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Discover, Discuss and Celebrate with Oviatt Events During the Month of April

Posted in Event, Learning Commons, and outreach

butterfies flyingHello Matadors! The month of April brings many events and fun activities you will not want to miss. We will be offering workshops, presentations, a documentary screening, and a week of amnesty for CSUN students with overdue books! Read further to find out about all of our offerings.

Monday, April 3, Join us for Combatting Hunger Through Sustainability and Action which will be held in the Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. This food, nutrition and health public policy event aims to empower attendees to become effective advocates for food access, nutrition and community health. During this day-long event attendees will learn about innovative food, nutrition and health policies affecting professionals and the public. Attendees will also learn ways to take action and get involved in public policy. This event is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information please visit http://library.csun.edu/events/policy-day-2017?type=event

On Wednesday, April 5, we will be hosting Visualize This! The Creative Side of Copyright from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room. This symposium will address fair use, intellectual property, reuse, and the proliferation of online access as it applies to visual formats such as photography, comics, digital media – even 3D printing! A panel discussion will follow the presentations. A networking lunch will be provided. RSVP at http://library.csun.edu/copyright-2017-rsvp by March 31, 2017. For more information visit http://library.csun.edu/events/copyright-2017

Wednesday, April 12, the Oviatt Library, Journalism and CVTA Departments will be cosponsoring a documentary screening and panel discussion on Agness Underwood: First Lady of the Newsroom in the Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall at 7 p.m. This event is free. For more information visit http://library.csun.edu/events/agness-underwood

Sunday, April 9 through Saturday April 15 the Oviatt Library will be celebrating National Library Week!

April 9-15 amnesty will be granted on overdue books for CSUN students.

April 10 temporary tattoos will be available in the Library lobby from 12-1:30 p.m.

April 10-14 CSUN students can enter a drawing in the Learning Commons to win a $50 Barnes & Noble Gift card. There will also be an Oviatt Library Staff Picks display featuring our favorite books. Stop by and see what we are reading and check out a book too!

For more information and details about National Library Week offerings please see our Flyer 2017.