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The Year of Italian Culture Symposium – October 15 events

Please join us for the following events:
Davidson Hall Room # 207 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. “Why Study Italian Today” by Dr. Carlo Davoli, Director Education Office, Consulate General of Italy in NY

Torp Theatre 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. “A Woman Like That. An Afternoon with Artemisia Gentileschi”
Documentary screening and discussion with filmmakers Ellen Weissbrod and Melissa Powell.
Introduced and chaired by Prof. Carmela Pesca (CCSU Modern Languages)

Torp Theatre 7:00 p.m. The Big Night The 1996 classic by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci.
A failing Italian restaurant run by two brothers gambles on one special night to try to save the business.
Introduction to the movie by Shane Engstrom, Co-Director of Out Film CT.

All events are free and open to the public.

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Central Authors features librarian Nicholas Tomaiuolo

Central Authors Lunchtime talk series in the Bookstore!
Central Authors Lunchtime talk series in the Bookstore features the Library’s Nick Tomaiuolo, at 12:15, Wed., Nov. 6th – recorded for CCSU TV

The Wed., November 6, 2013 taping of  Central Authors features Burritt Library’s own Nicholas Tomaiuolo talking about his recently published book – UContent: The Information Professional’s Guide to User-Generated Content.

The CCSU BOOKSTORE, the Offices of the PROVOST and INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, and the MEDIA CENTER  sponsor Central Authors,  CCSU’s cable television show featuring members of the Central family (faculty, staff, and alumni) talking about their books and airing on some 20 cable outlets throughout Connecticut.  (Check your local listings!)

Watch Central Authors daily on CCSU TV, channel 23, at 8:30 am, 2:30 pm, and 7:30 pm, or online at www.ccsu.edu/centralauthors/programming.htm

 Think globally; read locally!

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Stitch N’ Bitch for the Fall semester!

We will be starting up again this Fall semester and would like input from you!  What times work best for you?  Let us know by filling out the attached survey.  And thanks for helping out!Survey thumb

For those interested, until we decide on a permanent date, Stitch N’ Bitch will take place on the first floor of the library from 1:30 to 2:30 on Wednesday afternoons.

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NOT “Frankie Satin”: A Frank Sinatra Memorabilia Exhibit

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NOT “Frankie Satin”: A Frank Sinatra Memorabilia Exhibit in the Burritt Library, 2nd floor.

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Please come and enjoy the new exhibit in celebration of The Year of Italian Culture in the US.

Items in the exhibit, which include posters, musical scores, records, photos, magazine covers, books, stamps, etc., are from the private collection of Dr. Gilbert L. Gigliotti.

“[Harry James] wanted me to call myself Frankie Satin! Can you imagine? Is that a name or is that a name? Now playing in the lounge, ladies and gentlemen, the one an’ only Frankie Satin…if I’d’ve done that, I’d be working cruise ships today. Besides one fake name in the family was enough.” — Frank Sinatra, as quoted by Pete Hamill, Why Sinatra Matters (p. 71)

(Frank’s father, Martin, had been a boxer, and bar owner, in Hoboken under the name of Marty O’Brien.)

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CREDO Reference – Not Wikipedia!

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Do you want to use reliable encyclopedias and other reference sources? Try Credo Reference!

Search a vast collection of more than 560 full-text reference titles from over 80 publishers covering all subject areas. Images and video are also included.

Click on the Articles & Databases tab at the top of the library’s website,  then click on C for Credo and then page down and click on Credo Reference.  If you are off campus, you are required to enter in your Bluenet ID and password.

Questions? Contact the reference desk at 860-832-2060.