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Marathon Reading of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Tuesday October 2, on the quad outside the library.
Beginning at 1:30 PM moves inside at 6:30 PM to the Jeffers Room, where it continues throughout the night, then returns to the quad at 8:30 AM Wednesday October 3 until finished [~4:00 PM]

In celebration of Banned Books Week (September 29 - October 6, 2007), the Occidental College Library is taking a visit to Hogwarts to visit Harry Potter!

Everyone on campus is invited to share in the reading, which will take place Tuesday, October 2, at 1:30 PM and will continue until 4:30 PM on October 3.

Sign up NOW to read aloud for 15-minutes The sign-up sheet is posted inside the library.

Related events of interest:

Oxy Bookstore - Banned Books Display (September 29 - October 6).

Library Exhibit - Banned Books: Shakespeare Censored!

A physical and virtual exhibition exploring the works of William Shakespeare, one of the most famous, yet controversial, authors in the English language. Banned Books: Shakespeare Censored! explores why such a highly regarded author has garnered so much negative attention; explains the purpose of Banned Books Week; and discusses the necessity of intellectual freedom.

Please visit the physical exhibit on the Lobby of the Main Floor of the Library and the virtual component at http://departments.oxy.edu/library/geninfo/collections/special/bannedbooks/.

*Please contact Marsha Schnirring, Instructional Services Librarian (x2542), if you have any questions.