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Chicago State University Celebrates National Library Week, April 13-19th 2014

From April 13-19, Chicago State University (CSU) celebrated National Library Week, a time to celebrate Libraries and Library Workers. Throughout the week, the CSU Library hosted a number of events, including a Book Sale, a Library Supporter Honoree Ceremony, and a Panel Discussion on the Black Chicago Renaissance. Below are photos from the various CSU Library events. 

(Head of Reference and Instruction, Charlene Snelling and CSU Senior, Stacy Hall during CSU Open House.)

(Chicago State University Cheerleaders and Zoe, Librarian Charlene Snelling's grandchild. She's a CSU Cougar in the making!)

(in order from left to right, Black Chicago Renaissance Panelists: Professor Quraysh Ali Lansana, Chicago State University; Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, Northwestern University; Dr. Lionel Kimble, Chicago State University; and Dr. Christopher Reed, Roosevelt University)

(Dr. Brenda E. Aghahowa and Dr. Joseph A. Balogun were honored for their continued support of CSU Library.)

Please visit the Chicago State University website for more upcoming events in the CSU Library or on campus. 

http://www.csu.edu/

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World Book Night 2014 Celebrated at Chicago State University

Chicago State University (CSU) celebrated its second year of participating in the annual World Book Night. Library staff and volunteers set up stations around campus, including the library and cafeteria, to distribute free copies of one of this year's World Book Night book selections to the CSU campus community. Volunteers even hosted a station near a local Walgreens to pass out free paperbacks and to promote the love of reading in the community. 

One CSU student expressed that she felt "gratefulness for being encouraged to read more often". 

"World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person.  Each year on April 23, tens of thousands of people go out into their communities and give half a million free World Book Night paperbacks to light and non-readers." Read more information about World Book Night on their website: http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/ .

Visit the Chicago State University website to learn more about upcoming events on campus: http://www.csu.edu/ .

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"When Black Ain't Beautiful", Leading Africana Expert, Dr. Yaba Blay, will visit Chicago State University

Interested in Black Women’s Studies and the current perceptions of Black beauty in today’s society?

Dr. Yaba Blay, one of today's leading voices on global skin color politics and colorism as well as Africana Studies expert, will present her powerful lecture “When Black Ain’t Beautiful: Hair, Skin Color, and Politics of Beauty” at Chicago State University (CSU) Library on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 at 6pm. 

While giving specific attention given to Black women’s relationships with their hair textures and skin tones, Dr. Yaba Blay will provide audience members a lecture presentation that examines the enduring impact of White supremacy on the aesthetics of Black beauty.

Through her intense studies and research, Dr. Yaba Blay will unravel layers of “beauty politics” within communities of color, how it impacts self-perception, and its long history from global oppressions of White supremacy. 

Join the CSU community for our event with world renown Africana Diaspora expert, Dr. Yaba Blay! 

This event is free and open to the public. Parking is $5.

Learn more about Dr. Yaba Blay at her website, www.yabablay.com.

Click link for more details of the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/918608531497879/ . 

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The exhibit has been extended until May 15, 2014. Please visit! 

For more information about CAAP visit: 

http://www.caaap.org/

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Black Studies Speaker Series Launched in February 2014

In February, Library Instruction Services (LIS) launched the first LIS speaker series with a 2014 theme: Black Studies: Past, Present and Future.  A panel of distinguished scholars assembled to discuss the State of Black Studies in Higher Education. 

(Pictured left to right: Faheem Abdur-Rasheed, CSU Alumnus; Alexis Mayfield, CSU Graduate Student; Dr. Zoe Franklin, Professor at Olive-Harvey College; Armstead Allen, Retired Professor at Olive-Harvey College; and Moderator Kim Dulaney, Professor at Chicago State University).

“The CSU Archives and Special Collections is pleased to co-sponsor the Black Studies Speaker Series at CSU because it highlights the importance of this interdisciplinary field of study,” said University Archivist Aaisha Haykal. “The lecture series will bring local and national scholars to speak about the various issues that are being debated and researched that have an impact on our daily lives, whether we acknowledge it or not. Furthermore, the series aims to engage CSU students and faculty, as well as the general public, with topics that may be unfamiliar to them as well as challenge their thinking about various issues. I think that the role of Black Studies in society is to challenge the status quo by encouraging independent thinking as well as foster historical understanding that will result in deeper understanding of one's self in the world.”

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We are changing!!! Stay tune for a new Library and Instruction Services Website. Beta Version and Usability Testing April 2014. 

Release August 2014