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Woman's Day magazine wants to know why you think the library is important |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 11:16 |
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 As the economy continues its slump, libraries nationwide continue to play an important role in communities everywhere, as people turn to them for free entertainment, to connect to the Internet and look for jobs. This spring, the Pioneer Library System, the American Library Association (ALA) and Woman’s Day magazine want to hear your thoughts on why the library is important to your community.
From now until May 9, women ages 18 and over can submit their story in 700 words or less to
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. Up to four stories will be featured in the March 2011 issue of Woman’s Day or on womansday.com. Official rules are available on the Woman’s Day Web site at womansday.com/ala. |
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Scholars join book discussions |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 12:34 |
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 Regional and national literary scholars are joining in the discussions on The Maltese Falcon taking place in the hometown public libraries of the Pioneer Library System as part of The Big Read. All the discussions are free and open to the public.
Bill Hagen, English professor at Oklahoma Baptist University, will join book discussions at the Purcell Public Library, 919 N. Ninth, on Tuesday, March 30 at 11:30 a.m., and a movie discussion at the Shawnee Public Library, 101 N. Philadelphia, on Thursday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m.
John Springer, professor of film studies at the University of Central Oklahoma, will lend his expertise as a film historian and theorist to film noir screenings and book discussions in three area libraries. The Noble Public Library, 204 N. Fifth, explores the Thin Man movie series (based upon novels by Hammett) with Springer on at 7 p.m. Friday, March 19. The Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster, features Springer in a Dinner and a Movie program that beings at 6 p.m. Friday, April 9. |
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Panel discusses Falcon at OU Law Center |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 13:17 |
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 Saturday, March 13, at 2 p.m. a keynote panel discussion will be held at the OU Law Center, 300 Timberdell Road, as part of The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon. Moderator, David Draper Clark, and crime novel enthusiasts Jim Davis, Bill Hagen, and David Kipen will take a closer look at the crime classic and discuss its characters, themes, symbolism, and why it is more than just a whodunit.
The Maltese Falcon: The Plot Thickens, the Keynote Panel Discussion, is free and open to the public. Free visitor parking for this event is located on the south side of the OU Law School. To get to this parking lot take Asp Avenue south, past Timberdell Road. Turn at the first right, the Law Center is the second building on the right. For downloadable directions: http://www.law.ou.edu/visitor/directions.pdf . |
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Downtown Norman setting for Kick-Off |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 13:10 |
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The historic ar ts district of downtown Norman provides the backdrop for events that mark the Kick Off of The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon of the Pioneer Library System.
The six-week reading promotion of Dashiell Hammett’s detective novel begins Friday, March 12, with activities in downtown Norman as part of the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art of the Norman Arts Council and CART, Cleveland Area Rapid Transit. From 6-10 p.m. visitors can ride a trolley to participating arts venues downtown, on Campus Corner, and at the University of Oklahoma. Trolley rides are 50 cents per ride or $2 for the entire evening. The Big Read will be featured at three downtown venues.
At the Crucible Foundry and Gallery, 110 E. Tonhawa, visitors can view the falcon sculptures commissioned by the Pioneer Library System to commemorate the 2010 The Big Read. Artist Jeff Littlejohn will be on hand to discuss the vision and the processes behind the works of art. The sculptures will be given to participants of The Big Read through drawings held in the Pioneer Library System public libraries in Cleveland, McClain, and Pottawatomie counties. |
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Quest for sculpture continues in The Big Read |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 13:04 |
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 Just like the characters in the novel The Maltese Falcon, participants in The Big Read of the Pioneer Library System will engage in a quest to own a coveted work of art. Norman sculptor Jeff Littlejohn has been commissioned by the Pioneer Library System to create a series of sculptures to commemorate The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon.
The centerpiece of the series is an 18-inch bronze statue of a peregrine falcon perched on a stack of three books. The piece has been cast at the Crucible Foundry and Gallery in Norman and will be permanently installed in one of the hometown public libraries of the Pioneer Library System. The library that displays the piece will be determined by a drawing held as part of The Big Read finale at the Warren Theatre in Moore on April 22.
Entry forms will be distributed at all official The Big Read activities, including the Kick-Off in downtown Norman March 12, and the Keynote Discussion Panel at the OU Law Center March 13. Participants may also earn entries by completing quizzes in The Big Read edition of WORD magazine available in the libraries and online at www.bigreadok.com . |
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