Farewell, VHS shelves!

There is a time and a place for everything. Unfortunately, the bell has tolled for our old VHS shelves. As we continue to expand our DVD collection, we needed to install more practical and compact shelving, and our rolling VHS unit had to go. Our VHSes are still sticking around, but in the meantime, we […]

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Help fund an AU Library film series!

We’ve reported frequently this year about interesting film festivals and screenings happening around town. In the next year, the AU Library could hold a free film series of our own! But we need your help. In the last week or two, American University launched UFUND, a Kickstarter-style crowdfunding site that solicits donations for specific campus […]

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Peter O’Toole dies at 81

Image credit: IWDRM One of the all-time saddest Oscar narratives is the continued empty-handedness of legendary stage and screen actor Peter O’Toole. O’Toole died yesterday at age 81, and although he never won one of the eight competitive Academy Awards for which he was nominated, he will surely go down as one of the acting […]

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AU Library OPEN today, but limited

Because of the inclement weather, American University is closed today. The library will operate at limited capacity, so there’ll still be room to study, but service desks will be either closed or minimally staffed. The exact hours of Media Services and the New Media Center for the day are TBA. This is perhaps the most […]

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Yikes: 75 percent of all silent films are lost

We love lost and orphaned films, like an early Orson Welles picture that was recently uncovered, but this isn’t something we should have to get excited about. Films are important cultural objects, and it’s a shame if they go missing or are destroyed. Unfortunately, the prospects for early film preservation appear grimmer than expected. A […]

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Welcome back! Who wants to see Saving Mr. Banks?

Now that all the turkey (or tempura, if that’s your style) has been digested, we’re entering the home stretch for the semester. Things have gotten noticeably busier in the library since everyone’s attention is understandably shifting towards exams and final projects. But let’s forget about that for just a second. You know what everyone could […]

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