Yes! School is back in session at the University
of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. With the first month of classes
in full swing, Davis Library has been
keeping up with and participating in all the busy activities on campus.
In addition to all the library orientation and instruction
sessions, Davis Library is also promoting and hosting a number of
literature-based social activities on campus this month.
This weekend, the French Art Colony’s Riverby Theatre
Guild is performing Emma! A Pop Musical
at the Alphus R. Christensen Theatre in the university’s Berry Fine & Performing Arts Center. A
modern-day take on Jane Austen’s classic novel Emma,
the romantic comedy play features hit songs of legendary girl groups and iconic
female singers.
Written nearly two centuries ago, Emma still continues to
be popular. Actually, it has inspired several stage, cinema and
television adaptations in recent years as well as other novels.
Jane Austen is one of
England’s most famous authors although she never gained any public recognition
for her writings during her lifetime. Austen published her work anonymously
since female authors were discouraged in the early 19th century.
To help promote Emma! A Pop
Musical, Davis Library has put up a special display of Jane Austen and Emma-related
works on the Library’s Main Floor. The musical is being directed by Minda
Hager, part-time/temporary Library Assistant at the Davis Library.
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| Jane Austen's Emma Book Display @ Davis Library |
Show-times for this event are 8
PM Thursday 9/17 & Friday 9/18; and 3 PM Sunday 9/20. Tickets are $10
and may be purchased at the door. Rio Grande students enrolled in LA10001 Gateway to Success are eligible for
FREE admission and can earn class credit for their attendance. Contact
Davis Library at 1.800.282.7201, ext. 7005 or refdesk@rio.edu for more
details.
Another event happening at the Davis Library this month is the
first meeting of a new campus book club. Jonathan
Simmons, English adjunct faculty member, is organizing the group. The new
book club’s first meeting will be Thursday
9/24 from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM on the Davis Library’s Main Floor. The Friends of the
Davis Library are providing light refreshments to help celebrate and
support the club’s inauguration.
The first book the group will be reading and discussing is The Circle by Dave Eggers.
While Davis Library does not yet have a copy of this title available in its
collections, you will be able to borrow a copy via the OhioLINK Library Catalog or SearchOhio services. A
dystopian thriller that explores how social media and other emerging
technologies can threaten our civil liberties—particularly with regard to
privacy, look for The
Circle to be adapted for the silver screen soon.
A major motion picture based on the novel is due for release sometime in 2016
and stars both Emma Watson
and Tom Hanks.
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| "See the Film - Read the Book" Display @ Davis Library |
Literature inspiring film is also the subject of another small
book display we are featuring on the Davis Library's Main Floor to help promote
the One Rio, One
World, Many Voices: Multicultural Film Series being offered on campus
throughout the 2015-2016 academic year. Several of the movies being shown
originated in book form. If seeing the film makes you want to read the book, or
if you want to read the book before seeing the film, then Davis Library can
help!
If you have any questions about these activities or need help
finding a book, article or other forms of information, then please... "Ask Us!"
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