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Panel discusses Falcon at OU Law Center |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 13:17 |
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 Saturday, March 13, at 2 p.m. a keynote panel discussion will be held at the OU Law Center, 300 Timberdell Road, as part of The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon. Moderator, David Draper Clark, and crime novel enthusiasts Jim Davis, Bill Hagen, and David Kipen will take a closer look at the crime classic and discuss its characters, themes, symbolism, and why it is more than just a whodunit.
The Maltese Falcon: The Plot Thickens, the Keynote Panel Discussion, is free and open to the public. Free visitor parking for this event is located on the south side of the OU Law School. To get to this parking lot take Asp Avenue south, past Timberdell Road. Turn at the first right, the Law Center is the second building on the right. For downloadable directions: http://www.law.ou.edu/visitor/directions.pdf . |
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Downtown Norman setting for Kick-Off |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 13:10 |
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The historic ar ts district of downtown Norman provides the backdrop for events that mark the Kick Off of The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon of the Pioneer Library System.
The six-week reading promotion of Dashiell Hammett’s detective novel begins Friday, March 12, with activities in downtown Norman as part of the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art of the Norman Arts Council and CART, Cleveland Area Rapid Transit. From 6-10 p.m. visitors can ride a trolley to participating arts venues downtown, on Campus Corner, and at the University of Oklahoma. Trolley rides are 50 cents per ride or $2 for the entire evening. The Big Read will be featured at three downtown venues.
At the Crucible Foundry and Gallery, 110 E. Tonhawa, visitors can view the falcon sculptures commissioned by the Pioneer Library System to commemorate the 2010 The Big Read. Artist Jeff Littlejohn will be on hand to discuss the vision and the processes behind the works of art. The sculptures will be given to participants of The Big Read through drawings held in the Pioneer Library System public libraries in Cleveland, McClain, and Pottawatomie counties. |
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Quest for sculpture continues in The Big Read |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 13:04 |
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 Just like the characters in the novel The Maltese Falcon, participants in The Big Read of the Pioneer Library System will engage in a quest to own a coveted work of art. Norman sculptor Jeff Littlejohn has been commissioned by the Pioneer Library System to create a series of sculptures to commemorate The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon.
The centerpiece of the series is an 18-inch bronze statue of a peregrine falcon perched on a stack of three books. The piece has been cast at the Crucible Foundry and Gallery in Norman and will be permanently installed in one of the hometown public libraries of the Pioneer Library System. The library that displays the piece will be determined by a drawing held as part of The Big Read finale at the Warren Theatre in Moore on April 22.
Entry forms will be distributed at all official The Big Read activities, including the Kick-Off in downtown Norman March 12, and the Keynote Discussion Panel at the OU Law Center March 13. Participants may also earn entries by completing quizzes in The Big Read edition of WORD magazine available in the libraries and online at www.bigreadok.com . |
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Teens can win in March! |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 09:04 |
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 Are you a teenager? An aspiring film maker? Have a favorite book you want to encourage everyone else to read? Then why not make a book trailer for our Teen Tech Week Contest?
Not into making films? But you are great at writing essays? Why not submit an entry to our Maltese Falcon Essay writing contest?
There are some fantastic prizes for both contests - donated by Brainfuse, OverDrive and the Pioneer Library System. Visit the entry pages for more information on both the Book trailer and Essay contests. |
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PLS Presents: Children's Fable Podcast |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 14:56 |
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 How is it that fables are still so popular? In searching the library database Books in Print, which lists books currently published, you can find over 6,000 books that concern fables in some shape or form. Writers and artists still draw from the tales of old.
Our illustration this month features the work of one such artist, Darryl Funk. Mr. Funk is a freelance illustrator in Canada who does work for a children's magazine called Zamoof! And he drew a lovely piece featuring the Fox and the Grapes. When asked about why he used a fable for inspiration he said, "For me I think that it's kind of like going back to the beginning. These fables are the basic building blocks for storytelling. The simple, moral lessons are as valid today as they were way back then. I'm sure most modern stories have just taken that information and expanded upon it."
The longevity of fables may be because they were intended to be cautionary tales for dangers which are timeless. They were told to warn those who are weaker and to provide advice on a means of escape from difficult situations - some advice being good and some bad. Perhaps that is why fables are so popular as children's books. They are constants to which both adults and children can relate.
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