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African American Studies and U.S. history librarian Erica Bruchko helps students and faculty navigate Emory Libraries’ vast resources

Posted onJanuary 27, 2017June 24, 2020AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

Part of an occasional series of profiles on Woodruff Library librarians, a valuable resource at Emory University. Emory Libraries’ African American history collection is so vast that it can be hard to know where to begin. Luckily, Erica Bruchko, African American Studies and U.S. history librarian, is ready with guidance and recommendations for students and Read More …

U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to give free poetry reading at Emory Feb. 19

Posted onJanuary 18, 2017January 16, 2020AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will give a free reading at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Emory University campus at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. Tickets are not required, but seating will be limited. Books and a limited-edition broadside will be for sale at the reading, with a signing immediately Read More …

‘Memorial Drive’ 2017 program series opens with history of movie censorship in Atlanta

Posted onJanuary 17, 2017January 16, 2020AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library will host the first event in its 2017 “Memorial Drive” series with a program about two dynamic women who decided what films would be shown or banned in Atlanta movie theaters for four decades. Matthew H. Bernstein, Goodrich C. White professor and chair of Emory’s Department Read More …

Political science librarian Chris Palazzolo shares passion for politics with students and faculty

Posted onJanuary 9, 2017January 16, 2020AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

Part of an occasional series of profiles on Woodruff Library librarians, a valuable resource at Emory University. With the inauguration of a new president less than two weeks away, and a contentious presidential election season in the rearview mirror, it’s been a busy academic year so far for social sciences librarian Chris Palazzolo. But then, Read More …

Billops-Hatch exhibition series of public events kicks off Jan. 24 with Fahamu Pecou

Posted onJanuary 5, 2017January 16, 2020AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library will host a series of public events in support of “Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism, and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch,” an exhibition now on view in the Robert W. Woodruff Library’s Schatten Gallery. The events, which are free and open to the Read More …

Alumni can sign up to enjoy multitude of Emory Libraries privileges

Posted onMay 9, 2016December 12, 2019AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

Of all the Emory University alumni benefits, physical and virtual access to the Emory Libraries remains one of the favorite privileges among Emory alumni. “Alumni are excited to be able to continue using most of the library’s resources, including checkout privileges,” says Rich McNeal, library service desk coordinator at the Robert W. Woodruff Library. “I’ve seen Read More …

Learn about Atlanta’s rapid 20th-century growth with panel discussion and new Woodruff Library exhibition

Posted onMarch 3, 2016December 12, 2019AuthorHG GruebmeyerLeave a comment

The city of Atlanta experienced rapid growth during the second half of the 20th century. A new exhibition now on view at Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library, called “Changing Atlanta 1950-1999: The Challenges of a Growing Southern Metropolis,” illustrates how city leaders and citizens met those challenges. A panel discussion with curators on April Read More …