Each spring, millions around the world celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, marking the arrival of spring and a time of renewal, reflection, and community. Rooted in Zoroastrianism, Nowruz follows the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar and coincides with the spring equinox, usually between March 19–21. Though most widely celebrated in Iran, it is also observed Read More …
Dear Emory students, Good news for finals season! The Woodruff Library building will be open 24 hours a day during spring semester exams—from Saturday, April 18 through Friday, May 8, 2026—so you can study whenever it works best for you. Thanks to a request from the Emory Student Government Association, we’re extending library hours to Read More …
World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film, observed annually on March 11, was established in 2010 by Javed Mohammed to promote awareness, dialogue, and understanding across faith communities. Celebrated globally for more than a decade, the day highlights the richness and diversity of Muslim cultures while encouraging meaningful conversations that build bridges across Read More …
As in previous years, the Atwood Undergraduate Research Award committee invites applications for the Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award. This award celebrates undergraduate researchers with outstanding library research skills, scholarly vigor, creativity, and sophistication. Emory Libraries sponsors four $1,000 prizes for original research papers, digital projects, or posters. The panel of judges (composed of Read More …
April is National Poetry Month, which means it’s the perfect time for the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library to host its annual Raymond Danowski Poetry Library reading with Pulitzer Prize in Poetry finalist and acclaimed author, critic, and poetry slam champion Danez Smith. Open to the public at no charge, the Read More …
We are excited to announce the addition of several new primary source databases. These new resources can be found in Databases@Emory. The resources were added as part of an Emory Libraries contribution in FY2025 to a joint library offer from the vendor Adam Matthew by way of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) that Read More …
Register to join us for the “Puppets, Poe, and the Gothic Archive,” event on Thursday, February 26 at 7PM in the Jones Room of the Robert W Woodruff Library. Emory Libraries are partnering with the Center for Puppetry Arts to celebrate the Center’s spring production of The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. The event will Read More …
This Black History Month, take a moment to explore the life and legacy of Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), often recognized as the “father of Negro History.” Woodson was self-educated as a child and did not begin formal secondary schooling until the age of 20. He nonetheless remained committed to education and went on to earn Read More …
Good news! Emory’s libraries are upgrading Library Search (the library catalog) with a new interface that makes finding books, articles, and research materials easier and more efficient. While the new interface will look and feel a little different, it will function similarly with some added enhancements: • Search for articles and books together – Search books, Read More …
Monet Lewis-Timmons has been selected as the new curator of literary and poetry collections at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University. She will begin her role in July. Lewis-Timmons is currently an assistant professor of history at the University of Memphis, where she teaches African American history and Read More …
In November 2005, the United Nations designated January 27 as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. Eighty-one years ago, on this day in 1945, the Red Army (of the Soviet Union) liberated the concentration camp complex Auschwitz-Birkenau. Thus, since 2006, on every Read More …
While Emory University has a full calendar of offerings for the upcoming King Week, Emory Libraries and the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) will recognize King Week next week and Black History Month in February with events and resources of their own. Events “Jim Crow in the Asylum”: Kylie Smith in Conversation with Vanessa Read More …
