"An Evening with Neil Gaiman" Now Available Online

If you missed last week's live streaming conversation with Neil Gaiman, it is now available online at http://atyourlibrary.org/evening-neil-gaiman.

An Evening with Audrey Niffenegger: Friends of the Library Showcase - April 21st

Friends of the Library Signature Showcase: An Evening with Audrey Niffenegger

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:00-8:00pm
5:00 pm - Private Reception for Friends of the Library Members
Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor North

We are pleased to welcome author, artist, and Columbia faculty, Audrey Niffenegger to the Library as part of the Friends of the Library Signature Showcase. Audrey will talk about her experiences as both a writer and visual artist. She will be joined by Ron Falzone, filmmaker and a faculty member in the Film and Video department at Columbia College Chicago.

Current, new and renewing Friends of the Library are invited to a private reception with Ms. Niffenegger beginning at 5 pm. Individuals who join or renew their memberships to the Friends of the Library at the $100 Sustaining Friend level and above will receive a complimentary signed copy of Ms. Niffenegger’s new book, Her Fearful Symmetry.

For more information, contact Kim Hale at 312-369-7355 or khale@colum.edu

User Support in the Library

The Library is partnering with IT User Support to provide face-to-face technical help to Columbia students, faculty and staff.

An IT User Support specialist will be on hand on the 2nd floor of the Library from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

This support is for :

• email,
• network,
• wireless, and
• software issues - such as OASIS or Moodle

(This does not include not support for hardware.)

Remember, it is still possible to get answers to your technical problems by phoning User Support at 312-369-7788 or emailing User Support at UserSupport@colum.edu.


Library reference services are available on the 2nd floor of the library Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are also welcome to call, email or chat with a librarian.

3rd Annual Haiku Contest - Entries due Monday, April 26th

Currently enrolled students are invited to submit up to three entries relating to: libraries, knowledge, learning, books, literacy & reading.

Entries will be judged by a panel of library staff and English Department faculty. The winning entry will be displayed prominently in the library during Manifest Week and beyond.

Please submit entries via email to kbowen@colum.edu by Monday, April 26th @ 9am.

Alumni on 5: Alumni in the Library Exhibition Reception - April 16

Greater than 16x20; Less than 4x5

Save the date for Alumni Exhibiton Opening Reception!
Friday, April 16th from 5 PM ­- 7 PM
RSVP here

In this inaugural exhibition, alumni working in various mediums explore their ideas about making art smaller than 4”x5” and larger than 16”x20”, and how the smaller or larger scale of the piece is an integral part of the work.

Featured alumni artists include:
Hyunjung Bae
Ali Beyer (M.F.A. '08)
Sarah Bonk (B.A. '07)
Valerie Burke (B.A. '76)
Jon Cancelino (M.F.A. '08)
Kevin Cuasey (M.F.A. '05)
Jessica Covey (B.F.A. '09)
Erin Cramer (M.F.A. '09)
Brandon Graham (M.F.A. '08)
Danyelle Jones-Skinner (M.A.T. '05)
Joseph Lappie (M.F.A. '08)
Lily Mayfield (M.F.A. '07)
Rachel Muich (B.A. '07)
Jacy Neises (B.F.A. '08)
Carolyn Otto Pavelkis (M.F.A. '01)
Cynthia Peters (B.A. '02)
Jamie Rey (M.A. '07)
Kevin Riordan (B.A. '96)
Jen Thomas (M.F.A. '05)
Renee Zbylut (B.F.A. '09)

Show organized and curated by:

Jodi Adams (B.A. '08) and Stephen DeSantis (M.F.A. '08)

Neil Gaiman on Libraries and Censorship for National Library Week - April 12

Calling all library lovers and Neil Gaiman fans!

WHO: Neil Gaiman via live streaming video
WHEN: Monday April 12, 2010
WHERE: Collins Hall, Columbia College Chicago,624 S. Michigan 6th floor
TIME: 5-7 pm
For more information, contact Kim Hale at:
khale@colum.edu or 312.369.7355

This event is free and open to the public. Faculty & their classes are encouraged to attend.

Columbia College Chicago Library will be one of many libraries around the country participating in “An Evening with Neil Gaiman” sponsored by the American Library Association’ Campaign for America’s Libraries and the Jessamine County (Ky.) Public Library. Neil Gaiman is also this year’s Honorary Chair of National Library Week. He won the 2009 Newbery Medal for his work, “The Graveyard Book.”

This presentation will feature a live interview via streaming video of Mr. Gaiman discussing his life-long love of libraries and the role they play in a democratic society by supporting intellectual freedom. Audience members will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance at www.surveymonkey.com/s/BQ9CZVX.

Friends of the Library Signature Showcase: An Evening with Audrey Niffenegger

Friends of the Library Signature Showcase: An Evening with Audrey Niffenegger

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 5:00-8:00pm | Columbia College Chicago Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor North

We are pleased to welcome author, artist, and Columbia faculty, Audrey Niffenegger to the Library as part of the Friends of the Library Signature Showcase. Audrey will talk about her experiences as both a writer and visual artist. She will be joined by Ron Falzone, filmmaker and a faculty member in the Film and Video department at Columbia College Chicago.

For more information, contact Kim Hale at 312-369-7355 or khale@colum.edu

Art in the Library Opening & Reception

Join us - Thursday, April 8th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for the Art in the Library Opening and Reception for the Spring 2010 Exhibition in 3rd floor north.

Columbia College Chicago Library, Third Floor (in the new Library wing)
624 S. Michigan Avenue. Light refreshments will be served.


Vision. Sound. Movement.

The Art in the Library program at Columbia College Chicago provides an open, supportive and inviting setting to showcase the talent and creativity of our own community of artists. Since its inception in 2002, Art in the Library has offered library visitors the opportunity to experience the rich cultural diversity and progressive attitudes which thrive in the Columbia environment.

Presenting the work of Columbia College Chicago students, faculty, staff and alumni, the Art in the Library program exhibits works in all forms of visual arts, including sculpture, painting, drawings, and paper and book arts. Exhibitions by different artists are shown quarterly on a rotating basis.

The Art in the Library Committee welcomes all Columbia College Chicago artists to submit work for consideration.
Please visit the Art in the Library website for more information including submission guidelines, artwork forms, and examples of current and former exhibits.