Vote - Tuesday, November 2nd

Do your civic duty and Vote!
Some resources to help you make an informed decision and some photos to inspire you to have your say:

• Locate polling place (Google voter info): maps.google.com/vote - 1st time voters need to bring a valid photo ID
  




• Print sample ballots for IL: http://illinois.evoter.com/
  
• Non-partisan judicial evaluations - voting for judges in IL: http://www.voteforjudges.org/
  



• Chicago Sun-Times Election 2010: http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/index.html
• Chicago Tribune election center: http://elections.chicagotribune.com/
  

CANCELLED: Critical Encounters Student Exhibition and Reception

The Critical Encounters Student Exhibition and Opening Reception originally scheduled for Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Library has been cancelled.

Alumni on 5 Exhibition - Oct. 11 - March 1

Alumni on 5
Physicality & Virtuality
October 11, 2010 - March 1, 2011


IMAGE NOTES:
"Suspended Freedom"
by Dalia Amara (BFA '09)

The fall 2010 Alumni exhibition, Physicality & Virtuality, takes a look at Columbia College Chicago alumni work exploring the differences and overlap between the physical and the virtual in their art practices.

Congratulations to the following Alumni artists who's work has been accepted into the fall Alumni on 5 exhibition!

Dalia Amara (BFA '09)
Evy Briggs (BFA '08)
Bob Blinn (BA '73)
Valerie Burke (BA '76)
Kevin Cassidy (BFA '02)
Erin Cramer (MFA '09)
Larry Chait (BFA '02)
Craig Jobson (MFA '01)
Keisha Jordan (BFA '04)
Shellie Lewis (BA '10)
Rachel Muich (BA '07)
Joseph Panizzo (BFA '07)
Carolyn Otto Pavelkis (MFA 01)
Rebecca Reuland (BFA '04)
Nino Rodriguez (BA '05)
Erick Rowe (MFA '05)
Karol Shewmaker (MFA '09)
Michael Smith (BFA '03)
Sharon Okeefe Starkman (MA '83)
Liz Wuerffel (MA '06)


Shows organized and curated by:
Jodi Adams (B.A. '08) and
Stephen DeSantis (M.F.A. '08)

Contact us at submitalumni@colum.edu

Friends of Libraries Week!

Bill of Rights Vote

This year, as part of Columbia College's Constitution Day celebration, Columbia students voted for their favorite constitutional amendment. They threw overwhelming support (43% of the vote) to the First Amendment, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Other winners were the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing civil rights (16%); the Nineteen Amendment granting voting rights for women (16%) and the Twenty-first Amendment repealing prohibition (12%). The remaining votes were divided nearly equally between the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms), the Thirteenth Amendment (the abolition of slavery), the Tenth Amendment (states’ rights) and the Eighteenth Amendment (prohibition of liquor).

Thank you to everyone who voted. See you next year at September 17th, when we once again celebrate the United States Constitution.

PS: For more information, see the Library’s research guide for government and law: http://libguides.colum.edu/governmentlaw, which includes a section about the U.S.Constitution.

Beyond the Panel: Chicago Women in Comics, Wed, Sept 29th, 6-8pm

Join the Columbia College Chicago Comics Club and the Library as three of Chicago's finest comic creators come together to share and discuss their work in the comic arts.

The panel will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 6:00-8:00pm in the Columbia College Chicago Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor North. This panel is free and open to the public.

C. Spike Trotman, cartoonist of the web comic, Templar, AZ; Jill Thompson whose work ranges from the acclaimed adult series, The Sandman to the children's comic, Magic Trixie; and renaissance woman Audrey Niffenegger, creator of the new graphic novel, The Night Bookmobile. There will be an opportunity to purchase books by the artists at the end of the presentation.

Banned Books Week @ the Library, Sept 25 through Oct 2

Each year, the American Library Association promotes Banned Books Week, a week-long event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. This year, Banned Books week is September 25 through October 2.

Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Stop by the Library during Banned Books Week and pick up bookmarks and buttons showing your support of the freedom to read. Quantities are limited, so come early! Check out our display near the Library entrance to see a selection of books which have been challenged or banned in libraries-you might just be surprised!

Banned Books Week Read Out!

Join the American Library Association as they celebrate Banned Books Week by sponsoring a Read-Out on Saturday, September 25, 2010, from noon to 2:00 PM, in historic Bughouse Square (Washington Square Park), 901 N. Clark St., Chicago.

The Read-Out is an annual event to bring attention to books that have been banned and challenged in the United States. ALA President Roberta Stevens will welcome critically acclaimed and censored young adult author, Chris Crutcher, host of the event. Admission is FREE.

Some of the authors featured on the ten most frequently challenged books of 2009 will read from their work and share their experiences as targets of censors. The readings begin at noon and will be followed by book signings by all the authors in attendance from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.

A limited number of books will be given away for free to participating audience members.

Attendees

Confirmed censored authors:

Lauren Myracle (ttyl, ttfn, l8r g8r of the Internet Girl Series)

Tentatively scheduled censored authors:
Stephen Chbosky (Perks of Being a Wallflower)
Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell (And Tango Makes Three).

Local Chicago celebrities:

Rick Kogan, WGN's Sunday Papers
Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune

Performances by City Lit Theater Company

Sponsors

The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, the McCormick Foundation Civics Program, and the Newberry Library are proud to continue to sponsor this event.

Librarians @ the University Center

Do you live here?


The Library is there too!
A reference librarian will be at the University Center on
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings from 5-7pm all semester long.

Stop by Room 211 of the UCC with any questions and we'll be happy to help!

Art in the Library Opening & Reception - Thurs, 9/23

Art in the Library Opening & Reception

Thursday, September 23, 5:00-7:00pm
Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave.
3rd Floor North


Join us - Thursday, September 23rd, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for the Art in the Library Opening and Reception for the Fall 2010 Exhibition in 3rd floor north.
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.

Heather McElhatton Book Signing @ the Library - 9/21

HEATHER McELHATTON, BOOK SIGNING

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
12:30-2:30pm

Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave.
3rd Floor North

Sponsored by Follett’s Bookstore and HarperCollins

Join us as Heather McElhatton reads from her latest book, A Million Little Mistakes: Choose Your Own Adventure Book for Adults. Ms. McElhatton is an independent producer for Public Radio International and her commentaries and stories have been heard nationally on This American Life, Marketplace, Weekend America, Sound Money and The Savvy Traveler. Her previous work includes: Pretty Little Mistakes, Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single and a several short stories including “Red Shoes” which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2001. She also produced the radio literary series, Talking Volumes.

Constitution Day Read-Out

Constitution Day 2010

Come hear your teachers, friends and fellow staff members read from the Fourteenth Amendment and excerpts from landmark legal cases based on it.

Friday, September 17, 11 am - 2 pm
Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., first floor

Learn more about the constitution here.

...And don't forget to vote for your favorite Constitutional Amendment!

Vote For Your Favorite Amendment

Constitution Day 2010



Make Your Voice Heard: Vote for Your Favorite Constitutional Amendment

Friday September 17, 11 am - 2 pm
Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., first floor

Results of the ballot will be posted on the Library website.

Every voter will receive a Library coffee cart coupon.
Question of the Day: Is this the same as buying votes??

The Library is one of the galleries featured in ARTcrawl

The Columbia College Chicago Library is one of 8 galleries featured in the 2010 ArtCrawl on the Columbia campus. ArtCrawl occurs Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 5:00-8:00pm and features 8 art exhibitions, 3 live music stages and a dance party. This program is free and open to the public.

Our current exhibit, “Images of Home”, is part of a Critical Encounter café society initiative to create dialogue around the images we create and see based on this years theme, “Image and Implication”. The photographs in the exhibit were taken by new Columbia students, each representing their idea of “home”. This exhibit runs through September 9th.

