A crystal ball🔮handwritten spells & personal jewelry from the collection of Savannah fortune teller Mamie Ward Avant are some of the hidden gems in the Rose Library collection. They are among the many fascinating items featured in this Emory Mag article bit.ly/45f7qGr

After 42 years at #Emory, Sandra Franklin has retired as @EmoryHealthLibr director. From card catalogs to AI, she’s seen it all! She leaves a legacy of excellence in health sciences librarianship & quick help to students & faculty alike. We'll miss her! bit.ly/3I7Gr7O

Our libraries are closed tomorrow (June 19) in honor of #Juneteenth holiday marking the end of slavery in the US. Learn more by clicking on the 2022 NPR series where you’ll find a chat with and reading by poet Amanda Gorman and a Juneteenth playlist. guides.libraries.emory.edu/c.php?g=132050…

It's Asian American/Pacific Islander Month! Five of our #Emory librarians created the Georgia Asian American Community Archive Initiative to improve resources on Asian Americans in the South. They also hold public events & bring people together bit.ly/3Z45uy6 #AAPI

Hey #Emory! Sign up for our annual #WomenofWikipedia Edit-a-thon Fri 3/28 from 3-5pm! Create or edit entries about women. Woodruff Libr Level 3 rm 312. Bring your laptop & friends, we’ll show you what to do! Free food if you sign up: emorywikiwomen.com #WomensHistoryMonth

Atlanta! Sign up for the FREE public reading by #poetKevinYoung, former Emory writing professor and New Yorker poetry editor, at Glenn Memorial, at 1 pm on March 22. His books will be sold at the event, with a signing afterward #ATLevents bit.ly/FreeKevinYoung…

Poet #KevinYoung returns to @EmoryUniversity to read his work @ the 12th Night fundraiser for @EmoryRoseMARBL Mar 21 & the Danowski public reading @ Glenn Memorial Aud Mar 22. Click the link to purchase tix for Mar 21 or register for a free spot on Mar 22! news.emory.edu/stories/2025/0…

Emory University and Oxford College will close and shift to remote operations on Friday, Jan. 10, due to severe weather. Emory Libraries buildings will also be closed. Check for updates on weekend hours on our homepage. For library remote services: libraries.emory.edu/remote-services

Great news! @EmoryUniversity has joined the @HighMuseumofArt's Academic Affiliates program. #Emory students, faculty & staff can enjoy free walk-up admission, discounted memberships, access to classroom-workshop space & collaboration, and more! links.emory.edu/145

It’s @EmoryUniversity’s #2036GivingWeek! You can support the work of #EmoryLibraries by donating to 1 of our 2 funds & help us provide excellent resources, technology, expertise, events & exhibits that foster #studentflourishing. Click here to be our hero! bit.ly/3AoHxsf

Help save a life: Give blood! @EmoryLibraries & @carlosmuseum Wellness Committee will host a blood drive with @RedCross Wed Oct 30, 11am–4pm @ Jones Rm. $10 Amazon gift cards to anyone who gives blood. Sign up: bit.ly/48fmVPr

🎬Celebrate #NationalHomeMovieDay at Emory! Join us Th 10/17 at 1PM in Woodruff Library for a look at home movies from astronaut David Scott & artist Lucinda Bunnen. Learn to preserve your own films for future generations! Free & open to all.📽️#homemovies bit.ly/EmoryHomeMovie…

Stressed about midterms? Relax and refresh in the "breathe." exhibit in Schatten Gallery in #Emory's Woodruff Library, featuring photographs by Sheila Pree Bright, meditative music, and ocean waves #BreatheAtEmory news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

🎉The Decatur Book Festival is this Saturday, Oct. 5! Stop by the Emory Libraries & Carlos Museum tent on the First Baptist Church lawn to learn about our exhibits & programs.🎨 Kids & adults can create art too! Emory is proud to sponsor sessions with Emory-affiliated authors.

