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 …
Between January 12–24, members of the Emory community will commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during King Week. The federal holiday commemorating Dr. King was officially established in 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating King’s birthday as a national public holiday. Its passage followed years of persistent advocacy led Read More …
Every year, on January 1, works previously protected by copyright enter the public domain in the United States and become free for everyone to use. On Jan. 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 entered the public domain in the United States, along with sound recordings from 1925. Works in the public domain are Read More …
At Emory Libraries, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make sure you have access to the academic books you need for your research, teaching, and learning. Now that the winter holiday break is near, we want to ensure you have some leisure material to enjoy. To relax, we are reading, viewing, and listening Read More …
