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Trumpets & Crumpets Jazz and Tea in the Garden

Come join us on Friday, October 10th from 3:30-6:00pm to celebrate UNO's Centennial with an elegant afternoon of jazz and tea in the Criss Library Garden, off the newly renovated first floor. All are invited to attend this free event to enjoy the sounds of The Pat Higgins Jazz Trio and the taste of crumpets, scones and delicious pastries. (Rain location: Criss Library Second Floor Cafe) For more information, contact Dani Herzog.

Past Events

UNO Library Friends Book Discussion

The UNO Library Friends and the Council Bluffs Public Library invite you to the fourth and final discussion in their co-sponsored event: Jewish Literature, Identity and Imagination. This discussion will focus on The Rabi's Cat by Joann Sfar. This discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Joan S. Latchaw, Graduate Program Chair, English Department, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Location
TBD
Date:
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Time:
2:00 p.m.

For reservation information contact Lynn Friesner (712) 323-7553 ext. 123, Marvel Maring, or Gary Katz (402) 334-6462. Books are available for checkout at:

  • Council Bluffs Public Library, Reference Desk
  • Check with Criss Library and Jewish Federation Library for book availability and pick up.

UNO Library Friends Book Discussion

Join us in the Criss Library Café on March 13th to discuss The Known World by Edward P. Jones. Discussion to be led by Dr. Margaret A. Jones of the UNO Black Studies Department. This is a revised date.

Location:
Criss Library Café
Date:
March 13th, 2008
Time:
7:00 p.m.

UNO Library Friends Book Discussion

Join us in the MBSC Council Room on February 7th to discuss A World on Fire by Joe Jackson. Discussion to be led by Dr. James Wood of the UNO Chemistry Department.

Location:
MBSC Council Room
Date:
February 7th, 2008
Time:
12:00 noon

UNO Library Friends to host Meet the Author

Join the UNO Library friends for an evening with Jeff Beals, author of Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One. Jeff currently serves as Vice President of Operations at Coldwell Banker Commercial World Group. He also teaches real estate at UNO and co-hosts Grow Omaha, a weekly radio program. As a freelance writer he has published more than 200 articles in national and local periodicals.

Please join us for Jeff's presentation in the Criss Library Café on Tuesday, January 29th at 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

UNO Library Friends to host wine tasting event

Enjoy hors d'oevers and wine on January 18th during this fundraiser for the UNO Library friends. Enter the drawing for a wine basket and mingle with other friends of the Library during this annual event. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be offered.

Wines provided by Nebraska Wine & Spirits, Inc. Guests will have the opportunity to order favorite wines from Cornhusker Beverage Mart.

Event information:

January 18, 2008
7:30 p.m.
UNO W.H. Thompson Alumni Center
University of Nebraska Omaha Campus

Download and return the registration form no later than January 11th

UNO Library Friends hosts First Book Discussion

The UNO Library Friends sponsor a series of book discussions throughout the year. The first event, scheduled for Friday, October 12th, at 12:00 pm, is a discussion of Paul Schneider’s book, “Brutal Journey.”

“This book tells the story of an army of would-be conquerors who came to the New World on the heels of Cortés. Bound for glory, they landed in Florida in 1528. But only four of the four hundred would survive: eight years and a 5,000-mile journey later, three Spaniards and a black Moroccan wandered out of the wilderness to the north of the Rio Grande and into Mexico. The survivors brought nothing back other than their story, but what a tale it was. Now, by combining the accounts of the explorers with findings of archaeologists and academic historians, Schneider offers an authentic narrative to replace a legend of North American exploration.”
(From the Publisher’s Description)

Professor Beth Ritter, Director of Native American Studies at UNO, will lead the discussion about this grand story of the epic first crossing of North America.

The event will be held in the MBSC Council Room and is free to the public. Feel free to bring your lunch! Questions should be directed to John Flocken, 4-3725.

September 17, 7:00 p.m.: Constitution Day Celebration
Celebrate Constitution Day at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Criss Library on Monday, Sept. 17, when Carson Holloway, assistant professor of political science at UNO, presents "Executive Privilege and the Constitution." The 7 p.m. event is free and open to the public.

"We're honored to have Dr. Holloway speak to us on this timely topic," said Jim Shaw, government documents librarian. "Consitution Day gives us a great opportunity to examine meaningful political issues and hold great discussions relevant today."

During 2005 – 2006, Holloway was a William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life in Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. His books include All Shook Up: Music, Passion, and Politics and The Right Darwin? Evolution, Religion, and the Future of Democracy. He is currently at work on a book on the thought of John Paul II and modern political philosophy, which will be published by Baylor University Press.

For more information, contact Jim Shaw or phone (402) 554-2225.