Emory Libraries will be closed today & tomorrow (9/26 & 27) due to inclement weather. But we’re always open online with databases, ejournals, ebooks & other resources available. Or ask a librarian a question: bit.ly/3XYvbjp

Join our team! Emory Libraries/ @carlosmuseum are looking for a senior marketing mgr skilled in data-driven digital marketing & project management. Check out the link here or share with someone who's qualified staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/136101/jo…

Happy Labor Day weekend! Our Emory Libraries will be closed Sunday and Monday. Find out regular hours for all our libraries here: bit.ly/emorylib-hours Have a great weekend!

A warm welcome to all our students, faculty, and staff on the first day of the new fall 2024 semester! We have the resources, expert subject librarians, and technology (and a coffee shop!) to help you, so drop in (it’s nice & cool) or visit us online libraries.emory.edu

Need more reading recommendations? Find out what books have captured the attention of Emory faculty and staff from this list gathered by Emory Libraries Student Ambassadors. Get these books at your local library too! bit.ly/3yaceAr

Wishing everyone a safe & relaxing July 4 holiday tomorrow! Many of our Libraries will close early today (Woodruff Library closes at 6 pm today) and all #EmoryLibraries will be closed on July 4; see our hours page: libraries.emory.edu/hours
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Emory Libraries will be closed Wed., June 19, in honor of Juneteenth. But we're always open online at libraries.emory.edu @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege @laneygradschool

Feeling deep appreciation for all military personnel who gave their lives in service to our country this Memorial Day. All Emory Libraries will be closed Sun & Mon in observance. Online resources at libraries.emory.edu

End of semester hours for the Woodruff Library building: We are open 7:30 am–11 pm daily thru Wed May 8 to those with a valid Emory ID. Rose Library will keep normal hours of operation. For hours for our other libraries and for more information, visit libraries.emory.edu/hours.

Emory’s Woodruff Lib & Goizueta Business Lib will be open 9am-7pm Fri 4/26–Mon 4/29. Any other changes will be posted Mon to libraries.emory.edu. Our libraries are currently open only to those with a valid Emory ID. Hours at all Emory Libraries: emorylib.info/hours

ICYMI: Catch Gabrielle Dudley and Rosemary Magee, two of the curators of our “At the Crossroads” exhibit, in the archives of @wabeatl's City Lights with Lois Reitzes: bit.ly/3PLGNSs #EmoryCrossroadsExhibition

News: Gabrielle Dudley & Carrie Hintz named as interim co-directors of Rose Library @EmoryLibraries #archivalnews news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

There’s still time to donate to Emory Libraries on #EmoryDayofGiving TODAY til 6 pm! Help us support student flourishing & give faculty the resources to help their classes achieve their goals. Choose from 4 funds, whatever inspires you! bit.ly/EmoryLibsDOG

#EmoryDayofGiving is now underway! Help Emory Libraries in our mission to support student flourishing & give faculty the resources to make their classes the best. Four funds to choose from, including the Medical Library Fund to support @EmoryHealthLibr: bit.ly/EmoryLibsDOG

Sign up for our #WomenofWikipedia Editathon on Th 3/28 from 3-5 pm! Create/ edit entries on women (incl transgender & nonbinary people). Woodruff Lib 3rd fl, rooms 312/ 314. Bring your laptop & friends, we’ll show you what to do! Free food if you sign up: emorywikiwomen.com

Black Women's Organizing Archive Project @BWOA_Project is highlighting Frances E.W. Harper, antislavery activist, suffragist, educator, writer & lecturer. We're so pleased they included @EmoryRoseMARBL's research material on Harper among their recommended resources!