Join thousands of students, the Columbia community and art patrons from across the city for a vibrant, urban, cultural experience. For more information about ArtCrawl, click here.

We've got your textbooks* @ the Library

All required textbooks *over $40 are purchased and placed on reserve in the Columbia College Chicago Library.

Reserve books are available for short-term check-out at the first floor Circulation Desk. They may be used in the library only. We ask that you return reserve items to the desk as soon as you have completed your assignment. An OASIS ID is required for check-out.

You can search for reserve books here.

Sign Up for Constitution Day Read-out

Do you like to read out loud? Do you LOVE the United States Constitution?

Help Columbia College Chicago proclaim Constitution Day 2010. Sign up to be part of at the XIVth Amendment Read-out.

What: Reading the XIVth Amendment and excerpts of landmark decisions based on it.
When: The Read-out will take place on September 17, between 11am and 2pm.
Where: Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

How: Readers will read for 10 minutes each. To sign up for a time slot, contact Riva Feshbach, Outreach Librarian at rfeshbach@colum.edu or call 312-369-3295.

Why: Why is Columbia College Chicago holding a Constitution Day Read-out? It is required by law that educational organizations receiving federal funding must celebrate Constitution Day.

Jan Chindlund, 2010 Rose Vormelker Award Recipient

Jan Chindlund, library director of Columbia College Chicago, is the 2010 recipient of the SLA Rose L. Vormelker Award. Chindlund was honored for mentoring, inspiring, and guiding information professionals through her work at Columbia College Chicago, McDonald’s Corporation, and the Special Library Association’s (SLA) Illinois Chapter and the SLA Business & Finance (B&F) Division.

The Vormelker Award is presented to an SLA member for exceptional service to the profession through education and mentoring of students and working professionals. The SLA Awards Committee cited Chindlund’s dedication to mentoring and inspiring SLA members, as well as her volunteer work at all levels of the association during more than 23 years of membership.

For more information, please read the full SLA blog post here. Congratulations, Jan!

Welcome New Students!

Welcome new students, to Columbia College Chicago and to the Library!

Stop by for a visit and let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help!

6th Annual Printers' Ball - Friday, July 30th 6-11pm at 1104 S. Wabash

Founded by Poetry six years ago, Printers' Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, showcasing thousands of magazines, books, broadsides, and other print and paper media from around the world. The Ball, hosted for the second year by Columbia College Chicago, will also include book- and papermaking demonstrations, screenings, readings, live music, and fabulous costumes. For the first time, and as part of this year's theme - Print <3 Digital - Printers' Ball will feature a group of digital installations.

Free and open to the public.

Print <3 Digital is set for Friday, July 30th from 6-11pm in the 1104 South Wabash Building.

All literary endeavors - printed, electronic, and/or performative - are welcome to participate. Faculty, staff, and students with ideas, email Mairead Case at mcase@colum.edu to get connected.

www.printersball.org

Changes to I-Share Catalog

Have you ever requested a book from another library? I-Share, the system we use for those requests is getting a makeover!

New features include:

• Create your own account name!
• Keep a favorites list.
• Search from one simple search box.
• Narrow your topic by author, topic, language, and more in a single click.

Create A New Account

The first time you use the new I-Share you will be required to create an account. Click here for more information on how to create an new account in I-Share.

Manifest 2010

These are the some of the many faces and artwork at Columbia College Chicago during Manifest. Congratulations to all of our graduating students; we wish you the best! And a very happy summer to all!

Third Annual Library Haiku Contest Winner--Annie Jo Kjar

For the last three years, the Columbia College Chicago Library, with the support of the Office of Student Affairs, has sponsored its annual Haiku Contest as part of Manifest. Each year has specific themes and all students are invited to submit haiku based on those themes. For 2010, they are: libraries, knowledge, learning, books, literacy and reading.

