Summer Movies in the Collection

You may be excited to see this year's summer blockbusters but there are plenty of movies about summer to keep you busy too!

Here are some favorites - all available in the library collection.  What are some of your favorites?

Parent Trap (1961) 
Description: Hayley Mills stars as two young girls who, while at summer camp, discover that they are long-lost twin sisters, separated shortly after birth. Reunited at last, they launch a coast-to-coast campaign to rekindle romance between their estranged parents.  Performers: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charlie Ruggles.  Director: David Swift

In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Description: A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder. Performers: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant. Director: Norman Jewison




American Graffiti (1973)
Description: This nostalgic, episodic comedy follows a group of teenagers through their last summer night together before some of them leave for college. Notable for its excellent rock-n-roll soundtrack & its large cast of future stars.  Performers: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charlie Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack.  Director: George Lucas

Jaws (1975)
Description: Spielberg pits three men against a Great White Shark that has been attacking swimmers at an island resort in New England. The film redefined the word "blockbuster," and John Williams' score still haunts swimmers around the world. Performers: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer. Director: Steven Spielberg

Breaking Away (1979) 
Description: The Academy Award winning comedy about an idealistic young man and his friends and their pursuit to find jobs and a purpose to life in their hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. Performers: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, Robyn Douglass. Director: Peter Yates


Friday the 13th (1980)
Description: Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to re-open a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning. Performers: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King and Harry Crosby (plus Kevin Bacon).  Director: Sean S. Cunningham


Do the Right Thing (1989)
Description: On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Performers: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bull Nunn, John Turturro, Rosie Perez, Joie Lee, Sam Jackson.  Director: Spike Lee


Dazed & Confused (1993)
Description: America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Eavesdrop on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshman. Performers: Jason London, Joey Lauren Adams, Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Marissa Ribisi, Michelle Burke, Wiley Wiggins, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Matthew McConaughey. Director: Richard Linklater


Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
Description: Two teens set off on a wild cross-country trip with seductive, 28-year-old Luisa. Luisa schools them in the finer points of passion, but will their mutual desire for her destroy their friendship forever?  Performers: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna.  Director: Alfonso Cuarón


My Summer of Love (2004)
Description: A spirited local girl finds herself drawn into the lush fantasy world of a prep-school rebel, but what started as a magical summer adventure soon becomes a dangerous friendship. Performers: Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine. Director: Pawel Pawlikowski

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Description: Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. Performers: Javier Bardem, Patricia Clarkson, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson. Director: Woody Allen

Adventureland (2009)
Description: When James Brennan has to cancel his dream summer vacation and make some money for grad school, the only job he can get is at Adventureland, a tacky amusement park where the games are rigged and the rides make you hurl. But it's where he meets Em, and his rollercoaster ride to nowhere turns into the best summer ever. Performers: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Reynolds. Director: Greg Mottola

CARLI member library closures due to NATO

 


Due to security concerns surrounding the NATO Summit, the following CARLI member institutions in the Chicago downtown/loop area will be closed Friday May 18 - Monday May 21.  They include:
Columbia College Chicago
School of the Art Institute
Roosevelt University
Loyola University
National Louis University
Robert Morris University 
John Marshall Law School
DePaul University
East-West University 
Harrington College of Design 

Other institutions may decide to close at the last minute, so you are advised to plan/call ahead if you have research needs during this time period. A list of CARLI member institutions with contact information can be found here.

Harold Washington Library Center is scheduled to be open during that time, although street closures in the area will be in effect.

Summer transportation

Without your U-Pass, you might feel like you're stranded in your apartment this summer. Hopefully with a few tools we can remedy that situation.

1. Use the CTA's many resources.
The website itself, http://www.transitchicago.com/, is completely full of helpful advice including information on closures/reroutes and links to their apps. Two things I use regularly on my smartphone- train tracker, I just have it bookmarked on my phone, (http://www.transitchicago.com/traintracker/) but you could use an app instead, and bus tracker, which I use both the web and text versions (http://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/home.jsp.)





