Poet and Emory University Distinguished Professor Kevin Young returns to the Emory campus for a reading from his most recent book, “Brown: Poems,” on Thursday, Dec. 5. A reception at 5:30 p.m. in the Rose Library will precede the reading at 7 p.m. in the Carlos Museum, where a book signing will follow. Seating is Read More …
As finals approach and stressed-out students crowd into study areas and coffee shops, the Woodruff Library offers a way to relieve some of that tension – its annual Pet Therapy Study Break. On Thursday, Dec.12, from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Jones Room, students can come out to scratch behind some ears and rub some Read More …
by Terence Jefferson, Operations and Access Services team manager When students, faculty, and visitors enter the Woodruff Library, the first people they encounter are the members of the Operations and Access Services team at the front desk. They’re always ready with a greeting and a smile, help with the gate for someone who’s forgotten their Read More …
The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library will mark the opening of the Chip Robert Jr. papers with an exhibition that debuts with a public reception on Sept. 19. “Chip Robert: Life as Art” celebrates the life of Lawrence Wood “Chip” Robert Jr. (1887-1976), an Atlanta businessman, civil servant, and world traveler. Read More …
This fall, Emory Libraries will offer more drop-in workshops that help students and faculty learn new skills, programs, and software. “We cover a wide range of topics in our workshops, and we’re always open to hearing feedback, ideas, and suggestions for future workshop programming,” says Sarah Morris, head of instruction and engagement for the Emory Read More …
Yolanda Cooper has been promoted to dean and university librarian for Emory University, effective July 1. Cooper has served as Emory’s university librarian since 2014. Read the full article: http://news.emory.edu/stories/2019/07/er_university_librarian/campus.html
The newest exhibit at the Rose Library highlights the often-overlooked diplomatic career of James Weldon Johnson and how his international experiences intersected with his advocacy for black freedom at home and abroad. “Black Cosmopolitan: James Weldon Johnson in an Age of Empire,” examines Johnson’s early life, his political appointment in the U.S. consular service, and Read More …
Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell recently joined Emory University professor Kimberly Wallace-Sanders for a fascinating conversation about portraits of African American nannies, and how African Americans were represented in photography and images around the turn of the 20th century. Read the full article: http://news.emory.edu/stories/2019/06/er_framing_shadows/campus.html
Emory Libraries partnered with Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Atlanta to bring the re-imagined Billops-Hatch exhibit into its hallways and classrooms, inspiring the students with stories of African American artists and activists and with materials from the Rose Library archives. Read more: https://news.emory.edu/features/2019/05/connection-library-atlanta/index.html For media inquiries, contact: Holly Crenshaw Phone: 404-727-0211 Email: holly Read More …
Eleven Emory students recently received Undergraduate Research Awards from the Robert W. Woodruff Library and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library for research they conducted either in the Emory Libraries or at another library. “One of the Libraries’ primary responsibilities is providing trusted resources to fuel the research enterprise, and we are so very pleased Read More …
Scholars can promote their research to new audiences by participating in the Scholarly Impact 5-Day Challenge, which will take place April 8-12. There’s no class to attend or webinar to watch. Participants can simply sign up now at http://emorylib.info/impact to receive an email a day for five days with an easy activity to complete that will raise Read More …
by Ramsey Baden “Everyone’s here to get work done.” That’s the reason Kevin Jennings gives for wanting to apply to Emory when he’s a senior. Jennings, a sophomore at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, came to Emory in August 2018 through his school’s work study program to begin an internship with Libraries and Information Read More …