Register for “Night of Ideas: Behold the Land” Fri March 1 from 5-11 pm @ATLHistCenter. Garden tours, exhibits, Black & Indigenous talks, sustainable cities, concerts, comedy & more! Curated by @villa_albertine & ThrdSpace. FREE! nightofideas.org/atlanta

Emory's Geraldine Higgins will be on WABE's City Lights with Lois Reitzes this Wed. to talk about the upcoming Ellmann Lectures! Tune in at 11:15am or 8:15 pm to hear about the upcoming lecture series that celebrates modern literature. ☘️buff.ly/4bPZTjH

Free reading/book signing with poet Major Jackson this Sunday Feb 18 at 3pm in #Emory's Schwartz Center. Open to the public, so join us #Atlanta! Bring your family and friends. Register: tickets.arts.emory.edu/majorjackson

Did you know #Emory’s Woodruff Library has a lot of books & films about Martin Luther King Jr? From bios & autobios to documentaries & award-winning films, Emory students, faculty & staff can learn more about King & his legacy. Details: bit.ly/3U6ETP6 #KingWeek

Welcome back, #Emory! It may be frigid outside, but inside Emory’s Woodruff Library, it’s nice & warm, the perfect place to study or hang out. Coffee drinks, tea & hot cocoa at the coffee shop on Level 1! #waitingforspring

Join us for @gpbnews “The Cost of Inheritance” screening & talk Wed 1/17 with #Emory profs Carol Anderson, Janeria Easley & Jessica Stewart, & @SpelmanCollege's Cynthia Neal Spence & Quarterman-Keller scholars. Students welcome! Limited seating, signup: bit.ly/3HkRTZX

#Emory Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But we’re always open online at libraries.emory.edu.

Learn about how we’re photographing @carlosmuseum’s Greek and Roman gem collection in our recent blog post by Paige Knight, Ruth Allen and Kim Norman bit.ly/47oFm2r #Emory
#gemstones #collection #artphotography

Our #Emory Libraries are closed Dec 22-Jan 1, but current students, faculty & staff can download ebooks & audiobooks (overdrive.emory.edu) stream movies or continue your research (libraries.emory.edu) Have a peaceful & relaxing holiday! emorylib.info/hours

Emory's Woodruff Library will be closed Tues 11/28 3am-4:30pm for First Lady #RosalynnCarter’s memorial hosted on the Emory Univ campus. We mourn the loss of this incredible leader (C.M. Rafshoon photo collection, Rose Library) Online library resources: libraries.emory.edu

Emory’s Woodruff Library will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving, and we close early today at 6 p.m. We wish you a relaxing and peaceful holiday break! To find out hours for our other libraries: emorylib.info/fall2023hours.

It's #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth: Read about our streaming films & documentaries on current & historical Native American issues & culture. #Emory & @EmoryOxford community can access w/ a current login, or check your local library’s streaming films bit.ly/46tUJ90

Due to an emergency in the guest’s family, this Friday’s book arts event and workshop has been postponed. We hope to reschedule the event in January and will announce a new date once we have more information.

Fri 11/17: Book artist Jerushia Graham of @RCWMuseum will present her artwork (4-5pm) then lead a workshop in #EmoryWoodruffLib’s conservation lab (6-7pm, limit 15 ppl) Hosted by Emory Preservation. Both events free/ open to the public, registration req emorylib.info/JerushiaGraham

Emory’s Rose Library received a @MellonFdn grant to create a virtual reading room! Pleased to partner with @NLIreland and @HeaneyCentre on the pilot project, which will expand access to Rose’s #Irishliterature collections online #archivalresearch #Emory emorylib.info/RoseMellonGrant

If you’re in the #Atlanta metro area, please join us this Thurs. Nov. 2 for the free opening events (5 and 6 pm) for our new exhibition, At the Crossroads with Benny Andrews, Flannery O’Connor, and Alice Walker, in the #Emory Woodruff Library. Register: emorylib.info/crossroads-ope…

Fri 10/20 @ 5:30: Adventures in the Archives with #Emory and @EmoryRoseMARBL alums Rosemary Magee & Clint Fluker. Looking forward to lively stories about researching in the #archives & curating exhibits! Reception follows. Free/open to the public! Signup: emorylib.info/Adventures

Today at 6:30 pm! @EmoryEthics hosts Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” This event is focused on current social justice issues, America’s continuing divisivenes, & how we can bring hope for the future. Register: engage.emory.edu/caste

#Emory students, stop by the Woodruff Library and give a hearty #EmoryThanks to our donors for all the resources they help fund: collections, technology, programs, e-journals & much more! Write a short thank you note & take some treats and swag with you. We're here until 1 pm!

