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11 International Children's Books: Celebrating Recent Gifts D isplaying international children's books collec ted from six continents • Through August • Clarke Historical Library, Park Library Corby Blem Paintings feature charac ters look ing for ward to the Nex t Big Thing: The 21st Centur y • Through April 10 • Baber Room, Park Library Department of Art and Design Spring 2015 B.A.A./B.A./B.S. Exhibition Featuring works by B. A. A./B. A./B.S. graduates from the D epar tment of A r t and D esign • April 24 through May 9 • University Art Gallery and Park Library Rex F. Tower This plein air painter works to show the beaut y of the world, using light as his focal point • April 15 through June • Baber Room, Park Library Cozette Phillips This sculptor interprets natural forms by combining materials such as metals and concrete to evoke the influence of industr y and development • July through August • Baber Room, Park Library Michigan Water Color Society Traveling Exhibit A selec tion of the best works of The M ichigan Watercolor S ociet y, emphasizing self- discover y and personal content • Sept. 17 through Oct. 15 • Baber Room, Park Library C M U L i b r a r i e s ' exhibits & events calendar c m i c h . e d u / l i b r a r y / e x h i b i t s will be safe and filled with happiness. Other cultures present sad endings, which remind children that life doesn't always work out how we want, and one needs to be prepared for adversity. "There isn't a perfect way to teach children about the world, and various cultures do it much differently," Boles said. "Exhibit viewers have the opportunity to discover cultural differences and similarities that children experience through the books they read." S u p p o r t i n g C M U s c h o l a r s h i p According to Clarke reference specialist Bryan Whitledge, the Library often receives requests to view international literature for research purposes. "We don't just have these books for fun. We have them to support the scholarship of students on campus," Whitledge said. "The education, arts, children's literature and foreign language classes often ask for these books because they are some of the only materials we have in a language other than English." This exhibit celebrates a large gift from retired English language and literature professor Susan Stan, who gave a presentation Feb. 19, the opening night of the exhibit. You can watch the opening night recap video on the CMU Libraries' YouTube channel, which can be accessed through the University Libraries website at youtube.com/user/cmulibraries. •

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