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Library Events and Programs Archive

What follows is a list of past events sponsored by or held in the Addlestone Library.

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All Library Events (by date)

2007

February 2007
March 2007
April 2007

February

Thursday, February 15, 6:00 p.m.

Poet C.D. Wright speaks on the craft of writing poetry.

Addlestone Library, Room 227 (2^nd floor)

Award-winning poety and essayist C.D. Wright will speak "One the Craft of Writing Poetry" Thursday, February 15 at 6 p.m. in the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library, Room 227 on the College of Charleston campus. The talk, which will be informal in nature and will include opportunities for Ms. Wright to take questions from the audience and sign books, will focus on poetry as a craft and the problems and difficuties that arise for practicing writers during the writing process. Students and those who write are especially welcome to attend and bring questions. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the College of Charleston Visiting Writer's Series, and is free and open to the public.

Friday February 16^th , 6:00 p.m.

Phtotgrapher Deborah Luster and poet C.D. Wright ~ in conjunction with One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana exhibition at the Halsey Institute.

Alumni Hall, Randolph Hall (2^nd floor)

One Big Self is a remarkable collaborative book and exhibition of the photographer, the poet and the inmates in three Louisiana prisons. Photographs by Luster and text by Wright can be viewd in an ongoing exhibit at the Halsey Institute which opened January 19 and runs through March 2. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library; the Halsey Institute; Charleston School of Law; Office of the Provost; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; Departments of Sociology and Anthropology, English, Political Science, Psychology, Studio Art, Pre-law Program; Women's and Gender Studies and Avery Institute.

April

April 5, Thursday, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Documentary Film: “THIRST” (2004)

Maybank Hall, Room 100

Co-Presenters: PROF. TIM CALLAHAN, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, and BRAD REED, President and CEO of Water Missions International (WMI). WMI is a local activist organization that provides clean water technologies fro people in developing countries and disaster areas.

Every individual’s life and health is dependent upon having an adequate supply of clean water. Yet 2.6 billion people lack access to this basic resource, according to a 2006 U.N. report. While water shortage is reaching an epidemic global crisis, multi-national corporations are increasingly treating water as a commodity to be bought and sold. Is water a basic human right? Following the film, Prof. Tim Callahan will discuss the international politics and policies of water resources. The WMI representative will talk about the work of this Charleston-based organization in providing water treatment technology for developing regions around the world.

Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m.

Presentation with Q & A

Admissiona Auditorium, Robert Scott Small Building

Presenter: TERRY TAMMINEN, activist and author of Lives Per Gallon and Executive Director of Environment Now, will speak about environmental issues. Books will be available for signing. Sponsored by the College of Charleston Bookstore, Island Press and Addlestone Library.

Sunday, April 15, 6:00 p.m.

Addlestone Library, Room 227 (second floor)

Poetry Reading: A poetry writing workshop hosted by poet Tino Villanueva of Boston University. This event will be co-sponsored by the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library.

Wednesday, April 18, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Podcast: "CHILL OUT: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" (podcast from National Wildlife Federation)

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