni song! Comments and corrections are welcome. Just drop...
Join the staff of the Columbia College Chicago Library as we celebrate Friends of Libraries Week, October 21 – October 27, 2007 Friends of Libraries Week (sponsored by Friends of Libraries, USA) is a celebration of Friends of Libraries...
The Library welcomes Columbia College Chicago parents and other visitors! The Library is hosting a number of events over the course of Parents Weekend, including a chat by the College Archivist, Heidi Marshall, on the College’s history (due to...
Columbia College Chicago is proud to be a part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium. The BMRC is an unincorporated Chicago-based association of libraries, universities, and other archival institutions with major holdings of materials that document African American and...