Banned books week was started in the 1980s by the American Library Association (ALA) as a way of celebrating the freedom to read and the value of free and open access to information. While the event draws attention to banned books, the focus is on celebrating community efforts to stand up and speak out for Read More …
Do you love reading? Love winning prizes? Then play Oxford Book Bingo this fall and get rewarded for your reading. Keep track of books you read from now until the end of the semester to win a prize and be entered in to the raffle. Stop by the library to pick up a bingo card Read More …
For around ten years, Oxford College Library has held a much-anticipated Game Night each semester to give students time to relax, unwind, and discover our games collection. In addition to being the biggest event our library holds each semester, it allows us to showcase our collection of over 1000 games available for students, faculty, and Read More …
Queer History is not a monolith. Featured in this display are texts that speak to the diversity of experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community in the United States and beyond. As a selection of texts, this display aims to be inclusive but cannot aim to represent either a comprehensive or complete collection of queer and trans Read More …
The library will be hosting a series of workshops this semester! The first two will focus on Zotero, a free citation management tool, that can make your research more efficient. The third workshop is all about how to synthesize sources in your research projects. This workshop will help take your research papers to the next Read More …
This week marks the 5th National Day of Racial Healing! The National Day of Racial Healing is “a time for contemplation and collective action on #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. Launched on Jan. 17, 2017, it is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create Read More …
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 …
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. 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 …
A groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new library was held on Saturday, May 12, immediately following the Oxford College Commencement. Participating in the ceremony were Oxford College Dean Stephen H. Bowen; Emory University President James W. Wagner; Associate Dean and College Librarian Kitty McNeill; and Hugh Tarbutton, Jr., Chair, Library Committee, Oxford Read More …
