Spring 2010 Events Hosted by the Libraries

Come join us for Wednesday Nights @ Burling, a series of events that showcase the talents of local writers, singers, and musicians!

February 24, 4:30 p.m.
Open Information Culture and Its Limits: A Faculty-Student Panel

Featuring: Matt Horowitz ‘10, Matthew Kluber, Associate Professor of Art, John Stone, Lecturer in Computer Science, Gregg Whitworth, Assistant Professor of Biology, Richard Fyffe, Rosenthal Librarian of the College.

Exploring questions like: Do operating systems have politics? If knowledge, information, and culture can be freely distributed, should they be? What good does copyright do? If it’s all free on the Web, why should anyone pay?

Sponsored by the Rosenfield Program Working Group on Information & Society

Location: Burling Northwest Corner, First Floor

February 24, 7:45 p.m.
Will Freeman reads from his memoir, "Great Thunder's Lessons"
Location: Burling Northwest Corner, First Floor

March 3, 7:45 p.m.
Open Mic: Poetry, Music, Prose
Location: Faulconer Gallery

March 10, 7:45 p.m.
Harley McIlrath reads from his short story, "Memo from the Director of the Center for Prairie Studies"
Location: Burling Northwest Corner, First Floor

April 21, 7:45 p.m.
Molly Rideout, Lawrence Sumalong, Paul Bellora, and Lucy Schiller read from their poetry and fiction
Location: Burling Northwest Corner, First Floor

April 28, 7:45 p.m.
Open Mic: Poetry, Music, Prose
Location: Faulconer Gallery

April 29, ALL DAY
National Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Pick up, carry around, share poetry
Poems available at Burling, Kistle, and JRC