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Deep Thoughts and Documentaries

Join us this Thursday (August 21) from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM in the Library, as we watch and reflect on Wild Honey: Caring for Bees in a Divided Land as well as the film Days and Years in the Lives of Plants. These films are available via one of our streaming services Kanopy.

Pro tip: Did you know that if you pre-register for these events then you will automatically get a calendar invitation & 1-hr reminder? you can do so by using this link.

About the Films

Wild Honey: Caring for Bees in a Divided Land:  This Film explores how migratory wild honeybees transcend the colonial border dividing Timor, uniting the people of Lookeu through ritual, song, and shared heritage. Amid modern pressures, the community works to preserve the bees' movements and their cultural identity.

Days and Years in the Lives of Plants: A Look at how plants time their flowering using light-sensitive pigments, messenger, RNA and temperature cues, and how these processes are impacted by climate change.

Deep Thoughts and Documentaries

Join us this Thursday (August 14) from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM in the Innovation Room, as we watch and reflect on Feeding Tomorrow. This film is available via one of our streaming services, Kanopy.

Pro tip: Did you know that if you pre-register for these events then you will automatically get a calendar invitation & 1-hr reminder? you can do so by using this link.

About the Film

Feeding Tomorrow: Up against a broken food system suffering from ecosystem destruction, climate change, health epidemics, and inequality, a brave group of visionary leaders in agriculture, healthcare and education work to build a more just, regenerative, and resilient system in their local communities.

Deep Thoughts and Documentaries

Join us this Thursday (August 7) from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm in the Innovation Room, as we watch and reflect on Banned Together. This film is available via one of our streaming services, Kanopy. 

Pro tip: Did you know that if you pre-register for these events then you will automatically get a calendar invitation & 1-hr reminder? You can do so by using this link.

About the Film

Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship is about a diverse cast of visionary teenagers, stirring public protests, private threats, criminal charges, and drama-filled school board meetings. The film pulls back the curtain on two of the most controversial issues in America today, book bans and curriculum censorship in public schools.

Spooky Movies at School!

Come and relax in the in the UCC Library's Innovation Room while watching a spooky movie or two via the library's streaming service, Kanopy!

Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Time: 12:00-5:00pm

Spooky Movies Everywhere!

This is a drop-in event, spend a few minutes or a few hours!

Can't stay for the whole movie and want to watch it on your own? Check out how you can do that here.

Fright Fest: Horror Films for Halloween

Kanopy

Did you know that with Kanopy you can stream spooky movies any time of year to your phone, tablet, computer, or smart tv? All you need is an internet connection and your UCC Library card number! Go to Kanopy - Digital Media & eBooks to learn more*.

*Are you a faculty member? These can even be shown in your classroom!

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