Tutt Library News

Screening of Blacklisted Film Tuesday Oct. 11

For the finale of our Hispanic Heritage Month events, Tutt Library presents a screening of the film Salt of the Earth at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 11 in TLC3. This 1954 film is based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico and deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands' wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces. This film was written, directed and produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for refusing to answer Congressional inquiries on First Amendment grounds. Almost the entire cast is local people from Silver City, New Mexico, with the exception of Will Geer as the sheriff. Movie snacks will be served.

Professor Roberto Irizarry Lectures at Tutt Oct. 10

As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month programming, Tutt Library and the student organization SOMOS present a talk by CC Professor Roberto Irizarry of the Department of Romance Languages. It will take place at 7 pm on Monday, October 10 in Tutt Library, TLC3. The talk is titled Writing aqui and there: Interlatinidad and the negotiation of territoriality. Despite belonging to a demographic category that has become the largest minority in the U.S., Latinas/os constitute a community fraught with ambiguities stemming from its wide variety of national allegiances as well as class, gender, end ethnic positions. In proposing a notion of the Latina/o community as an ongoing set of coalitions, Professor Irizarry will look at Chicana/o or Latino Caribbean writers such as Gloria Anzaldua and Víctor Hernandez Cruz, who have relocated to the territory of other Latino constituencies and negotiated the aforementioned ambivalences not only to define themselves in relation to mainstream society but also to form elastic yet politically necessary bonds. Refreshments will be served.

Tutt Library Perks: Lunch & Learn Thu. 9/29 at noon

Please join us at noon, on Thursday, September 29 in Tutt Library's TLC2 classroom for our Lunch & Learn session, Tutt Perks. We'll provide lunch, and you will get a brief introduction to services and resources of Tutt Library available for staff and faculty. Some of the things we will cover:

• current Books and video collections
• borrowing books from other libraries
• using Tutt databases from off campus
• requesting a book
• and resources for homework help.

Tutt staff will also review relevant policies. RSVP to Glenna Harrison to reserve a space and lunch (gharrison@coloradocollege.edu or X6670)

Poet Ramon Del Castillo Reads at Tutt

As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, Denver poet Ramon Del Castillo will read and discuss his work at Tutt Library. He will read in TLC 3 from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27. Dr. Del Castillo has worked in the fields of mental health, education and community and economic development. He is currently the Chair of the Masters Program in Nonprofit Management at Regis University. He is also adjunct faculty in the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department at Metropolitan State College of Denver. As a past columnist for the Rocky Mountain News and a current columnist for El Semanario, Dr. Del Castillo is known for his thought provoking and insightful essays regarding the plight of persons of color and public policy concerns and issues. In 2002, he was the winner of El Semanario's Journalist Award, for Writing and Literary Mentorship. He is the author of several volumes of poetry, most recently Tales from a michoacano.

Display, Lunch & Learn Feature Mexico

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, 2005), Tutt Library will feature a Lunch & Learn session and a display about Mexico. The Lunch & Learn will be at noon on Thursday, Sept. 22 at noon in TLC2. It will provide an introduction to some basic Internet resources about Mexico. Mexican food will be served for lunch. Please RSVP to Glenna Harrison at x6670 if you plan to attend.

The library also has a display of books and videos about various Mexican topics in the 1st floor lobby. These items are available for check out, so stop by and browse!

Make a Librarian Your Buddy With Instant Messaging

Starting Block One of 2005, the Tutt Library has begun an experiment in offering library assistance to students, faculty, and staff of Colorado College via instant messaging (IM).

Screen names:

• tuttlibrarian (AIM and Yahoo! Messenger)
• tuttlibrarian@hotmail.com (MSN Messenger)

We expect to be available via IM Sunday through Thursday in the afternoons and evenings. Read more about our IM service, including our FAQ.

So put us on your buddy list and ask us a question!