This year's winning haiku is by Annie Jo Kjar:

If you are certain

The words are an adventure...

Please take me with you

-Annie Jo Kjar

Honorable Mention

Turn on all the lights

Then read in bed, sleepy head.

Doze off on page twelve.

-Chloe Godard

I slayed a dragon.

Inside of this adventure.

Hiding in my book.

-Tye Hasberry

If I must be caps,
Shouldn't We and Us be too?

What about Hers His and Yours?

-Stephanie Eckermann

Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who submitted their work to our contest. Each entry was judged by a panel of Library staff and English department faculty. Many thanks to all of them: Kristy Bowen, Jacob Saenz, Roland Hansen, Kim Hale, John Moss, Nicole Wilson and Tony Trigilio. Special thanks to Dieter Kirkwood who designed the graphic for the wall installation.

Stop by the Library to see Annie's haiku on the first floor landing during Manifest and beyond!

Free Coffee in the Library During Finals Week!

Studying late for finals? Need a little pick me up? Stop by the Library for a free cup of coffee during finals week to help get you through!

When and where, you ask?

Monday May 10th - Thursday May 13th, 2010 from 6:00-9:00pm at the Coffee Cart (first floor of the Library), courtesy of your friends at the Library!

Good luck on finals!

Congratulations To Our Graduating Library Student Workers!

Here's to our graduating library student workers! We appreciate your hard work during your time with us and wish you the very best in your future. We'll miss you!





Circulation / Audiovisual Department
Amanda Alt
Lauren Hales
Chadd Kline
Justine Kline
Danny Rocha
Sara Nichols
Dan Walsh

Digital Collections
Juan Fernandez
Elise Tanner

Technical Services/Cataloging
Lisa Wilhelm

Library Marketing and Outreach
Danielle Laurion
Izzy Oneiric

Library/Office of Academic Research
Lizzie Perkins

Reference
Sandra Goldfield
Luke A. Wieting

"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.

Story Week - March 14-19, 2010

Story Week 2010

Genre Bending: The Faces of Fiction

March 14-19, 2010

The Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department presents its 14th Annual Story Week Festival of Writers from Sunday, March 14, through Friday, March 20. Affectionately known as the “Lollapalooza of literary events,” Story Week 2010 offers a feast of free readings, conversations with authors, panels, performances, and book signings at venues across the city. Co-sponsored in part by the Chicago Public Library and Metro, this program is made possible in part by a grant from the ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL, a state agency.

Our theme for 2010, Genre Bending: The Faces of Fiction, reflects the increasingly porous boundaries between literary and genre fiction. Whether based in truth or pure fiction, this year’s featured authors use myriad fictional forms to shed light on the struggles, trials, and triumphs of the human race.

We are pleased to present literary icon Joyce Carol Oates, who has penned more than a hundred books in every genre imaginable, including Oprah Book Club selection We Were the Mulvaneys, National Book Award finalists Blonde and The Gravedigger’s Daughter, New York Times best seller The Falls, and her latest suspense thriller, A Fair Maiden. Other headliners include award-winning authors Aleksandar Hemon, Love and Obstacles; Bonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage; Achy Obejas, Ruins; David Morrell, The Shimmer; Maggie Estep, Alice Fantastic; Australian writer John Dale, Leaving Suzie Pye; and local crime novelist Marcus Sakey, The Amateurs. We will also present many other distinguished writers, panelists, artists, and performers throughout this jam-packed week.

