Sweetness Preserved: The Story of the Crown Candy Kitchen

On Thursday, December 4th, from 2:00pm – 3:00pm, author John Oldani will present “Sweetness Preserved: The Story of the Crown Candy Kitchen.”  Oldani will also be available to sign his book. This event will be held on the second floor of Pius XII Memorial Library, and is sponsored by the Saint Louis University Bookstore – a service of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers.  Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event for $24.83 (including tax).

The SEED Forum: Sustainable & Ethical Enterprise Development

On Thursday, Nov. 20th, the University Libraries, along with the John Cook School of Business, is offering “The SEED Forum: Sustainable & Ethical Enterprise Development” in the Anheuser Busch Auditorium located in Cook Hall (lower level). A panel of experts will discuss the world’s water crisis. A reception is from 5:00pm – 5:30pm, the event is from 6:00pm – 7:30pm. This event is made possible by a grant from the American Library Association and PBS/FRONTLINE. (Event is free, but RSVP is required. Please RSVP at http://jcsb.slu.edu/ethics.)

“Reading the Body in Medieval Manuscripts,” Lecture

On Thursday, Nov. 20th, from 3:30pm – 5:00pm, in the Knights Room of Pius Library, Susan L’Engle, Assistant Director of the Vatican Film Library, will speak on Reading the Body in Medieval Manuscripts. This lecture expands upon the themes explored by the exhibition “What a Piece of Work is a Man? – Reading the Body in Medieval Manuscripts,” currently on display in the Atrium of Pius Library.  L’Engle will discuss the ways in which bodies, human or otherwise, provide pictorial definitions of gender, class, etiquette, occupation, religion, metaphor and humor.  This event is sponsored by the Saint Louis University Bookstore – a service of Barnes and Noble College Booksellers.