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Spend an afternoon with the Dashwood sisters of Sense and Sensibility, catching up on local gossip, potential crushes and past illicit love affairs. 2011 marked the bicenntenial of Jane Austen's first published work. Or, enjoy the popular 1851 novel, Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell which chronicles the lives of two sisters rivaling reality TV of today and is the basis for the 2007 BBC miniseries of the same name starring Dame Judi Dench. FREE DOWNLOAD.
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Theater Room
Criss Library is featuring a new service just for you—the Theater Room! The Theater Room is available to all UNO students, faculty and staff, and is designed for viewing media for academic, as well as leisure purposes. For your optimum viewing pleasure, the Theater Room is equipped with eight comfy chairs (more available upon request), a Sony Blu-Ray player, 9-channel AV receiver, HD projector, 110 in. screen, iPod docking station, PC, wireless keyboard, mouse, and cable television. The Theater Room is conveniently located on the main floor (2nd floor) of the Criss Library behind the SCOLA Learning Center. This room can entertain 16 people at a time, and can be reserved for up 4 hours with a signed agreement. Visit the UNO Criss Library Catalog to reserve the Theater Room online or call 402.554.3206. For more information on making reservations, click here.
Eligible Users
The Theater Room is available to UNO students, faculty, and staff. NOTE: Academic use of this room will supersede non-academic use.
Check out
Eligible users should present their UNO MavCard I.D. to the Main Service Desk in order to check out the Theater Room. A consent form must be signed each semester. The key is the sole responsibility of the user to whom it is checked out. Do not give the key to other members of the group. Rooms that have been reserved but are not checked out within 15 minutes after the start time will be released for use by another group.
Terms of Use
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Room is only for viewing/discussion of film and multi-media productions. X-Rated films cannot be viewed in this room.
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Academic use of this room supersedes non-academic use.
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Only current UNO faculty, staff, and students are eligible to reserve the Theater Room, which may be booked one month in advance and may be booked for up to a 4 hour period. The theater room is available for booking during all library hours.
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Use of this room requires filling out a consent form once per semester. The patron is responsible for the key at all times during the check out period and is liable for any damage incurred during that time.
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If equipment or room is damaged, the patron will be fined based on the amount of damage, a hold will be placed on their account with the Registrar's office and the patron will lose all checkout privileges until the fine is paid.
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Transcripts will be held until the fee is paid.
