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Pitts Theology Library would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new Candler students! We look forward to seeing you at the library sessions during orientation and encourage you to sign up for a tour. We hope you will also take a moment to come and explore the library beyond these scheduled meetings….

Pitts Theology Library provides a limited number of assigned research carrels to Candler students writing theses or independent studies, Emory ABD PhD students doing a dissertation that draws upon Pitts’ collections, visiting faculty, and emeriti faculty. Online applications for carrels and lockers open on August 1, and carrels will be assigned by September 1. We…

Pitts Theology Library, will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We will re-open with our regular summer hours (Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM to 5 PM) on Tuesday, July 5. We wish you a wonderful weekend!

Each Thursday afternoon during the academic year, Pitts Theology Library holds Thursday Honors, a popular social hour with coffee, tea, and refreshments. The weekly Thursday Honors program is a welcome opportunity for students, faculty, Friends, and staff to get to know one another, while celebrating particular individuals or groups from the community. Volunteers are integral…

“And you shall tell your child on that day, ‘It is because of what the LORD did for me when I went free from Egypt.’” (Exodus 13:8) The Haggadah (“telling”) is the text that recounts the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt and structures the Passover seder. The Haggadah’s domestic qualities also provide a window…

Congratulations to the class of 2016! Pitts Theology Library is here for you now, and will continue to be here for you after you graduate. Did you know that, as a Candler alum, you can: Access the ATLA Religion Database and Oxford Biblical Studies Online from home? Visit the library to check out books and…

Each year at the Passover Seder, Jewish families read from the Haggadah (“telling”), a book that tells the story of deliverance from slavery in Egypt. In 2007, a Jewish rabbi and Emory College alum named Rabbi David Geffen offered his collection of Haggadot to the Pitts Theology Library. We were surprised and delighted at this…

The Friends of the Library Book Sale is coming up on Tuesday, March 22 from 9 AM – 4 PM, on the Theology Plaza or in the Pitts lecture hall in case of rain. We are selling thousands of great books for $1 – $5. You will find excellent titles in biblical studies, theology, church history, arts…

Happy New Year! J Term hours begin this Monday, January 4 and run until Sunday, January 10. During J Term, the library will be open from 7:30 am – 9:00 pm Monday through Thursday and from 7:30 am – 6:00 pm on Friday. The library will be closed on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Pitts Theology Library! As finals come to an end, we hope that you will enjoy a well-deserved holiday break. Our holiday hours run from Wednesday, December 16 through Sunday, January 3, and are as follows: Open: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed: Weekends,…