Collective Impact Series: Mikki Kendall (author of HOOD FEMINISM)

The Collective Impact Series presents a conversation with Mikki Kendall, the author of Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 6 p.m. We warmly invite you to engage with Mikki Kendall, the New York Times bestseller author of Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot. Mikki is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional

Digital Display | Pop Art

We are in full swing on our BAD ART: KITSCH, CAMP, & CRAFT programming this semester. Keep an eye on tinyurl.com/cccbadart for more developments… Pop Art Pop Art Pop Art Redefined The Pop Art Tradition: Responding to Mass Culture Pop Art and Vernacular Cultures Pop Art and the Critics Pop Art: A Continuing History Pop Art: A

Meet Library Artist-in-Residence Jill Ahmann!

jillahmann.com Can you speak a bit about your background as an artist and what brought you to Columbia?    I’ve been drawing since like fifth grade. I know a lot of artists say they were born with a crayon in their hand but my reality is I got into drawing because I liked to draw fan

Digital Display: For the Love of Kitsch

We are in full swing on our BAD ART: KITSCH, CAMP, & CRAFT programming this semester. Keep an eye on tinyurl.com/cccbadart for more developments…. Kitsch Deluxe The Artificial Kingdom: A Treasury of the Kitsch Experience Star Spangled Kitsch: An Astounding and Tastelessly Illustrated Exploration of the Baudy, Gawdy, Shoddy Mass Art Culture in this Land of Ours

New Library Resource: Statista

Statista: A one-stop shop for quick and reliable data When it comes to starting any project or paper that requires strong background research to support it, data and statistical research can easily become the backbone of a well-thought out topic. The only problem is finding that data.That’s where Statista comes into play.  Statista provides a

One Book, One Chicago | Bedrock Faith by Eric May

Congratulations to Creative Writing Department faculty Eric May, whose book Bedrock Faith is the 2021 One Book, One chicago selection for Chicago Public Library. After 14 years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, now 31, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a Black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. A frightening delinquent

The Return of Frankentoys

Wicked Week: Frankentoys @ the Library Frankentoys is here again with another year of plush toy destruction! The Library will provide basic supplies, including stuffed animals, thread, glue, and scisssors to help you deconstruct a stuffed animal and reconstruct it into a “Frankentoy!”   Thursday, October 28 at 3:00pm to 5:00pm  4th Floor East

Resource Round-Up | Questioning the Canon

We are in full swing on our BAD ART: KITSCH, CAMP, & CRAFT programming this semester. Keep an eye on tinyurl.com/cccbadart for more developments…. Can Art Change the Future for Racial and Ethnic Identity? A Roundtable Conversation Panorama | Riff: African American Artists and the European Canon Questioning the Canon Redefining the Canon Whiteness and

Community Ofrenda & Codex Express Yourself: Fall 2021

We welcome you to view these artist books, “one of a kind” codex-inspired creations in the entrance area of CCC Library. Columbia College Chicago students display their one-of-a-kind books inspired by their learnt knowledge of Maya/Mexica codex literature. These artistic creations are examples of what resulted from the HHSS course, “LATIN AMERICAN ART, LITERATURE AND

Digital Display: Journals and More..

Fall is the season for many things–including getting organized and cozy introspection. The Library has an excellent selection of books to inspire and show you how… The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future Beyond Bullets: Creative Journaling Ideas to Customize Your Personal Productivity System Raw Art Journaling True Vision: