In October, 2004, a week-long celebration of the new Library was highlighted by the Abernethy Lecture Series, the Clifford Symposium, the formal Library dedication ceremony, and the Inauguration of Ronald D. Liebowitz as Middlebury College's 16th President. The celebration included performances by local artists and an internationally recognized dance troupe, and several special lectures, as detailed in the scheduled below.
Calendar of Events
Tuesday, October 5
4:30 p.m. "American Wilderness Narratives: Doubling the Last Survivor" - Harman Periodical Reading Room ~ Library
College Professor of American Literature John P. McWilliams
Abernethy Lecture Series
Wednesday, October 6
7:30 p.m. "The Future of Storytelling in the Digital Age" - Dana Auditorium
Janet Murray, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nicholas R. Clifford Symposium: The Technology of the Word
Professor Murray is an internationally recognized interactive designer, the director of Georgia Tech's graduate program in Information Design and Technology, and of the Laboratory for Advanced Computing Initiatives, and a member of Georgia Tech's interdisciplinary GVU Center.
Thursday, October 7
7:30 p.m. "Copyrights and Copywrongs: Innovation and Intellectual Property in a Digital Age" - Dana Auditorium
Siva Vaidhyanathan is an Assistant Professor at New York University and author of The Anarchist in the Library (Basic Books, 2004).
Nicholas R. Clifford Symposium: The Technology of the Word
The Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power "to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." More than two centuries after those words were written, what is the proper balance between the rights of copyright holders and copyright users in a world in which information can be manipulated, copied, stored, and downloaded nearly instantaneously?
Immediately following: Panel discussion with Janet Murray, Siva Vaidhyanathan and Middlebury faculty and students. Followed by a reception. Location TBD
Friday, October 8
12:15 p.m. New Library Dedication - Library Lawn
Remarks by honorary degree recipient Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York - Box lunch will follow dedication
2:00 p.m. Bandaloop performance - Storrs Avenue side of the new library
Project Bandaloop honors nature, community, and the human spirit through dance. The company creates a blend of dance, sport, ritual, and environmental awareness. Inspired by the possibilities of climbing and rappelling, the choreography draws on aerial, vertical and horizontal movement to craft dances, many site-specific.
2:30-4:00 p.m. Atlantic Crossing performs Vermont folk music. Harmann Library Periodical Reading Room
Library tours and general open house
4:30 p.m. Dedication of Garden for the Seasons - South side of new library
Sculpture by Michael Singer
Saturday, October 9
11:00 a.m. "The Architecture of the Middlebury College Library" - Library Atrium
Charles Gwathmey of Gwathmey Siegel Associates Architects
Nicholas R. Clifford Symposium: The Technology of the Word
2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Bandaloop performances - Storrs Avenue side of the new library
6:00 p.m. Inaugural Concert - Concert Hall, Center for the Arts
Kirill Troussov, violinist & Alexandra Troussova, pianist
8:00 p.m. a cappella Jamboree - Mead Chapel
Student groups and alumni celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Mamajamas
9:30 p.m. Inaugural Dance - Nelson Recreation Center
Sunday, October 10
9:30 a.m. Interfaith Service - Mead Chapel
11:30 a.m. Presidential Inauguration of Ronand D. Liebowitz - the 16th President of Middlebury College - Library Lawn
Lunch will follow ceremonies
2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Bandaloop performances - Storrs Avenue side of the new library