2.Car sharing: i-Go/Zip cars
i-go (http://www.igocars.org/) cars are parked throughout the city and great if you just need to make a few random day trips. Columbia even participates in their University and College program, when you sign up you can get a discount: http://www.igocars.org/!
Zipcar (http://www.zipcar.com/) is a similar car sharing business and they also have a University discount program: http://www.zipcar.com/universities/.



3. Bike!
Chicago is a very bike friendly city, get you wheels tuned up, grab a helmet and check out some of these resources. Google will map the best route for you to take on your bike if you need some help with directions. For example, I mapped a route from Columbia College to Wrigley field, and here is a link to the suggested route: http://g.co/maps/nuwwe. The CTA is also very bike friendly and if you need to you can bring you bike on a train during certain hours, or on a bus at any time (http://www.transitchicago.com/bikeandride/). The chainlink is a Chicago-specific bike community with tons of info about biking in Chicago, if you sign up, their weekly email updates are great to keep an eye out for Chicagoland bike tours and events (http://www.thechainlink.org/). And last but not least, Chicago's Bike to Work Week takes place June 11-15, but the event is kicked off on June 9th. Here are two sites to get your fill of information about Bike to Work Week: http://www.activetrans.org/bikepitstops and http://ow.ly/aV9cr.

Kindle Lending Library

What do The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, The Habits of Highly Effective People and Fast Food Nation have in common?  They are all available for you to borrow for free at the Kindle Owner's Lending Library!

What you need

To borrow ebooks from the Kindle Owner's Lending Library you need to own some type of Kindle device and you must be an eligible Prime member (paid Amazon Prime, paid Amazon Student).  Kindle owners can now borrow ebooks from the Lending Library and place them directly onto their registered Kindle Device.

Reading your eBook

The borrowed eBook must be read on a Kindle device - you will not be able to read the ebook on your iPad, iPhone, Android, etc.   There are no "due dates" for your borrowed ebook - you are allowed to keep the ebook as long as you wish.  However, you can only borrow one book at a time and only borrow one free book per month. 


Extras
Bookmarks, notes and highlights are all available through the Lending Library and will be saved to your Amazon.com account.  if you ever borrow or puchase the ebook in the future all of the notes and highlights will be available for you.

For more information about the Kindle Lending Library, click here.  

Free iPhone Apps

New Free iPhone Apps

Well graduation has finally come and gone and faculty and students can kick back for a little summer rest and relaxation.  Whether you enjoy traveling, hiking, dining, entertaining or sharing pictures from your day's outing, here are some new free iPhone apps to help kick-off your summer fun.

Food and Wine Mobile App
For more information: http://www.foodandwine.com/mobile-apps
American Express Publishing
Released May 2, 2012

Description:  
Recipes for more than 350 outstanding drinks by America’s best mixologists, plus great party food, essential cocktail-making tips, a comprehensive spirits guide and a definitive listing of America’s top 100 bars and lounges.

Customer Ratings: 3.5 ★’s

Trazzler
For more Information: http://www.trazzler.com/iphone
Trazzler
Updated:  April 28, 2012

Description:

Trazzler is a free app that makes it simple for you to find great places nearby. But more than that, it's a bold new experiment that blends editorial vision and the collective creativity and wisdom of thousands of smart explorers people like you—a place where you collaborate with editors to scout out, photograph, and cover the places you love best.

Every week, Trazzler runs photo and writing contests on fun (and even thought-provoking) themes. You can win money, trips, and prizes just for exploring new places and sharing the things you love to do.

Customer Ratings:  4 ★’s

Columbia’s GPS PAL
For More intormation:  http://gpspal.columbia.com/
Columbia Sportwear Co.
Released April 20, 2012

Description:
A GPS enabled journaling app that gives you the ability to preserve memorable outdoor experiences on the go.  Enjoy and explore the outdoors freely with GPS PAL.

Customer Ratings:  4.5★’s



 

BiteHunter - Dining Deals for Restaurants
For more information:  http://www.bitehunter.com/
Bitehunter Corporation
Updated: Apr. 5, 2012

Description: 

BiteHunter is a real-time location based app for finding great dining deals.  They aggregate restaurant deals from thousands of source and offer an easy one-click payment options (BiteBuy TM).