Register for Comedy & Conversations on 9/27 at 7:30 pm at @carlosmuseum! Hosted by comic David Perdue & Munir Meghjani, this event explores global issues with comedians & artists, as a preview to #LittleAmal's visit bit.ly/comedy-convers…

#Emory students, faculty & staff: Join us tomorrow (Sept. 20) from 11 am-1 pm for our Fulton County Public Library Card Drive. Get/renew your card for access to even more books, e-books & audiobooks, test prep, movies, music, languages & more! bit.ly/3LtYOm7

Happy Labor Day weekend! Emory’s Woodruff Library will be closed Sunday and Monday. Find out hours for our other libraries here: emorylib.info/fall2023hours. Have a great weekend! @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege

Does the #Emory library have your textbook? Where can you find your course reserves? We’ve got the answers to help you find the materials on your class syllabus #EmoryLibraries bit.ly/45piJKY @EmoryUniversity

A warm welcome to our #Emory students & faculty on the 1st day of fall 2023 semester! We have the resources, subject librarians & technology (and a coffee shop!) to help you, so drop in (it’s nice & cool) or visit us online libraries.emory.edu @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege

Congratulations to our Jewish Studies librarian Katalin Rac! She and Lenny Ureña Valerio, co-editors of "Jewish Experiences across the Americas: Local Histories through Global Lenses," won Latin American Jewish Studies Assn's Award for Best Edited Volume lajsa.org/lajsa-awards/

It’s #BookLoversDay! Emory students & faculty, take advantage of the relative calm now before classes start & and check out a book from the Emory Libraries ebooks app! Lots of fun (and serious) ebooks and audiobooks available! emory.overdrive.com

A true Southerner, #FlanneryOConnor loved a good tomato/mayo sandwich & lamented a scarcity of “mernaise” while in the North early in her literary career via letters to her mother. A fun article on finding O’Connor's quirk in her @EmoryRoseMARBL papers: bit.ly/3rTGQ5A

Valeda F. Dent, @EmoryUniversity's v. provost of libraries & museum, was chosen for the Academic Leadership Institute (ALI), a program that focuses on strengthening DEI leadership principles. New ECAS Dean Barbara Krauthamer is also in the 2023 ALI cohort. Congrats to you both!

Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing July 4 holiday tomorrow! Many of our #Emory Libraries will close early today (Woodruff Library closes at 6 pm today) and all Emory Libraries will be closed on July 4; see our hours page for details at libraries.emory.edu/hours

As #PrideMonth wraps up, we return to collections at Rose Library that document the struggles & successes of the #LGBTQ community in #Atlanta & the South. This blog by Rose Library's Gaby Hale highlights 4 collections, including one from an Emory alumnus bit.ly/3NtgVIV

The Woodruff Library at #Emory University will be closed between summer sessions Sat. June 24 and Sun. June 25. We wish everyone a wonderful weekend! More details on other Emory Libraries’ hours: emorylib.info/hours

Thanks to everyone who came to our #PrideMonth button-making event at the #Emory Woodruff Library yesterday, led by the wonderful Julie Newton from the preservation department! We hope you enjoyed it and made some fabulous, colorful buttons to adorn your bags & jackets! #LGBTQ

Come out to the #Emory Woodruff Library lobby TODAY 12–1:30p to make your very own #PrideMonth button! Allies welcome too! You can also pick up a postcard from last year's Rose Library #queer pulp fiction exhibit. #sayitwithabutton #DEI

Join us Wed June 14 for free button making to celebrate #Juneteenth! 11:30-1:30 in the #Emory Woodruff Library lobby and all day at the Oxford Library. #EmoryLibraries

The Woodruff Library at Emory University will be closed Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29, to observe Memorial Day. We wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday weekend! More details on hours: emorylib.info/hours

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, recognizing the experiences of those who emigrated here from South & East Asian countries & the Pacific islands. Read about the books, newspapers, databases, documentaries & other resources we offer. bit.ly/3o9ZEfq

