Join the library each day between April 10th and April 14th to participate in our festivities for National Library Week 2017. National Library Week was created to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. We want to use this time to show our support of Read More …
During the 1970s, a variety of political groups were active in the springs of the Gay Liberation Movement. Lesbians were dissatisfied with the significant emphasis placed on just gay liberation, so they became active in spreading awareness for lesbian rights through feminist groups such as the National Organization for Women. In 1972, the first outwardly Read More …
Banned Books Week at the Library – September 25th to October 1st Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and highlighting the value of free and open access to information. Come to the library to read banned and challenged books! We will have staff showcase their favorite banned books and Read More …
National Suicide Prevention Week (NSPW) is hosted annually in the United States, corresponding with the World Suicide Prevention Day hosted by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), the World Health Organization, and the World Federation for Mental Health. Awareness activities and promotions are held throughout the week, such as the viral “22 push-ups” campaign, Read More …
One of the many traditions help here at Oxford College of Emory University is the prestigious Coke Toast. However, many do not know how it came to be. While the Emory University has had this long standing tradition longer, Oxford adopted this tradition in 2009. On the first day of orientation, Oxford College begins with Read More …
Coming up this Thursday, December 3rd from 6pm-11pm, we will be having a Write In in the Library provided by the Writing Center Tutors! Come join your fellow classmates as we join together for Communal Writing Support in writing our final papers. There will also be a Zotero Support station, Research and Citation Help and Read More …
Coming up this Thursday, November 12th at 8pm, we will be having our Google Scholar Workshop. Google Scholar has grown in leaps and bounds over the last few years and have some new features that I think you will enjoy exploring. You will also learn about many ways to search for information, as well as Read More …
The Oxford College Library is now exhibiting selections from Emory’s “Seamus Heaney: The Music of What Happens” exhibit. As a condensed version of the 2014 exhibition held at Emory’s Woodruff Library, Oxford College features manuscripts, photographs, and even Heaney’s authentic writing desk. Also, a distinctive white kite can be seen hanging in Oxford College Library, symbolizing his Read More …
