On January 5th, 1978, the English band Sex Pistols played their first concert in the United States at Atlanta’s Great Southeast Music Hall. Punk music had officially arrived in America. Mainstream media coverage in Atlanta and the world generally characterized the band and their fans as immature teenagers, dangerous hooligans, and poor musicians. Despite the Read More …
According to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Transgender Awareness Week is a week in which transgender individuals, organizations, and their allies help their communities better understand the trans community and shed light on the issues they face. Transgender Awareness Week takes place annually on November 13th-19th leading up to Transgender Day of Read More …
Angela Chan is the Oxford College Library Student Employee of the Month for November 2024! She has excellent customer services skills and treats all patrons that walk through our doors fairly. Angela is dependable, respectful, and takes initiative. We are proud to recognize Angela as an outstanding student employee!
The Oxford College Library is proud to present a book display for Native American Heritage Month. This year, the library chose to make a display that was themed around contemporary Native American and Indigenous visual art. Librarian Jacob Lackner selected the books to be used for the display. Library Specialist Sara Nazarian arranged the books Read More …
Name: Crystal Oleka Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Year: Sophomore Major: Anthropology & Human Biology Fun Facts about Me: I can neither swim nor ride a bike. I learned how to braid hair during quarantine. I created a podcast over the summer. I am of Nigerian heritage.
Banned Books Week is a campaign launched by the American Library Association in 1982 to draw attention to a rise in efforts to restrict access to information shared by libraries, bookstores, and schools. This past week from September 22nd to September 28th was Banned Books Week this year. It is usually celebrated in the last week of Read More …
Emory will be hosting the IDEAS festival this weekend, September 20-22, 2024 at Oxford College of Emory University. The festival will feature a wide array of events, including family-focused ones. There will be talks from some of the most impactful and interesting scientists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, and creators of our time. The festival is hosted Read More …
Grace Deng is the Oxford College Library Student Employee of the Month for April 2024! She is very welcoming and approachable at the circulation desk, and loves to answer questions from fellow students. Grace displays great leadership qualities and is eager to serve as a role model for fellow employees. She is punctual, polite and Read More …
The month of April is Arab – American Heritage Month. This month exists to acknowledge, uplift, and celebrate our Arab community. To celebrate and highlight this beautiful culture, we have curated a list of works created by Arab authors that we recommend. Minor Detail by Arabia Shibli describes the Palestinian experience of life under Read More …
Please join us in congratulating our 2024 Sara Gregory Scholarship Award winner, Avery Uffelmann! Avery exemplifies the four principles the library looks for in our student employees— approachability, flexibility, investment, and professionalism. Furthermore, her application essay expounded upon how Avery embodies Mrs. Gregory’s characteristics of leadership, integrity, and love of learning. Avery in her application Read More …
April 2nd – 8th is Autism Acceptance and Awareness Week. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability that affects 1 in 100 people in the world. It is characterized by issues with socialization and communication, repetitive behaviors and interests. To celebrate Autistic people and their caregivers, we have gathered a list of books and resources we can Read More …
Crystal Oleka is our March 2024 Student Employee of the Month! Crystal always offers a welcoming, friendly, customer-oriented presence at the library front desk. She is reliable, prompt, and excited to support the library however she can. She enjoys working with library staff on different projects. We’re so lucky to work with Crystal!
