Category: events
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Panel on Censorship: “Burning Bright: a dialogue on creative freedom in the age of new media”
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 how governmental, corporate and self-censorship impact creative expression. Panelists include: Steve Edwards, former host of WBEZ’s…
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Big Read-A-Thon – Readers Needed!
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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View and Listen to the Library exhibit highlighting Doug Lofstrom
Music Department faculty member Doug Lofstrom celebrates a milestone birthday!View and listen to the Library exhibit highlighting his career from the 1960s to the present. Drop in to the Columbia College Chicago Library and acquaint yourself with Music Department faculty member Doug Lofstrom – who celebrates a milestone birthday this year – and his musical…
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The Big Read & Fahreheit 451
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. The Columbia College Chicago Library PresentsA month-long series of events, on and off campus, inspired by…
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Manual Typewriters Needed!
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 are welcome. The Library can pick up and return if needed. Please respond ASAP if interested.…
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Edible Books & The Big Read – April 1st
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! Artists with a culinary streak, chefs with artistic flair, and book lovers are invited to participate by whipping up an edible book for this event which takes place on…
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The 2nd Annual Library Haiku Contest
The 2nd Annual Library Haiku Contest celebrates Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 as part of The Big Read.All current students are invited to submit up to three haiku exploring the themes relevant to Bradbury’s novel, including censorship, intellectual freedom, libraries, books, and reading. A poetic form with its roots in Japanese culture, haiku combines form, content,…
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Art in the Library Opening & Reception
Join us – Thursday February 12, 2009 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – for the Art in the Library Opening and Reception for the Winter 2009 Exhibition in our new 3rd floor space. Columbia College Chicago Library, Third Floor (in the new Library wing)624 S. Michigan Avenue Vision. Sound. Movement. The Art in the Library…
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Cut the Midterms angst with Ask A Librarian!
is hitting the road! Midterms got you stressed out? Need some help? This week you don’t need to come to the Library…the Library will come to you! Helpful and friendly Columbia College Chicago librarians will be available on Wednesday and Thursday in the Hokin Annex (623 S. Wabash) to assist you with your research as…
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Introducing the Library’s d.i.y. series: do indie yourself!
The Library is kicking off National Poetry Month early with our new d.i.y. series. d.i.y. (do indie yourself) Real Art. Real People. Real World.: Independent Artists Share Ideas for Creating and Sustaining Success debuts with a panel discussion from three emerging Chicago poets. Looking for an answer to “What do I do now?!?”Longing to put…