Customer Ratings:  3.5★’s

Jittergram
For more information: http://www.jittergramapp.com/
Friends of The Web, LLC
Updated:  April 12, 2012

Description:
Make a 3D sterogram or a long stop motion animation!  Then share it with your friends via Twitter or email, or save it to your device.  Jittergram makes it easy by showing your previous frame on top of the current camera view so you can line everything up perfectly and then it automatically creates a GIF and makes it super easy to share.

Customer Ratings:  4★’s

Got a new app that you are liking this summer?  Share it with us!

Congratulations Graduates!

Congratulations to all of our graduating students!  We know you have put in many long hours in your years at Columbia and wish you the best of luck as you embark on the next journey! Special acknowledgments and many thanks to our graduating Library student workers without whom we could not provide the level of service that we do:

Circulation                                                      
Jisung Kim, BA - Film and Video
Benjamin Leaf, BA - Photography
Brandon Marshall, BA - Fiction Writing
Zach Pint, BA - Film and Video
                                 
College Archives and Digital Collections                                  
Thatiana Oliveira, MFA - Photography
Abby Tebeau, BFA - Photography

Library Administration
Sirseal  Gipson, BA - Marketing

Reference
Hayley Hochstettler, BA - Film and Video

Technical Services
Jerica Hucke, BA - Theatre
Agnes Pogorecka, BFA - Fashion Design
Terence Reynolds, MFA - Creative Writing
Miles Robinson, BA - Film and Video

Show Your Parents Chicago's Best!

Are your parents in from out of town? Show them a little of Chicago's best this weekend!

• Willis Tower
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  On May 3rd, The Ledge at Willis Tower celebrated its 39th birthday! Missed it? No worries, it’s great to go there any day.
  
  
• Chicago Cultural Center & Park Grill
  
  
  
  
  Here’s an activity pod made for parents!
  
  First, visit the Chicago Cultural Center (78 East Washington Street)! This beautiful landmark is the nation's first free municipal cultural center, is one of the city's ten most popular attractions and it’s considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States, presenting more than 800 free cultural programs a year. As home of two magnificent stained-glass domes, free music, dance and theater events, films, lectures, art exhibitions and family events, there’s always something going on.
  
  Then, move across the street and have a bite at the Park Grill!
  
  
  
  
  Yes, it IS under the BEAN!!!
  
  
• Marylin statue in Pioneer Court
  
  OK, this one is outdoors but it’s the last chance to look up…I mean, at Marilyn’s dress!
  
  
  
  
  She's slated to leave Pioneer Court on Monday, May 7th!
  
  
• Tulips on the Magnificent Mile
  
  Also, if you can stand it, take a stroll along the Mag Mile… and look at the floral fabulousness…such as Tulipa Maggie Daley!
  
  
  
  
  
  

How Do I Pay Library Fines?

Are library fines preventing you from graduating?  You can pay them online:

1. In the Services tab on the Library website, click How much do I owe?
2. Enter your Library Borrower ID.  This is the 11-digit number on the back of your Columbia ID card.  It starts with 22711...
3. Enter your last name and Login.
4. Your fines will be listed.
5. Back on the Services tab, click Pay Fines.
6. Login with your Oasis number.  Pay with an eCheck or Credit Card.

If you need to discuss your fines with a Library staff member, call Access Services at (312) 369-7152.

Free coffee during finals!

Monday through Thursday the week of finals grab a free cup of coffee from the first floor of the Library! Starting at 5pm each evening and brewing until 8pm, get that jolt of caffeine you need to make it through your last study session or paper.We are here to help you make it through that last crazy week of the semester.

TED-ED a new Online Learning Platform

TED, the non-profit organization famous for "Ideas Worth Spreading,"  launched a new online learning platform today as part of its new  TED-Ed education initiative (http://ed.ted.com).

Back in March, TED launched a YouTube Channel channel dedicated to educational videos (http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation).

The new education platform launched today, TED-Ed features a suite of tools that allow teachers to create their own lessons based on TED videos or any video found on YouTube.  