Highlights. The Sunday-night kick-off is 2nd Story at Martyrs’—a high-energy show of stories and music. On Monday, we will offer two events featuring Joyce Carol Oates at the Harold Washington Library. Tuesday evening, we’ll present Genres from Afar with readings/conversations with Aleksandar Hemon, Achy Obejas, and John Dale. On Wednesday, we’ll focus on our Genre-Bending theme with an afternoon panel hosted by Joe Meno, The Great Perhaps, and evening readings by Mort Castle, On Writing Horror, Maggie Estep, and David Morrell. Two of Story Week’s most popular events take place on Thursday—a morning publishing panel hosted by Booklist Associate Editor and Chicago Public Radio Book Critic Donna Seaman at the Harold Washington Library, and in the evening, Story Week’s celebratory Literary Rock & Roll at the Metro, featuring readings by Aleksandar Hemon, Bonnie Jo Campbell, and Marcus Sakey, followed by a rousing performance from Vermont’s Bread & Puppet Theater and DJ music from Joe Shanahan and Don De Grazia, American Skin. On Friday night at Smart Bar, the Chicago Tribune’s Rick Kogan hosts a Story Showcase of Columbia College Chicago Fiction Writing Department authors with new books.

For more information on all Story Week events, our featured guests, and sponsors, visit our sidebar links.

The Library has Books by Story Week Authors...
just click on the links below to see titles available in the Columbia College Chicago Library.

Joyce Carol Oates

Michael A. Black

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Mort Castle

Sean Chercover

Phyllis Eisenstein

Maggie Estep

Aleksandar Hemon

Jeff Jacobsen

Stephanie Kuehnert

Laurie Lawlor

Joe Meno

David Morrell

J. Adams Oaks

Achy Obejas

Marcus Sakey

Call for Submissions - Alumni in the Library Exhibitions

ALUMNI on 5

Alumni in the Library Exhibitions

Columbia College Chicago Office of Alumni Relations & the Columbia Library call for submissions for the new, twice yearly, alumni exhibition in the Library.

You study, you exhibit, you celebrate, you graduate, you Manifest. Now, you are looking for ways to stay involved with the virbrant arts community that is Columbia College Chicago.

The Office of Alumni Relations is partnering with the Library to offer Columbia Alumni an opportunity to exhibit their original work in a twice yearly, juried exhibition in the Library.

The first exhibition, scheduled for spring 2010, “Greater Than 16x20; Less Than 4x5”, will explore the idea of really big and really small works.

The submission deadline for this juried exhibition is March 21, 2010. Download the submission guidelines here.

Questions? Email Jodi Adams or Stephen DeSantis at submitalumni@colum.edu.

Edible Books - April 1, 2010 6-8pm

Center for Book & Paper Arts & the Library at Columbia College Chicago present:

The 11th Annual Edible Book Show & Tea
Thursday, April 1, 6–8 p.m.

6–7 PM Viewing & Voting / 7–8 PM Devouring Books
Winners will be announced by 7:30 PM

Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave, 3rd Floor – North

Want to participate?
Edible Books registration

RSVP FOR BOOKMAKERS:
Friday, March 26th 2010 at 5 pm to book&paper@colum.edu or 312-369-6630

Entries must be dropped off and set up on April 1st between 5:30–6 pm at the Columbia Library.

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 Thursday, April 1st at venues around the world.

Prize categories:

• Best in Show
  
• Most Book-like
  
• Best Visual Pun
  
• Best Presentation
  
• Most Likely to be Devoured

This Year’s Theme – Children’s Books

Children’s books are deceptively simple, yet loaded with powerful imagery and narrative: their charm and whimsy have captivated the imagination and hearts of many generations. They are uniquely poised to lend themselves to new interpretations in your kitchen – we can’t wait to see what you bring to the table.

Library Website Survey - Get $5 for participating!

THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED!! Thanks to everybody who participated!




The library is testing the usability of the it's homepage on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first 20 people to participate in the survey will receive $5 and a free coffee from the library coffee cart.

When: Tuesday, March 2nd & Wednesday, March 3rd: 9am - noon & 1:30 - 4:30 pm each day

Where: Library 3rd Floor

How: No reservations - just walk-in and sign up.

How long: The survey will take about 20-30 minutes.