LangsdaleLink Vol. 10 No. 2 FALL 2012
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE LANGSDALE LIBRARY
One Maryland One Book
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magine the conversations we could have if everyone on campus—and everyone in Maryland—were reading the same book. This fall the University of Baltimore is participating in the Maryland Humanities Council’s One Maryland One Book project, a statewide initiative to draw attention to a particular book of merit and foster literary discussions and reading groups focusing on that book. The novel chosen this year is The Cellist of Sarajevo.
The library is hosting a series of programs around the novel, including a panel discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. The evening will start with cellist Dorotea Racz, playing both Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor (the piece featured in the novel) and David Wilde’s The Cellist of Sarajevo, inspired by the true story of cellist Vedran Smailovic. A panel of faculty and guest speakers will follow the cello performance and address different themes in the novel, including: writing This will be a great opportunity for students to see a multidisciplinary approach to the same text. Additional One Maryland One Book programs taking place at UB: to redesign the book cover of The Cellist of Sarajevo. Student submissions are due Thursday, Sept. 25. A $50 Barnes and Noble materials related to the novel and display them in Langsdale’s lobby.
EDITORIAL STAFF NATALIE BURCLAFF ADELE MARLEY DELORES REDMAN ADAM SHUTZ EDITOR; LAYOUT AND DESIGN THOMAS HOLLOWAK LIBRARY DIRECTOR LUCY HOLMAN