Subject:  Emergency Water Outage

We have been informed that there will be a water outage in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library beginning at 6:00 a. m. on Monday, June 26. To accommodate this outage:

The  RBD Library will not open until 6:00 p. m. on Monday, June 26!

Thank you all for your patience as we near the end of the Mell Classroom Building construction project.

Be sure to click on the Hours link located in the upper central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage to find out library hours of operation affected by the Memorial Day Holiday from May 27 - 29.  Regular hours of operation resume on May 30.

Update regarding the Library of Architecture, Design and Construction (LADC) located in Dudley Commons. Beginning Wednesday May 17, the ceiling and lights in the Dudley Commons lobby (area between the LADC doors and Gallery/Café) will be under construction. The LADC will remain open with regular hours and services during this time. The work is expected to take two to five weeks to complete. Please contact the LADC staff at 334-844-1751 with any questions.

The Auburn University Libraries will maintain Intersession hours through Wednesday, May 17.  Regular Summer Semester hours begin on Thursday, May 18.  Click on the Library Hours link located in the upper right side of the Auburn University Libraries homepage to check on library hours of operation.

Be sure to check library hours of operation during Final Exams May 1 - 5  by clicking on the Hours link located in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.  Special hours will be in place also for April 28-30 for classes ending and for Study/Reading days.  Intersession Hours including Commencements Hours will be in effect May 6 - 17.

Up All Night at the R.B.D. Library April 30 - May 4

Student Government Association Study Break:  Free doughnuts, juice, and scantrons Midnight April 30 - May 4 in Room #1106, First Floor

Stress Management:  Monday, May 1, 1 - 5 p.m.:  Wellness-promoting activities and stress-management tips.  Newspaper Reading Room, First Floor. 

Discover Auburn Book Talk

Shot in Alabama:  A History of Photography 1839-1941

Frances Osborn Robb

Date and Time:  Wednesday, April 19 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Ralph Brown Draughon Library, Ground Floor Auditorium

Presented chronologically - from the first photograph taken in the state to the appearance of cameras as ordinary possessions in mid-twentieth century households - this book closely examines a wide spectrum of vernacular photography:  Alabama-made photographs of everyday people and places, the photos that fill shoeboxes and dresser drawers, a vast array of images against which Alabama's more familiar iconography can be measured.

Reception and book signing to follow.

Sponsored by Auburn University Libraries.

Keeping Up With The Juvi’s : April 11, 2017, 3 - 4 p.m. RBD Library, 3rd Floor by the Juvenile Collection

Come join us to browse the 2017 Children’s and Young Adults Award Winning Books and the Libraries’ Juvenile Collection!

There will be refreshments along with information about the libraries’ resources for juvenile literature. Book jackets from this year’s and previous years’ award winners will be available free to take on a first come–first serve basis – great for bulletin boards and classroom décor!

For more information, contact: Todd Shipman, Education Librarian, todd.shipman@auburn.edu

Discover Auburn Book Talk

Visions of the Black Belt:  A Cultural Survey of the Heart of Alabama

Dr. Valerie Pope Burns, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of West Alabama

Date and Time:  Thursday, April 6 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Ground Floor Auditorium, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

In Visions of the Black Belt, Robin McDonald and Valerie Pope Burns offer a richly illustrated tour of the Black Belt, the fertile arc that represents the cultural efflorescence of Alabama's heartland.  Like knowledgeable friends, McDonald and Burns guide readers through the Black Belt's towns and architecture and introduce the region's great panoply of citizens, farmers, craftspeople, cooks, writers, and musicians.

Reception and book signing to follow.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and Auburn University Department of History.