Nothing cures finals stress better than therapy dogs–except for maybe therapy horses!
You heard right. On April 23rd from 11:30AM to 2:30PM, The Ames Library is hosting Heartland Mini Hoofs. Take a break from studying to meet their miniature therapy horses on the Ames Plaza; the event is free and open to the campus community. We hope to see you there!
For this week’s New Materials Monday, we have 23 fiction and non-fiction books donated by Illinois Wesleyan’s Peace Fellows with a grant from the Peace First organization.
The books are not part of The Ames Library’s formal collection, but will circulate through our Social Justice and Diversity Room, located on the south side of the main floor. The book collection in the room works like a Little Free Library. You can take a book to borrow and after you’re finished, you can bring it back or pass it along to another reader. We also encourage you to donate books on the topic of social justice that you think might be good additions to the room.
Come by any time to browse the collection and snag a book or two!
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One of the distinguishing features of The Ames Library is our expansive and ever-growing collection of artwork, which includes everything from Rembrandt etchings to art from graduating Wesleyan seniors. We are delighted to add ten prints from cartoonist Keith Knight to this collection.
You might remember Keith from his visit to campus in October 2018, during which he spoke about race and racism in the United States.
You can see the new prints, which feature quotes on race and social justice from figures like Nelson Mandela and Grace Lee Boggs, on the east side of the main floor.
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Please join us tonight for a special program from IWU alum Quita Verban Shier (’60), who will be speaking about Company K of the 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters in the Civil War. This all-Native American company is the subject of Shier’s recent book Warriors in Mr. Lincoln’s Army: Native American Soldiers Who Fought in the Civil War. Attendees will learn from the soldiers themselves as Shier reads from their letters home about the effects that the war and even the long absences from home had on their health and healing. The program will take place in Beckman Auditorium in The Ames Library from 6:00–7:00p.m, and is free and open to the public.
P.S. You can also check out Shier’s book from The Ames Library afterwards.
Image courtesy the National Park Service.
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Tonight, everyone! We’re hosting a screening of the 2018 film The Hate U Give with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The program will be held in Beckman Auditorium at the library at 6PM and will be preceded by a presentation of data about police shootings of black civilians and a discussion afterwards. Tell your friends, and we hope to see you all there.
“Based on the best-selling novel, The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr Carter, who lives in two worlds: the poor, black neighborhood where she resides and the mostly white prep school she attends. This uneasy balance is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a policeman. Facing pressures from all sides, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right.” (Source: http://ow.ly/miBp50kn4oT)
Don’t forget that tomorrow we’re hosting a screening of the 2018 film The Hate U Give with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion! The program will be held in Beckman Auditorium at the library at 6PM and will be preceded by a presentation of data about police shootings of black civilians and a discussion afterwards.
“Based on the best-selling novel, The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr Carter, who lives in two worlds: the poor, black neighborhood where she resides and the mostly white prep school she attends. This uneasy balance is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a policeman. Facing pressures from all sides, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right.” (Source: http://ow.ly/miBp50kn4oT)
The Ames Library is happy to announce that Dr. Scott Walter has been named University Librarian. Welcome to the Titan community, Scott!
Dr. Walter will join us on May 8th. You can read more about him here!
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Due to tonight’s extreme weather conditions, our screening of The Hate U Give is rescheduled for next Tuesday, February 5th. We apologize for the inconvenience!
Bundle up tonight, because we’re still holding a screening of the 2018 film The Hate U Give in Beckman Auditorium at the library starting at 6 p.m. The film will be preceded by a presentation of data about police shootings of black civilians and a discussion afterwards.
Based on the best-selling novel, The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr Carter, who lives in two worlds: the poor, black neighborhood where she resides and the mostly white prep school she attends. This uneasy balance is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a policeman. Facing pressures from all sides, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. (Source)
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Tonight, The Ames Library, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Sociology & Anthropology Department are co-sponsoring a medicine wheel teaching event conducted by Eliida Lakota Knoll and the Reverend Carol Lakota Eastin. Said Washington Post writer Evelyn Porreca Vuko in a 2001 article, “The medicine wheel symbolizes the circle of life in many different Native American cultures. Paths and circles outlined with stones mark passages and changes in people’s lives.”
The event, which consists of a station of activities in each of the four directions, will be held from 6:30–8:00 p.m. in the library’s entry level rotunda. Participants will be instructed to move sun-wise (a.k.a. clockwise) from station to station, and will be guided through a set of craft-making activities at each one creating a set of power-objects to put into a medicine bag.
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Artist Ai Weiwei and filmmaker Wang Fen have paired with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) for public showings of rare independent Chinese documentaries. However, you don’t have to be in San Francisco to see these films because SFMOMA has helped bring them to Kanopy, as well!
As always, Kanopy films are free to all current Illinois Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students. Just make sure to log in using IWU proxy access first.
(All images courtesy Kanopy.)
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Tagged Chinese film, Chinese history, documentaries, films, international films, Kanopy
