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EHSS Library Learning Commons. What’s New?. Events. TEDtalks. When? Wed. February 27 at 11am Where? In the library Who’s Speaking?. Speaker List. To see a list of the speakers browse to tinyurl.com/ted2013. Alastair Parvin. Designer - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EHSS Library Learning EHSS Library Learning Commons Commons
What’s New?What’s New?
EventsEvents
TEDtalks TEDtalks
• When?–Wed. February 27 at 11am
• Where?– In the library
Who’s Speaking?...
Speaker ListSpeaker List
•To see a list of the speakers browse to tinyurl.com/ted2013
Alastair ParvinAlastair Parvin
•Designer
• One of the core team members of wikihouse.cc a website that helps anyone who wants to design, download or print CNC milled houses or components.
Danny HillisDanny Hillis•Computer Theorist
• An inventor, engineer and entrepreneur.
• Co founder of Applied Minds– A company that provides technology and
consults for many different industries
BLACKBLACK
•Yo-yo Champion
• Went from not knowing what to do with his life to a world champion.
• World champion for the yoyo and the arts performance division
Lesley PerkesLesley Perkes•Public Arts Instigator
• CEO of the public arts management company
• Turns neglected places into interactive ones
Liu BolinLiu Bolin
•Artist
• A photographer that uses his photography to explore Chinese culture and speak out against the government.
• Photographs on display in New York galleries
Can you see the person?Can you see the person?
Amanda PalmerAmanda Palmer
•Musician, Blogger
• A solo artist with several music videos, songs and albums.
• She has also been a part of a band and duo.
Larry LessigLarry Lessig•Legal Activist
• Argues for intellectual property and is trying to build better copy write practices.
• He has written books and created an organization meant for the influence of money on congress
Book DisplaysBook Displays
•COMING UP FEBRUARY
•The Lunar New Year •Purim
Freedom to Freedom to ReadRead
What is Freedom to Read?What is Freedom to Read?• Some areas have very heavy censorship.• It is even present in Canada.• Books have been banned at the border.• The books have been challenged to be
taken off shelves and curriculums.• Freedom to read is a record of all of
those challenged books.
Harry Potter Harry Potter and the and the
Chamber of Chamber of SecretsSecrets
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
Lives of Lives of Girls and Girls and WomenWomen
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
Of Mice and Of Mice and MenMen
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
The The Apprenticeship Apprenticeship
of Duddy of Duddy KravitzKravitz
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
The Golden The Golden CompassCompass
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
The The Handmaid’s Handmaid’s
TaleTale
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
To Kill a To Kill a MockingbirdMockingbird
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
The Catcher The Catcher and the Ryeand the Rye
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read
The WarsThe Wars
Freedom to ReadFreedom to Read