Displays
Library displays highlight the collections and holdings of the Library and show the relationship between those collections and the mission of the College by supporting themes and subjects of an educational or cultural nature. They are meant to stimulate and encourage interests in diverse topics among the Dowling College community.
100+ Years of the Wizard of Oz
2nd Floor
Display
February 2008-
The fictional world of Oz and its inhabitants have expanded far beyond their first published appearance in 1900. L. Frank Baum's creation has been reinterpreted in silent films, cartoons, Broadway musicals and, of course, the famed 1939 MGM movie. This display presents a variety of Oz interpretations, including books from the collection of Nelson Gidding. 
A distinguished screenwriter for television and film, and father of Dowling College Associate Professor of English Dr. Josh Gidding, Nelson had a lifelong passion for reading. Through the generosity of Dr. Gidding, the Dowling Library was the beneficiary of the large library Nelson left behind after his passing in 2004. Featured in this display are twenty-one of the original Oz series of forty titles.