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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">THE YEAR OF THE HOBBIT</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">On September 21, 1937, a modest book about a strange creature called a hobbit written by a medieval philologist at Oxford was published: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Hobbit</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> by Jr. R. Tolkien. September 21, 2012, will mark the 75</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT FACE="Calibri">th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> anniversary of the adventures of Mr. Bilbo Baggins. Additionally, the first of two live-action films based on the famous novel and directed by Peter Jackson will be released in December 2012.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Department of Literature and Languages and Gee Library invite you all to join in the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">YEAR OF THE HOBBIT</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, a year of celebrating the worlds and works of J. R. R. Tolkien. The first event will be a public reading of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The Hobbit</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. We will meet near the East Window on the first floor of Gee Library on Thursday, March 1, 2012. We will start reading aloud at 12:30, taking breaks during the regularly scheduled periods between classes, and keep reading until we're done!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">If you wish to read, you may pre-sign up for a chunk of time (minimum of five minutes, maximum of 15); we're sorry, we cannot guarantee an actual chapter or event. You can also drop by and no doubt we can fit you in. Or, just come and sit and enjoy the reading! </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">HOBBIT READING SCHEDULE </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">12:30-1:45</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Intermission</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2:00-3:15</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Intermission </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3:30-4:45</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Intermission </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">5:00-6:15 (or until we reach THE END)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Email:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\reidrobin.CTIS\Application%20Data\Microsoft\Word\Robin_Reid@tamu-commerce.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">Robin_Reid@tamu-commerce.edu</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> to sign up for a time </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Professor of Literature and Languages</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Texas A&M University-Commerce</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Commerce, TX 75429</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">903.886.5268</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Fax: 903.886.5980</FONT></SPAN></P>
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