Rosalyn Metz will take on the inaugural role of chief technology officer, libraries and museum, and associate university librarian for digital strategies effective June 1. bit.ly/426wHyX @carlosmuseum #Emory @EmoryUniversity

Got some down time between #Emory Commencement events today? Need to cool off or find a restroom without a line? Pop into the Woodruff Library, where you can charge your phone, relax in a comfy chair, or browse one of our exhibits. bit.ly/41veued #Emory2023

Congratulations to #Emory’s 2023 graduates, our newest soon-to-be alumni! Wondering what your library privileges will be and how long you'll have access? Find the answers in this blog: bit.ly/3nswYxS

Finals got you in a panic? Let #Emory's Woodruff Lib help! Check our end of semester guide to find group study rooms & quiet study areas, phone charger or laptop borrowing, Banjo Coffee’s hours, last-minute research help & more. We’re here for you! bit.ly/3LFIZJI

As we close out #NationalPoetryMonth, read more about Beatitude, a #Beatnik-era “little” magazine first published in 1959 that featured works by #JackKerouac, Michael McClure, Lenore Kandel, and many other #Beatwriters bit.ly/3NhaJ8q

Valeda Dent @emorylibraries & Henry Kim @carlosmuseum featured on #Emory2036 podcast, discussing the role cultural institutions play today as community partners and how they can remain relevant in the century to come. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or here: 2036.emory.edu/the-podcast

We're hiring for a great new position! Senior Director, Belonging, Diversity, & Inclusion, Libraries and Museum at @EmoryUniversity. Details & application link: bit.ly/SeniorDirector… @carlosmuseum #libraryjobs #museumjobs #studentbelonging #DEIjobs #diversity #inclusion

UPDATE: Documenting Health Crises: Oral Histories of Covid and Ebola event is postponed and will be rescheduled in the fall to include a virtual component so international audiences can participate.

Very cool! Do they know about the Art-Punk-DIY event tomorrow? It's at the Emory Visual Arts Building and put together by Randy Gue of the Rose Library (see its punk culture collections). See posts @EmoryRoseMARBL and @EmoryLibraries

Join us 4/18 @ 4 pm: Documenting Health Crises: Oral Histories of Covid & Ebola, a panel talk on how narrative resources amplify individual & shared experiences during acute public health events. Interview clips will be played. Register: emorylib.info/OralHistoryPro… #Emory

Reminder: Wed 3/29 is #Emory’s #WomenofWikipedia Editathon! Join us 1-3 pm & help edit Wiki to ensure a variety of women are represented. Open to all Emory faculty, staff & students! Join us in person (Woodruff Library Level 3) or remotely. Sign up: bit.ly/WomenOfWikiped…

Thank you all for your support during the #EmoryDayofGiving! Results are in and Emory Libraries broke our own records for dollars raised and number of gifts! Your gifts help make the work we do at Emory Libraries and the Rose Library possible. 💛💙

Hey folks, we need just TWO more gifts to hit a record of 100 gifts! Just two more gifts to any @EmoryLibraries fund and you'll help us continue our good work for this great university. Thanks to all who donated ! #EmoryDayOfGiving emorylib.info/DayOfGiving2023

It's the Faculty/Staff Giving Challenge now–1:30pm! If you enjoy our resources (faculty: using databases, collections & Rose Library materials w/ classes; staff: using Overdrive e-books/audiobooks, streaming videos & more) pls donate: emorylib.info/DayOfGiving2023 #EmoryDayofGiving

Do you❤️#EmoryLibraries? If you enjoy our events or our research resources and collections, study spaces or tech have helped you, please donate to the Univ Libraries Fund for Excellence TODAY–6 pm tmrw (3/22-23) during #EmoryDayofGiving #Emory dayofgiving.emory.edu/giving-day/653…. Thank you!

