Banned Books Week, the annual tongue-in-cheek celebration of censorship in libraries, starts on Sunday, September 22nd. Libraries have a long history of fighting critics and officials about the inclusion of books with controversial, especially ones aimed towards children. This is a chance to push back and shine a light on why these books were challenged […]
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Aargh crickets!
Aaaarrrggh! A family of crickets has taken up residence outside the emergency door in Media Services, and you can hear them everywhere. Normally we would’ve tried to clear them out, but because the pathway outside the library is currently under construction, we can’t get to them. We, for one, welcome our new insect overlords! Lest […]
Continue readingSyrian civil war documentary available streaming via AU Library
With the White House’s recent announcement that it intends to engage in military strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in response to its purported use of chemical weapons, the ongoing Syrian civil war has once again been thrust into international spotlight. For many who have not followed the conflict since it began in 2011, […]
Continue readingHappy National Dog Day! Avoid animal tragedies with Does the Dog Die
Evidently, August 26th is National Dog Day, a holiday we can all agree with. The holiday’s goal is to raise awareness for local Humane Societies and the adoption process, which is a great thing, but it’s unclear how the average person should celebrate. Surely this is the right day to watch a few dog movies. […]
Continue readingEarly Orson Welles film uncovered!
Everyone knows Orson Welles best for his directorial debut, Citizen Kane. Though Welles had dabbled in some film work and shorts before Kane‘s debut, few of those early works have seen the light of the day. Perhaps Welles’s most famous lost work is Too Much Johnson, a series of vignettes originally designed to screen alongside […]
Continue readingE.T. kicks off Screen on the Green
Of the many film screenings happening around the DMV area this summer, none has a stronger pedigree and brand than the HBO- and Universal-sponsored Screen on the Green. Every Monday for the next four weeks, HBO will screen a classic film on the National Mall at sunset, around 8pm. This year’s festivities begin tonight with […]
Continue readingNetflix overshadows Emmy nominations; the future of television is here to stay
Remember how excited we were about the Oscars? After a few months, we finally managed to get over it and stop talking about Argo. But now award fever has hit once again: this morning, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for this year’s primetime Emmys. Many of the nominees are exactly what […]
Continue readingDC Digital Commons opens, offers powerful media resources
We’re very proud of the services and equipment available at the New Media Center; our training sessions and studio spaces had great attendance last year, and users are walking away with finished projects and greater knowledge of multimedia software. We’re always very happy when we see other universities and libraries offering these services too. Color […]
Continue readingAU Library closed tomorow; get Independence Day for Independence Day
Just a reminder: the American University Library will be CLOSED for Independence Day tomorrow, July 4th. We close at 6pm today in preparation for the holiday. If you’re planning on taking out any movies for the holiday, please do so today. Shockingly, we have two copies of Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day still available (HU DVD […]
Continue readingGet advance passes to see Pacific Rim THIS TUESDAY!
A number of high-profile movies come out this week, including the kid’s mega-hit Despicable Me 2 and Gore Verbinski’s big-budget gamble, The Lone Ranger. Those are all fine and well. But our real excitement is reserved for next week’s Pacific Rim, a tribute to Japanese kaiju monster movies from Guillermo del Toro. So why post […]
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