Today’s New York Times featured an article on fashion in Chicago. It discussed Fashion Focus Chicago, an upcoming event (October, 2007) organized by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Check out that website for lots of links...
The Library would like to welcome our newest staff members, Kristin Lipowski and Cole Robertson. Kristin has been a part-time image cataloger but has accepted the newly created full-time position of Visual Resources Cataloger. She will begin her new...
The library is always receiving new music–here are some highlights from this month’s arrivals: Slavic Soul Party: Teknochek collision Billy Bragg: Talking with the taxman about poetry Crime scene USA: classic film noir themes & jazz tracks MC Solaar:...
Take a break from those summer courses or get going on that promise to read more this summer (before it’s too late!). Not sure what to read? Try our new Fiction Connection database. You can plug in a title...
On Friday, the library underwent a long-anticipated network upgrade. What does this mean for you? No more choppy YouTube downloads and a much faster internet connection in general! Even your Wireless access should be faster (hint: the Library 2nd...
No–you’re not crazy. Not if you do a double-take when you open up Word or Excel or PowerPoint on the library computers, anyway. The new Office 2007 interface has a different look than what you may be used to...
Temperatures are rising as summer officially nears here in Chicago, but it’s cool (literally and figuratively) here in the library! Why not head up to the 5th floor and watch a favorite flick on one our viewing stations? You...