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!
Dear Emory Undergraduate Students, Emory Libraries invites your applications for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award. Four $1,000 prizes will be granted for original papers, digital projects, or posters exhibiting outstanding library research skills, scholarly vigor, and originality. You are eligible to apply if: You are a currently enrolled undergraduate student at Emory University Read More …
Asana Mohammed is the February 2024 Library Employee Student of the Month. Despite starting later in the school year, she has learned quickly and is eager to help both patrons and co-workers. She is very hard-working and detail-oriented during all of her shifts. We’re excited to see what Asana accomplishes in the future!
Find yourself running short on time? No worries, us too! But you can still make time to sit down and lose yourself in a good book. If you still want the accomplishment of finishing a book without dedicating long stretches of time to do so, pick up a short read! We have put together a Read More …
Jinks, Angela, 1970, Subseries 5.1, Box: 16, Folder: 15. Oxford College Photograph collection, Series No. 025. Oxford College Archives. https://archives.libraries.emory.edu/repositories/6/archival_objects/477953 Oxford College Library of Emory University’s Oxford College has adapted “The Work is Never Finished: Building an Inclusive Archive”, originally on display October 2021 – December 2022 at the Oxford College Library, into a Read More …
Miriam is honest, helpful, and hardworking. She has excelled during early morning shifts, and is equally comfortable in the afternoons or evenings. She is very attentive and focused during her work, and is ready to help staff whenever necessary. We’re so happy to have a colleague like Miriam!
The Library is here to help you have a relaxing break with some book recommendations from our staff. Curl up and spend the holidays with one of these digital books. This is how you lose the time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone From award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone comes an enthralling, Read More …
Marisa is a very quick learner. She is responsible and diligent both on the circulation desk and in the library offices. She is very dependable and easy to work with. When working with patrons, she is consistently friendly and proactive. She has helped make 2023 another successful year for the Oxford College Library!
L.J. Henighan is our student of the month for November 2023. At the circulation desk or in the staff offices, L.J. has been recognized for his superior attention to detail and work ethic. He is a reliable, helpful, and productive employee during day and night shifts, and has a good eye for finding missing materials. Read More …