Teachers can use the pre-made lessons created by TED, customize the TED lessons for their own classes or create new lessons using TED videos or videos found on YouTube.  The TED created videos come with supplementary resources including multiple-choice questions, open-answer questions, and links to more information about the subject.  Teachers can "flip" or customize the TED-Ed lessons to suit their particular curricular needs.  If a teacher "flips" a lesson or creates their own lesson from a TED or YouTube video, the new lesson is given its own private web page that can be distributed to students.  Individual student progress can then be tracked as they complete the assignments.

"The new website is all about what teachers and students can do with those videos," says TED-Ed's Logan Smalley.  "The goal of TED-Ed is for each great lesson to reach and motivate as many learners as possible.  The new website goes a step further, allowing any teacher to tailor video content, create unique lesson plans, and monitor students' progress.   By putting this new technology to use, we hope to maximize time in class and give teachers an exciting tool for customizing  - and encouraging - learning."

More information about TED-Ed can be found at:

The Digital Education Revolution, Cont'd:  Meet TEC-Ed's New Online Learning Platform

TED Launched Revamped Education Platform

TED-Ed Hits the Classroom with New Video Website

Alumni on 5 Exhibition, Opening Reception 4/20 5-7pm

Alumni on 5: Alumni in the Library Exhibitions

"Games, Wars + Summits"

The Spring exhibition looks at this year's Critical Encounters focus, 'Rights, Radicals + Revolution' and the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012.

Are you radical? Do you play games?  Do you war?  What revolution have/would you join or lead?  Is your art a medium for discussing politics, fun, social issues and community engagement?

Opening Reception
Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave., 5th Floor
Friday, April 20, 2012
5pm-7pm

Exhibition Hours:
During Regular Library Hours
April 20, 2012-August 2012

Shows Organized and Curated by:
Jodi Adams (BA '08)
Stephen DeSantis (MFA '08)

Finals Fridays begin this week!

The Library is once again staying open late on Friday nights! This week is the first of Finals Fridays when the Library will be staying open until 8pm. The last three Fridays of the semester (4/20, 4/27, and 5/4) we will be open from 8:00am to 8:00pm. Reserve textbooks and computers are always accessible for use and Librarians will be available to help with any research questions. Come join us and finish off those last few projects!

VAST Streaming Video Available!

 

New in the Columbia College Library

VAST:  Academic Video Online 

 http://emils.lib.colum.edu/login?url=http://vasc.alexanderstreet.com/ 

(please use this full URL when adding to syllabus, Moodle, email, etc.)

The Vast: Academic Video Online database from Alexander Street Press currently provides faculty with over 13,000 video titles from a wide range of disciplines, with new titles being added on a regular basis.  By 2013 VAST expects to have over 20,000 films available for faculty and students.

Faculty can easily provide links to high-quality video in their syllabus and embed links or video clips in their Moodle class.

Disciplines covered in VAST include:

• American History
• Area Studies
• Art and Architecture
• Business and Economics
• Counseling and Therapy
• Dance
• Education
• Ethinic Studies
• Ethonography
• Health
• Humanities
• Law & Criminal Justice
• Opera
• Politics & Current Affairs
• Psychology
• Religion & Philosophy
• Science
• Theatre
• Women & Gender Studies
• World History
• World Language & Literature

 With the VAST platform features you can:

• Create and share custom clips and playlists
• Speed-Browse the video with a visual TOC
• View synchronized scrolling transcripts alongside each video, search the transcript while watching, and jump forward and backward to search your term
• Cite whole videos or your custom clips using permanent URLs
• Email, share, and embed links in Moodle
• Access the videos with your mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android)

To add a specific video to your class:

• Select the video you want to use
• Click on the Embed/Link option

 

• Copy the PERMALINK and past it into your syllabus or Moodle class

How Do I Print?

To print (and photocopy!) in the Library you need a Columbia Campus ID card, with Columbia Cash on it.

