Finals Week Creativity in the Library
Students find creative ways to make it through the business of finals week! One talented Oxford undergrad, Alex Welsh, gifted this holiday pup to the library last week. Thanks Alex!
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New Film Screening Series
The Oxford College Library debuted a new film screening series last Thursday, September 7. The library is collaborating with the Oxford Film Club, under the advisement of film studies professor Dr. Dave Resha, to screen a film each month in the library. This month’s selection was the Academy Award-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro, which Read More …
Game Night at Oxford College Library
Once a semester, the Oxford College Library opens after hours on a Friday night to put on a Game Night for Oxford College students. Library staff work together with a team of dedicated student employees to create and put on a huge event for the community. This semester, the Library had the following in store for the Read More …
Honors Symposium 2017
On Monday, April 24th, the Oxford Library hosted the 2017 Honors Symposium. 39 students gathered for the third annual symposium to exhibit the results of their semester-long projects. Each student also received individual recognition for their research. Students engaged with a diversity of visual presentation mediums, including Powerpoint presentations, paintings, archaeological field demonstrations, graphic novellas, Read More …
Brain Spa
As the semester comes to an end there is one universal feeling felt on campus, stress! Papers are due, projects are being presented and exams are looming in the near future. If you feel like you might start pulling your hair out or screaming, the library is here to help you relax. On Tuesday, April Read More …
Inspired Performance 2017
Friday, April 7, was the opening night party celebrating the library’s annual exhibit entitled “Inspired Performance.” This year’s exhibit marks the 13th year the library has asked Oxford faculty and staff to showcase their published works, papers, posters, art, videos or other published works or juried artistic endeavors. This year more than 30 Oxford faculty and staff Read More …
National Library Week 2017
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 …
Game Night
The spring semester is drawing to a close, and as finals are coming up and studying becomes more intense, what better way to take a break from all the studying mayhem than to enjoy an evening filled with entertainment and fun at Game Night in the library on Friday, April 14 from 7 pm to 11 Read More …
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Oxford College Library is partnering with ReVision to present our second annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon! WHY: Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. That’s why we will participate in an international effort to close the gap on Wikipedia articles on underrepresented (i.e. women, LGBTQ, and non-white) artists. WHEN: Thursday, March 16 6-8 pm in room 230 for Read More …
Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month started in a school district in California in 1978, as a celebration of women’s accomplishments and contributions to the world around us. This private celebration initially lasted only a week, and in February of 1980 President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the week of March 8 to be National Women’s History Week. The following Read More …
Mandala Sand Painting, February 20th-24th
The Pierce Program in Religion is hosting seven monk artists the week of February 20-24. The monks, who are from the Drepung Loseling Monastery, will construct a sand mandala painting as part of the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour to promote the monastery and the artistic activities of Tibet. The opening ceremony will be Monday, February 20 Read More …
Learn New Digital Skills through Lynda.com!
Looking to learn a new digital skill like coding, Photoshop, app building, or Excel? Emory now provides access to Lynda.com for all University faculty, staff, and students! Lynda offers over 2,ooo video tutorials on how to use almost any software program you can imagine. Whether you’re looking for an introduction to Photoshop or iMovie, or want to learn advance Read More …