Kraemer Family Library Events

From Cover to Cover: Packaging Jane Austen from Egerton to Kindle

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:06:25 GMT

Date: February 27, 2011
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: 3rd floow apse, Kraemer Family Library

Never judge a book by its cover? The Kraemer Family Library and the Jane Austen Society of North America Pikes Peak Region presents Dr. Deirdre Gilbert who finds that book covers reveal clues to contemporary literary taste, cover design history, publishing practices, and identifying the target audience for that book. This lecture provides a close study of book covers from Jane Austen novels and shows how those books covers have changed with the times.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Parking on campus is free on Sundays. For more information, please contact us at pikespeakjasna@gmail.com

Live Intergeneration Storytelling Contest

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:05:20 GMT

The Kraemer Family Library presents the 2011 Live Intergeneration Storytelling Contest, to recognize storytelling as a way to understand different generations. Storytelling is a time-honored tradition that informs, educates, and entertains.

"Everything that can be invented, has been invented." Library Lecture

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:38:58 GMT

Date: October 1, 2010
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: 3rd floor apse, Kraemer Family Library

Mark Twain (performed by Alan Kitty) himself will appear before us and speak of past innovation and invention and speculating about future inventions that presage the Internet and other tools of our own times. Twain was a good friend of Nikola Tesla, innovator and electrical engineer, who was a major contributor to commercial electricity and had ties to Colorado Springs. Professor Michael Larson, El Pomar Chair of Engineering and Innovation at UCCS will then take the discussion to the present and speak about innovation in the 21st century.

This event is free and open to the public.

Darcy & Emma: a lecture

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:42:08 GMT

On April 25 at 2pm, the Jane Austen Society of North America and the Kraemer Family Library present Leee Overman, a UCCS student, who will discuss Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy's perspective in connection with Emma's heroine, Emma

Edible Book Festival 2010

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:32:09 GMT

April 16, 6:00pm
6:00pm - 7:30pm
3rd floor apse, Kraemer Family Library

Join local book enthusiasts and food lovers at this year's Edible Book Festival! The 2010 Edible Book Festival will bring together foodies, librarians, teachers, bibliophiles, chefs, bakers, doctors, lawyers, and kids aged from 1-100. The rules are simple - make edible art that has something to do with books - a play on the title, looks like a book, refers to a book's character, etc. Think outside the box and get that oven turned on!

Prizes will be awarded in five categories: culinary, literary, artistic, professionally baked, and student baked.

To Enter: Drop off your creation at the Kraemer Family Library (the building with the clock tower) by 5:30pm, April 16th.

Several of the entries will be auctioned off, with the money going to the 2010 All Pikes Peak Reads literary project.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Hans Post Uiterweer.

Nurture Your Inner-Alice-in-Wonderland for a Sustainable World (Legacy Lecture)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:51:10 GMT

March 2, 2010
12:15pm - 1:45pm
3rd floor apse, Kraemer Family Library

How can we create a more sustainable world? What type of thinking and action is required? Franke James, an artist and the author of Bothered By My Green Conscience, believes we need to nurture our inner "Alice in Wonderland"-and be ready to challenge the powers that be, conventional wisdom, and the old ways of doing things.

Franke James is an artist and the author of Bothered By My Green Conscience, the illustrated tale of her true-life adventures in going green. She has a Masters in Fine Art from the University of Victoria, and a BFA from Mount Allison University. She attended the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009 and now she's coming to UCCS!

This event is free and open to the public.

How the Generations Shaped the Economic System and What that Means for the Future

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:56:30 GMT

November 12, 2009
12:00pm

Dr. Fred Crowley, Dr. Tom Zwirlein (both from the College of Business) and Dr. Dale DeBoer (Chair of the Economics Department) will present their views of generations from an economical perspective. The generations have different outlooks on life and that shapes their attitudes and economic behavior. A great opportunity to learn more about the generations and their economic behavior.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Hans Post Uiterweer.

How the Generations Shaped our Education System and What that Means for the Future

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:55:57 GMT

October 22, 2009
12:00pm

Speakers from UCCS College of Education will talk about the specific requirements and particularities of the various generations in respect to educational leadership, curriculum, special education and counseling. With Dr. Corinne Harmon, Dr. Christi Kasa-Hendrickson and Dr. Joseph Wehrman. A great opportunity for educators and students, young and old, to learn about differences and commonalities in the generations and how that affects our education.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Hans Post Uiterweer.

The Curious Story of Ancient Ecosystems Told by Bedrock Below

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:22:27 GMT

October 9, 2009
2:00pm
3rd floor apse, Library

The Kraemer Family Library is proud to host Dr. Kirk Johnson, the Vice President of Research & Collections and Chief Curator of The Denver Museum of Nature and Science, as he discusses urban fossils of Colorado Springs and the odd stories they tell. Learn about the literal (rock) foundation beneath UCCS and Colorado Springs and what young and old can learn from that.

This event is free and open to the public.