#Emory undergrads can win cash for classwork they’ve already done. Submit your best paper or project before 3/25 for the Atwood #UndergraduateResearchAward. You could win 1 of 4 $1,000 prizes! Faculty, pls encourage your students to enter! emorylib.info/AtwoodURA2023

Pop in to #Emory Woodruff Libr 2-4 pm Tues 2/21 for our free Make Good Trouble button/ magnet-making event to mark World Day of Social Justice and the birthday of late civil rights legend John Lewis. Make an item bearing Lewis’ signature phrase or something of your own design.

Join us Feb 14 @ noon for #DouglassDay! The #Emory community is invited to transcribe the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (d.1893), one of the first Black women to edit a newspaper, serve as a Civil War recruiter & attend law school. Details/signup: emorylib.info/douglass

Two more days until US Poet Laureate @adalimon gives a free public reading @EmoryUniversity! She'll read her poetry & sign books Sat, Feb. 11, at 3 pm in Glenn Auditorium. Her work is engaging & enjoyable. Scan the QR code below or register here: emorylib.info/limon #Atlanta

Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay, a day of mourning for the millions of Holocaust victims and reflection on how we can push back against the ideologies of hatred. #Emory librarians shared these resources to increase our understanding of the #Holocaust: bit.ly/holocaust-reme…

#Emory faculty and instructors: Need some help with your prep for spring semester? Find Emory Libraries resources and instruction support in this blog: bit.ly/3XeuOxR #studentsuccess #librarianhelp #academiclibraries @EmoryUniversity

We wish everyone a very happy, peaceful, & relaxing holiday! @EmoryLibraries will be closed for the holiday break Fri 12/23–Mon Jan 1/2. But we’re always open online at libraries.emory.edu. For all our libraries & dept. hours, visit bit.ly/3YyJrOl @EmoryUniversity

Looking for book/ movie/ music suggestions for your holiday travels? Our library staffers have some ideas for you! Ebooks, streaming music & docs and more. Use your #Emory ID to sign up for a #FultonCountylibrary card & expand your options further! bit.ly/3hs4Sje

Through #archivalresearch at @EmoryRoseMARBL & hard work, art historian/prof @cecrawford_ and students have highlighted #Atlanta’s role in the nation’s first 2 federally funded #publichousing projects with @GeorgiaHistory markers bit.ly/3Fg2eoG #affordablehousing

Need some help surviving finals week? Check out the handy tips in our #Emory Woodruff Library end-of-semester survival guide and find out about quiet-study spaces, printers, getting help with a question and more! bit.ly/3UEcz3i @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege

Emory researchers: One of the great things about #ORCID is how easy it is to use. But don’t just take our word for it: Let these other #Emory researchers tell you about it! Get your ORCID ID here: orcid.emory.edu @emoryresearch

The @EmoryUniversity community can access 100s of films that celebrate Native American culture & history thanks to @EmoryLibraries' subscription to Docuseek, Academic Video Online & Kanopy. Learn more: bit.ly/3OMl37n #NAHM #nativeamericanstudies #nativeamericanlives

Congratulations to @EmoryHealthLibr Library dir Sandra Franklin! She received the AAHSL Oppenheimer Cornerstone Award recognizing significant impact on academic health sciences librarianship bit.ly/3UlaF7q @EmoryUniversity #healthscienceslibraries #academiclibraries

Need a break from the endless Spotify ads? Good news – #Emory students, faculty, and staff have access to free streaming music through the Emory Libraries! bit.ly/3OJxRv7 @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege @emoryarts

As the Supreme Court reviews a case on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, #Emory librarian and collections manager Chris Palazzolo wrote a blog on legal and governmental resources for Native American Heritage Month in November. scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/news/…

Happy #Thanksgiving! Enjoy this much-needed break. #EmoryWoodruffLibrary is open til 6 pm today & closed on Thurs/Fri. Open on Sat (11-6) & Sun (11 am-24 hrs for students). More #Emory Libraries hrs: emorylib.info/hours @EmoryUniversity @emorycollege @EmoryCampusLife

It’s #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! We have a wealth of materials on #NativeAmerican history & contemporary issues, including online access to newspapers, journal articles, films & music for #Emory students, faculty & staff bit.ly/3u6Qv6R #NAHM