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Poetry Reading with María Melendez
December 1, 2010
7:30pm
3rd floor apse, Kraemer Family Library
The Library is proud to host María Melendez, author of How Long She'll Last in This World and Flexible Bones, who will read selections of her work. María is also known for her work as the editor/publisher of Pilgrimage Magazine * Story * Spirit * Witness * Place *, a literary journal recognized both regionally and nationally. This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsors for this event include: Social Science Symposium Series, the Matrix Center, MOSAIC, Humanities, Women’s and Ethnic Studies, Kraemer Family Library Dean Teri Switzer, Provost Peg Bacon, FREEX, GAL, and the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project.
Posted 11/23/10
Prospector outage September 2nd at 5pm
On Sept. 2, Prospector will be unavailable after 5pm and is anticipated to be down for several hours that evening. During this time, you'll be unable to access the Prospector website. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Posted 8/30/10
Winners of the 2010 Edible Books Festival
Missed this year's Edible Books Festival? Check out the winning entries below and get inspired for next year's festival! View all the entries and other photos on the Kraemer Family Library's flickr page.
Best Literary Award
Created by Laura Fuller, this depiction of Dante's Inferno contains multiple layers of red velvet cake, dark chocolate cake, and marble cake.
People's Choice Award
Emma Howard, a local middle school student, crafted the cupcake version of The Very Lazy Ladybug.
Best Culinary Award
People's Choice Honorable Mention and Winner of the Best Culinary Award! Tajshen Campbell's fondant version of The Tales of Despereaux.
Best of Show
Margaret Morris, Director of the Manitou Springs Public Library, with her take on Gone with the Wind.
Best Artistic Award
Rachel Munk's creative interpretation of Strega Nona, made of multiple gingerbread houses and spaghetti.
Posted 4/20/10
Darcy & Emma: Austen's Ironic Meditation on Gender
April 25, 2010
2:00pm
3rd floor apse, Kraemer Family Library
Darcy & Emma Flyer
Leee Overmann, UCCS student and author of "Darcy and Emma: Austen's Ironic Meditation on Gender" (Persuasions 31, 222-235. 2009), poses the question: Suppose Jane Austen had told Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy's point of view, except she made this new main character a heroine? The result looks a lot like Austen's most accomplished novel, Emma. This talk examines Austen's mirroring of Pride and Prejudice and the significance of gender in Emma, as well as the possible sources of Austen's inspiration for this whimsical topsy-turvey: Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, William Shakespeare, and the Reverend James Fordyce.
This lecture is presented by the Jane Austen Society of North America and the Kraemer Family Library. It is completely free and open to the public.
If you have any questions about this, please contact Christina Martinez.
Posted 4/13/10
Kraemer Family Library wins "We Love Libraries" lottery
The Library has won a $1,000 grant from the Sisters in Crime "We Love Libraries" lottery. The lottery required a photo entry (picture featured on the right) which was randomly selected for the February 2010 winner. The grant money will go to making more books available to you! Congratulations to everyone!
Read more about the contest at the Sisters in Crime "We Love Libraries" webpage.
Posted 3/9/10