LGBT History Month at the Library
October is LGBT History month! Come check out the LGBTQ display at the library: current affairs, thought provoking reads, and great movies.
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In Memory of Mary Landt
Beloved former library staff member Mary Landt passed away last week at the age of 88. She was the widow of Dr. J. Fred Landt, Oxford College professor of biology for over 30 years. Mary wore many different hats at Oxford College, including secretary to the Dean (see photo below). She worked from the early Read More …
Fall Break
The library will be open during Fall Break! Library hours during Fall Break: Saturday, October 11 10am-6pm Sunday, October 12 1pm-10pm Monday, October 13 8am-10pm Tuesday, October 14 8am-2am Come check out a DVD or magazine!
It’s October 3rd
It’s October 3rd. Many of the award winning and most popular DVDs from this past summer are now here at the library. Some of those DVDs are Her, Dallas Buyers Club, American Hustle, August: Osage County, Captain Phillips, Grand Budapest Hotel, Nebraska and The Monuments Men. We make sure that the Oxford College Library DVD Read More …
Are you looking for a quiet space to study?
In addition to Phi Gamma’s 24 Hour Quiet study space, the Oxford College Library has zoned Room 201 as a Quiet Study Zone between 6 pm and 2 am, Sunday through Thursday. Room 201 is located on the second floor of the Library. Organizations and departments can still reserve the room for evening use through Read More …
New Collection Available at Oxford Library’s Special Collections
Claude F. Sitton has given his personal library of Civil Rights Movement books to the Oxford College Library. Sitton covered the Civil Rights Movement for the New York Times before becoming their national news director. In 1968, he became editorial director of the Raleigh News and Observer and Raleigh Times and was promoted to editor Read More …
First Floor Reading Nook
The print collection located in the first floor Reading Nook area of the library now includes new academic books requested by faculty and our personal librarians for the Oxford College community. Additional collections housed in the Reading Nook include new DVD releases, New York Times best sellers, graphic novels, newspapers, and Read More …
New on the Macs: Adobe Creative Cloud and More
The 2013-2014 academic year was our first year in the brand new library building. To celebrate the new space, we more than doubled the number of iMacs available from previous years, and loaded them with software specifically requested by Oxford faculty, staff, and students. For this academic year, we’ve added even more new features: This Read More …
Alice Walker Exhibit now at Oxford Library
The Oxford College Library and Academic Commons is exhibiting selections from “A Keeping of Records: The Life and Art of Alice Walker,” the popular exhibition that ran at the Schatten Gallery in the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the main Emory campus in 2009. The Oxford exhibit will focus on Walker’s college years and her life as a novelist, poet Read More …
New Course Reserves System
Dear Oxford Faculty: The Emory University Libraries are in the process of replacing Reserves Direct with a new online course management tool, ARES. Faculty and their proxies will be able to add course materials to the new Course Reserves tool starting May 14. Students will also be able to use the new Course Reserves tool Read More …
Bagel Break April 30 @ 8pm!
Don’t miss our Bagel Break on Wednesday, April 30th at 8pm in the Library Cafe! The Bagel Break features bagels from Dunkin’ Donuts, coffee, and special flavored creamers.
Finals Hours!
The library will be open extended hours for finals! Friday, May 2: 8am – 10pm Saturday, May 3: 10am – 10pm