With your ID and Columbia Cash, you can print in the Library and campus computer labs. Printing costs $.10 / page for black and white, $.50 / page for color. Black and white printers/copiers are on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors. The color printer is on the 1st floor, the color copier on the 4th floor.

To print with coins or bills, purchase a GoPrint/OmniPrint card from the machine on the 1st floor.

Make it Happen

• Get a Columbia ID Card


• Add Columbia cash to your ID card


• Find printers and copiers in the Library using the Floor Directory

Help

• Columbia ID cards and Columbia Cash: Campus Card Office, (866)955-6764


• Printing and copying in the Library:
  Ask A Librarian.

Photo "Ink" by Flickr user Dollar Bin / Creative Commons licensed BY-2.0

Your chance to see who runs the world!

The NATO Summit

May 20-21, 2012
McCormick Place Chicago

NATO will be holding its 25th summit in President Obama’s hometown of Chicago, United States, on 20-21 May 2012. It will deliver on decisions that were taken at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, driving forward key Alliance policies and reaffirming the transatlantic link.

Chicago Global Crossroads

Key links on this site handle every question you might have about this historic event. What is NATO, who’s going to be here, who’s running this show, what’s going to be happening where…oh yeah…and most important, “this affects me how?” Transportation! Yikes!
Summit related events start as early as April 17th. 

Not be missed…in our neighborhood

• Madeleine Albright
  May 2, 5-7pm ($20)
  Auditorium Theater at Roosevelt University
  
  
  
  
  A principal architect behind the NATO enlargement and the alliance’s 2010 Strategic Concept, Secretary Madeleine Albright now serves as co-chair of the host committee for the 2012 Chicago NATO summit. She joins The Chicago Council to reflect on the historic events featured in her latest memoir and to discuss the key lessons from her family’s harrowing flight from Prague in the prelude to World War II.
  
  
• Chicago’s Kids and Kites Day at Cricket Hill
  May 19, 10am-4pm (FREE…grab a little one and go!)
  Event Details
  
  
  
  
  The 14th Annual Chicago’s Kids and Kites Day will be linked to NATO…a fun-filled day to celebrate the joys of being a kid. From running around outdoors, flying FREE paper kites and enjoying family-focused programming including face painting, crafts, balloon artists and more.
  
  NATO is providing 5,000 kite kits for children as well as pictures of flags and fun facts about representative countries to help inspire children as they decorate their kites. In addition, the festival will also feature a workshop on the history and tradition of Afghan fighter kites. Also, the Big Kite Candy Drop will take place during the afternoon, weather permitting.
  
  

Mac Virus Alert Update

Apple has just issued a Java security update that will help protect your Mac Computer against the Flashback malware.  Check the Apple Pull-down menu for the Java Security Update to get this newly released security patch.

Their software update has the following message attached:

This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.  This update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable automatic execution of Java applets using the Java Preferences application. If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets.

This update is recommended for all Mac users with Java installed.

For details about this update see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5242

Finding Frankenstein

Looking for Frankenstein?

Are you a First Year Seminar student, looking a free copy of the book Frankenstein?  The library copies may be checked out, but you can still get a free copy of this book!  Just go to Project Gutenberg to access a free digital copy of Frankenstein.  You can read the book online or download an eBook to be read on your personal eReader.  

You also might want to check out this all things Frankenstein glog:  http://mslev.edu.glogster.com/frankenstein/ which has downloadable audio versions of Frankenstein, more links to downloadable eBooks, background information about Mary Shelly, a link to the 1910 silent movie and, of course, the Mary Shelly Frankenstein quiz!

 Steel engraving for frontispiece to the revised edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Colburn and Bentley, London 1831. The novel was first published in 1818.

 

 

Come hear Jim DeRogatis 4/23 7-9pm

Join The Friends of the Library as we welcome Jim DeRogatis, journalist, author and English Department faculty member for our spring Signature Showcase.  The title of his talk, The Curated Experience: We Don't Need No Stinking Critics... Or Do We? will set the stage for a lively discussion about what he knows best - the music scene.  Copies of several of Mr. DeRogatis' books will be available for sale and signing after the program.

