What's New at the Auburn Libraries » Announcements http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew News from the Auburn Libraries Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:56:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Feb. 6: African American Read-In http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/feb-6-african-american-read-in/ http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/feb-6-african-american-read-in/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:50:15 +0000 Auburn Libraries http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/?p=1692 Auburn University will join hundreds of colleges, universities, libraries and other organizations throughout the nation at the 23rd. annual National African American Read-In.  Volunteer readers share excerpts from their favorite African American Literature in a celebration of African American history.

Date and Time:  Monday, February 6 at 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location:  Ralph Brown Draughon Library - Mell Street Entrance.

The Read-In is free and open to the public.  All are welcome.

Reading selections will also be available on site.  Readers and performers of all ages are welcome.  Readers are needed for this year's program.

If you would like to participate as a reader, please contact Jennifer Cook at jsc0013@auburn.edu or call (334) 844-5042.  The DEADLINE to register as a reader is February 3.

Endorsed by:  The International Reading Association

Sponsored by:  The National Council of Teachers of English, Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and University Libraries.

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]]> http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/king-holiday-hours/feed/ 0 Jan. 19 Lecture on Harriet Beecher Stowe http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/jan-19-lecture-on-harriet-beecher-stowe/ http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/jan-19-lecture-on-harriet-beecher-stowe/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:44 +0000 Auburn Libraries http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/?p=1676 Harriet Beecher Stowe:  Devil or Angel?

Dr. Walter B. Hitchcock, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, Auburn University

Location:  Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Date and Time:  January 19 at 3 p.m.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, and Auburn University Bookstore

]]> http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/jan-19-lecture-on-harriet-beecher-stowe/feed/ 0 Jan. 7: George Washington Carver Day Panel http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/jan-7-george-washington-carver-day-panel/ http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/jan-7-george-washington-carver-day-panel/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:15:02 +0000 Auburn Libraries http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/?p=1667 On Saturday, January 7, at 3 p.m., the Special Collections and Archives Department will host a panel discussion on the life of Dr. George Washington Carver, the renowned scientist, teacher, and humanitarian of Tuskegee University.

Mark Hersey of Mississippi State University and Gary Kramer of the State Historical Society of Missouri, both Carver biographers, will serve on the panel, along with Dana Chandler, archivist at Tuskegee University.

Auburn University, Tuskegee University, the National Park Service, and Eastern National partnered to sponsor this program, which is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

The Special Collections and Archives Department is located on the Ground Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

For further information on related activities at the Carver Museum in Tuskegee, contact Park Ranger Shirley Baxter at (334) 727-3200 or by e-mail at shirley_k_baxter@nps.gov .

]]> http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2012/01/jan-7-george-washington-carver-day-panel/feed/ 0 Intersession and Holiday Hours http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2011/12/intersession-and-holiday-hours/ http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2011/12/intersession-and-holiday-hours/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:46:47 +0000 Auburn Libraries http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/?p=1654 Be sure to consult the Hours link  located in the upper right hand side of the Auburn University Libraries homepage to be sure of library hours of operation during the Intersession and Holiday periods December 10 through January 8.

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The Auburn University Libraries will maintain Thanksgiving holiday hours  of operation (and special home football game day hours) November 19 - 26.  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 during this period.

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The Bible in English:  Tyndale to King James

Sam Hornsby

Date and Time:  Thursday, November 17 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Co-sponsored by:  Auburn Universtiy Libraries, University Bookstore, and Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities

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Reluctant Rebels:  The Confederates Who Joined the Army after 1861

Kenneth W. Noe, Auburn University Department of History

Location:  Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Date and Time:  Thursday, December 1 at 3 p.m.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, AU Bookstore.

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How Information Matters: Networks and Public Policy Innovation

Kathleen Hale, Department of Political Science, Auburn University

Date and Time:  Monday, November 7 at 3 p.m.

Location:  Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Co-sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries, University Bookstore, and Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities

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