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Watch a Banned Book

It's Banned Books Week and we've got some film adaptations of banned and challenged books recommended by Joni Clayton!...

01 October, 2023 / 1 Comment

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Films for Asian American Pacific Islander Month

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month this April, here are some film recommendations available at the J. Willard Marriott Library, recommended by Mary Ann James....

02 May, 2023 / 0 Comments

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6 Great Books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Check out these AAPI-owned publishing companies who produce excellent works by Asian American and Pacific Island authors, selected by Librarian Allyson Mower based on research conducted by Mykie Valenzuela....

01 May, 2023 / 0 Comments

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Films for Poetry Month

In honor of Poetry Month, here are some film recommendations available at the J. Willard Marriott Library, recommended by Joni Clayton....

13 April, 2023 / 0 Comments

Films for Native American Heritage Month

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, here are some film recommendations available at the J. Willard Marriott Library, recommended by Joni Clayton....

03 November, 2022 / 0 Comments

Film Recommendations for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Here are a few film recommendations from Joni Clayton to watch. All of these can be streamed for free by any current University of Utah student, staff, and faculty....

13 May, 2022 / 0 Comments

Books for Poetry Month & Library Week

It’s Women’s History Month, it’s nearly spring and Pride Week, the semester is half-way over, but the pandemic is still on!! Here are five hopefully-inspiring books for March 2022: ...

30 March, 2022 / 0 Comments

Films for Women’s History Month

February is Black History Month and the University of Utah's Black Cultural Center has many events planned including a partnered event with the J. Willard Marriott Library about books & movies. That event will feature "Meligha Garfield (director of the Black Cultural Center) and Sara...

09 March, 2022 / 0 Comments

Books to celebrate Women’s History Month

It’s Women’s History Month, it’s nearly spring and Pride Week, the semester is half-way over, but the pandemic is still on!! Here are five hopefully-inspiring books for March 2022: ...

07 March, 2022 / 1 Comment

Challenge: Read a Book for Collective Action

The J. Willard Marriott Library invites you to join us in reading a book recommend from some of the amazing panelists we've had over the past few years. Whether it's a comic book recommend or a book about the Black experience in Utah, there's a...

11 February, 2022 / 0 Comments