Upcoming iRead session

Join us on January 26, 2010 from 12:30-1:30 in the K-Room in the Dining Hall when Mr. Buck Smith, English Instructor at Cumberland University, will speak about his first-hand experiences as a Green Beret in Afghanistan following September 11th, 2001.

Mark your calendars. Everyone is welcome!
Books are on sale at the University Bookstore.

The schedule is complete!

We now have a speaker for our session on January 26. Mr. Buck Smith, Adjunct English Instructor, will speak about his first-hand experiences as a Green Beret in Afghanistan following September 11. We hope everyone can join us for that session and all of our others!

Join us for an iRead session

October 27th
12:30-1:30
K-Room in the Dining Hall

Dr. James Lee Ray, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, will speak about the current political situation and American military involvement in Afghanistan.

Upcoming activities!

Whether we like it or not, summer is officially over at Cumberland University, and that means that it's time to start thinking about everything coming up during the fall semester. Our last post was about our tentative schedule. Those dates are no longer tentative! And, for those of you who like to know exactly what's going on at all times, here's a rundown of the programs:

Fall semester:

September 22 - Kick off event to promote the program including a slide show, refreshments, and maybe even climbing a rock wall!

October 27 - Dr. James Lee Ray, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, will speak about the current political situation and American military involvement in Afghanistan.

November 24 - Jan and John Bradley will speak about the Lamia-Afghan Foundation which provides humanitarian aid to the children of Afghanistan.

Spring semester:

January 26 - pending! Ideas and volunteers are welcome.

February 23 - Dr. Michael Rex will conduct a session on the literature and art of Central Asia.

March 23 - Dr. Binhazim from the Olive Tree Foundation will speak about Women in Muslim Life

Also, the University Bookstore is selling Three Cups of Tea for $11.00, so if you still need a copy here's your chance to get it without having to leave campus! All of us here at the library are excited about what we have planned so far, and we think the program will be even bigger this year than last year. If anyone out there in Internet-land has any questions about iRead, upcoming programs, or the book itself, leave us a comment or email the library (library@cumberland.edu). We can't wait to see all of you on September 22!

Tentative schedule

We have a *tentative* schedule and a new location! We're moving to the K-Room next to the cafeteria in order to have a little more space. We've also decided to switch our sessions from Wednesdays to Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30.

Here are the dates we have lined up:
September 22
October 27
November 24
January 26
February 23
March 23

We're still finalizing some of our program topics, so look for more information on those as the first session gets closer. Based on what we've scheduled and planned so far, it should be a pretty exciting year!