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Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department

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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. October 2016 edition

October 07, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Books on Trial: Banned Books Week

September 25, 2016

"Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Ammendment.

Banned Books Week
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. September 2016 edition

September 01, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. August 2016 edition

August 03, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. July 2016 edition

July 06, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. June 2016 edition

June 02, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. May 2016 edition

May 13, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. April 2016 edition

April 15, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. March 2016 edition

March 04, 2016

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times - the book was better. There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Literature Department, Movies
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Read it First! Film adaptations headed to theatres near you. Special Oscars Edition!

February 27, 2016

Each February, the Academy gathers to honor the best films produced in the previous year and this is quite the literary season for these prestigious awards. Most of the films nominated for the highest accolades were adapted from books!

Literature Department, Movies

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