» 2011 » November http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary Wed, 08 May 2013 15:22:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mackenzie Library Launch Successful http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/2011/11/10/mackenzie-library-launch-successful/ http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/2011/11/10/mackenzie-library-launch-successful/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:38:17 +0000 Jenny Fowler http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/?p=1862 Continue reading →]]> On October 18th we hosted a launch of the Mackenzie Library Project featuring historian and University of South Carolina Professor David Shields.  The evening showcased the original and recently restored books from the College’s first library with publishing dates that go from 1633 to 1769.  They were restored by the CofC’s Senior, Brien Biedler, and are a true work of art.

 

To learn more about the Mackenzie Library Project please click here.

To read a full transcription of David Shields’ address from the event please click here.

And to view photos from the event please click here and view them on our Facebook page.

]]> http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/2011/11/10/mackenzie-library-launch-successful/feed/ 0 Immigration Nation Speaker Series Well Under Way http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/2011/11/03/immigration-nation-speaker-series-well-under-way/ http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/2011/11/03/immigration-nation-speaker-series-well-under-way/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:14:40 +0000 Jenny Fowler http://blogs.cofc.edu/friendsofthelibrary/?p=1858 Continue reading →]]> The Friends of the Library are happy to present their speaker series “Immigration Nation.” Part Two will take place on Monday, November 7 at the Addlestone Library Room 227 with author Marjory Wentworth who will be talking about her book Taking a Stand, The Evolution of Human Rights.  Her book follows the life of Juan Méndez, a former political prisoner in Argentina who moved to the United States to continue his lifelong fight for the rights of others. The narrative addresses issues of torture, detention, exile, forced migration, and America’s policies on these divisive issues.

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