Enter the Fashion Show. Cash Prizes!

Calling all student designers and stylists! Help us celebrate ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ a book credited with creating the hard-boiled detective archetype and its female counterpart, the femme fatale. Win cash prizes by designing or styling a look to walk the runway during the Femme Fatale/Film Noir Fashion Show on April 27th. We are seeking looks

Big Read Film Screenings

As part of The Big Read, Columbia College Chicago will be sponsoring several film screenings related to the In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez.  In the Time of the Butterflies transports us to the Dominican Republic in the mid-twentieth century when the country struggled under the brutal dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.

The Big Read Kickoff Event, Wed, 4/3 @7pm

The Big Read Kickoff – Columbia College Chicago LibraryWed, April 3, 7:00pm – 8:30pmFilm Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave, 8th floor Dr. Carmelo Esterrich Join us as we kickoff The Big Read programming for 2013!  Dr. Carmelo Esterrich, Associate Professor of Spanish, Humanities and Cultural Studies will discuss the  importance of Julia Alvarez’ novel

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 11/25

Each year, November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  Adopted as Resolution 54/134 by the United Nations in 1999, the date is used to highlight international commitments towards the prevention of and end to gender-based violence. For 2012, United Nations Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet calls on all heads

Library Awarded Big Read Grant

Columbia College Chicago Library has been awarded $16,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts through The Big Read. The Big Read is an NEA supported reading inititiave which provides funding for community partnerships across the country to highlight one book through book discussions and programming to encourage reading among all ages. The Library has chosen In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

Ray Bradbury, science fiction author of classic books such as Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, has died at 91.  In 2009 Columbia College Chicago awarded Ray Bradbury with an honorary degree. Columbia College faculty member and Bradbury biographer, Sam Weller spoke at the commencement ceremony and introduced a video from Ray Bradbury. Mr. Bradbury’s remarks begin

VIDEO: The Language of War Panel

What language do we use to talk about war? How does this language affect our understanding of war and impact those who fight? On April 13 the Library hosted “The Language of War”, a panel discussion that included combat veterans and anti-war activists exploring these questions as part of The Big Read, featuring Tim O’Brien’s

John Fischetti Exhibition – Library 1st Floor

View the display of works from Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist John Fischetti. Located on the first floor of the Library, the exhibit showcases Fischetti’s political cartoons and sketches capturing his take on the Vietnam War. Held in conjunction with the Library’s Big Read programming for the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

Haiku Contest Submissions 2009

Eyes fixed on the screen, / the forgotten page now blank; / the written word dies -Vanessa Pegramabout Essence of a voice / It speaks in rhymes / Born between each breath – Joy Young Call me Anarchist / Cuz I’d rather be burning / Starbucks and not books – Justin Dickman Bradbury’s intent /

Ray Bradbury’s Characters Brought to Life – Manifest Spectacle Fortuna 2009

Spectacle Fortuna Parade of Creativity Join Library staff and friends as we participate in this year’s Spectacle Fortuna. The Library Book Carts will be out in full force (transformed into fire engines) while characters from Ray Bradbury’s books and stories will be brought to life. Kick-off at Harrison Avenue and Wabash Avenue, 6:45 – 7:45