Monday, April 23rd, 2012                                                       

7:00-9:00pm

Columbia College Chicago Library, 3rd Floor North

624 S. Michigan Ave. 

Chicago, IL 60605

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the year the Beatles arrived in America, Jim DeRogatis began voicing his opinions about rock ’n’ roll shortly thereafter. He is a lecturer in the Professional Writing Program of the English Department at Columbia College Chicago, and together with Greg Kot, he co-hosts Sound Opinions, the world’s only rock ’n’ roll talk show, originating from WBEZ Chicago and syndicated to more than 100 stations nationally via PRX. He spent 15 years as the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times before moving into academia full-time in the spring of 2010, though he still writes entirely too much music criticism and journalism for his Pop N Stuff column on the WBEZ Web Site.

DeRogatis is the author of nine books, including Staring at Sound: The True Story of Oklahoma’s Fabulous Flaming Lips (Broadway Books, 2006); Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock (Hal Leonard, 2003, a greatly expanded edition of the book originally published as Kaleidoscope Eyes: Psychedelic Rock from the '60s to the '90s, Citadel Underground, 1996); Milk It! Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the ’90s ( Da Capo, 2003), and Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic (Broadway Books, 2000). 

For more information about Jim DeRogatis and his work, go to: http://jimdero.com and http://www.soundopinions.org/.

Art in the Library Reception 4/12 5-7pm

Art in the Library Opening & Reception

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 5:00-7:00pm
Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave.
3rd Floor North

 Join us - Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for the Art in the Library Opening and Reception for the Spring 2011 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.

Mac Virus Alert

Mac owners can usually breath a sigh of relief as news of a new computer virus hits the internet. But this week, a new, fairly nasty bit of malware called Flashback has been unleashed on unsuspecting Mac owners. The virus exploits a vulnerability in Java and then continues to download additional software before passing confidential information off to hackers or other remote internet users. Make sure to update your Mac system software and read these articles for further information and security suggestions:

 Flashback Central: How to Find, Protect Against, and Eliminate Scary Apple Malware

 Nasty Virus Attacking Macs

Secure your Mac from FlashBack Infection

National Library Week, April 8-14

This week is National Library Week 2012, a time to celebrate libraries, librarians and all that we do.  Libraries touch many lives and provide a wide variety of resources and services free of charge. 

Listen to author Brad Meltzer, 2012 Honorary Chair of National Library Week and host of the History Channel's series, "Decoded" as he talks about the importance of libraries:

Tell the staff at your favorite library how important they are to you.  Your support will be appreciated!

National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use.  For more information, go to: http://www.atyourlibrary.org/national-library-week.

Edible Books winners!

On April 3rd, the Center for Book and Paper Arts and the Library held the 13th Annual Edible Books and Tea. The event, which was open to the public, was part of the International Edible Book Festival held annually around the world on or around April 1st. Participants were asked to make food that integrated text, drew literary inspiration, or looked like a book.

As always, the event drew a large crowd. The creative minds created unique and tasty representations of their favorite books.

The winners are:

Best in Show:
Title: #4 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Artist: Loni Diep
Book author: Jules Verne
Ingredients: Seafood, rice, and seaweed


Best Presentation
Title: #9 Mr Popper's Penguins
Artist: Lillian Fahrner
Book authors: Richard and Florence Atwater
Ingredients: Eggs, black olives, carrots, and sugar cubes


Best Visual Pun
Title: #17 Toast World
Artist: Claire Sammons, Grad Student in Book and Paper Arts
Book author: Daniel Clowes
Ingredients: Toast with a cinnamon stencil


Most Book-like
Title: #13 BB the Bada$$ Bookbinder
Artists: Greta Bach, Jessica Wagner, and Jamie Weaver, Grad Students in Book and Paper Arts
Book author: Josep Cambras
Ingredients: Funfetti cake mix, gum paste, cream cheese icing, and food coloring


Most Likely to be Devoured
Title: #6 Popeye's Source of Strength
Artists: K.V. & Jan Chindlund
Comic Strip: Elzie Crisler Segar
Ingredients: Spinach, feta cheese, onions, eggs, and phyllo