Free Coffee after 5pm - Today through Thursday

We know that you will be working hard this week on your final tests and projects, so let us give you a boost!  The Library will be providing free cups of coffee after 5pm beginning Monday, December 12th through Thursday, December 15th. 

It's our way of sharing our appreciation and wishing you good luck!

Give a Gift to a Child in Need: The Giving Tree @ the Library

The Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP), and the Library have partnered to bring you an opportunity to give a gift to child in need. The Giving Tree will allow students, faculty, and staff from Columbia College Chicago to purchase a gift for an elementary student at Herzl Elementary School who has lost their home in the last year. 

Beginning Friday, December 1 through Wednesday, December 14, the Giving Tree will be located in the Library, across from the Circulation Desk, First Floor.  The Tree will contain names of children in need and the gift that they would like for the holiday season.  For more information, stop by the Library or contact Kim Hale at 312.369.7431 or Roland Hansen at 312.369.7431.

If you prefer to donate cash in lieu of a purchased gift, or have other questions about the Giving Tree, contact the project coordinator at: givingtree@ccap.colum.edu. 

Please note: No monetary donations will be accepted by the Library.

By choosing to buy a scarf, doll, coat, or race car for a Herzl student this holiday season, you will make their holiday season a bit brighter.

World Aids Day, December 1

Today, Thursday, December 1 is World AIDS Day.  World AIDS Day is held each year on this date, providing an opportunity for people throughout the world to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988.
Source: World AIDS Day website

For more information on World AIDS Day and HIV/AIDS:

• World AIDS Day:  http://www.worldaidsday.org/
• HIV/AIDS-The Basics: http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/
• United States Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/index.htm
• Illinois Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.il.us/aids/default.htm
• Aids Foundation of Chicago: http://www.aidschicago.org/
• Columbia College Chicago Library Health/Medical Libguide: http://libguides.colum.edu/health