Dance class uses Rose Library archives to inspire choreography projects

by Maureen McGavin It may seem like an unlikely pairing: An Emory dance class using the Rose Library archives as a source for choreography? However, it’s turned out to be an ideal match, and a creative way to incorporate primary resources into a liberal arts education.  Since 2014, Emory dance professor Anna Leo has made Read More …

Former inaugural poet Richard Blanco to give free reading at Emory on Feb. 23

by Emory Libraries Richard Blanco, who gained recognition after reading his poem “One Today” at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2013, will present his work on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The event is open to the public at no charge. Tickets Read More …

Bicentennial tribute to Frederick Douglass shows abolitionist’s speeches still resonate

Dramatic readings of lectures originally given by abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass, presented at an event Nov. 27 at Emory’s Cannon Chapel, struck a chord with contemporary listeners just as they did more than 130 years ago. Emory Libraries and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library partnered with the Consulate General Read More …

Health sciences library opens new “Spirit Lives On” dementia awareness exhibit

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library has opened “The Spirit Lives On: Art and the Mind,” a new dementia awareness permanent exhibit. The exhibit documents some of the photography and artwork aspects of “The Spirit Lives On: Art, Music, and the Mind,” which used the arts to highlight and acknowledge the impact of dementing illness Read More …

Locate Samuel Beckett letters in over 25 American archives with one website Project led by Emory University

Emory University announces the debut of The Location Register of the Letters of Samuel Beckett in American Public Archives (beckett.library.emory.edu), an open-access website listing the archival descriptions and locations of the letters of the Irish Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett. Users can browse the Location Register by recipient, physical description, sender and recipient addresses, language, repository, Read More …

Oxford’s game collection puts pieces together for stress relief

by Ramsey Baden The Oxford College Library’s tabletop game collection provides relaxation in spades. The collection, which debuted in fall 2017, has become a great success with students, who use it to socialize and reduce stress amid demanding academics. Phoebe Lei, a second-year student in Oxford’s International Student Association, especially likes Monopoly, which pushes her Read More …

Student Technology Support helps new Emory students get online

First-year students can get help connecting to Emory’s wireless network from Student Technology Support during move-in weekend on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. New students can bring their devices to STS, located on Level 1 of the Woodruff Library, and sign in on the iPads at the desk. STS assists students Read More …

‘SisterWriters’ Tayari Jones, Pearl Cleage share their literary friendship in Emory talk

by Maureen McGavin It was an evening of laughter, sisterhood and sound advice when authors Tayari Jones and Pearl Cleage sat down to discuss mentorship and writing before an appreciative crowd in the Cox Hall ballroom Sept. 27. “SisterWriters: An Evening with Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones” was also streamed via Facebook Live. A New Read More …

Guests can get up close with artists’ books at upcoming Rose Library event

Guests are invited to examine artists’ books up close and find the “common thread” in a new exhibit and related event on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 in Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. “Bound with History: Encounters with the Rose Library’s Rare Book Collections” will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. Read More …