Lila's home...

Welcome back, all! You can (and should!) stop by to cuddle up with your laptop or textbooks at the following times:

Monday - Thursday 7am - 11pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 1pm - 11pm

We'll switch to extended hours after spring break. Check the hours page for exceptions or more info.

Final(s) countdown

Very important info:
1. We're open! Check it!
2. Need a computer? The McWhorter Classroom (the lab on the right as you enter the library) is available. Use it!

Fun stuff, or a friendly reminder to play a little bit:
12/8: Program Board is showing Elf at 7pm on Dead Day. Wash down this classic Christmas film with pancakes and milk from 9-11pm, muchas gracias a University Ministries.
12/9 to 12/15, weekdays at noon and 5pm: Exam Exercise will get some blood flowing to your brain and help you cope with the stress. Not that you're stressed.
12/10-12/12: 2010 Sundance Shorts at Belcourt. Short and sweet. and distracting and entertaining.
12/12: Last opportunity to see The Piper in Lila's favorite intimate theatre venue, Belmont's Black Box.
12/13: You've heard about the Mozart effect, right? Sonically stimulate your brain at Belmont Camerata Musicale's presentation of Corelli’s Christmas Concerto and take part in a super-fun sing-along. Who cares if Wolfie didn't make the program? Mansion @ 7:30pm.

Ongoing: Need to see some Christmas Lights? Head to Country Christmas at Opryland Hotel for a glimpse at nearly 2 million of 'em.

And the winner is...

Props to Abbie Culbertson (winner)


and Shoheb Punjani (runner-up)

Study late(r)

Hey, all. Just a reminder that we've extended the evening hours (from 11pm to 12:30pm). An extra hour and a half should help you make some headway on those post fall break papers and projects!

Break me off a piece of that!

Fall break is almost upon us. Those of you sticking around will be glad to know that the library and LVC will be open:

Friday, October 15: 7am - 4:30pm
Saturday, October 16: noon - 4:30pm
Sunday, October 17: 5pm - 9:00pm
Monday and Tuesday, October 18 -19: 8am - 4:30pm

Upgrade!

Sounds good, right? It is...mostly. Lila will be upgrading all computers on Thursday, October 7. Starting at 5pm all computers and printing services will be unavailable. When you come back Friday morning you'll be wowed!

I'm with the banned.

Nope, that isn't a typo. Banned Books Week begins this Sunday, September 26, and runs all week long. Take this opportunity to curl up with a favorite banned / censored / challenged book (Lolita! Little House on the Prairie! The Koran!) Choose from this list of classics, find out which titles were most frequently banned or challenged this year, or read the NY Times list of 10 ways to celebrate BBW.

Lila loves Banned Books Week. To celebrate it she is hosting four action-packed and AL convo credit bearing talks during the week! All will be on the first floor of the library in the McWhorter lab.

September 27, 3:30pm Fable as Subversion, Fable as Propaganda: Of Cockroaches, Kings, Saddam's Musical, and Arabic Drama. Dr. James Al-Shamma

Sept. 28 1pm - ‘Guilty Objects': Breaking Taboos in the Visual Arts Dr. Judy Bullington asks: What do a Renaissance artist, a caricaturist, a cosmopolitan painter, and a modern abstract artist have in common? All created works that crossed political, religious, or moral boundaries of the day resulting in some form public censorship of their art.

Sept. 29 10am - Constraints on Musical Style: The Case of Shostakovich. Dr. Terry Klefstad discusses the impact of the Soviet government on composer Dmitri Shostakovich: Do governmental policies like this prevent composers from reaching their creative potential, or can such constraints be overcome to create music that appeals to listeners beyond their time and culture?

Sept. 30 11:30am - Hear No Evil Professor Mark Volman asks: Why is music censored? - and who are the censors?